VATICAN CONFIRMS DOCUMENT ON ADMITTING HOMOSEXUALS TO PRIESTHOOD IS IN PREPARATION Catholic News Service reports that the Vatican press office confirmed that the Vatican is preparing a document on the admission of homosexual candidates to the priesthood. The document is in the early stages of preparation and is not expected to be published before the end of the year, a press office official said Nov. 5. VATICAN SOURCES SAY DOCUMENT COMING BARRING HOMOSEXUALLY INCLINED FROM SEMINARY http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/oct/02100903.html “COMMITMENT TO DEFENSE OF LIFE”, AN “OBLIGATION FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN” Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the highest ranking Catholic leader in Austria said “For every Christian, commitment to the defense of life, together with concrete help, is an obligation that springs from the Gospel.” http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=27307 MIKE HARRIS SAYS TORY LEADERSHIP BOYCOTT WOULD UNITE THE RIGHT At a Fraser Institute dinner Tuesday, former Premier Mike Harris said he might be interested in leading a united Tory-Alliance party but that to force the merger, no-one should run for the Tory leadership. http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/11/06/harris_unite021106 ONTARIO PREMIER EVES SAYS NEXT ELECTION MAY BE DELAYED TILL MAY 2004 http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/11/05/eves021105