Anti-Catholic Paper Allowed in 70% of London, Ontario Parishes

This article refers to the Canadian version of the National unCatholic Reporter:

LONDON, February 21, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - “The church’s teaching on homosexuality…seems to us out of touch with growing scientific evidence on the nature of homosexuality itself.”

“…Same-sex, loving and committed relationships and the sexual expression thereof can be holy and may even be sacramental.”

A reader might be forgiven for assuming that the above quotes come from a leader of a homosexual activist group lobbying Parliament to legalize same sex ‘marriage.’ It might be considered unusual however, coming from a Catholic publication, but the authors of the quoted editorial claim to be running a Catholic newspaper, the Catholic New Times (CNT), which is published in Toronto.

CNT’s casual but persistent decades long dissent from Catholic teaching on major issues such as abortion, same sex ‘marriage’ and a female priesthood, is not news, but it is a source of constant scandal to many laity and faithful clergy.

LifeSiteNews.com attempted to contact Bishop Fabbro and received the response from Ron Pickersgill, the diocesan media spokesman, that the diocese only officially endorses its own diocesan newspaper. “The Diocese of London, like most other dioceses, does not dictate to parishes what publications they may make available at the back of the church. The Diocese’s practice is to leave such decisions to its pastors and pastoral teams,” he said.

LifeSiteNews.com spoke with Msgr. Vincent Foy, the respected canon lawyer, who said that it is indeed the bishop’s job to ensure that the publications available in a parish are not hostile to Catholic teaching.

Much can be learned about a particular parish based upon what one sees inside the church, i.e., the tabernacle, crucifix, statues, etc., as well as the publications/pamphlets in the vestibule or the "gathering space" (in "progressive" parlance).

Full story here.