Another interesting article in the Catholic papers this week ...

I wonder if anyone has had a chance to look at the Catholic Herald this week. There is another very interesting article that you may like to look at. One of our prominent bishops, Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue, Bishop of Lancaster asks if the English Church has lost its way.

In his book, Fit for Mission? - Church, Bishop O'Donoghue lists the following points as evidence;

Vatican II: Ignored

Vocations: In decline

Bishops: Playing it safe

Catechism: Dismissed

Liturgy: Politicised

Laity: Forgetting God

Strong words. I'd be interested to hear your views.

His conclusion is that Catholics must act courageously in order to rediscover their mission

Follow the link to read more about the article in this week's Catholic Herald.

A worrying situation ...

I see from an article in this week's Catholic Herald that moves are afoot to restrict the right of Catholic doctors to refuse to refer women for abortions. According to the article by Simon Caldwell, currently about one in four doctors are now refusing to sign consent forms on moral grounds. It is expected that this proposal will be passed by the BMA's policy-making body on Thursday.

On Tuesday Archbishop Peter Smith of Cardiff spoke out about this proposal saying, that the "right of conscience is a fundamental human right"

It is important to mention that it is not only Catholic doctors who feel strongly about this but they are also supported by doctors of other Christian denominations as well as Jewish and Muslim doctors and some who have no religious faith.

If you have missed your copy of the paper this week, you'll find a link to the article here.

If any new readers of this blog missed the earlier post about the baby who underwent surgery in the womb please follow the link to read about this amazing story.