From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Catholic Civil Rights League

Canadian lay Catholic organization

Summary

Canadian lay Catholic organization

Field	Value
name	Catholic Civil Rights League
abbreviation	CCRL
formation	1985
type	Religious organizations based in Canada
status	active
purpose	lobbying, courts, and media relations
headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
region_served	Canada
language	English
French
website	Official website

French

The Catholic Civil Rights League is a Canadian lay Catholic organization which makes statements in the media about Catholicism and which lobbies the government and takes part in court cases to advocate policies in line with its interpretation of Catholic teachings. The CCRL has played a prominent role in Canadian social debates surrounding abortion, same-sex marriage and prostitution, where it has argued from a social conservative standpoint, in line with Catholic social teaching. The organization works closely with other Catholic organizations on social issues that matter for the Church.

The group was formed in 1985 to counter anti-Catholic sentiment, which had increased when the Ontario provincial government had extended funding to Catholic secondary schools."New RC group to fight anti-Catholicism." Oziewicz, Stanley. The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. 12 Mar 1985: M.1.

Media

The League opposes what it views as anti-Catholicism and anti-religion in the media. It responds to criticism of Catholic teaching in the media and to comedy programs about Catholic characters which it views as blasphemous, sometimes filing complaints with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) and Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). It has opposed media such as the television show Father Ted,It's the second coming of Father Ted: 'Scandalous' TV series returns on the Comedy Network: [National Edition] Hunt, Brian. National Post; Don Mills, Ont. 17 Aug 1999: B7. the film Dogma,It's Dogma eat dogma: Some Catholics riled by funny, profane and bizarre film: [Final Edition] Horton, Marc.Edmonton Journal; Edmonton, Alta. [Edmonton, Alta]14 Sep 1999: C1 / FRONT. and the book The Golden Compass.Catholic group seeks book ban: [Final Edition] Wilhelm, Trevor.The Windsor Star; Windsor, Ont. [Windsor, Ont]28 Nov 2007: A1.

Court and tribunal cases

CCRL has been involved in a number of cases which relate to its interpretation of Catholicism, opposing same-sex marriage in several cases in the late 90s and early 2000s, calling for the notwithstanding clause to be used to overrule court decision in favour of same-sex marriage.Some of what was said Tuesday in reaction to a decision by the Ontario Appeal Court allowing same-sex couples to marry Canadian Press NewsWire; Toronto [Toronto] 10 June 2003: n/a. It opposed the Ontario court's decision in the "three-parent case" which determined that a child's second custodial parent could become his legal parent without a non-custodial biological parent surrendering parental status. It has also taken a socially conservative position in a case challenging Canada's restrictions on prostitution, and advocated for policies protecting discrimination and hate speech against LGBT people, and displays of graphic anti-abortion posters where not permitted, as an expression of religious belief.

References

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

anti-abortion-organizations-in-canada christian-political-organizations conservatism-in-canada christian-organizations-based-in-canada catholic-church-in-canada catholic-lay-organisations organizations-that-oppose-lgbtq-rights-in-canada

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Catholic Civil Rights League — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report