The May 2010 Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter can now be found at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/Newsletters/Newsletter108(May2010)(RGB).pdf Bill C-384 was soundly defeated by a vote of 228 to 59. Check how the Members of Parliament voted at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/HowTheyVoted.pdf On June 5, 2010, we are co-hosting the US/Canda Push-Back Seminar at the Radisson Gateway Hotel at the Seattle/Tacoma Airport. The overwhelming defeat of Bill C-384 proved that we can Push-Back the euthanasia lobby in the US and Canada and convince people that euthanasia and assisted suicide are a dangerous public policy. Register for the Seminar at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/2010SeminarFlyer(RGB)(LetterFormat).pdf The Schindler family are being attacked by a Florida television station and Michael Schiavo. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is standing in solidarity with the Schindler family. My blog comments: http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2010/05/att
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
Kennedy makes some excellent points without a whole lot of emotional pleading. To wit:
ReplyDelete"If a member of the clergy steals or cheats — or whatever else is forbidden in civil law — then that person should go to trial. There should be no dodgy transfers to offices outside the diocese."
"...articulate a sensible and just way of dealing with the superiors of the abusers. This is easier said than done, and it is probably worthwhile to make several distinctions."
...and finally...
"...anyone who falsely and knowingly accuses an innocent clergyman of abuse some 20 or 40 years ago not only commits a dire mortal sin but also breaks the law. Bearing false witness is both a sin and a criminal offense."
Except in that last point, I would have editted out the phrase, "innocent clergyman," for two reasons -- the word "innocent" is not only redundant but meaningless in this context, since everyone accused is presumed to be innnocent until proven guilty -- and this law is not just for clergymen, but for everyone.
Otherwise, good article.