Bishops seek role in gay marriage debate
Papal scoldings renew church's commitment`We are guardians of tradition': Papal official
Oct. 17, 2006.
STUART LAIDLAW
FAITH AND ETHICS REPORTER

CORNWALL, ONT.—Spurred by papal scoldings and a Conservative government promising to reopen the same-sex marriage debate, Canada's Catholic church is positioning itself to take a much more active role in the country's politics.

"We are a big part of this society," Winnipeg Archbishop James Weisgerber, vice-president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the Star yesterday. "We will be a vigorous part of the debate."

Much of the conference's week-long annual meeting here is dedicated to strategizing for taking a larger role in public policy debates. the rest