What A Fortnight!

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The Cardinal goes to Rome to tell and be told - fortuitously, he leaves a day or two before Damian Thompson breaks the story about the giant and growing fissure in the trad community in England and Wales; but before the anti-trads can take advantage, the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton seems to decide to attack systematically a great swathe of orthodox Catholic belief.
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We've still a couple of days of preparation before Christmas: perhaps we (a royal we, this one)ought to examine our consciences and work out how much of this is our fault. How often have I prayed for Bishops, that they might dutifully lead God's Church? How often have I criticised them behind their backs instead of praying for them? When have I made excuses for inadequately prepared celebrations of the TLM instead of praying in advance for the poor priests who are doing their best but are not quite there yet? Might my loving my fellow creatures help make the world a better and holier place?

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Meanwhile, here is an example of neighbourliness, trust, concern for those who suffer, and recycling!