[Grem] Kanadai katolikus plébániát perbe fogtak emberi jogi törvényszék előtt, mert nem engedélyezte a területén a homoszexuális adománygyűjtő eseményt

[Emoke Greschik]

 Catholic parish faces human rights tribunal for refusing to allow LGBT
event at parish hall
The pro-gay group insists that the church 'singled out' the group as not
welcome to use the church space to promote homosexuality.
Tue Jun 2, 2020 - 10:56 am EST
by Anthony Murdoch
------------------------------

WHITE ROCK, British Columbia, June 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews
<http://www.lifesitenews.com/>) — An adjudicator has ruled that *a Canadian
Catholic church must now face a human rights hearing for refusing to allow
an LGBT “Pride” group to hold a fundraising event at its parish hall last
year, *according to a May 28
<https://www.blacklocks.ca/parish-hall-v-pride-society/>*Blacklock’s
Reporter* <https://www.blacklocks.ca/parish-hall-v-pride-society/> report
<https://www.blacklocks.ca/parish-hall-v-pride-society/>.

In March of 2019, the Star of the Sea Catholic Church in White Rock British
Columbia refused an application from the White Rock Pride Society *to host
a “Love Is Love” ”Pride Week”** fundraiser* *at the church’s parish hall,
which is located next to the church.*

*As a result, the White Rock Pride Society filed a complaint to **the B.C.
Human Rights Tribunal *in June 2019, saying the church “singled out” the
group as not welcome to use the church space, despite other groups being
allowed to use it.

"In doing so ... the parish damaged the inherent dignity, feelings and
self-respect of the pride society's members, who identify as part of and
support the LGBTQ+ community,” said the society president, Ernie Klassen, in
a June 2019 CBC report
<https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pride-society-discrimination-1.5161427>
.

Kathleen Smith, an adjudicator for the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, said she
decided that a full hearing is needed to resolve the dispute in her May 26
ruling.

“There are significant facts and issues in dispute. The case is complicated
however by the fact the parish makes a part of its space available to those
outside of its Catholic community,” said Smith according to the *Blacklock’s
*report.

“I agree with the Society that a determination about reasonable
accommodation short of undue hardship requires the careful examination [of]
complex and nuanced issues, including the meaning of Pride, as well as the
competing rights of the parties in this case. In my view, these issues
cannot be determined on this application and require a full hearing,” said
Smith in her ruling, as reported in a local news report
<https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/human-rights-tribunal-denies-churchs-request-to-toss-out-white-rock-pride-societys-complaint/>
.

*DROP Disney+: New teen film 'Out' features openly homosexual main
character! Sign the petition here.
<https://lifepetitions.com/petition/drop-disney-new-teen-film-out-features-openly-homosexual-main-character>*

Star of the Sea Parish and the Archdiocese of Vancouver had asked for the
complaint to be dismissed, but this request was rejected, according to the
local news report.

According to *Blacklock’s Reporter*, lawyers for *the Archdiocese of
Vancouver said to* *the tribunal,* “*Religious centres must be allowed to
exist as protected spaces both for the faithful and the religious
institutions that serve them who can rest assured their space is not being
used for purposes which are contrary to the moral teachings of their
faith.”*

The *Blacklock’s* report says Star of the Sea Catholic Church raised
concerns that* the banquet would have featured “drag queens” and “same-sex
dancing.”*

The same report noted that lawyers for the Archdiocese of Vancouver in a
June 2019 email to the White Rock Pride Society said the group's use of the
hall would “encourage and support a homosexual lifestyle,” which is against
the Catholic faith.

“The proposed use is contrary to the practices, teachings and morals of the
Catholic faith as the purpose of Pride and the dinner and dance fundraising
event is to encourage and support a homosexual lifestyle,” said Church
lawyers to the pride group.

*The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches tha*t *homosexual acts are
“acts of grave depravity” that are “intrinsically disordered” and “contrary
to* *the natural law.”*

*The Catechism calls for “respect, compassion, and sensitivity” for
those* *struggling
with** same-sex attraction **but notes that “respect for homosexual persons
cannot lead in any way to* *approval of homosexual behavior or to legal
recognition of homosexual unions.”*

No date has been set for the hearing. LifeSiteNews contacted the pastor of
Star of the Sea Catholic Church but as of press time has not heard back.

*The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal **has a history of rulings that go contrary
to **religious liberties.*

LifeSiteNews reported in 2005
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/photos-of-port-coquitlam-bc-knights-of-columbus-hall-dispute-lesbians-claim>
that two lesbians were awarded damages from the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
for being denied a Knights of Columbus hall rental for their same-sex
“lesbian wedding reception.”
--------- következő rész ---------
Egy csatolt HTML állomány át lett konvertálva...
URL: <http://turul.kgk.uni-obuda.hu/pipermail/grem/attachments/20200603/a9493975/attachment.html>