Posted on 03/10/2021 8:51:11 AM PST by ebb tide
TORONTO, March 9, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Police are investigating a Catholic father over allegations that he committed a “hate” crime for asking a Catholic school board not to recognize “Pride month” or fly the rainbow flag at Catholic schools.
Jody Maillet, a part-time university instructor, told the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s (TCDSB) March 4 meeting that he was “concerned” about a proposal to “recognize or celebrate gay pride month and fly the gay pride flag over our Toronto schools.”
“I oppose this, and I ask that you do as well,” said Maillet at the regular meeting of the “Student Achievement and Well-Being Catholic Education Human Resources” committee where Garry Tanuan is Chair and Teresa Lubinski is Vice-Chair.
“The reason why is simple: Because gay pride is not compatible with the Catholic faith. You have a spiritual and moral duty to ensure a compassionate, caring, and loving Catholic environment at our schools,” the father, who has two children attending a TCDSB school, said.
Maillet went on to quote what the Catholic Church teaches about homosexuality.
“The Catechism of the Catholic Church addresses this with three simple paragraphs. Paragraph 2358 says that we must accept the person with ‘respect, compassion, and sensitivity,’” he said.
“This is true of course. I’ve seen this section used by lobbyists without quoting its sister paragraphs, 2357 and 2359,” he added.
In paragraph 2357, the Catechism calls homosexual acts “intrinsically disordered,” adding that “under no circumstances can they be approved.”
Maillet told the board that groups who support such relationships have no place in Catholic schools.
“Groups that promote gay pride month and fly the gay pride flag by their nature support these relationships. Sending up gay pride flags and recognizing gay pride month are a sign that their message holds a place in our schools and that their message is not to be contradicted. Flags are flown by those who hold control. Sending signals that support gay pride messages is contrary to the teachings of the Church and have no place in our schools,” he said.
He went on to tell the board that paragraph 2359 of the Catechism “points the way” for how Catholic schools should care for students who experience same-sex attraction.
“Chastity, self-mastery, prayer, and sacramental grace – basically the Eucharist and going to confession,” Maillet said.
“What we don’t want to do is send a student to groups or organizations that lead away from the teachings of Christ and his Church. If something is against Church teaching, that means souls are at risk,” he added.
Maillet concluded his presentation by quoting Jesus’ warning in the Gospel of Matthew to adults who scandalize children, causing them to fall.
“The words of Jesus in Matthew chapter 18 verse 6 is a reminder for each one of us: ‘If anyone of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depths of the sea.’”
A day after the meeting, pro-LGBT YouTube channel Dignity Lighthouse clipped Maillet speech and posted it on the video sharing platform.
LGBT activists and allies immediately started an online campaign against Maillet, accusing him of “homophobia.” Social media messages on Twitter reveal that they reached out to the police and asked for an investigation.
Police Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu of the Toronto Police Service confirmed to LifeSiteNews that an investigation is underway.
“The Hate Crime Unit is working with the divisional investigator to determine whether or not the comments made during the meeting would constitute hate propaganda charges,” Sidhu said.
“This is currently an active investigation. The identity of the person who is alleged to have made comments has not been confirmed by TPS [Toronto Police Service], as [sic] this time,” she added.
Jack Fonseca, director of political operations at Campaign Life Coalition, Canada’s national pro-life and pro-family organization, said it was “absolutely outrageous that this faithful Catholic father is being investigated by police for quoting the words of Jesus Christ in the Holy Bible.”
“It's truly unbelievable,” he told LifeSiteNews. “Is it now considered illegal and ‘hate speech’ to say aloud the words of Jesus Christ, and to quote from the Bible? Of course it is not. The police who agreed to investigate Jody are the ones who need to be investigated, not only for lack of knowledge of the law, but potentially, for colluding with militant gay-activists in a harassment and hate campaign against a law-abiding citizen exercising his constitutional right to freedom of expression and freedom of religion.”
“We cannot stand for police acting as thugs to carry out the hateful agenda of a political-activist lobby group,” he added.
Homo police state ping
This can fixed rather quickly and easily, The Catholic Church just needs to Issue a Statement declaring that effective immediately, the Catholic Church Shall Teach all human sexuality education from the Koran
Yep. The homofascists strike again.
Important if you live in Toronto Canada.
We are in the days Our Lord talked about - when good is considered evil, and evil is good.
Time to find yet another denomination.
Any place that flies the rainbow flag is no place for children. They’re basically telling you in advance that they’re going to abuse your kids. Once you know that, you don’t mind so much if they fly it. “Thanks for the heads-up.”
Investigate the police for a “hate-crime” against Scripture.
I think it’s time to tell the Catholic church,how do we know Jesus wants us to help the poor???How do we know Jesus wants us to give money to the church..Maybe it’s all just lies and we should stop supporting the poor and the church...Let’s see what they say about the words of the bible then....
For the umpteenth time: WTH do homosexuals have to be PROUD about?
HOMOSEXUAL, because there’s nothing GAY about it.
The rainbow flag signifies conquered territory.
An acquaintance of mine actually started his own Catholic High School, to avoid such nonsense. Academically very strong, truly Catholic.
The local Bishop wasn’t in favor, as regular Catholic schools have declining enrollments, but didn’t oppose.
His school has gone from about 10 students to about 150 students in 7 years.
Notice it says “police.” This means that the enforcement arm of the government, with guns, pepper spray, handcuffs, and the power to detain and/or neutralize, is now spending its time and resources on non-crimes that violate political correctness.
This has already happened in the once-great USA. I don’t know of anyone who was pepper sprayed for using the “wrong” pronouns, but it’s coming.
Please, do not say or sing to me anything about “land of liberty” or some other such nonsense.
ONE DAD??? ONE???? OMG!! THAT is why this country is DEAD! ONE PARENT....SHOULD HAVE BEEN EVERY DAMN ONE OF THE PARENTS!
The question now isn’t whether we are going to have to live under a Fascist government that uses the police to prevent even civilized free speech*. We gave that up in January when we went with Lin Wood and boycotted the Georgia Runoffs ‘to teach the GOP a lesson’ (despite Trump telling us to do just the opposite).
The question we each have to ask is which Fascist government, exactly, do we want to live under. In my case, I know the level of hatred ingrained in the Fascists now running the US government, so I’m out to a ‘friendlier’ country. And I do realize I’ll still won’t be living in a free country (that option is gone, probably for good), but at least I won’t be living under a government that hates me and is determined to destroy my life and maybe my family, based on imagined wrongs that I’ve done to them.
*yes, I realize this is Canada, but in a matter of months, the same will be true here, and we all know it.
“Hate Crime” charges (and their proxies invented by progressives) are illegal and unlawful and un-Constitutional in the USA, because such charges (and their proxies) directly violate the 1st Amendment to our Constitution.
Canada is crazy. Ironically, the Church in Montreal, Nova Scotia and in fact Canada in general has died basically because of homosexual pederasty by the clergy. It has not only spent most of its resources on settling cases (and this applies not only to diocesan cases, but to religious orders such as the Marists), but it has totally lost the faith of the people.
The most anti-Catholic people I have met have been French or Irish Canadians. And that’s because gay pederasty was tolerated and ignored everywhere, from the Inuit communities to Montreal to Nova Scotia.
Exactly
“Catholic schools” in Canada are basically “government schools”. Government support for (and therefore interference in) Catholic schools was guaranteed by Canada’s founding documents. It isn’t like the US.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.