Archdiocese of Toronto celebrates 50 years of ShareLife: more must be done

It's fifty years since the Archdiocese of Toronto began its ShareLife annual campaign in support of diocesan works and to protect life. The annual fundraising efforts presently collects about $15,000,000. An anniversary Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica on August 22 by Cardinal Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto. It was 50 years ago that Archbishop Philip Pocock made the right decision to end the Catholic partnership with the United Way. The United Way was funding Planned Parenthood and Catholics are called to protect the unborn. Life is not our own but a gift from God. Pocock was not making a political statement. He was just giving public witness to our faith. ShareLife presently helps to fund 40 Catholic agencies that provide assistance to people not just in the Toronto area but also sound the world, even to those who aren't Catholic. So, let's celebrate the anniversary of ShareLife. However, we must also admit that much more has to be done to bring …