The UK really truly is a lost cause in so many ways, totally beyond saving. At this point, it seems clear there is no longer a solid assurance that there can be successful recourse to Parliament, or the local Councils, or the Police, or the various Ministries of the UK Gov't for something like this. "Confession Reporting Laws" like this …
The UK really truly is a lost cause in so many ways, totally beyond saving. At this point, it seems clear there is no longer a solid assurance that there can be successful recourse to Parliament, or the local Councils, or the Police, or the various Ministries of the UK Gov't for something like this. "Confession Reporting Laws" like this are admittedly dodgy and impractical to monitor or enforce, but the principle here transcends the particulars.
If we live in a "New Apostolic Age" then we need to accept the fact that it will likewise come with the persecution that accompanied the original. Attempting to cleverly litigate ourselves out of the Way of the Cross is not sustainable in the long run.
What graces would flow from Our Triumphal Lord to his faithful if +Nichols and +McMahon would get up and make this public statement:
"We'd like this bill not to pass, but we know our opinion matters little, and it'll probably pass anyways. So be it. We will not obey the law. Me and my brother bishops and all the priests in the UK will defy the law both in principle and in practice. The Sacrament is inviolable."
The UK really truly is a lost cause in so many ways, totally beyond saving. At this point, it seems clear there is no longer a solid assurance that there can be successful recourse to Parliament, or the local Councils, or the Police, or the various Ministries of the UK Gov't for something like this. "Confession Reporting Laws" like this are admittedly dodgy and impractical to monitor or enforce, but the principle here transcends the particulars.
If we live in a "New Apostolic Age" then we need to accept the fact that it will likewise come with the persecution that accompanied the original. Attempting to cleverly litigate ourselves out of the Way of the Cross is not sustainable in the long run.
What graces would flow from Our Triumphal Lord to his faithful if +Nichols and +McMahon would get up and make this public statement:
"We'd like this bill not to pass, but we know our opinion matters little, and it'll probably pass anyways. So be it. We will not obey the law. Me and my brother bishops and all the priests in the UK will defy the law both in principle and in practice. The Sacrament is inviolable."