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“Marriage, the committed union between a man and a woman with its inherent capacity for bringing children in to the world, remains what it is. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms explicitly links belief in the rule of law to belief in the sovereignty of God. Without grounding in either natural law or revealed law, our government has voted to alter the definition given to marriage for the purposes of Canadian civil law.....

“Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares: "The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the state." Despite the opinion of the justices of the Supreme Court and some members of Parliament and the Senate, the state has no authority to alter the fundamental meaning of marriage or to make the family a creature of the state.

No extension of terminology for legal purposes will change the reality only the committed union of a man and a woman carries, not only the bond of interdependency between the two adults, but the inherent capacity to bring forth children. 

 “The recognition and benefits associated with marriage around the world over the millennia have been rooted in the awareness that the dependency of children carries with it responsibilities and life-structuring commitments for the adults who are their parents. Other bonds of love and interdependency of commitment and mutual responsibility exist. They are not, however, the same as marriage. Crucial is the recognition at all levels in society, of the human rights and freedoms of all persons, organizations and groups who view marriage as the union of a man and a woman with the inherent capacity to bring forth children. 

 “In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary, marriage will be celebrated only as the union of a man and a woman. I appeal to everyone to uphold the true meaning of marriage. Provide support for those who are married and those who soon will be. Pray for the success of marriages, and celebrate the contribution marriage makes to our society by way of the family. We must persuade our government and the courts the course of action they have undertaken is misguided.....” 

Bishop Henry has been named in two complaints to Alberta’s Human Rights Commission in an attempt to silence him.