CCODP invites Councillor to speak. (News in Brief).

The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CCODP CCODP Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace ), invited Toronto councillor Joe Mihevic to give their annual Lenten seminar. Mihevic teaches a social justice course at the Faculty of Theology of St. Michael's College St. Michael's College may refer to:

Saint Michael's College, a private liberal arts college located in Colchester, Vermont, USA
St Michael's College, Adelaide, Australia, a private Roman Catholic primary and secondary school founded by the Lasallian Brothers
St.

. He is also an activist who rejects Catholic teaching on homosexuality. In May 2002, he showed up in support of homosexual Marc Hall For the baseball player, see .
Marc Hall (born 1984) is a Canadian man whose legal fight to bring a same-sex date to his high school prom made Canadian and international headlines in 2002. Court Case
Marc Hall v. in that student's rebellion against the Durham Catholic School Board; in 1995, Mihevic publicly denounced Cardinal Ambrozic's rejection of "same-sex" spouses.

Comment:

A "social justice" teacher who is so confused about homosexuality that he obstinately ob·sti·nate
adj.
1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.

2. Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory.

3. refuses to accept the Church's teaching--and does so publicly--is not an appropriate speaker for a Catholic organization.

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Title Annotation:	Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
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Date:	May 1, 2003
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