Recent Catholic News

TORONTO, September 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – “Atheists should be aware that the House of Commons forgot about them when it passed Svend Robinson’s Bill C-250,” warned Catholic Civil Rights League President Tom Langan. “The amendment made at third reading added protection for opinions based on belief in religious texts, but no defence was provided for citizens who may object to homosexual conduct for non-religious reasons.”  The most worrisome part of the law, however, is the section that was not touched by the third reading amendment.  “There is no defence to what is called ‘public incitement of hatred’,” said Langan. “What […]

OTTAWA, September 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At a press conference today Evangelical, Catholic, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, and Orthodox clergy announced their objections to the passing in the House of Commons of Bill C-250, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda).  Rev. Tristan Emmanuel executive director of the ECP Centre, spoke for the group saying, “Private member’s Bill C-250 is pernicious Legislation. Its passage in the House of Commons was assisted by the Government’s furtive support.”  The group asked the Senate not to rubber stamp the legislation but to consider carefully its dangers. “As Canadian pastors we find this objectionable. […]

No Impediments, Says Cardinal Sodano

Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida Rejects Decision on Gay Bishop http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/local/6822508.htm   Pennsylvania Court Rules Against Common-Law Unions http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-common-law-marriage,0,5705551.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines   Abstinence Radio Ad Pulled After Planned Parenthood Objects http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Sep-16-Tue-2003/news/22166959.html   South Florida Lab to Freeze Humans after Death in Eternal Life Scam http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/6822915.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp   Christian Medical Association Blasts FDA over RU-486 Death http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030922/180/5csj3.html   Washington State Health Coverage Expands to include Unborn Children http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030922/180/5cqul.html   Bush Clears Way for Faith Based Groups http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030922-105412-3534r.htm   Builders boycott to prevent abortion facility construction http://www.caller.com/ccct/state_texas_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_876_2289621,00.html

OTTAWA, September 22, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Sister Lucille Durocher, founder and head of the St. Joseph’s Workers for Life & Family (SJW) passed away this morning.  After joining the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1948, Sister Lucille was a teacher until 1984 when she founded Human Life International Canada Inc. (HLIC), in Montréal, Québec.  After nine years as foundress and president of HLIC she left HLIC and in 1993 founded St. Joseph’s Workers for Life & Family (SJW), at the age when most people think of retirement.  Grace Petrasek, in her 1991 book titled Silhouettes Against the Snow ~ Profiles […]

OTTAWA, September 22, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The voting is finished, delegates to the Liberal Leadership election have cast their votes for Paul Martin to take over as Liberal Leader and thus Prime Minister replacing Jean Chretien.  Results will be formally announced at the November Leadership convention but the vote is already cast and the overwhelming majority supported Martin over contender Sheila Copps.  Martin has recently been a huge disappointment for pro-family Canadians because of his votes in favour of the homosexual activist hate crime law amendment and against the motion to protect the traditional definition of marriage.  Moreover, Martin has […]

Father says 'There are just too many things that can go wrong" with Ru-486

DUBLIN, September 22, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A government official has said that the Irish government will not oppose a European Union measure to use Irish tax dollars to fund destructive research on human embryos. Despite the fact that such research is illegal in Ireland, Ned Costello, a spokesman for the Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment told The Irish Catholic that: “The government has indicated that it is not opposing the current proposal.” Ireland's opposition is crucial since Germany, Austria and Italy already oppose the proposal and Ireland's opposition would be sufficient to block the consensus needed to proceed with […]

LONDON, September 22, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Royal Society, a major academic institution in Britain has called on the United Nations to avoid attempting to ban human cloning when the human clones created will be used for research and killed before birth. However, the Royal Society has urged a ban on human cloning “for reproduction” – where the clones would be allowed to be born live. The news comes as the United Nations is gearing up for another attempt to address the cloning issue. An original effort to pass a UN resolution to ban cloning was delayed as some countries […]

Says timing of legislation appears "intended to muzzle opposition to same-sex marriage."