Michael Ignatieff's nomination.Toronto -- On March 25, 2007, the Ukrainian Catholic parish, "Christ the Good Shepherd Good Shepherd [N.T.: John 10:11–14] See : Christ ," located in Etobicoke, Toronto, lent its premises for the nomination meeting of Michael Ignatieff In addition to renting out the Church hall, the pastor, Father Terry Lozynsky, seconded Ignatieff's nomination. "Michael (Ignatieff)," he declared, "is a passionate, principled prin·ci·pled adj. Based on, marked by, or manifesting principle: a principled decision; a highly principled person. , and effective advocate for Etobicoke Lakeshore." In reality, Ignatieff is nothing of the kind: he is pro-abortion, pro-same-sex 'marriage,' anti-family and anti-life. On April 3, 2007, LifeSiteNews released news of this public scandal. Its effect was that by the next day, April 4, Bishop Stephen Chmilar, Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Toronto, publicly reprimanded Fr. Terry Lozynsky. For his part, Fr. Lozynsky immediately issued a public apology apology [Gr.,=defense], literary work that defends, justifies, or clarifies an author's ideas or point of view. Unlike the ordinary use of the word, the literary use neither implies that wrong has been done nor expresses regret. and repudiation See non-repudiation. of his actions. He stated, "I categorically state here that my moral values are the same as the Church I represent. I do not support same sex marriages, nor do I support any form of abortion." |
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