CANADA
Toronto Star
Reformist priest refused permission to speak to Toronto-area educators on Catholic property. He’s now speaking at Sheridan College.
By:Leslie Scrivener
Feature writer, Published on Mon Apr 08 2013
As Catholics around the world wait to see if Pope Francis ushers in a new era of openness, the local archdiocese has been accused of stifling free speech.
Rev. Michael Crosby, a reformist American priest who supports women’s equality and critiques church governance, was set to address a conference for Catholic educators in April.
Crosby was approved to speak at the Canadian Forum on Theology and Education, but the Archdiocese of Toronto’s chancellor for spiritual affairs pulled the plug in February. The event has now been moved to Sheridan College in the Archdiocese of Hamilton.
“If you can’t have a discussion about the basic issues, you don’t have a viable organization.”
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