with Humanae vitae, and invited all to "discover or rediscover" its message. Critics of the Winnipeg Statement saw the new document as counterbalancing what it called the "heretical" earlier statement. Also in 2008, Canadian bishops unanimously stated that they were opposed to the appointment of the abortion provider and pro-choice advocate Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada, directly quoting from the Compendium of Social Doctrine. Moreover, the bishops generally advocate pro-life views through the Catholic Organization for Life and Family, the official episcopal agency dedicated to life issues. See also Christian views on birth control References External links Canadian Bishops' Statement on the Encyclical "Humanae vitae" (the text of the Winnipeg Statement) Humanae vitae: Encyclical of Pope Paul VI on the Regulation of Birth Supporters Freedom and Responsibility, by Neil MacDonald Opponents Fifty Reasons Why The Winnipeg Statement Should be Recalled, by Vincent Foy The Rosarium of the Blessed Virgin Mary (website dedicated to retracting The Winnipeg Statement and exposing the consequences of contraception) Vehement denunciation of the Winnipeg Statement by John Corapi (video) History of Winnipeg Catholicism-related controversies Catholic theology of the body Catholic Church in Canada Political statements 1968 in Canada 1968 in Christianity 20th-century Catholicism Modernism in the Catholic Church 1968 documents