June 26, 2006

24-Jun-06. Gambling edict splits schools. Calgary Herald, B1.

As Calgary Catholic schools defy an order from Bishop Fred Henry this week to abolish gambling-based fundraising, Lethbridge schools vow they will continue to follow his edict. Lethbridge is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary led by Henry. David Keohane, superintendent of the Holy Spirit Catholic School District which encompasses Lethbridge and surrounding area, says Henry’s position reflects that taken in a position paper called The False Eden of Gambling, backed by Alberta’s bishops as a group.