Saturday, 29 December 2018

The BBC Murders

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This Christmas has seen a television "adaptation" of an Agatha Christie novel , the ABC Murders , by one Sarah Phelps. Some would...
Friday, 28 December 2018

It's a wonderful life

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One of the most popular Christmas films ever is "It's a wonderful life" telling the story of George Bailoglio, of Buenos Aires...
Wednesday, 26 December 2018

Did Jesus come to save reindeer?

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Since it is Christmas, we asked some of our favourite Catholics to tell us which Christmas carols they would be singing at Mass this year....
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Sunday, 23 December 2018

#AskCardinalDolan

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The great Cardinal Dolan has been inviting questions on Twitter with the hashtag #AskCardinalDolan. We are pleased to present some edited h...
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Saturday, 15 December 2018

Brexodus 15: Maysis winneth a vote

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Continued from Chapter 14. 1. So Jacob Gogg-Magogg sought eight and forty men who would write letters against Maysis, the leader of the Co...
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Monday, 10 December 2018

Cardinal Napier "less Catholic than Ian Paisley"

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Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM was once a reasonably orthodox Catholic, but his history may be regarded as the Rake's Progress in 3 par...
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Sunday, 2 December 2018

2013 and all that (part 1)

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With apologies to W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman. Pope Francis, a humble pope. In 2013 Pope Benedict surprised everyone by resigning as po...
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Saturday, 17 November 2018

Brexodus 14: Maysis maketh a deal

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Continued from Chapter 13 1. For four months after the departure of King David Davis and Bo-sis the son of John, the mighty leader May-s...
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Friday, 16 November 2018

U.S. bishops vote not to reject Satan

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In an 83 to 137 vote (with 3 abstentions), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have voted not to reject Satan. The question ...
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Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Vatican revives the Index Librorum Prohibitorum

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It gives us great pleasure to announce that the Vatican has revived the Index Librorum Prohibitorum of publications deemed heretical, or co...
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Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Stop teasing poor Massimo

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Egg on face time for Professor Massimo "Beans" Faggioli, the world's greatest theologian, as he was caught by a practical joke...
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Monday, 5 November 2018

Time to run screaming from the church

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We've reached the knockout stage of the World Cup of Bad Hymns . Once again, some prize specimens have been eliminated, such as: I, th...
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Friday, 2 November 2018

I invented Fr James Martin

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All right, my secret is out. As revealed by the formidable @lamblock, the character "Fr James Martin LGBTSJ" doesn't really ex...
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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

The 10 Commandments of Pope Francis

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1. I am the Lord Francis, successor of Jesus Christ (in the words of the prophet Napier, the Vatican News, and others). Thou shalt obey me...
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Sunday, 28 October 2018

I wants to make your flesh creep

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Sixteen wonderfully appalling works remain for Round 3 of the World Cup of Bad Hymns . Some surprises to me, at least, in that we have lost...
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Thursday, 25 October 2018

What do the yoof really want?

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As the Yoof Synod continues on its merry way, we have asked some of the participants to explain what the Yoof really want, as they are obvio...
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