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Tag Archives: Damian Thompson
Did the Holy Father get a free ride from the BBC during his visit?
From Damian Thompson: The Times’s paywall is mysteriously down, so I nipped behind it and found a blog post from my former colleague the Rev George Pitcher, now the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Public Affairs. Writes George: I confess … Read More
Damian Thompson’s take on the Pope at Westminster
Damian Thompson offers some analysis. I found it reassuring that many of his points are in harmony with some of my thoughts. Here is some of with my E&C: How odd that it should be the Guardian that grasped the … Read More
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged "Nixon goes to China", Damian Thompson, Westminster
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17 Comments
Damian Thompson’s take on the music CD for the papal visit
Damian Thompson has rained vituperation down upon a music CD prepared in advance of the Holy Father’s visit to the UK. Papal visit CD: musical atrocities that make the Birdie Song sound like Mozart [I admit that I didn’t know … Read More
What has Summorum Pontificum done? Damian Thompson opines.
At three years of Summorum Pontificum the big question is: has it made any difference? Damian Thompson on Holy Smoke makes some mordant comments, much to our surprise, about the third anniversary of Summorum Pontificum, together with giving some good … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Damian Thompson, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
24 Comments
24 Comments
What’s up with the chaos surround Pope Benedict’s trip to England?
My friend Fr. Blake of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton has this observation about chaos surround Benedict XVI’s upcoming trip to England. Damian Thompson’s Spectator article on the Papal Visit is online. I tend not to believe in conspiracies but maybe … Read More
Bp. Moran of Aberdeen, Scotland, blocks an Extraordinary form Mass
From the blog Damian Thompson on a sad piece of news: A historic Latin Mass in the cathedral of the Orkney Isles… blocked by the Catholic bishop By Damian Thompson How sad to hear that plans to celebrate Mass in … Read More
“using the victims of clerical child abuse to fight internal political battles”
Some analysis from the UK by Damian Thompson with my emphases and comments: Some liberal Catholics are thinking: It’s payback time, Ratzinger! By Damian Thompson There is still no good evidence that Pope Benedict XVI is seriously implicated in the … Read More
Anglican Bishop swims
Damian Thompson has this over at his place: Excerpt: The former assistant Bishop of Newcastle, Paul Richardson, has been received into full communion with the Holy See, I am pleased to reveal. Richardson – also a former Anglican bishop in … Read More
Damian Thompson’s obervance of the 40th anniversary of the Novus Ordo
I see that Damian Thompson has his blade sharpened: My emphases and comments: November 30th, 2009 Happy 40th birthday, Novus Ordo! It is 40 years ago today since the New Mass of Paul VI was introduced into our parishes, writes … Read More
The Tablet’s Anglican Provision: No Popery!
The attacks on the Holy Father and his provisions for Christian Anglicans are getting worse… right on schedule. The liberals are having a grand mal twit. England’s ultra-dissenter fishwrap RU-486 (aka The Bitter Pill aka The Tablet) has this with … Read More
Posted in Green Inkers, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged Anglican Provisions, Benedict XVI, Damian Thompson, RU-486, The Tablet
40 Comments
40 Comments
WVC on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “To add to Fr. Kelly’s post, Diane Montagna has posted even more information. Trying to blame the pilgrims and the…”
