Watch it, he's out of control!
Catholic politicians are elected to represent all their constituents, not to enforce the teachings of the Church. Their frame of reference is the Canadian Charter which, frankly, often reflects the tolerance and compassion practised by Christ better than much of contemporary Catholic teaching.
The Canadian ethos of respect for pluralism and the protection of minorities in the interests of mutual respect and peace is something to treasure in the contemporary world, where aggressive religious fundamentalism threatens to engulf us in a clash of civilizations.
If this is what the Pope labels a 'dictatorship' of relativism, give me this dictatorship any day over a dictatorship of religion.
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