Wednesday, 4 January 2017

A training course for new popes

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Scene: the Vatican. Pope Francis is addressing a few selected younger cardinals. All the usual suspects are there: Schönbörn, Cupich, Farrel...
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Monday, 2 January 2017

Catholics of the Year

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The Anglican "Cranmer" blog awards a title of most inspirational (British) Christian of the Year , and this year it seems to have ...
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Saturday, 31 December 2016

Holy Father expected to resign soon

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This may shock some readers, but the man revered by millions of Catholics as their leader - the person who tells them what to think - is now...
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Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Father Boff is coming to town

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Yes, it's the time of year when that strange white-bearded old man, traditionally dressed in red, and in whom most grown-ups don't b...
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Monday, 26 December 2016

Everyone who disagrees with me is Satan

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When you're debating religious or political issues, I find that insulting your opponent is the best way to win the argument. For example...
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Saturday, 24 December 2016

The 12 Days of Christmas

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On the 12th Day of Christmas my true love sent to me Twelve new reforms, Eleven cricket-players, Remember, the laws may be broken after...
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Thursday, 22 December 2016

Pope Francis moves to Avignon

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January 7th 2017, St Raymond of Penyafort, Patron Saint of Canon Lawyers . St Raymond of Penyafort Not one of my favourite saints: for...
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Sunday, 18 December 2016

Francis is Redeemed

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As a blogger who endeavours to provide spiritual nourishment, I do regularly look at the writing of other satirists to see what the "co...
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Monday, 12 December 2016

The Vatican deploys its secret weapon

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Over now to the Vatican, where the pope's advisers are struggling with a deluge of demands for clear teaching and an end to fudging. The...
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Sunday, 11 December 2016

The Tablet seeks a new editor

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Yes, 2016 has proved a truly grim year. We lost Mother Angelica, Andrew Sachs, David Bowie, Terry Wogan (fill in your own names here), and n...
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Saturday, 10 December 2016

Pope Francis banned from Britain

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Following the Home Office's decision to ban the entry of three persecuted archbishops from Iraq and Syria (Sharaf of Mosul, Shamani of ...
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Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Fawlty Dogmas

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In memory of Andrew Sachs, we announce a remake of the popular comedy show Fawlty Towers with an all-star cast as follows: An all-star c...
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Christmas gifts for Catholics

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The chocolate Luther Give your loved one a statue of his or her favourite heretic, made entirely out of chocolate! Bodily nourishment as...
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Tuesday, 29 November 2016

New Vatican appointments

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The Vatican has announced a batch of urgent appointments as a response to the scandalous, cheeky, impudent, and impertinent request from th...
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