Unusual Gifts From The Pope’s Visit
When Blair was still an Anglican but took communion in a Catholic church, the then archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Basil Hume, wrote him a letter of reproach, saying that non-Catholics were forbidden to do so. Blair’s response to it was to suggest that Jesus Christ at any rate would have approved of his action – a clear rejection of ecclesiastical authority. I still suspect him of being a bit of a protestant fifth columnist in the Catholic fold…. Read more »