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The CCRL Decries the Burning Down of two Catholic Churches on Indigenous Land in BC
The CCRL decries the destruction of these two churches as acts of violence against religion and people of faith.
Victory for Churches, Religious Freedom at the Supreme Court of Canada
The state, including Canadian courts, should not become enmeshed in religious, doctrinal, and pastoral disputes. The Supreme Court’s decision clarifies that religious organizations, and similar non-profit or charitable groups, will not be subject to court review, unless underlying legal or contractual rights are involved.
CCRL’s Holy Week 2021 Call for Public Expression of Faith
Supporters and friends of the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) are placing crucifixes in their windows and on their front porches and banners of the Good News to demonstrate a public witness to our faith from Holy Week through Eastertide.
Kept Away from our Churches, Let Us Pray for Each Other this Holy Week
As we prepare for the Sacred Triduum, it is time to reflect on the great truth of our faith, the joy of the resurrection. We are comforted in the sure knowledge of the great love and mercy of God, as we are confronted by the sadness and tears of our broken world.
Death on Demand Comes to Canada with Euthanasia Expansion
As of yesterday evening, Canadians can be killed by a doctor more easily.
The CCRL asks Friends and Supporters to Contact their MPs in Opposition to Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Expansion with Bill C-7
It is the opinion of the CCRL that Bill C-7 is worse than the status quo of the euthanasia and assisted suicide regime in Canada. We ask our friends and supporters to contact their Members of Parliament, asking them to reject C-7 and the expansion of lethal injection eligibility, especially to Canadians suffering from mental illness.
The CCRL Deplores MP’s Anti-Catholic Comment
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is disappointed to learn of a cheap anti-Catholic comment made recently by Liberal Party MP Adam Vaughan (Spadina – Fort York) via Twitter. The implications of the tweet, subsequently deleted, that the Church is engaged in an ongoing cover-up of sex offenders, and that the Church evades the terrible abuse of these scandals, remain troubling cheap shots, and are unacceptable.
Father Anthony Van Hee, S.J. Constitutional Challenge Reaches the Stage of Cross-examinations – Support Needed for Defence Fund
Fr. Tony has engaged in a regular prayerful protest to oppose abortion and in support of life, on Parliament Hill, which he commenced in September of 1989. He has kept his faithful vigil for over 30 years. Fr. Tony was arrested on October 24, 2018 for silently protesting within 50 metres of the Morgentaler abortion clinic in Ottawa. Father Van Hee cannot face this challenge alone. Supporters can assist with his legal defence by donating to the Catholic Civil Rights League, specifically to the Fr. Tony Van Hee Defence Fund.
The CCRL Intervenes in a Supreme Court case on the Preservation of Religious Freedom
The CCRL argued that civil society requires a healthy respect for religious freedom, and that ecclesiastical decisions of religious communities cannot be the subject of state intervention. Decisions on liturgy, ministry, sacraments, or discipline should not be the subject of court oversight, given our constitutional matrix.
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.
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