Avant-Garde Of Death

Finally some good news - Raymond Gravel is retiring from politics.

OTTAWA, September 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Controversial Catholic priest and MP, Raymond Gravel, an adamant supporter of abortion and same-sex "marriage", has announced that he will be stepping down as Bloc MP of Repentigny in Quebec after being issued an ultimatum by the Vatican.

"My bishop received instructions from Rome and in effect I had to choose between the priesthood and my role as an MP. There was a threat of laicization and I could have been defrocked," Gravel told Cyberpresse.

He then explained that the Vatican's actions were influenced by several English-Canadians who complained to his superiors about his support for Morgentaler's appointment to the Order of Canada and his opposition to the Unborn Victims of Crime Bill, saying, "They complained about my positions that were avant-garde."

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Avant-garde? What exactly is so "avant-garde" in refusing to recognize a wanted unborn baby as a separate object that is valuable to the mother and that deserves to be protected? In his speech against bill C-484 he claimed that an unborn baby is a part of woman's body - a statement that not only contradicts the teachings of the Catholic church, but is also biologically untrue. If there is a word to describe his views that would be "ignorant", not "avant-garde".

Now this guy is returning to priesthood. Not sure how is he looking forward to remain a spiritual leader in an organization whose views he openly opposes. What kind of sermon is he going to give on the Feast Of The Holy Innocents? Will he be praising king Herod for saving thousands of women the trauma of raising "unwanted" children, conceived in forced/arranged marriages - just like he praises Morguentaler for "fighting for women who are living through the trauma of an unwanted pregnancy"? Or is he just going to forget about the Holy Innocents and preach some PC nonsense like "global warming"? If he chooses to avoid thorny issues, that could hardly be considered "avant-garde"...

So far we've seen Gravel refusing to uphold women's right to give birth and praising political activism which claimed the lives of 1 in 6 in my generation. If his positions are "avant-garde" as he claims - that must be the avant-garde of death.