Calgary's bishop on foreign policy.Calgary, AB -- Bishop Frederick Henry, in his 2004 Christmas message (The Catholic Register) expressed support for the Canadian government's decision not to join the U.S. in the Iraq war. He also unequivocally condemned the principle of pre-emptive pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption. 2. Having or granted by the right of preemption. 3. a. attacks. The "war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act ", he states, has had deleterious effects, not only on Iraq but on the U.S. itself, leading to economic and social consequences, and has "served only to exacerbate the hatred of Islamic extremists around the world and to accelerate the recruitment of anti-American forces". The bishop also warned against Canadian involvement in American plans for ballistic missile defence (BMD BMD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bermudian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) and urged reliance on the traditional Canadian concept of the entire elimination of nuclear weapons. He drew attention to a Canadian Council of Churches The Canadian Council of Churches/Le conseil canadien des églises is an ecumenical Christian forum of churches in Canada. It was founded on 27 September 1944 at Yorkminster Baptist Church in Toronto, Ontario. letter on this theme to PM Paul Martin which recommended allocation of national resources to more worthy causes. |
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