From the time Bill C-54 was introduced in the spring of 1987, Canadians have been subjected to one of the most massive and blatant disinformation campaigns ever carried out in their country. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Writer’s Union, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists and countless other group s have banded together to discredit – and misrepresent [...]
The previous article discussed the CCCB’s reluctance to face sexual-marital issues and its attitude toward the Mitges motion. Of central interest here is the justification provided by the two secretaries, namely that “there was the matter of the freedom of each Member of Parliament to make a personal decision about the motion; and the Bishops wished to safeguard their freedom of informed [...]
A recent survey, conducted for the Australian Doctor, showed that a number of doctors in New South Wales openly admit that they have performed abortions because the pre-born baby was “the wrong sex.” Margaret Tighe, Chairman of Right to Life Australia, called on the New South Wales Premier to seek prosecution of the doctors concerned. She stated: “Abortions are supposed to be [...]
Over the last 20 years the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has tackled a large number of economic and political issues, both in and outside Canada, while by and large avoiding the ethical issues thrown up by the “permissive society” and its so called New Morality. Should this avoidance be questioned? Should it be recognized as a problem? If so, how [...]
It would be a very safe bet that any secular magazine one reads these days will have something about AIDS on the front or at least the second page. Five years ago nobody-apart from the expert- knew the meaning of the word. AIDS was originally confined to homosexuals. Then it was discovered that it could be “caught” through heterosexual activity. And now [...]
In the October issue, the concluding part of the Sexual Revolution, feminism and the Churches series began with a more detailed examination of the stand and attitudes of the Canadian Catholic Bishops on abortion. It opened with Cardinal Carter’s claim that, with respect to abortion, the Catholic bishops of Canada have done as much as anyone can reasonably expect. The article proceeded [...]
“Safe sex” “Safe sex” in AIDS education jargon means using condoms, which, the writers point out, are not one hundred per cent safe. “It is true that condoms do not prevent semen from entering the partner’s body. Therefore, condoms can be effective in reducing the risk of transmission of the AIDS virus. However, condoms are not foolproof. They might break or have [...]
The AIDS education programme, written for Ontario Catholic Schools by the Institute for Christian Education (ICE), is now being taught in some areas and will be introduced in other schools before too long. Last month’s article discussed how the programme ignores the homosexual connection with this disease, a rational understanding of which is crucial if we are to understand the spread of [...]
Ontario’s newly elected Liberal majority, already under scrutiny by pro-lifers, who fear the province will move to sanction and expand abortion clinics, may also bring wide-open Sunday shopping to the province. The former Liberal minority voted to uphold current business closing laws in December, 1986, after the Supreme Court ruled that the legislation is constitutional. It had been challenged by some retailers [...]
For many years – probably since I began preaching – Santa Claus or Father Christmas has been a problem for me. I haven’t anything against Santa himself. After all, he was originally St. Nicholas whose feast day is December 6. If you say “Santa Nicholas” quickly you will get “Santaclaus”. My trouble was that he overshadowed the Christ Child. Just think of [...]
On October 16 a new AIDS education Programme for use in junior and senior high schools was unveiled by the Manitoba Department of Education. The programme is being presented as a health course, rather than a part of the family-life or sex education curriculum. The new Minister of Education, Roland Penner stated that the programme stresses abstinence, rather than promoting “safe sex.” [...]
I have no problem with science as such. But I do, sometimes, have trouble with the scientists. Science has done wonderful things for us and for the world in general. Cars, radios, telephones, computers and aeroplanes are just a few of the tremendous benefits of science and the scientists who invented and developed them. Neither have I problems with most of the [...]
On a hot and muggy July evening, 15 nondescript-looking women gathered at the Trinity-Saint Paul Chapel. With few expectations a rather unremarkable lot, and it was hard to believe that they represented the driving force behind the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinic (OCAC). Paranoiac I’ve been to quite a few of these feminist meetings, so I knew what to expect. As usual, [...]
Baby R, (the British Columbia baby made a ward of the government before birth) now two months old, is in the loving care of foster parents. A family court custody suit ended July 17, at which time Judge Brian Davis stated that he would reserve his decision until September 3. The mother has filed an application to have the child returned to [...]
Gay rights in Manitoba Pat Soenen On July 16, following a marathon session, Manitoba’s NDP government passed its controversial Human Rights Code (Bill 47), into legislation. The Code, introduced in May by Attorney General Roland Penner, encountered very stiff opposition due primarily to the inclusion of “sexual orientation” among the prohibited grounds of discrimination. The weeks following introduction and preceding passage of [...]