by CCRL | Apr 14, 2010 | News
Some allegations have staying power no matter how many times they are refuted. For the past month, including the Easter weekend, articles and broadcasts have abounded about the sexual abuse scandal and claims of cover-up at the highest levels of the Church. Most of...
by CCRL | Apr 7, 2010 | News
By Richard Bastien Sexual abuse is deplorable, no matter where it occurs. But one wonders: Why the near hysteria regarding sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, most of which occurred decades ago, from a society that celebrates the lack of constraints against almost...
by CCRL | Apr 6, 2010 | News
OTTAWA, Ont. April 6, 2010 (CCRL) – Two recently-announced court appeals raise serious concerns about agencies of the state intervening against the right to freedom of expression of religious beliefs. In Alberta, complainant Darren Lund has launched an appeal of...
by CCRL | Mar 31, 2010 | Media Watch
TORONTO, March 31, 2010 – The only reaction any decent person could have to the abuse scandal is a determination to prevent such things from happening again, and to offer whatever help is available to the victims. Considerable progress has been made on these...
by CCRL | Mar 25, 2010 | News
By Sean Murphy CCRL Western Region Christopher Hitchens venomous attack on Pope Benedict XVI (The Great Catholic Coverup, 18 March, 2010) is a revelation that deserves wider attention. Were it not for its appearance in the National Post, it would be difficult to...
by CCRL | Mar 23, 2010 | News
OTTAWA, March 23, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today criticized the opposition motion in the House of Commons, which demanded that the government’s G-8 maternal health initiative include the “full range” of family planning options. The motion...
by CCRL | Mar 20, 2010 | Media Watch
TORONTO, March 20, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the misleading coverage that some Canadian media are providing on the emerging reports of sex abuse in Church institutions in Europe. A March 18 report by Christopher Hitchens in the...
by CCRL | Mar 16, 2010 | News
OTTAWA, March 16, 2010 – The national March for Life takes place on Parliament Hill May 13, with related events beginning May 12. This is the largest annual pro-life event in Canada, and the League is encouraging as many of its members as possible to...
by CCRL | Mar 15, 2010 | News
OTTAWA, March 15, 2010 (CCRL) – Bill C-384, the bill sponsored by MP Francine Lalonde that would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in some circumstances, will once again have its first-hour of debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday, March 16. (It was...
by CCRL | Mar 2, 2010 | News
REGINA, SK, Feb. 27, 2010 – The appeal of Bill Whatcott from a $17,500 fine imposed by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission(HRC) for objecting to content about homosexuality being taught to children in Saskatoon Public schools has resulted in a victory for...
