Counter-witness: the Cardinal's dinner.Toronto--Catholics in Canada, still reeling from having former U.S. president Bill Clinton give an address at a fundraiser for the St. Joseph Health Centre in Hamilton last May, face trouble again. While the Knight of Columbus Knight of Columbus n. pl. Knights of Columbus A member of a benevolent and fraternal society of Roman Catholic men founded in 1882. (see above) have gone on record to rebuff pro-abortion politicians from here on in, former Prime Minister John Turner, a Catholic, is set to chair the annual Toronto Cardinal's Dinner. In a letter by Turner sent to all Catholic priests This is an annotated list of men primarily known for their work as Catholic priests. Catholic priests who are mostly known for their non-priestly work should be placed on other lists. in the Toronto Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc asking for support for the dinner, he lists himself as "2001 Dinner Chairman." Turner, while Justice Minister in 1969 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, piloted the notorious Omnibus Bill a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it. - Thackeray. See also: omnibus , which included the legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. of abortion and homosexuality, through Parliament. After the abortion clause was passed on May 14, 1969, abortions skyrocketed from 542 in 1969 to 11,152 in 1970; 30,923 in 1971; and rising steadily thereafter to over 100,000 per year in the 1990s and today. In 1984, during his election campaign, Turner proudly reminded his listeners, "I am one of the architects of the abortion amendment." In 1989 as abortion was discussed in the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. , Turner, leader of the Liberal opposition, is recorded in the official Hansard as saying, "I believe our duty is not to impose our own beliefs rigidly on the views of others who may strongly disagree." Turner has never publicly apologized, or even admitted to making an error, in 1969. In 1995, he did not respond to a pro-life appeal to acknowledge his mistake and help restore legal protection to the unborn. The appeal asked, "We appeal to Mr. Turner to join with us to repair the damage he has done and help restore legal protection for the unborn child." The $175 a plate Cardinal's Dinner counts on having over 2000 attendees, with monies going to the Cardinal's personal charities. It is to take place at 6 pm, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has 600,000 square feet of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330 seat John Bassett Theatre, currently used for Canadian Idol. . (LifeSite News, Aug. 13, 2001) |
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