Recently, there has been some criticism of the Canadian Catholic bishops for their lack of support for the pro-life cause, particularly regarding the recent election. But, we must give credit where credit is due and I would like to express my appreciation for the uncompromising position taken by some of our episcopal leaders, so I shall devote this article to their public [...]
Six churches in Ontario will be venues for the general showing of the "Holy Shroud of Turin" exhibition this summer. This non-denominational presentation has been touring the world for several years. The exhibit features a full sized replica of the Holy Shroud, many photographs, historical and archeological findings as well as results from forensic and scientific research. A crucifix with the markings [...]
LifeSiteNews The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) in Ontario has issued a clarification of its position in the Marc Hall case after the airing of a made-for-TV movie which it says "took serious liberties with reality." In the spring of 2002, Marc Hall, a Grade 12 student at Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School in Oshawa won a court battle that [...]
Sue Careless The Interim Just three days after the Anglican Church of Canada declared homosexual relationships holy, 22 primates representing 70 per cent of Anglicans worldwide, called for the Canadian church to be expelled from their international communion. On June 3, the Canadian church's governing body, General Synod, voted in St. Catharines to "affirm the integrity and sanctity of committed adult same [...]
On April 13, the Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a document to help Catholic citizens of Canada make good choices in the upcoming federal election. Unfortunately, the document does not have the strength and precision that many had hoped for and that we find in the teachings of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith [...]
Interim StaffIn the end, the final vote on Bill C-250 wasn't even close. On April 28, senators voted 59-11 at Third Reading to push through Svend Robinson's pernicious private member's legislation, which adds the undefined phrase "sexual orientation" to the "hate" speech provisions of the Criminal Code. Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson wasted no time and signed the bill into law a day later. [...]
A situation in Hamilton has seen dozens of students meeting outside their public high school once a week in bitter cold over the winter because they formed a Christian-oriented discussion group. They continue to do so and have drawn nation-wide media attention as a result. The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and Westmount Secondary School kicked the students out of the school last [...]
Persecution of Christians for their faith continues to ramp up in Canadian society. LifeSite News reports that a Christian medical student in his senior year at the University of Manitoba Medical School won't be permitted to graduate, because he refuses to participate in abortion-related activities. The student, who wishes to remain anonymous, was failed in the obstetrics and gynecology portion of his [...]
By Interim Staff Rev. Ed Hird, rector of St. Simon’s, Deep Cove, B.C., now takes his orders from four African primates. Hird is one of four priests to resign from the Anglican Church of Canada because their former bishop, Michael Ingham, approved the blessing of same-sex unions. The four remain in fellowship with the worldwide Anglican Communion and will receive episcopal care [...]
Peter Tassi looked into the eyes of those gathered around him - survivors and offspring of the 1994 Rwandan genocide that some now say may have taken more than a million lives. "You are from the superpower, from paradise," they told the Hamilton Catholic high school chaplain. "Where were you in 1994 with your planes and your bombs? Why didn't you come [...]
Christophobia: The Real Reason Behind Hate Crime Legislation By Tristan Emmanuel, with a foreword by Link Byfield. Christian Freedom Press (Canada) Inc., $15.99, 112 pages.Reviewed by Royal Hamel The Interim Tristan Emmanuel has done Canadians a great service by producing this compact primer on hate crime legislation. Specifically, the book zeroes in on the details and ramifications of Bill C-250, which seeks [...]
Interim Staff Editor's Note: Direct quotes related in this story may offend some readers. A Concerned Christian Coalition Inc. national fundraising dinner for Rev. Stephen Boissoin was stormed by protesters calling themselves "the Gay Militia." Protesters, dressed in camouflage and military apparel to conceal their identity, entered the private dinner, banging drumsticks on the wall and yelling, "Right wing bigots, go away!" [...]
The InterimIt's every priest's nightmare: a gay couple enters a church and asks the priest to perform a marriage ceremony. "I was raised Catholic," says one of the would-be grooms, "and I want a Catholic wedding." The priest refuses on the grounds that Catholic doctrine precludes marriage between two individuals of the same sex, yet the gentlemen are not satisfied with the [...]
My Darling Patrick: As you know, before your dad and I allow you to watch any movie that is rated higher than a PG, we sit and talk alone or with you about the content, appropriateness, etc. of the movie. There are many times when we decide that a movie is not appropriate based on the violence, sexual content or profanity. There [...]
By Michael Taube The InterimAs I headed to a matinee performance of The Passion of the Christ, some thoughts rolled into my head. Would I enjoy the film? Would my staunch defence of this film be justified? Would I be the only Jew in the audience watching the film? The answers to these questions were: yes, yes, and (I think) yes. Upon [...]