The Media’s Misunderstanding on “Court of Matrimony” Of the Catholic Church <br/><br/>

Ontario, particularly Toronto, stands out as a multi-cultural and diverse society.  Every race and religion has its own set of ordinance and law.  For example, every diocese of the Catholic church, based on its Canon Law, has its marriage court, to verify whether the parishioners have taken The sacrament of Matrimony.  The principles of arbitration are based on free will, maturity of the mind and the commitment to conceive and raise their children.<br/><br/>

Some Muslims in Ontario take advantages of the Ontario Arbitration Act, make use of the Sharia to deal with the marriage matters of the Muslims.  Nevertheless, it aroused objections from the people who fight for the Rights of the women.  On September 11, in order to pacify the matters, the Premier of Ontario, Dalton MccGuinty, announced that the Ontario government will not support the marriage regulations established by the various races and religions.<br/><br/>

The media misunderstood that the Marriage Court of the Catholic Church was also affected.  As a matter of fact, the Catholic church has never used the Ontario Arbitration Act to deal with marriage cases.<br/><br/>

On September 13, the Archdiocese of Toronto announced that according to the tradition, the Roman Catholic Church absolutely respected the approach of the local courts in dealing with the arbitration of marriage.  Besides, the church is also uninvolved in matters relating to adoption and alimony.