tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post3140045976846204523..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: "THE BISHOPS WILL NOT LISTEN TO US AND ARE DESTROYING THE CHURCH"Richard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-8394238271314770762011-03-13T23:14:32.175+00:002011-03-13T23:14:32.175+00:00P.S. I just ordered the book...P.S. I just ordered the book...Webmaster Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145929812952678326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-70965289983412040542011-03-13T23:05:06.932+00:002011-03-13T23:05:06.932+00:00Richard -
thanks for clearing that up. As someon...Richard - <br /><br />thanks for clearing that up. As someone who worked in England for many years and "suffered" the usual jokes about close personal familiarity with sheep, I think we can sometimes be a little too "ultra-pc."<br /><br />Such comments were water off a duck (or taffy's) back and I took them in good humour when they were meant as such (i.e. without nastiness, snears or really personal digs).<br /><br />As I said to the gent who made the issue over it, I don't keep a list of Jewish names to double-check because I do not feel that it is necessary (perheps he does?), nonetheless, on matters of religion I believe as a Catholic that anti-Semitism is as wrong and dangerous as philo-Semitism.<br /><br />Our ultimate aim must be the conversion of the Jews (and the Hindus, Muslims, Protestants, Atheists and lapsed Catholics), for the sake of Our Lord Jesus Christ and true Catholic Charity.<br /><br />Some might say that is philo-semitism, some might say that is anti-semitism. It is neither. It is just good old fashioned Catholicism.<br /><br />When I say I want the Hindus converted, it is not because I particularly love Hindus, nor because I particularly hate Hindus. I view their religion as false, I view them as human beings, with immortal souls that need (as I know I do) the help of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and the Confessional.<br /><br />The need for the conversion of Hindus is as much a fact as the need for my body to have food and water. It is not an "angle," it is not a "fad." It is a cold, harsh fact of life.<br /><br />Such should be our basis of dealings with all men, of all creeds.<br /><br />Neither "pc" fear, nor "huggish" love, just absolute Catholic Charity out of the love of their immortal souls.<br /><br />Phew.Webmaster Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145929812952678326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-64682265305032693682011-03-13T21:03:29.932+00:002011-03-13T21:03:29.932+00:00A Mr Dafydd John commenting on my post that was fe...A Mr Dafydd John commenting on my post that was featured on the blog 'Catholic and Welsh' (confusing this)accuses me of nasty anti-semitism because of my comment regarding Harry Coen and the fact that it was a "good old Irish name".<br />Well, I am not an anti-semite, the comment was a casual one and is of a type that has been used in my family for eons. It is a weak joke, I'll give Mr John that,and is based on the apparent incongruity of finding a person with a name of such apparent Jewish origin in a Catholic post. The name could just have easily been Rachmaninov or Tchaikowsky or, even Jones except that it would have been even less funny.<br />I do find it mildly humorous just as if it was announced that the editor of the Jewish Chronicle was a Mr Goronwy Rees-Llewllyn.I would still make the comment about it being a good old Irish name.<br />I can think of some anti semitic actions but mild jokes don't really enter into the same category.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-2690559405868977762011-03-12T15:16:43.875+00:002011-03-12T15:16:43.875+00:00This is such a tragedy. This has happened in the ...This is such a tragedy. This has happened in the U.S in many places as well. Just remember that Christ has promised that evil will never triumph over His Church. I have great hope for the future of the Catholic Church - at least here in New Orleans because of the fine group of seminarians that our archdiocese has now. They are being trained with deep reverence for the Blessed Sacrament and in faithful obedience to the Magisterium. Let us continue to pray for the Church worldwide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-11671903735805200392011-03-09T22:22:31.369+00:002011-03-09T22:22:31.369+00:00By coincidence, I came across the following while ...By coincidence, I came across the following while tidying my old blog on Sunday:<br /><br />http://theundercroft.blogspot.com/2006/11/lux-perpetua-luceat-eis.htmlAnagnostishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706938507885553293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-77486923073801582762011-03-08T22:37:39.847+00:002011-03-08T22:37:39.847+00:00Alice Thomas Ellis - a voice in the wilderness. So...Alice Thomas Ellis - a voice in the wilderness. Sorely missed by all Catholics concerned at the state of the church today.Aduliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534730218402742905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-42565557721625257782011-03-08T21:58:25.682+00:002011-03-08T21:58:25.682+00:00A wonderful post. I have linked to it. Thanks Rich...A wonderful post. I have linked to it. Thanks Richard.Webmaster Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145929812952678326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-89892894051775789782011-03-08T04:02:28.784+00:002011-03-08T04:02:28.784+00:00Let's face it, the last 50 years in the Church...Let's face it, the last 50 years in the Church have been a monumental waste of time - except insomuch as we'll learn from all the mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-36988742586478582122011-03-07T22:27:38.725+00:002011-03-07T22:27:38.725+00:00Here in the U.S. we have many more bishops over a ...Here in the U.S. we have many more bishops over a wider area. With few bishops per capita in Britain, great damage can be done by only a few.Patrick Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014672329453331576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-47464064378998019752011-03-07T22:06:17.604+00:002011-03-07T22:06:17.604+00:00Hmmm,been reading several books on Archbishop Worl...Hmmm,been reading several books on Archbishop Worlock.Was Confirmed by him in Portsmouth after the re-ordering of the cathedral.I am afraid his legacy lives on in this part of the country.The show case of Vatican 2.Alice Thomas Ellis's words are very pertinent to today.A Catholic Comes Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090444350806953332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-89631766230849984722011-03-07T21:28:37.151+00:002011-03-07T21:28:37.151+00:00I enjoyed reading ATE's novels, and saw the ho...I enjoyed reading ATE's novels, and saw the house you describe on the TV show "Through the Keyhole". The statue in her kitchen was so massive and magnificent that you couldn't take your eyes off it. Regarding your earlier post, I must admit I very much like the film version of "The Quiet Man" (all the American "Oirishness" notwithstanding). Anything with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in it usually well worth watching....Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285355080459130149noreply@blogger.com