From Fr. Carl Matthews, S.J., re Paul Martin."Harper lacks courage on same-sex bill," charges Martin. Such was the national TV report on Dec. 17. The truth is exactly the opposite. It is the Catholic gentleman who clearly lacks courage on this issue. Mr. Martin boasts on TV that he is a "practising Catholic, but ..." His devout parents must be in anguish in heaven. When our Prime Minister took his oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. , he proudly carried in hand the flag that flew at half-mast on the Parliament Buildings Parliament Buildings may refer to:
Parliament Buildings can refer to the following places: Check it out on page 631 of Vol. II of Paul Sr.'s autobiography, published in 1985. A couple of days after Mr. Trudeau became Prime Minister, he offered the distinguished MP the post of Minister of Justice, and no other role in the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. . The Rt. Hon. Paul St. wrote that he declined because "the Minister of Justice would have to deal with reforms to the criminal code, such as legalizing abortion, that offended my religious beliefs." As a result, he was forced to resign his seat that very week and move to the less influential Senate. Now his son is Prime Minister. In conscience, he wrestled with the issue of same-sex "marriage," but his junior colleagues, Mr. Coder and Mr. Brison, wrestled him to the floor and declared victory. As a result, he is ordering all cabinet ministers, even those who recently stood up in the Commons to vote for traditional marriage between a man and a woman, to fall in line behind him or be fired. What about free speech? What about conscience? Is Canada now Canada Now (more formally CBC News: Canada Now) is the early-evening national news program aired on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, between 2000 and 2007. a police state, Mr. Martin? To gain election points, how dare you seek a photo-op with your religious leader? Did you not notice that His Holiness a title of the pope; - formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors. See also: Holiness , John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. just recently publicly rebuked the stand of Canada's Prime Minister on same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable when he received the credentials of our new ambassador to the Vatican? Our neighbour, President Bush, is not a Catholic. No one suggests that in opposing samesex marriage he is caving in to the Catholic Pope. He is simply and courageously following his conscience. Prime Minister Martin, do you want to be known as a practising Catholic, or as an ex-Catholic? Choose, Sir. Waubaushene, ON |
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