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New revelationsRecently discovered Gospel of Skip and Muffy has all the makings of yet another blockbuster By Bishop Fred Henry Calgary Sun May 29, 2006 In early April, there was the climatologist who opined that back in the old days, Galilee experienced cold snaps, so maybe Jesus didn't walk on water, but was standing on ice. This, it was suggested, will force Christians to reconsider the foundations of their faith. However, a larger story soon emerged concerning the discovery of the second-century "Gospel of Judas", highly touted by the National Geographic Society and the New York Times. The opening...

Rights trumpedPrime Minister's call for God's blessing offers hope for free religious expression By Bishop Fred Henry Calgary Sun February 26, 2006 The brief prayer, "God bless Canada," uttered by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the end of his election victory speech sent shock waves through much of Canadian society. Although taken aback by such an unexpected conclusion, I was absolutely delighted and yelled out a loud "yes" in the solitude of my living room and pumped my fist in the air reminiscent of Tiger Woods reaction to sinking an impossible putt. Why? All too many of our politicians...

Ottawa, Jun. 09 (LifesiteNews.com/CWN) - In Canadian House of Commons committee hearings on the same-sex marriage Bill C-38 Monday, Bishop Frederick Henry of Calgary revealed details of threats leveled against him by government officials for putting forward Church teaching. Bishop Henry described in detail how he was called by Terry De Marche of Revenue Canada, the country's tax agency, after issuing a pastoral letter that said the media's description of Prime Minister Paul Martin as a "devout Catholic" was inappropriate due to Martin's support for abortion and gay marriage legislation. Speaking of the conversation he had in June 2004 with...

CALGARY SUN Sunday, May 1, 2005 We should lead fight for marriage By Bishop Fred Henry Results of recent polling indicates that, by almost two-thirds, same-sex marriage is unacceptable to Canadians, an oxymoron. Now, in an attempt to regroup, appealing to our sense of tolerance and justice, proponents of same-sex marriage have attempted to shift the focus of the debate, opting for "equal marriage." However, all the packaging in the world doesn't alter substance. There are many kinds of friendship open to all, but that particular kind of friendship that is marriage, involves gender complementarity and the life-creating potential that...

CALGARY, January 13, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In what is likely to be the most effective, and strongest letter ever issued by a Canadian Bishop in defence of traditional marriage, Calgary's Bishop Fred Henry is to release a pastoral letter this weekend which cuts to the heart of the debate. Bishop Henry, who recently courageously stood up to threats by Revenue Canada agents over his pre-election comments about the Prime Minister's moral incoherence on abortion and same-sex unions, writes: "Since homosexuality, adultery, prostitution and pornography undermine the foundations of the family, the basis of society, then the State must use its...