The face of defeat . . .
The face of a jackass . . .
Posted on 05/29/2003 2:39:25 PM PDT by marshmallow
Cardinal Ambrozic "Sorry, Disappointed And Upset" With PM's Abortion Stand
ATHENS, May 28, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In widely reported comments, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, said "I am a Catholic and for abortion." The Prime Minister's remarks were made en route to Athens yesterday during a frank discussion with reporters in which he boasted that he was superior to U.S. President Bush on fiscal and social matters.
Through a spokesman, Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic commented to LifeSite on the Prime Ministers statement. Moreover, Chretien's bishop, Ottawa Archbishop Marcel Gervais communicated to LifeSite he will also be addressing the matter.
Suzanne Scorsone, the Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Toronto told LifeSite, "The Cardinal is sorry, disappointed, and upset at what he has seen some newspapers today quoting the prime minister as having said on the subject of abortion." Gabrielle Tasse, Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Ottawa told LifeSite "The Archbishop will be dealing with the matter in a private manner and will be in touch with the Prime Ministers Office today."
After slamming Bush on financial matters saying, "We still have surpluses. The Americans will have a $500-billion deficit this year and it is a right-wing government. If we were to equal that we would have to have a $75-billion deficit. Imagine!," Chretien took aim at Bush's social policy emphasizing where he differs with the U.S. President. "I am a Catholic and for abortion and he is not," Chretien said.
As LifeSite reported last week, Chretien has become increasingly more brazen in his pro-abortion comments. On May 14 in a speech in Montreal, he was reported as saying that Canada is better than the U.S. since we have abortion rights. During his speech Chretien said, "We don't have big debates on the rights of abortion because we decided a long time ago in Canada it is the choice of women, which is not the case in a lot of U.S. states."
Chretien has even gone so far as to spout his pro-abortion rhetoric at a Catholic school and for which he received condemnation from Ottawa Bishop Marcel Gervais.
Since the reign of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Canadian Catholic politicians have been notorious for imposing radical social changes on the country and even abroad which violate serious Church moral teaching. So far, they have not been subject to any removal of Catholic sacramental privileges and have often been able to find some liberal theologian or other church authority to condone their actions. There are increasing signs that this decades long trend may soon change.
To express concerns to the PM:
Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien Prime Minister Government of Canada Parliament Hill Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Canada Fax: (613) 941-6900 E-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca
Nope.
The Pope has made the bar very high--but not impossible.
Personally, I don't think we need to use cap pun in the USA--but that decision is up to the States, and they may choose un-wisely.
LOL!!
The face of defeat . . .
The face of a jackass . . .
Those friends of mine in Canada who were rooting for Ottawa didn't think it was so funny.
Now they want Anaheim to beat New Jersey, but the Devils just won again tonight to go up 2-0 in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals. I have to think of a good message to send them tomorrow.
Here is one...
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