D&P parish rep slams Harper Conservatives during appeal at Mass

From Lifesitenews.com A Burlington, Ontario parish representative for Development & Peace slammed Canada’s Conservative government while soliciting donations from the ambo at her parish on Sunday. “It’s time we take a good look at the kind of government we want,” said the St. Gabriel’s parishioner, in a video released by Canada Free Press. “The Harper Conservatives are planning our country’s entrance into the European Union. Did you know this?”

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“Funding for many citizens groups has been cut under the guise of waste, yet we are asked to support the purchase of new fighter jets at a cost of $27 billion,” she added. Fr. Alphonse de Valk, editor of Canada’s Catholic Insight magazine, said the comments were “inappropriate,” especially considering that Canada is “in the midst of an election.” “Once again it demonstrates that D&P is constantly in politics,” he said. In a statement, parish priest Fr. Aleksander Mazur emphasized that the comments were “not the position of St. Gabriel Church,” and that he will address the issue with the “entire congregation” this coming Sunday. While he usually vets the woman’s talk, it didn’t happen this time, he noted. “It was an oversight on the part of the parish that it was not reviewed in advance.” More...

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