If Matthew Shepard was killed strictly because of drugs by his sometime gay sex partner, what will that do to his martyr status in the gay community and in the larger world including at the United Nations?
Landsberg, as a columnist for the Toronto Star for 25 years, regularly wrote caustic pieces attacking the pro-life movement, advocating for abortion rights, attacking Christianity, and promoting the normalization of homosexuality.
"We reject vehemently the slightest attempt by anyone to promote the culture of death and call on such people to repent of their ways," the bishops declared.
Even if for the time being it seems to be a “lost cause,” true marriage still has to be upheld by Catholics and so-called same-sex marriage still has to be opposed by them for at least three basic reasons.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Cardinal spoke about the rapid advance of the homosexual agenda, the decline in catechesis, and the growing danger of Christian persecution under an increasingly “totalitarian” government.
The newly-installed Archbishop of Hobart, Julian Porteous, is risking government action after saying he'd like to restrict altar service to boys for those of high school age and older.