The Cardinal's Dinner once more. (Canada).Toronto--The Cardinal's Dinner, which raises funds for a variety of Catholic charities, became a controversial event this year by choosing John Turner as chairman (see C.I., Oct/01, pp. 27-28). In our November issue we printed the editor's reply to the statement issued by the Toronto Archdiocesan Communications Office on October 1 (Letters to the Editor, pp. 5-6). Readers will recall that this provided a whitewash whitewash, white fluid commonly used as an inexpensive, impermanent coating for walls, fences, stables, and other exterior structures. It varies in composition, being generally a mixture of lime (quicklime), water, flour, salt, glue, and whiting, with other for John Turner's role in 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 in Canada Abortion in Canada is not limited by law. While some non-legal obstacles exist, Canada is one of only a few nations with no legal restrictions on abortion. Polls continue to show that a majority of Canadians believe abortion should remain legal in some circumstances ( . So, how did the dinner go? About 1,800 guests attended, raising some $300,000 for charitable purposes. Visiting Cardinal Edward Cassidy from Australia was duly impressed. Outside the banquet hall Definition A banquet hall is a room used for social gatherings like receptions, reunions, parties, and business events. , Campaign Life Coalition supporters presented roses to arriving guests, while other pro-lifers provided a silent witness to the unborn in a "Show the Truth" poster presentation. Also, over 700 copies of Father de Valk's response in the November C.I., were handed out to the arriving guests. The following day, October 19, the Toronto Star The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., a division of Star Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. accurately conveyed the controversy. The Catholic Register, in its coverage, briefly mentioned the protest at the end of its article, referring to "a small band of anti-abortion protesters." Comment: The Archdiocesan action in first inviting Mr. John Turner and then attempting to whitewash his abortion record completely baffled pro-lifers, even stupefied stu·pe·fy tr.v. stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·fy·ing, stu·pe·fies 1. To dull the senses or faculties of. See Synonyms at daze. 2. To amaze; astonish. them. Just a year ago, Canadians worshipped for five days at the bier bier n. 1. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. 2. A coffin along with its stand: followed the bier to the cemetery. of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, culminating with a solemn Catholic funeral attended by prelates from Montreal and Ottawa. Not a word was uttered by anybody (except pro-life supporters) about Trudeau's central political role in the opening up of abortion and homosexual "rights" in Canada. Over the last few years the Canadian Catholic Health Association has invited well-known, anti-Catholic, pro-abortion speakers such as David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis to deliver key-note addresses. In the year 2000 the national and provincial executives of the Catholic Women's League The Catholic Women's League (CWL) is a Roman Catholic lay organisation aimed at women in England and Wales. Through emigration in the past, the CWL may be found in some Commonwealth countries. It is especially flourishing in Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong. stoutly endorsed their pro-abortion, anti-life and anti-Catholic sisters in the World March of Women. Last May, St. Joseph's Health Care Centre in Hamilton, ON, welcomed U.S. President Bill Clinton--who has done more than any other president to promote the culture of death--as a speaker for their fundraising event. Is this all the result of 30 years of emphasising a one-sided Canadian Catholic Social Justice program, divorced from pro-life issues? This kind of counter-witness certainly harms pro-life work, both educational and political. |
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