London Free Press and the Ontario Press council.Toronto--To no one's great surprise, the Ontario Press Council upheld a "newspaper's right to publish material that some readers may find offensive" after hearing the complaints of a reader against the London Free Press The London Free Press is a daily newspaper based in London, Ontario, Canada. The London Free Press began as the Canadian Free Press, founded by William Sutherland in 1847. It first began printing as a weekly newspaper in 1849. for its repeated publication of editorial cartoons This article or section deals primarily with the United States and Canada and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. which insult or blaspheme blas·pheme v. blas·phemed, blas·phem·ing, blas·phemes v.tr. 1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner. 2. To revile; execrate. v.intr. Christian (mostly Catholic) beliefs and believers. At a June 4 hearing, Mrs. Lillian Hennessey enlisted the help of the Catholic Civil Rights League, Monsignor Vincent Foy Monsignor Vincent N. Foy (August 14 1915 - ) is a Canadian Roman Catholic cleric and theologian. He is particularly prominent as a critic of artificial contraception and what he perceives as acceptance of it by the Catholic hierarchy (particularly that in Canada, as in the , Dr. David Dooley of Catholic Insight, and others to present the Catholic viewpoint of this kind of treatment in the press. Despite passionate but well-reasoned arguments in favour of tolerance for the sensibilities of Christians, the Ontario Press Council was more swayed by editor Philip McLeod in defence of the London Free Press. Mr. McLeod upheld his paper's "right" to take potshots at religion by declaring that "there are as many hypocrites in organized religion today as there were when Jesus walked the earth"--thereby slandering not only millions of living believers, but countless devout de·vout adj. de·vout·er, de·vout·est 1. Devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations. See Synonyms at religious. 2. Displaying reverence or piety. 3. Jews who are 2000 years dead and helpless to defend themselves. |
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