pamphlets like these before although with a much more mature crowd. we didn t, um, scrutinize it closely and we should have and that was an oversight. reporter: today father joseph ilo apologized to parents the school offended and as soon as the staff realized the content they pulled the pamphlets. it was a mistake and i wouldn t repeat it to pass those out to children. there s no excuse so far as i m concerned. reporter: christie says this is the latest misstep by star of the sea leaders as they make a push to be a conservative catholic church. they no longer allow girls to become alter boys which father ilo reaffirmed today. the goal is to provide a parish in a city that s more traditional. reporter: parents hope the new controversial conservative stances won t push families away from a good school. and that good school and good teachers are couple reasons why christie says she wants to keep her children at that school. at least for now. veronica? thank you.
the new lunar year and that s reason to celebrate. good afternoon, i m frank mallicoat. i m michelle griego. anne makovec joins us live from san francisco where the chinese new year celebrations are under way. reporter: gung hay fat choy. it is the beginning of a brand- new lunar year. the celebration just wrapped up here the first celebration in chinatown. three rams ushered in their namesake lunar year in san francisco s chinatown. three for extra good luck. mayor lee led the procession through chinatown which included the horse the animal symbol of the lunar year that just passed. it will be better this year? what happened last year was not so good this year will bring you lots of good. reporter: fireworks are lit to ward off bad spirits during the celebration. it s base based on a chinese calendar. you saw the rams in the story. you can consider it the year of the sheep and goat depending how you translate chinese. anne makevoc, kpix 5. animal activists plan
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