Posted on 06/02/2020 5:15:47 PM PDT by marshmallow
WHITE ROCK, British Columbia, June 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — An adjudicator has ruled that a Canadian Catholic church must now face a human rights hearing for refusing to allow an LGBT “Pride” group to hold a fundraising event at its parish hall last year, according to a May 28 Blacklock’s Reporter report.
In March of 2019, the Star of the Sea Catholic Church in White Rock British Columbia refused an application from the White Rock Pride Society to host a “Love Is Love” ”Pride Week” fundraiser at the church’s parish hall, which is located next to the church.
As a result, the White Rock Pride Society filed a complaint to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal in June 2019, saying the church “singled out” the group as not welcome to use the church space, despite other groups being allowed to use it.
"In doing so ... the parish damaged the inherent dignity, feelings and self-respect of the pride society's members, who identify as part of and support the LGBTQ+ community,” said the society president, Ernie Klassen, in a June 2019 CBC report.
Kathleen Smith, an adjudicator for the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, said she decided that a full hearing is needed to resolve the dispute in her May 26 ruling.
“There are significant facts and issues in dispute. The case is complicated however by the fact the parish makes a part of its space available to those outside of its Catholic community,” said Smith according to the Blacklock’s report.
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Kneel...and bake the cake
Obscene
Of course the mosques must host such events as well.
Yes?
Bump
Another example of the wisdom that has been discarded since Vatican 2.
Prior to V2 non-Catholic organizations would not have been given access to Parish facilities.
After V2 the desire for income derived from renting out the hall and even church itself lately has been too great.
Nothing but evil has come from V2 IMO.
There is no protection of religious freedom in Canada. Just ask any Catholic school. The parish will lose the case. And pay huge fines.
Ping
YES.
Neither is there in the United States, effectively.
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