27-Jun-06. ‘I’m asking them to confront a moral evil’. Calgary Herald, B1.

At a press conference on Monday, Calgary’s Bishop Fred Henry said he first asked the Calgary Catholic School District to wean itself from casino gambling seven years ago. Since then, his diocese, his parishes, the Catholic Women’s League, the Knights of Columbus and most Alberta school districts have renounced gambling revenue. Henry said it is his job as a bishop to ask his followers to confront a moral evil. He remained vague on what blacklisting might mean for casino-dependent schools but added that he will personally boycott any school where the parent council insists on raising gambling revenue.