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THE LATEST FROM THE CATHOLIC CIVIL RIGHTS LEAGUE
The League Asks Supporters and Friends to Contact their MPs in Opposition to Bill C-7 and the Expansion of Euthanasia
The current bill moves us from what the CCRL deemed to be a national climate of “suicide relativism”, which is a half-hearted opposition to suicide in general, but sanctioned allowance when requested through the medical system. Canada has now moved to a regime of full “suicide facilitation”, with further expansion expected.
read moreThe CCRL Announces the Founding of a Database of Attacks Against Catholic Churches in Canada
Two attacks against Catholic churches in Canada this month follow four other attacks since May 2020, including the damaging of eight statues at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Sudbury and vandalism to statues at St. Patrick’s Parish in Markham, ON, Sacred Heart Church in Calgary, and the Basilica of Our Lady in Guelph, ON.
read moreThe League Mourns the Death of Exner Recipient Dr. Robert Walley founder of MaterCare International
Dr. Walley will be laid to rest in St. John’s, NL tomorrow. Through his work in Africa’s developing nations, Dr. Walley has saved the lives of thousands of mothers and their babies from the tragic implications of obstetric fistula, an avoidable condition exacerbated in Africa by the lack of quality maternal healthcare present in developed nations.
read moreLetter Opposing Covid-19 Vaccine Development Using Abortion Derived Cell Lines Cited in Science Magazine Article
On May 21, 2020 the executive director of the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) Christian Elia cosigned a letter which was sent to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, calling for funding for Covid-19 vaccine research that is ethically acceptable to the millions of Canadians who vehemently oppose the use of abortion derived cell lines.
The letter was cited in the Science magazine article “Vaccines that use human fetal cells draw fire” authored by Meredith Wadman.
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The League Asks Supporters and Friends to Contact their MPs in Opposition to Bill C-7 and the Expansion of Euthanasia https://t.co/R8kvz7Lll7
#BillC7 #Euthanasia #MAiD @EuthanasiaPC @AlexSchadenberg @fatherdesouza @ccbiweb @MoiraMcQueen @CECC_CCCB @archtoronto @archvancouver
On @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 Deb Hutton @millandmaitmom said that churches ought to be considered for further #COVID19 restrictions in Ontario. Deb, there is no basis for this. Which data suggests church hotspots? In @archtoronto we have been safely back at Mass since June.
The CCRL Announces the Founding of a Database of Attacks Against Catholic Churches in Canada. Please read the following release and please help us in our endeavour. https://t.co/FEzgjPApWM
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