Catholic Bishops Called to Bark Like Dogs

Some Catholics were grievously disappointed that their bishops did not do more to stop the Ontario Liberals from pushing Bill 13 through parliament. Father Alphonse De Valk concludes that with the passage of this bill there is little left of Catholic education that is distinctly Catholic.  He laments that this so called anti-bullying bill will in fact systematically teach Catholic children a version of sexuality that is not according to Catholic teaching. He states in a recent article published on lifesitenews.com: 

"Ostensibly about fighting bullying in schools, Bill 13 is much more than that. It is a product of the homosexual agenda which since the early nineteen seventies has tenaciously fought to have its lifestyle accepted, first by the general public, then recognized as a civil “right” by the judiciary under the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, and finally given “equality “in 2005 under Prime Minister Paul Martin, who even removed the definition of normal marriage between one man and one woman. Today it has triumphed in the schools.

From here on activists will seek to deform the consciences of toddlers and students. School materials have been in preparation for years. Barbara Hall, Commissar of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, holds that today her Commission overrides all other rights, including the Charter’s religious section."

De Valk is especially critical of the Catholic bishops. He thinks they made very little effort to stop the passage of this dangerous bill. Quoting from Saint Boniface, a famous German martyr, he writes, "Let us be neither dogs who do not bark, nor silent onlookers nor paid servants who run away before the wolf."  

De Valk’s advice is good for Evangelical leaders as well. Is it not incredibly ironical that we have a vast army of muted, moral watchmen, who mostly just watch, as our culture slowly trickles down the drain into a moral wasteland?  God help us, we need some barking dogs. We need them now.