Aggressive secularist? Watch out for the Cardinals!

[Rum]

From the BBC at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13179851

Cardinal Keith O'Brien to criticise secularism

Cardinal Keith O'Brien Cardinal Keith O'Brien has made a reputation with his robust defence of traditionalist Christian teaching

The leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, will use his Easter message later to attack "aggressive secularism".

It was something Pope Benedict warned about on his state visit to Britain last year.

Cardinal O'Brien will say the enemies of Christianity want to "take God from the public sphere".

The cardinal has made a reputation for his robust defence of traditionalist Christian teaching.

But BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott says even by Cardinal O'Brien's standards his Easter sermon constitutes a vehement and outspoken attack on secularism and what he will describe as the enemies of the Christian faith in Britain and the power they currently exert.
Equality legislation

He will call on Christians of all denominations to resist the efforts of such people to destroy Christian heritage and culture.

In a reference to equality legislation preventing discrimination against homosexual people, Cardinal O'Brien will denounce what he claims is the way Christians have been prevented from acting in accordance with their beliefs because they refuse to endorse such lifestyles.

Cardinal O'Brien will remind his congregation at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh of the plea by the Pope that Christians of different denominations should rediscover their common ancestry to unite in resisting the sidelining of religion.

The Anglican archbishops of Canterbury and York, Dr Rowan Williams and Dr John Sentamu, are also due to deliver Easter messages on Sunday.

The Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, will speak of his hopes for peace in conflict-hit countries such as Libya, Syria, Afghanistan and Ivory Coast.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

[Atheist-Lite]

All I said is we should go orbital and nuke the Vatican from space.

[Feck]

All I said is we should go orbital and nuke the Vatican from space.

NO 'Zilla and I are planning a robbery don't nuke it !

[charlou]

"common ancestry" ... So it's a racial thing now?

Fuck off!

[Callan]

Yeah, bring it, priest.
We iz ready!

[JimC]

Reading between the lines, it is not just secularism he is worried about, but the fact that, increasingly, christianity is no longer the dominant religion, the one that was given the automatic prime position in western society. In the past, other religions (particularly Islam) were miniscule in their impact in countries like Britain.

No longer.

[Feck]

I like how he is calling on all Christians to band together .."Circle the wagons the forces of reason are coming !"

[Callan]

Reading between the lines, it is not just secularism he is worried about, but the fact that, increasingly, christianity is no longer the dominant religion, the one that was given the automatic prime position in western society. In the past, other religions (particularly Islam) were miniscule in their impact in countries like Britain.

No longer.

Now where on earth did I put my handkerchief?

Poor ickle tings. Still got poxy bishops in the House of Lords though.

[JimC]

Reading between the lines, it is not just secularism he is worried about, but the fact that, increasingly, christianity is no longer the dominant religion, the one that was given the automatic prime position in western society. In the past, other religions (particularly Islam) were miniscule in their impact in countries like Britain.

No longer.

Now where on earth did I put my handkerchief?

Poor ickle tings. Still got poxy bishops in the House of Lords though.

Will there be a demand, one day, for Imans to join the bishops?

[Dries van Tonder]

[egbert]

Has our friend, the Cardinal, explained just how it is that a handful of "aggressive secularists" are able to keep THE ALMIGHTY, ALL-POWERFUL out of the public square?

[Pappa]

In other news: Man in Silly Hat Talks Bollocks

[Feck]

OK BYE

[egbert]

OK BYE