Another imponderable
The Telegraph tells us
In a move designed to stress a commitment to the Catholic Church, the Coalition has decided that the former Conservative MP would represent a suitably high-profile appointment.
Why does the Coalition want to stress a commitment to the Catholic Church? Seriously – why? The Lib-Dems have no particular love for religion in general or the Catholic church in particular, that I know of, and the Tories are more likely to be friendly to the Church Established, aren’t they? And right at this current immediate now point in time, the Catholic church is not looking like a particularly respectable institution, so why does the Coalition want to stress a commitment to it? It’s a nasty child-raping law-avoiding self-protecting gang that considers itself “holy” and somehow in cahoots with “God” – so what is it about the Catholic church that the Coalition wants to stress a commitment to?
I would love to know.
Iono – but I do appreciate getting rid of Widdecombe.
And just imagine whenever the UK does anything to upset the Popester, <em>she’s</em> the one who’ll be called in for a stern talking to.
Can I just be the first to write antidisestablishmentarianism needs defeating now!
As for the catholic church – its like any other large money filled organisation -it gets more of a say in government than the voters do. How many bishops get to be in the House of Lords? Why?
Why can the City of London – representative of foreign companies seeking tax breaks in London have a right to see the Queen within 7 days of demanding a chat, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer within 10 days?
Me , I get to vote once every 5 years and a few standard letters in response to my own, and perhaps a chance to wait at a ‘surgery’ while business get priority over voters!
Yes, there was a time when the Church of England was described as ‘the Tory Party at prayer’. But more recently, the CofE has been too liberal for its taste – Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, wanted reconciliation to be the theme of the national service after the Falklands conflict, where Thatcher just wanted triumphalism, and she never forgave him, and obedient Tories have suspected Anglicans of being hippies ever since. Many agreed with Widdecombe that women really should not be priests – the reason she became a Catholic. And they like the Catholic church’s more obvious urge to discriminate against homosexuals.
The Lib Dems aren’t so obviously Catholic, though some individuals are. But they don’t get much of a say if it wasn’t written in blood in the coalition agreement.
Actually, I’d dare take Sili one step further and argue this might actually be one of the few bits of political brilliance by this coalition in that it’s basically kicking the woman deep into the political long grass. Surely that’s a lot better than giving her a seat in the House of lords which would unfortunately be the alternative.
Sheer cunning – the choice was between a job down a corridor where they would see her every day and one in Italy.
Can I just be the first to write antidisestablishmentarianism needs defeating now!
As for the catholic church – its like any other large money filled organisation -it gets more of a say in government than the voters do. How many bishops get to be in the House of Lords? Why?
Why can the City of London – representative of foreign companies seeking tax breaks in London have a right to see the Queen within 7 days of demanding a chat, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer within 10 days?
Me , I get to vote once every 5 years and a few standard letters in response to my own, and perhaps a chance to wait at a ‘surgery’ while business get priority over voters!