Monday Sept 18th
Radio interview on BBC Asian Network. In Britain, I detect a "let's move on" feel to the discussion re the Pope, and a dislike among Muslims of being identified with shouting crowds in Pakistan, burning of churches on West Bank, etc. But alas I fear that this is not the case in much of Asia etc and Islamic activists who fomented all this anger have much for which they must take responsibility - they must now try to minimise harm by emphasising Pope had no intention to offend, speech should be read as a whole, whole message of lecture was to remind all of requirement to place use of human reason at the service of good religious dialogue....

After radio interview (carried out in cramped conditions at home, as Jamie in next room tried to struggled via telephone to get crucial internet connection mended) , hurried out to local library to try to work on computer there. Not possible: OAPs all using computers as part of helpful local community initiative in training..... went to Internet Cafe near station. Have half an hour in which to write column for Cath Times....