• WILL BISHOP PLOUFFE FOLLOW SUITE?

GOOD AFTERNOON ALL

AT LEAST ONE BISHOP IN ONTARIO IS TAKING A STANCE CONCERNING POLITATIONS WHO SUPPORTED THE REDEFINATION OF MARRIAGE. WILL OUR BISHOP DO THE SAME? I SURE HOPE HE WILL.

RANDY

Catholic church disciplines NDP MP
Joe Comartin banned from church activities

CANADIAN PRESS

LONDON, Ont. - A federal NDP politician has been disciplined by a southwestern Ontario Catholic diocese for supporting same-sex marriage.

The Diocese of London is barring Windsor-Tecumseh MP Joe Comartin from full involvement in church activities.

In a letter, Ronald Fabbro, the Bishop of London, says the measure will remain in effect until Comartin has "a change of mind" in using the term marriage with reference to homosexual unions.

It's not clear whether Comartin has been banned from receiving communion.

Comartin has been an altar server, administered the Eucharist and recently taught a marriage preparation course.

Comartin says in a statement the bishop's action have deeply hurt him and his family.

It is clear that the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie is not in the same situation as the Diocese of London. Actually, one of our four MP's voted against same gender marriages and of the other three, only one was actively serving in a parish. This one active MP was invited by his parish priest to remove himself from all active public ministry. He did this when he made the decision last January to vote with his political party.

It would be good to check out the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops website for more information on what the Bishops are doing in this province . http://www.occb.on.ca/