TORONTO, May 5, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Catholic college affiliated with the University of Toronto is claiming that under Ontario law contained in the Ontario Human Rights Code, it must publish the homosexual ‘marriages’ of it graduates. DoubleBlue, the alumni magazine of St. Michael’s College responded to complaints from graduates that it was publishing homosexual ‘marriages’ in its magazine saying that it had no choice. Kathleen M. Ancker, Editor, of the magazine responded by email to several complainants saying: “In view of the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in Ontario we were concerned about how the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in Ontario would effect ‘Info Update Bravo’, and we referred the issue for a legal opinion. We have been advised that all of our graduates are entitled under the Ontario Human Rights Code to equal treatment in regard to the publication of announcements in DoubleBlue. This means that notices of same sex marriages get published just as hetero sex marriages. Not to do so, would infringe on the Ontario Human Rights Code.” Given the previous controversy at the college over yielding to gay activism (which included severe criticism of famed Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft for elucidating the Catholic position on homosexuality and support from administration for a gay and lesbian club at the college) Catholics who saw Ancker’s response were left wondering if the legal tack was just a convenient excuse to get away with homosexual advocacy at the Catholic college or merely evidence of cowardice.
Michael Connell, Communication Director for the Catholic Civil Rights League commented on DoubleBlue’s response saying, “To capitulate on your religious rights without ever having defended them is cowardice. By that line of logic Catholic Churches should be marrying homosexual couples.” Calls to DoubleBlue were not returned by press time. See previous LifeSiteNews.com coverage: Toronto Catholic University Alumni Magazine Boasts of Alumnus’ Homosexual “Marriage” https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/apr/04042306.html