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I don't really have any comment to make about this article in The Guardian other than that it is interesting. I thought you might be interested too.
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No because Protestantism has got over it-except for some of the Plymouth brethren and Presbyterian Reformed churches that still harp on about Rome and seem to overlook secularisiation.
For example Bill Muehelenberg,a proddy regualrly praises the Catholic stance on prolife issues and morals,whilst saying that he personally may not follow some of the beliefs he does seem to have genuine respect for catholics. Although i note that he is trying to a view that social justice is not aprt of the Faith. -Americanisms perhaps.
The amazing fact is that Catholicism was existent in Brtain for 600 years before Henry went rampant and destroyed its fabric in the 16 century. It was the foundation and fabric of the society and kings of England, all crowned in Westminster Abbey and since. So it is less than 500 years that the renegade Anglicans have been the main Communion, but in that time Catholics have been expunged and persecuted physically. But it is the anti-catholic media and the general feeling agains the Church that is quite evident in the UK.
How is that parliament will still not revoke the Act of Succession even though at least three times in recent years MPs have brought in member's Bills to stop it. But after a First reading the whole issue comes to a halt suddenly. |Why? Must be pressure. At least three prominent members of the Conservative party in last parliament, who were Catholics, were mainly silent and I was told by one of them, that we just have to wait, its all historical.
But the discrimination against catholics still goes on despite the European Human Rights Act - why, why no challenge in the Courts to this?
But with 5 million out of 60 million, Catholics are a minority. The anglicans basically are non-believers who couldn't care less, unless it is a matter of getting into a primary school or having a baptism or marriage or funeral.
The fact is - Britain is basically an agnostic state that has lost the faith of its primary missionary, Augustine and the courage of its great saints, Edward the Confessor, a'Beckett and Thomas More.
Sad state of affairs that Benedict is about to visit.
The amazing fact is that Catholicism was existent in Brtain for 600 years before Henry went rampant and destroyed its fabric in the 16 century.
Indeed. Of England it was once said:
O England great cause thou hast glad for to be
Compared to the land of promise Sion
To be called in every realm and region
The Holy Land, Our Lady's Dowry ...
The flower of English Catholicism bloomed bountifully in the lives of St. Thomas More and other English luminaries.
May God grant that someday it blooms again.
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