...a Catholic newspaper this weekend highlighted on its front page the news "Journalist manages a day of total silence", and reported that I had remained silent in Westminster Cathedral from the 8am Mass to the 8pm Cathedral closure in order to pray for the success of the visit of the Holy Father...
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And let's all keep praying for the success of this visit...
On the same page of the paper, a rather peculiar speech by the Lefebvrist Dr Fellay is reported. He announces that the Pope is, at heart "a Catholic..." which strikes an odd note, and a somewhat grudging one. It seems to fit with the general attitude of the Lefebvrists: their first reaction, on the lifting of their excommunication, included an announcement that they had never accepted it anyway. It's not quite clear that they understand their position now. If, as seems possible, some do return and regularise their position, they're going to have something of a learning curve, as they slowly discover that the Holy Father, and his predecessor, have been Catholic all along, that it was the followers of poor Archbishop Lefebvre who lost the plot, not the successors of St Peter...and that the word that is needed is "Sorry" not "Let's negotiate".
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