"Anti-homophobia" clubs mandated by Ontario government, "Catholic" schools

We live in interesting times, as the Chinese say. Especially in the politically correctest city in the politically correctest state or province anywhere. That would be Toronto, Ontario.

Wringing its hands over the persistence of "homophobia" in Ontario schools, the government of "Premier Dad" McGuinty has pronounced itself in favour of "gay-straight alliances" or "anti-homophobia clubs". This is all part of its policy of "equity and inclusive education". God forbid... [You're not allowed to say "God". Ed.] OK... Richard Dawkins forbid that we should offend or upset anyone, no matter how "special" or "different" they are.

The comrades and progressive thinkers at the Toronto school boards, both Catholic and "public", have rushed to jump on the LGBT bandwagon. The Toronto Catholic board has proposed an Equity and Inclusive Education policy, to be voted on at the end of August, which includes "anti-homophobic measures". The "public" Toronto District School Board already has a similar "inclusionary" policy.

In the Catholic board's proposed policy, we read "The Board recognizes that any form of social or cultural discrimination is incompatible with Catholic moral principles and is in violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code". Ah yes, the dreaded Human Rights Code, which puts the fear of the Crown (if not the Lord) into all Canadians.

Apparently the so-called Catholic board has forgotten that it is a tenet of the True Faith that homosexuality is morally disordered, contrary to the laws of God as well as the laws of nature.

But Coptic Christians -- mostly immigrants from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti -- have not forgotten. Fr. Jeremiah Attaalla of the Ti Agia Maria and St. Demiana the Martyr Coptic Orthodox Church said his congregation is upset by the Toronto Catholic School Board’s proposed gay-friendly policy.

"In these young grades, we don’t want teachers talking about God creating Adam and Steve," Fr. Attaalla said. "It’s Adam and Eve."

The Coptic Orthodox parents are threatening to pull their children out of Toronto’s Catholic schools if the board goes ahead with its proposed equity policy. In a letter to the board on behalf of four Coptic Orthodox churches, Fr. Attaalla said the Coptic Church is vehemently opposed to any education about homosexuality.

The letter demands that teachings in Catholic schools remain true to Catholicism. “Our members do not want gay-straight alliance groups in our Catholic schools,” the letter says. “We will pull our children from the Catholic schools if they go ahead with it.”

A not unreasonable position for Christians adhering to one of the oldest branches of the Church. But, since the "public" board -- the one that provides prayer rooms for Muslims -- already has pro-gay policies, the Coptic congregations may have no choice but to go private.

"Having our own school may be our only option, especially for people who can’t afford private school," said Fr. Attaalla. "But we are a rich church, so we’ll fund a new school if we have to."

Catholic and Orthodox Christians! Pray to St. Michael the Archangel to defend your schools against the attempts by the state to remove from Catholic schools the last remaining shreds of true Catholic teaching.

And pray that the weak and deluded "Catholic" trustees of your school boards may be confounded in their efforts to impose the will of the secular humanists on those who still believe in the True Faith handed down to us through the Apostles by Our Lord Himself.