Catholics and the Culture Wars
There is a huge lack of engagement with the serious cultural issues society faces today from a Catholic perspective. As I blogged recently , engaging with these ideas and leading the way forward is the job of our bishops, however, apart from a tiny vocal minority, we hear only silence. This is once again true with respect to the recent Jacob Rees-Mogg interview . Both Bishop Egan Well done Jacob Rees-Mogg! Thank you so much for standing up for Catholics and clearly yet gently proclaiming the teaching of Christ. — Bishop Philip Egan (@BishopEgan) September 6, 2017 ...and Bishop Davies have spoken out supporting the Conservative MP's Catholic line on abortion and same sex marriage amid a storm of vitriol from all corners suggesting Catholics are not fit for public office. From everywhere else, Westminster and Southwark included, (so far) silence. Dan Hitchens found the most interesting dimension to JRM's public profession of faith – as with the rage against Tim Farro...