Scottish Catholic Observant

Comments on Catholic strife, or is it life? Pope St Pius X told his Secretary of State (but in Italian, of course): "The politics of the Church is: we don't do politics!" Unfortunately, sometimes we may have to.

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

The Irish Referendum: on Bishops not Marriage

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The result of the Irish referendum on so-called “same-sex marriage” was entirely predictable and had been for some considerable time. T...
Monday, 17 August 2015

Pope Paul VI and the Loch Ness Monster

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Bishop Stephen Platten, associate Anglican bishop in the Diocese of London and Southwark, had a Credo piece in The Times on Saturday, Augus...
Wednesday, 8 July 2015

The Fish Wrap

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The National Catholic Reporter has invited its readers to celebrate 30 years of its reporting (that is exploitation) of the sex abuse scand...
Thursday, 23 April 2015

1916: Generals Maxwell & Wilson Two of a Kind

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Generals Maxwell & Wilson Two of a Kind Oh! you would bring me to your Queen, low at her feet to kneel, Crave mercy from her st...
Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Good Pope John consecrated Bishop

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Tomorrow is the 90th anniversary of Good Pope John (now St Pope John) being ordained Bishop as titular Archbishop of Areopolis consequent u...
Wednesday, 18 February 2015

A Spanish take on the problems of Rangers Football Club (RIP)

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This Blog is, of course, dedicated to serious comment on matters of Faith, the Catholic Faith. Naturally, from time to time I, like any- and...
Saturday, 14 February 2015

Consistory of November 24, 2007

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In the Tablet this weekend it wrongly states that Cardinal Brady was created cardinal at the 2003 consistory. I know that that is not correc...
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Waited until I had celebrated my 53rd birthday before I ventured abroad, to Rome. Fell in love with the Eternal City, especially Citta del Vaticano.
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