Tuesday April 9, 2002

BISHOP AND FEDERAL MINISTER TAKE OPPOSITE SIDES ON CATHOLIC HOMOSEXUAL PROM DATE

OTTAWA, April 9, 2002 (LSN.ca) - Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Meagher has written a response to Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty regarding McGuinty's communication to a Catholic school insisting the school allow a male student to bring his homosexual date to the school prom. Meanwhile, Federal Industry Minister Allan Rock has written the Catholic school board also urging them to give in to the student's demand.

In the first known public statement by a member of the Canadian Catholic hierarchy on the matter, Bishop Meagher wrote: "There is also no doubt in my mind that if permission by a principal in our Catholic school system is given for any 17 year-old boy to take another male as his 'date' for the prom this will be a clear and positive approval not just of the boy's 'orientation', but of his adopting a homosexual lifestyle." In the April 4 letter obtained by LifeSite, the Bishop noted that "a concerted effort is being made here to get the Catholic school system to approve a homosexual lifestyle and our 17 year-old is being manipulated in this effort." The letter, addressed to McGuinty who claims to be 'Catholic', concludes: "Do we want to abandon our right to stand up for the teaching of Christ in serious moral issues?"

The organized intimidation of the Catholic board by gay activists and their prominent supporters has been extraordinary and unprecedented. A letter issued by Liberal Industry Minister Allan Rock marks the weighing in of politicians at all three levels of government. Toronto City Councillors Kyle Rae (openly homosexual), Olivia Chow and Joe Mihevic, Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty and Liberal MPP George Smitherman (also openly gay), and now Federal Liberal MP Allan Rock have all lobbied the Catholic school board to allow the homosexual prom date. The Toronto Star reports that in an open letter to Durham Region Catholic School trustees Rock wrote: "I encourage you to set an example, for all Canadians, of social justice in action by not discriminating against a student based on sexual orientation.. It is our responsibility to encourage and assist young Canadians to reach their full potential rather than placing roadblocks along their journey."

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See related LifeSite coverage:
ONTARIO LIBERAL LEADER URGES CATHOLIC SCHOOL TO ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL PROM DATES
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/mar/02032801.html
TORONTO CITY WORLD YOUTH DAY CHAIR SUPPORTS HOMOSEXUAL DATING
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/apr/02040501.html
AUTO UNION WORKER PRESIDENT THREATENS CATHOLIC SCHOOL OVER HOMOSEXUALITY
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/mar/0203254 .html

See the Toronto Star coverage:
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