All indications are that the message Benedict XVI came to the U.K. to deliver has been music in the ears of the Cameron government.
In remarks today in Birmingham, where Benedict XVI will beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, Cameron is planning to thank the pontiff for compelling the British people to “sit up and think,” according to extracts of his speech provided to reporters.
“Faith is part of the fabric of our country. It always has been and it always will be,” Cameron will say, according to those extracts.
“As you, your Holiness, have said … faith is not a problem for legislators to solve … but rather a vital part of our national conversation. And we are proud of that,” Cameron will say.
In reality, a meeting of the minds between Cameron and Benedict should not be terribly surprising, given that the “Big Society” has a Catholic pedigree.
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All indications are that the message Benedict XVI came to the U.K. to deliver has been music in the ears of the Cameron government.
In remarks today in Birmingham, where Benedict XVI will beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, Cameron is planning to thank the pontiff for compelling the British people to “sit up and think,” according to extracts of his speech provided to reporters.
“Faith is part of the fabric of our country. It always has been and it always will be,” Cameron will say, according to those extracts.
“As you, your Holiness, have said … faith is not a problem for legislators to solve … but rather a vital part of our national conversation. And we are proud of that,” Cameron will say.
In reality, a meeting of the minds between Cameron and Benedict should not be terribly surprising, given that the “Big Society” has a Catholic pedigree.
Read it all.