‘Extremely unfortunate’: Homosexualist, feminist leaders unhappy with new Montreal archbishop
MONTREAL, Quebec , March 22, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Only two days after his appointment to head up the Montreal Archdiocese, Archbishop Christian Lepine is already facing attacks from activists in Quebec’s homosexual and feminist movements. Archbishop Lepine, 60, was questioned on his strong pro-life and pro-family stances at a press conference Wednesday morning. The newly-minted prelate avoided stirring up any heated controversy with his carefully worded answers, which he grounded Pope John Paul II ’s teachings on human sexuality, known as the theology of the body, and the Church’s mission to proclaim the Gospel. Archbishop Christian Lepine Asked about abortion, Lepine emphasized that “God is the author of life” and “the first right is the right to life.” He said he hopes to attend the National March for Life in Ottawa this May, as he has done in the past. The archbishop was also questioned on his decision in 2009 to allow an event at his Repentigny parish to help parents dev