Monthly Archives: May 2011

I beg leave to differ

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Quentin

From time to time this column looks to issues of authority in the Church. And rightly so, because the way it is exercised and the way it is received are enormously important for our future. The two extremes, and I … Continue reading →

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The safety of autocracy

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Quentin

“It is almost never when a state of things is the most detestable that it is smashed, but when, beginning to improve, it permits men to breathe, to reflect, to communicate their thoughts with each other, and to gauge by … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Quentin queries | 28 Comments

In the midst of life…

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Quentin

Now what was I going to write about in this column? I can’t remember – perhaps I have incipient Alzheimer’s. That’s the clue. Alzheimer’s was just what I planned to write about. (Forgive the gallows humour but people of my … Continue reading →

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The wickedest man

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Quentin

Perhaps the Today programme will create one of their lists by asking people to vote for the most wicked person of our time. I would expect Robert Mugabe and Osama Bin Laden to be hot contestants. Yet I saw a … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 15 Comments