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June 11, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Canada’s bishops gave us a striking call last month to make “heroic” sacrifices in the face of laws that violate our conscience. Providentially, their conviction was put to the test only weeks later. A mere 11 days after the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a  strong letter  on the need to stand up for freedom of conscience and religion, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced  his government was amending its controversial “anti-bullying” bill to force Catholic schools into allowing “gay-straight alliances.” Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto Credit: Archdiocese of Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins and Ontario’s bishops  warned  that the bill was a threat to religious freedom “in a very real sense.” But what heroic action did they take when it passed on June 5th? In a 94-word  statement , they wrote that despite their “serious concerns,” “the Accepting Schools Act is now the law” and the Catholic schools will work withi

Image via Wikipedia Catholics parents are concerned that the pastoral approach to homosexuality advocated by the Ontario bishops’ curriculum arm is at loggerheads with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops ’ recent strongly-worded letter on ministering to youth with same-sex attractions. The CCCB warned in a pastoral letter June 27th that misrepresentation and silence about the Church’s teaching in this area can have serious consequences for youth.   “Avoidance of difficult questions or watering down the Church’s teaching is always a disservice,” the letter said.  “Such attitudes could lead young people into grave moral danger.” As head of ICE, Sr. Cronin exercises considerable influence in the Ontario Catholic educational system .  Her group oversees development of Catholic curriculum, including the Fully Alive family life program. They also worked with the Ontario government in developing the controversial equity and inclusive education strategy. Lobo pointed out that