Showdown: 4,000 families threaten to leave Toronto Catholic schools over gay equity policy

5 August 2011
Toronto

LifeSiteNews reports that the Coptic Orthodox Churches in Toronto are threatening to withdraw 4,000 families from the Toronto Catholic District School Board if it does not amend its controversial equity policy to protect Catholic teaching in the schools.

The equity policy, passed earlier this year as part of the Ontario government’s sweeping equity and inclusive education strategy, has sparked an unprecedented mobilization of parents who fear that it will give homosexual activists a foothold in order to further subvert already weak Catholic sexual teaching in the schools.

If the threat were carried out, the board could lose upwards of $40,000,000 in annual public funding, and over 150 teachers.

LifeSiteNews.com

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Holy Cannoli

Aug 6, 2011

Toronto's school boards are in high gear trying to push the homo line. This is an excellent response by concerned Catholic parents.

Similarly, board superintendent Patrick Keyes said, “One of the important things to understand about the template that we used is it was endorsed by the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario, which might be considered our magisterium, our local magisterium, so we are concerned anytime we make a change.”

Critics however have noted that in addition to the fact that the Ontario bishops were acting under duress, their documents conflict with Vatican statements calling blanket non-discrimination policies based on ‘sexual orientation’ flawed, and specifically noting that groups for homosexuals persons must always clearly state that “homosexual activity is immoral”.

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Catholic Bishops of Ontario, which might be considered our magisterium, our local magisterium...

ACLumsden

Aug 5, 2011

@signofcontradiction - Absolutely!

signofcontradiction

Aug 5, 2011

For the sake of ten good men, God would have spared Sodom and Gommorah. If Toronto really has 4000 families like this, there is hope for Toronto. Otherwise, they will have to flee - like Lot - and for the same reasons.