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Ofsted chief says they have ‘no anti-faith bias’, but does she have anti-Protestant leanings?

Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman gave a speech yesterday evening entitled 'The Ties that Bind', which concerned the need for a little more 'muscular liberalism' in education. She spoke at the think-tank Policy Exchange, and gave a spirited defence of…

If Irish Catholic hospitals are forced to perform abortions, the Roman Catholic Church should close every one of them

June 14, 2018
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Well, that didn't take long, did it? ‘Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hit out at socialist parties and groups in the Dáil, accusing them of wanting to “turn religious people into…

Pope Francis: “There is no hell; there is the disappearance of sinful souls”

April 2, 2018
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In the continuing assessment of whether or not the Pope is Catholic, the latest doctrinal confusion comes (again) from a statement reported by Eugenio Scalfari in La Repubblica. When asked…

The Church of England should welcome Methodists into the fold of the historic episcopacy

February 8, 2018
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This is a guest post by the Rev'd Marcus Walker, who was Deputy Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome until January 2018. He is to be Rector of the…

If the Pope can honour a pro-abortion activist, why not bless Durex?

January 15, 2018
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It is being widely reported that Pope Francis has bestowed the title of Commander in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great upon pro-abortion activist Lilianne Ploumen, sometime…

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Reformation 500: Vatican postage stamp commemorates Luther and Melanchthon

November 24, 2017
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The Vatican has issued a postage stamp to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. At the foot of the cross, Martin Luther holds the Bible (the fons et origo…

Reformation 500: we are all Protestants now

October 31, 2017
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‘Reformation’ is an awkward word; so, of course, is ‘Protestant’. Both terms convey a sense of theological unity or ecclesial uniformity wrapped in a righteous evangelical zeal, when, in fact,…

COMECE: Roman Catholics should support EU integration

October 18, 2017
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COMECE is the Roman Catholic Church in the European Union (the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community). Its mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek…

Filial Correction: laity who are more Catholic than the Pope

September 27, 2017
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The Pope of Rome hath erred. So, of course, hath the Pope of Alexandria, the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and we mustn't forget the Pope of the Christian Palmarian…

If it’s the “so-called Islamic State”, why is Mohammed not the “so-called Prophet”?

September 18, 2017
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The BBC and Channel 4 News appear to have a policy of referring to the ISIS/ISIL/Daesh as the "so-called Islamic State". Senior BBC News Producer David Waddell has explained why…

If a bigot can’t be PM, why should one be allowed to become an MP?

September 7, 2017
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Jacob Rees-Mogg walks into a TV studio. Grand Inquisitor Piers Torquemorgan has wheeled out his rack; his beatific assistant Susanna Reid has greased up the Judas cradle. Heresy is not…

Our Lady of Brexit? Why not consecrate the UK to the Immaculate Heart of Mary?

August 3, 2017
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It has been announced that Scotland is to be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary "for the first time". It is believed that the act will set Scotland apart…

Protect the Pope? Francis is “destroying the Catholic nature of the Church”

July 19, 2017
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'Protect the Pope' was a blog established in 2010 by the Rev'd Nick Donnelly, a kindly, humble and intelligent deacon in the Roman Catholic Church (and the second-nicest Catholic in…

Justin Welby is not a heretic, he’s a very faithful Anglican

May 15, 2017
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In the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Westminster there is a list of Archbishops of Canterbury which chronicles the centuries of communion between the popes of Rome and the chief pastors…

As Gavin Ashenden leaves the Church of England, the Ordinariate circles like a vulture

March 18, 2017
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"I thought you'd already gone through the exit door a long time ago. Unless you actually want to stay and fight?" tweeted the Rt Rev'd Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden,…

The Church of England should not tear itself apart over homosexuality and same-sex marriage

February 14, 2017
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The General Synod of the Church of England is due to 'take note' (or not) of the Bishops' report ‘Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations.’ In the…

Archbishops call on Queen to repent of being Supreme Governor of the Church of England

January 18, 2017
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In this 500th anniversary year of an obscure monk called Martin Luther banging his 95 Theses onto the door of Castle Church in Wittenburg, the event which history marks as…

Church denounces Austria’s ‘far-right’ Norbert Hofer for campaign poster invoking God

October 26, 2016
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Norbert Hofer is the presidential hopeful of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) in the forthcoming election (which is being re-run in December owing to previous electoral irregularities). The Freedom…

With the gift of a crozier, Pope Francis recognises and affirms the episcopal jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury

October 9, 2016
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You can read too much into a symbol, especially if it signifies a deep spiritual longing or portends some prophetic fulfilment. What to one person is just the rain, to…

Muslims flock to Mass to show solidarity and compassion

August 1, 2016
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Praying before a blasphemous icon of another Jesus, standing in the shadow of a sacrificial cross which they deny, beneath the dome of a cathedral church steeped in idolatry,…