Joseph Martino must go!
Dissident Catholic trustee Joseph Martino must be defeated in the next school board election!
Dear Friend,
If you're a Catholic ratepayer living within the geographic boundaries of Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) Ward 1, or if you are a non-Catholic who has Catholic friends in Ward 1, we need your help.
Joseph Martino, who is the elected Trustee in that ward, has revealed himself to be gravely unfaithful to Catholic moral teaching on human sexuality.
In a shocking act of defiance against official Church teaching, Martino actually shut down recitation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by a delegate who was reading from Section 2357 of the Catechism!
Believe it or not, Martino condemned the words of the Catechism, disavowing them as "NOT PROPER".
He then warned the delegate that continuing to read from the Catechism could get him into trouble.
Martino's heretical outburst came after fellow trustee, Norm Di Pasquale, denigrated the Catechism's teaching on human sexuality, calling it "DANGEROUS".
Finally, Trustee Maria Rizzo capped off this rejection of the Catechism by describing the Church teaching as "NOT ACCEPTABLE".
Watch the shocking exchange on video from the November 11, 2020 board meeting by clicking HERE, or on the image below.
Can you believe this arrogance and open rebellion against the Church by a CATHOLIC school trustee?
Even if someone disagrees with Catholic sexual teaching, they cannot deny that Martino has violated his religious Oath of Office that all Catholic Trustees must swear to Toronto's Archbishop.
Nor can they deny that Martino is unfit to serve as a Catholic Trustee. Martino's Oath of Office states that he would "be faithful to the teachings of the Church".
Only one solution to this problem exists
If Cardinal Collins is reluctant to demand the resignation of this renegade, anti-Catholic Trustee, then faithful Catholics must vote Joseph Martino out at the next municipal election, which will be held in October 2022.
That's why we're sharing this video with you, to begin the work now of ensuring Martino's electoral defeat.
Please spread it far and wide to every Catholic parent, grandparent, uncle, aunt, etc. whom you know in Ward 1, and urge them to remember it when the 2022 school board election rolls around.
If you happen to be Catholic yourself, share the video with your pastor and parish community.
Please ask yourself this question: Does Joseph Martino have any business whatsoever serving as a Trustee, whose job, in part, is to ensure the faithful transmission of the moral teachings of the Catholic Church to Catholic students?
Please remember to share this video broadly. And remember that if Cardinal Collins doesn't force him to step down, then we must remove Joseph Martino in the October 2022 election.
If you're willing to help us with this unseating effort, perhaps by distributing literature in Ward 1, please email us HERE.
Sincerely,
Jeff Gunnarson
National President
P.S. Please be sure to pray for Martino's conversion, for the good of his own soul.
P.P.S. To view the boundaries of Martino's Ward 1 on a map, click here.