Press Release: Campaign Life Coalition speaks on the death of His Eminence, Aloysius Cardinal Ambroz
Toronto, Aug. 26, 2011 – “We were saddened to hear of the death today of Cardinal Ambrozic”, said Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition. “He was a pro-life supporter and in many instances took a strong stand against the anti-life mentality that permeates our society.”
In 1993 Cardinal Ambrozic wrote;
Who might be closest to martyrdom in our own situation? Would it be those who struggle for the life of the unborn? They may at times be carried away in their zeal appearing to claim that "it is either their way or no way". If it were not for them, however, our Church would be as mealy-mouthingly ineffective on pro-life issues as is many another Christian community. Our pro-life people are not daunted by the haughty disdain of the media, nor are they afraid of being branded as zealots. We may be tempted to seize upon one or another tactic of theirs as an excuse for not speaking out more often, failing to consider the possibility that our silence is forcing them to be more vocal. We ought to ask ourselves whether our "reasonableness" might be due to our fear of public opinion. Were it not for our sisters and brothers in the pro-life trenches, we, the "sensible ones", would become the object of attack -- if our politically correct media should think us worth attacking.
“We join with the Catholic Community and mourn the loss of Cardinal Ambrozic and we urge our members across the country to pray for the repose of his soul and ask God to grant him eternal peace.”
Media Contacts:
Mary Ellen Douglas, CLC National Organizer, Kingston, ON 613-389-4472
Jeff Gunnarson, CLC Toronto office. 416-204-9749