If
you're expecting the usual scorecard of positions on hot-button
issues that predictably accompanies obituaries of religious leaders,
particularly those of the Catholic Church, here it is:
Name: Jean-Claude Turcotte.
Born: June 26, 1936, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.
Title:
Archbishop Emeritus of Montreal.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic Church.
Abortion: Against. Renounced
his Order of Canada membership in protest of the induction of pro-choice
activist Henry Morgentaler in 2008.
Gay
marriage: Against.
Married
priests: Against.
Ordination
of women: Ditto.
Poverty: Against.
Quebec independence: No declared stance.
Made headlines for saying it was up to Quebeckers, regardless of the Supreme
Court's opinion.
Died: April 8, 2015, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Picked
by: Gerard
Tierney.
Points: 8, plus 5 for solo.
--Gerard Tierney
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