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Some have termed Gomes' approach to the decision cautious. James M. Slayton, a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, whose 1993 request to use Memorial Church sparked the initial controversy, said he believes that Gomes might have approached the issue cautiously because of controversy over a Civil War monument almost two years...
...Slayton said that although he and partner Phillip Hernandez, also an HMS instructor, were turned away by Gomes in 1993 and ultimately were blessed by Rev. G. Steward Barns in nearby Christ Church, he and Hernandez had remained involved in seeking a policy for Memorial Church...
Though Gomes told The Crimson in November that he did not remember having received Slayton and Hernandez's request, he said yesterday that until the adoption of the policy last week, no mechanism existed for dealing with requests for ceremonies not recognized by the state...
...Slayton said he believes that Gomes might have approached the commitment ceremonies issue cautiously because of controversy over a Civil War monument almost two years...
Gomes advocated recognition of war dead on both sides but when Rudenstine withdrew support for this position, Gomes was left "holding the bag," Slayton said...