Monthly Archives: February 2018

The attraction of attraction

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Quentin

How attractive are you? The question was sufficiently important for The Times to publish two articles in January and to devote a leader to the issue. It appears that good looking people are more likely to be right wing than … Continue reading →

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The vulgar mob

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Quentin

In January this year President Trump presented his “Fake News” awards, The New York Times led the list. But fake news is all the rage: a modern phenomenon which seems to have been born at the last presidential election. And … Continue reading →

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Original Sin re-visited

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Quentin

A number of years ago I had my own website. It no longer exists because it cannot be hosted through my current internet provider. But I was looking through the old files this week when I came across the page … Continue reading →

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All Change

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Quentin

On February 11th , five years ago, Pope Benedict announced his resignation as Pope: “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald other, Pope Francis, Quentin queries | 17 Comments