Catholic World News

Canadian bishops issue election guide

March 29, 2011

Free eBook:

Free eBook: Liturgical Year 2023-2024, Vol. 4

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued an election guide ahead of the May 2 federal election.

The bishops offer five “examples of how Catholic moral and social teaching is to be applied”; these “examples” form “a magnifying glass by which to analyze and evaluate public policies and programs”:

respect for life and human dignity: from conception to natural death

building a more just society

the person and the family

Canada in the world: providing leadership for justice and peace

a healthy country in a healthy environment

43% of the nation’s 33.8 million people are Catholic.

For all current news, visit our News home page.

Further information:

Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in.

All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!

Show 1 Comments? (Hidden)Hide Comments

Posted by: Mike in Toronto - Mar. 29, 2011 6:09 PM ET USA
In Canada, there are *no laws whatsoever* governing abortion, from conception to birth. Shamefully, the sitting Conservative Prime Minister has stated categorically that no abortion legislation will be enacted during his watch.