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Alberta bishops boycott March for Life over graphic images

“The Alberta Bishops have decided not to participate in the 2011 Alberta March for Life,” announced Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith in a March 9, 2011 blog post, reports LifeSiteNews.com.

The reason given for the bishops’ withdrawal is that the organizers of the Alberta March are unable to guarantee that participants will not bring graphic abortion images.

“From many discussions over this issue in the last several months, it is clear that the March for Life organizers are unable to pledge that the event will proceed without the graphic displays,” said the archbishop, speaking for Calgary Bishop Fred Henry, Archbishop Gérard Pettipas of Grouard-McLennan, and Bishop Luc Bouchard of St. Paul. “It is not that they will not do so; they simply cannot because it is beyond their control. Therefore, the Alberta Bishops have chosen not to join in the march this year.”

The Edmonton archbishop explains that the bishops made the decision in order not to give the impression to the public that they are associated with or approve of the images.

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[03/19/2011]

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