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Catholic hospital sponsors "gays".


Toronto--For several years the public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most  office of St. Michael's Hospital St. Michael's Hospital may refer to:
  • St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
  • St. Michael's Hospital, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
  • St Michael's Hospital, Hayle, Cornwall, UK
 in Toronto has been playing hide and seek with the Catholic community. Ever since Wellesley Hospital--with its specialized homosexual-care and AIDS clinic- was ordered to merge with Catholic St.Michael's Hospital, the weak-kneed administration 'at the hospital (or are they sympathizers with the homosexuals?) have felt it necessary to "reach out" to the homosexual lobby, despite this same lobby's constant public haranguing for abortions to be done there.

In its June 14 edition, the Toronto-based Catholic Register reported that the hospital has now advanced to being a "bronze level" supporter of Gay Pride Week, June 20-27. This will match the level of monetary donations from such corporations as Labatt's, Molson's, Toronto Hydro This article is about the electrical distributor. For other uses, see Toronto Hydro (disambiguation).
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, and Air Canada. Said spokeswoman Rosemary MacGilchrist, "A Catholic hospital is inclusive. We celebrate diversity". But Gay Pride Week and its annual parade is an occasion for shameful shame·ful  
adj.
1.
a. Causing shame; disgraceful.

b. Giving offense; indecent.

2. Archaic Full of shame; ashamed.
 debauchery Debauchery
See also Dissipation, Profligacy.

Debt (See BANKRUPTCY, POVERTY.)

Alexander VI

Borgia pope infamous for licentiousness and debauchery. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 219–220]

Bacchus

(Gk.
, certainly not something a Catholic or any Canadian taxpayer should celebrate.

See our editorial, page 3. Also see the article "Mergers threaten Catholic ethics. St. Michael's-Wellesley in Toronto", Catholic Insight, April 1999, pp.10-1 1.

Available

The Vatican's The Pastoral Care of Homosexuals (1986) and Some considerations on legislation prohibiting discrimination against homosexual persons (1992), together in 16 pages, are available from Catholic Insight for $.65 a copy or 10 for $6.00, plus postage. The 1992 statement is also available in an attractive separate flyer for $.25 a copy or 100 copies for $10.00.

The booklet Why sexual orientation sexual orientation
n.
The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces.
 should not be protected under the Charter, 1985, pp 14, examines the issue in detail. The cost is $.65 or 10 for $5.00.
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Date:Jul 1, 1999
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