Orate pro anima Georgii Austin viri Venerabilis Ecclesiae Eboracensis quondam Archidiaconi necnon et Canonici Fidei quoque Catholicae propugnatoris qui nuperrime obiit. C A P D
A very happy and holy Name Day to all those splendid people whose Patron Saint is S Andrew! You don't need to be a Scotsman to have a devotion to S Andrew. His cultus is embedded also in the history of English Christianity in a way which goes back to the Roman origins of our Liturgy even before S Augustine had arrived off the shores of Kent. And it is most happily bound up with those heady days
PF believes that the crisis in the Church is to do with Clericalism. He will not blame homosexuality. My belief is that the crisis relates to Lust. And to disordered Lust. If an abusing priest is homosexually inclined, his problem is Homosexual Lust. If he is heterosexually inclined, his problem is Heterosexual Lust. I fail to see that there is very much practical difference between the two. I
I have been moved by the number of people who have sent me cards or prezzies and indications of appreciation. It is nice to be told that quite a lot of people find something of use in some of the things I write. I wish you all every grace and joy in the coming year.
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