To: Members of Parliament Senators In reply to a number of inquiries about the difficult matter of abortion legislation, I wish to offer the following in the name of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The teaching of the Catholic Church, as well of other churches and groups opposing any attack on human life after conception, is meant to help form the [...]
In the initial weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Canada’s abortion law, there was tremendous unity of mind and strategy among pro-life Canadians. All pro-life groups and churches which spoke out on the issue agreed that it was Parliament’s duty to pass legislation protecting all unborn babies without exception. When Cardinal Carter of Toronto wrote to members of Parliament demanding full [...]
Ottawa, Monday, July 11. In a surprise, last minute, move the government suddenly called off its procedural debate that was to clear the way for further discussion of abortion of the three pro-abortion versions to be selected later that week. Deputy House Leader Douglas Lewis claimed to have read opposition arguments against the procedure only on the weekend before. The motion took [...]
All MPs, including those who still have some religious convictions, are “off the hook” on the abortion question. They can now vote for the renewed legalization of abortion as proposed by Prime Minister Mulroney, as long as they vote for Amendment A. This, at least, is the opinion of the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) in Ottawa, [...]
Kitchener: Ontario and Quebec Baptists have re-affirmed their position that homosexual practice is sinful. Delegates of the 46,000 member Baptist convention at Kitchener also called for opposing attempts to place “sexual orientation” under Canada’s Human Rights Act.
Toronto: Metro Toronto “celebrated” its eighth annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Day on Sunday, June 26. Guest of honour was Vancouver homosexual MP Svend Robinson, who spoke at the Metropolitan Community “church”, which claims to find justification for sodomy in Christianity. Robinson and lesbian Karen Andrews rode in a 1968 Olds convertible as grand marshals of the parade which counted over 10,000 [...]
It is with great sadness that we must report that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has missed the opportunity to defend the unborn child once again. For the fourth time in 20 years – 1968, 1980-81, 1987 and 1988, the CCCB has let the unborn infants down. (See front page stories.) Each time this has happened for slightly different reasons. [...]
CHARLOTTETOWN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND June 25, 1988 WHEREAS the motion which has been introduced into the House of Commons accepts abortion on demand as a solution to an unwanted pregnancy in its early stages and introduces only minor restrictions in later stages. AND WHEREAS Amendment A accepts abortion where a mother’s life or health will be adversely affected. AND WHEREAS Amendment B [...]
The President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Archbishop James Hayes, sent a letter to MPs an Senators on June 15, 1988. The Board of Directors of Campaign Life Coalition, at its Annual General Meeting on June 25, 1988, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, unanimously rejects this letter as unacceptable. Campaign Life Coalition rejects the abortion options presented to Parliament. [...]
TEXT 3 Campaign Life Coalition is deeply disappointed by the position taken by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the abortion options of the Mulroney government. In a letter received by Members of Parliament and Senators today, the CCCB implies that support for Amendment “A”, as the least objectionable of the three proposals before Parliament, is necessary in the absence of [...]
Five of the fourteen resolutions brought to the crowded convention floor at the 85th annual meeting, May 23rd, of the Ontario State Council of the Knights of Columbus dealt with pro-life causes. One urged speedy passage of the federal anti-pornography bill. Two others expressed horror at the Ontario Liberal government establishing abortion clinics in every locality and urged all Councils to fight [...]
Do right-to-life arguments receive a fair hearing in the media? No one who follows out daily papers closely could consider that they present a balanced view of abortion. The Toronto Star, the paper with the largest circulation in Canada, is a case in point. Over a three and a half period, it has carried nine editorials dealing with abortion. On January 28, [...]
At a rally in Vancouver on Trinity Sunday, May 31, 1988, Mother Teresa urged a greater devotion to God and the family announced that she is setting up two missions in the city. The first, a home for unwed mother, will be established almost immediately by four of her Missionaries of Charity nuns. The second, a hospice for AIDS victims, will be [...]
Saturday, May 14, 1988 Calgary Pro-Life Association held its 8th annual fund raising Hike for Life. The walk was blessed with a sunny but windy day. Approximately 600 hikers pledged nearly $40 000; but over 1000 people of all ages participated this year. The amounts collected enable Calgary Pro-Life to continue its increasingly popular teacher/resource programme for another year. St. Rose of [...]
Early Monday, May 30 at 12:01 A.M., three pro life activists from Toronto began their vigil of fasting and prayer on the front lawn of the Parliament Buildings. Gerard Liston, 28, said he felt fine on the third day of his fast when interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen on June 1. He was prepared to continue his liquid-only diet for up to [...]