Catholic Civil Rights League

Catholic Civil Rights League
AbbreviationCCRL
Formation1985
TypeReligious organizations based in Canada
Legal statusactive
Purposelobbying, courts, and media relations
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
Region served
Canada
Official language
English
French
WebsiteOfficial website

The Catholic Civil Rights League is a Canadian lay Catholic organization which makes statements in the media about Catholicism and which lobbies the government and takes part in court cases to advocate policies in line with its interpretation of Catholic teachings. The CCRL has played a prominent role in Canadian social debates surrounding abortion, same-sex marriage and prostitution, where it has argued from a social conservative standpoint, in line with Catholic social teaching. The organization works closely with other Catholic organizations on social issues that matter for the Church.

The group was formed in 1985 to counter anti-Catholic sentiment, which had increased when the Ontario provincial government had extended funding to Catholic secondary schools.[1]

  1. ^ "New RC group to fight anti-Catholicism." Oziewicz, Stanley. The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. 12 Mar 1985: M.1.