Comments on: Hiltz urges prime minister to support Bill C-262 https://anglicanjournal.com/hiltz-urges-prime-minister-support-bill-c-262/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:31:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Allan Pearson https://anglicanjournal.com/hiltz-urges-prime-minister-support-bill-c-262/#comment-3843 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:31:03 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=152756#comment-3843 Why is the Arch-Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada getting involved in a political issue? The UN declaration has nothing to do with the Christian Faith and therefore is not a religious matter and should be of no concern to the Arch-Bishop.

The ACoC is a registered charity and as such is legally prohibited from political lobbying. This public statement could easily be interpreted as political lobbying (it is obviously meant to influence the Government of Canada to effect changes to it’s laws). The potential consequence of this is that the ACoC could forfeit its registered charity status. If this were to happen than the ACoC would no longer be able to issue tax receipts for the donations and plate offerings it receives, mostly from Parishioners. This makes one wonder if the Arch-Bishop has the basic ability to continue to lead the ACoC?

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