Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Muslims offended by Fireman Sam

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Following the bizarre incident in which the Fireman Sam programme was found guilty of Islamophobic "hate crime" after one charac...
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Monday, 25 July 2016

Peter's Pence or the Mark of Kaine?

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Many of my American readers have asked me, "Eccles, how would a saved person vote in the forthcoming American presidential election?...
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Friday, 22 July 2016

Welcome to World Oldie Day

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As a special concession to Catholics who have passed the age of 30 and thus no longer feel that they count as "yoof", Pope Franci...
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Sunday, 17 July 2016

Vincent Nichols spells it out

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From: bigcheese@rcdow.org.uk To: serfs@rcdow.org.uk Dear Priests of the Archdiocese of Westminster, You have probably read in the Tabl...
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Thursday, 14 July 2016

Pokémon Go - catch those cardinals!

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Yes, it's the new game that's sweeping the Catholic Church - Pokémon Go! The rules are very simple: scattered around the world are 2...
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Sunday, 10 July 2016

Face East, young man, and dress properly

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Two news items have dominated the press this week: one Catholic, and one Anglican. A moral compass for priests. First, Cardinal Sarah, ...
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Monday, 4 July 2016

Chilcot report on the Reformation awaited

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This week sees the publication of Sir John Chilcot's long-awaited report on the Reformation in England. In 1553, Queen Mary appointed Ch...
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Sunday, 3 July 2016

The Sockpuppets of the Vatican

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One of the most curious cases that I ever encountered with my friend Sherlock Holmes took us to the eternal city of Rome. The Vatican! ...
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Pope says Catholics should apologise to the Jesuits

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In his latest aeroplane conversations, Pope Francis was asked whether he agreed with Cardinal "Rhino" Marx's recent suggestio...
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Saturday, 25 June 2016

The Book of Brexodus, Chapter 6

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Continued from Chapter 5. 1. So the children of Britain came finally to vote on whether they should remain in the land of EUgypt. 2. And ...
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Friday, 24 June 2016

Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols resign

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Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, offered their shock resignations today, fol...
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Wednesday, 22 June 2016

The Book of Brexodus, Chapter 5

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Continued from Chapter 4 1. So the great day approached, on which the children of Britain were to vote. Should they stay in EUgypt, or se...
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Tuesday, 21 June 2016

How to be a Good Pope 4

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Continued from Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 . As we have pointed out before, it is quite likely that one or two of our readers will end u...
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Monday, 20 June 2016

Baroness Warsi quits the Catholic Church

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In a stunning body-blow to the Catholic Church, Sayeeda Hussein Warsi, also known as Baroness Warsi, has announced that from now on she is j...
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