tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post1770886449941884915..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: + Rawsthorne +Roche +Drainey Stand up for Common SenseFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-90294468775351531242010-02-28T18:59:19.666+00:002010-02-28T18:59:19.666+00:00HOORAY !!!!! THE FIGHTBACK STARTS !!!HOORAY !!!!! THE FIGHTBACK STARTS !!!Zephyrinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179350648709554049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-16182325496511666812010-02-28T18:31:07.164+00:002010-02-28T18:31:07.164+00:00The problem is that many bishops and priests are r...The problem is that many bishops and priests are rendered powerless by the liberal laity they employ. If James is right about this, so much the better, so many diocesan employees value their jobs more than the Gospel.<br />Their Lordships should be commended on their staff.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-78980090480291345992010-02-28T18:04:36.469+00:002010-02-28T18:04:36.469+00:00It's a stance, but I dare say it is improbable...It's a stance, but I dare say it is improbable that it will succeed. A judge’s role is not to make law, but to uphold and apply the laws made by Parliament. I can't see how a Judge could possibily rule against the unambiguos decision of parliament in this matter.Richard Witheringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-83831898419793086052010-02-28T17:18:18.201+00:002010-02-28T17:18:18.201+00:00Fr. Ray, have you seen the comments from James Pr...Fr. Ray, have you seen the comments from <a href="http://www.lovingit.co.uk/2010/02/well-done-catholic-care-catholic-adoption-agency.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lovingit+%28Catholic+and+Loving+it!%29" rel="nofollow"> James Preece</a>, who has stated that this is probably more to do with the lay people involved than the actualy Bishops? Your thoughts Father?tcfa.blogmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179042800291463261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-17077191129839558672010-02-28T16:26:30.552+00:002010-02-28T16:26:30.552+00:00Very encouraging news Father whether we win or los...Very encouraging news Father whether we win or lose. Precisely the response the Holy Father asked for. A great shame that my diocese decide to cave in without a fight and then dissentfully support it directly with mandated collections in every parish with the full and heartful support of the bishop!fidelisjoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126244525059161896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-3197690034978269262010-02-28T14:56:37.913+00:002010-02-28T14:56:37.913+00:00Thank God for bishops who are prepared to 'sta...Thank God for bishops who are prepared to 'stand up and be counted'. Well done! Praying for a successul outcome.<br /><br />Maybe others will follow suit with regard to the CSF Bill.Idle Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583960388335420573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-26917645040210834132010-02-28T13:43:59.804+00:002010-02-28T13:43:59.804+00:00Those of us who live in diocese whose Bishops have...Those of us who live in diocese whose Bishops have not publicly supported this action should write to them and ask them to do so.<br /><br />We must keep the momentum up on this otherwise it will just slip away as so often happens.Volpius Leoniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273209983337706262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-74275564355676340862010-02-28T13:11:11.842+00:002010-02-28T13:11:11.842+00:00Good to see these 3 Bishops standing up for the Ca...Good to see these 3 Bishops standing up for the Catholicity of Adoption services. The next fight is with Ed Balls and Co. and the CES. Will we have to pull out of schools in the same way that some have pulled out of adoption - because we cannot call them "Catholic" anymore. I agree with Fr. Aidan Nicholls' article in "The Catholic Heald". Spare a thought for those caught in the crossfire - the people employed in these agencies - This issue involves people's livlihoods.Simply Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243085915162723890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-42711466394638631122010-02-28T12:04:04.217+00:002010-02-28T12:04:04.217+00:00Well done those good and faithful Bishops. Let us...Well done those good and faithful Bishops. Let us all pray hard for their success.<br /><br />Nicolas Bellordsantoeusebiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032325567755620919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-74383160840900537042010-02-28T09:52:47.073+00:002010-02-28T09:52:47.073+00:00Yes, good news indeed. Thank you and well done you...Yes, good news indeed. Thank you and well done your Graces!<br /><br />The road ahead is long and hard but even a 1000 mile journey starts with one step! <br /><br />Perhaps other Bishops will now join this initiative and finally show a 'United Catholic Front' in E & W against the onslaught of secularism and culture of amoral relativism.<br /><br />Prayers assured and God Bless.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031618301013986930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-50761003791658136972010-02-28T09:41:33.657+00:002010-02-28T09:41:33.657+00:00HOOray!HOOray!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-16936832435559788522010-02-28T08:59:27.926+00:002010-02-28T08:59:27.926+00:00At last, indeed. The legal means are there to be u...At last, indeed. The legal means are there to be used by all. Let's pray that the bishops' challenge is successful at this level. I don't think they'd get much change out of the "Supreme" Court.<br />The deprivation suffered by children is as nothing in the face of those who would ram their morally bankrupt ideology through.<br />My prayers will be for the bishops and their lawyers today at Mass and through the week.<br />God bless their efforts.georgemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-46081626018835087942010-02-28T08:52:50.815+00:002010-02-28T08:52:50.815+00:00Well, yes, thanks be to God for the stand these Bi...Well, yes, thanks be to God for the stand these Bishops have taken. I applaud them. But an opportunity has been missed. The CSF Bill could have been used to draw attention to the fact that there is a culture in the UK which does not accept Catholics as citizens with equal rights. What we have is a situation in which it is fine for homosexuals to live by their beliefs and abortionists to live by their beliefs, but not fine for Catholics to live by their beliefs. We are a persecuted people, and the UK Government must be shown, whether they know it or not (and I suspect they do) to be actively engaging in this persecution.English Pastornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-1339470918960735072010-02-28T01:32:17.799+00:002010-02-28T01:32:17.799+00:00At last, thank God for them indeed :)At last, thank God for them indeed :)Volpius Leoniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273209983337706262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-80089704375826365582010-02-27T23:36:28.054+00:002010-02-27T23:36:28.054+00:00Thanks for posting that Fr - I thought it deserved...Thanks for posting that Fr - I thought it deserved some coverage on a much-read blog!Frhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452381203940231150noreply@blogger.com