tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post2159210550285400394..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Bill Gardner: an unscrupulous journalist Fr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-26804238847587440672013-09-11T16:11:27.383+01:002013-09-11T16:11:27.383+01:00Sorry to read the attack father. Prayers for you a...Sorry to read the attack father. Prayers for you and for Bill Gardner.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491084930433319172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-66880245822180934572013-09-08T22:49:31.289+01:002013-09-08T22:49:31.289+01:00May I offer a little support, Father, from the oth...May I offer a little support, Father, from the other bank of the Tiber? As an Anglican, I would have hoped that the vicar/rector of Saint Peter's would have been a little more supportive than he appears from the few words cited in the comments on your blog.<br /><br />That your charitable and realistic remarks should be turned against you by a hack on the local rag is sadly predictable. May I offer a small tip based on local experience in the midlands? A local fraudster ended up in court after several months of turning up at various churches, disturbing acts of worship and trying to scam money out of priests, ministers and worshippers with a wholly specious story of bereavement. The local newspaper, no less ready than the Argus to slag off the clergy, was predictably keen to leap on a law'n'order issue. Watch out for similar stories, and be ready to get yout unpriestly retaliation in!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365402242052425654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-38886026329080417762013-09-08T21:18:34.672+01:002013-09-08T21:18:34.672+01:00Hang in there, Father. We will keep praying for yo...Hang in there, Father. We will keep praying for you. God bless you, LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634839618917365334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-33982031253536293132013-09-08T18:34:26.580+01:002013-09-08T18:34:26.580+01:00Father,
You have a right to defend your character...Father,<br /><br />You have a right to defend your character, and as you're a priest you also need to think about the image of the Church.<br /><br />You really should consider legal redress, especially against the Telegraph and Mail - don't bother with the little man. You'll receive millions in compensation then you can give it all to the poor!<br /><br />If you do consider legal action tell your lawyer not to forget to focus on the comments in your original post. They show just how soft you are towards the poor and will highlight his wickedness.<br /><br />I'll be a witness in your defence. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133427380374795013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-40895887119743001772013-09-08T17:36:21.857+01:002013-09-08T17:36:21.857+01:00Dear Fr,
A vile, malicious, Diabolical attack, in...Dear Fr,<br /><br />A vile, malicious, Diabolical attack, indeed.<br /><br />Be assured of a Blogpost from me highlighting your rebuttal of these cruel calumnies.<br /><br />As our Beloved Saviour said: "Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in Heaven. For so they persecuted the Prophets that were before you".<br /><br />We stand with you.<br /><br />in DominoZephyrinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179350648709554049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-71317366881573053382013-09-08T16:53:50.124+01:002013-09-08T16:53:50.124+01:00Father, it's on Yahoo as well and is followed ...Father, it's on Yahoo as well and is followed by 600+ scurrilous comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-2483970645937466742013-09-08T12:29:09.564+01:002013-09-08T12:29:09.564+01:00Sandy: And let us member those members of the cler...Sandy: And let us member those members of the clergy who have been murdered whilst trying to help someone.Nicolas Bellordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063019108964247676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-54774226186019634952013-09-08T11:42:32.466+01:002013-09-08T11:42:32.466+01:00It think is worth pointing out that priests like F...It think is worth pointing out that priests like Fr Blake have to deal with people, poor or not, who are distressed and in need, and perhaps occasionally threatening, usually alone and at all hours and not in very safe buildings. In contrast statutory and voluntary agencies have purpose built offices, strict opening hours, referral criteria and support from other staff on hand in the event of a crisis. Keep up the good work Fr Blake. I will pray for you. <br /><br /> Sandy Grounderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362252452698646458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-25568391107497099992013-09-08T04:03:11.879+01:002013-09-08T04:03:11.879+01:00Father I've read both your original post and t...Father I've read both your original post and this fool's misrepresentation of your words. It's mind boggling. Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-69900017058922933242013-09-08T03:07:53.058+01:002013-09-08T03:07:53.058+01:00Your hard work tells us plenty about love of the p...Your hard work tells us plenty about love of the poor and love of God. Loving people does mean seeing them as they really are, though, and that's also what you do.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-68881772797556535622013-09-07T22:35:09.402+01:002013-09-07T22:35:09.402+01:00Do not worry, Fr Ray. Most people can see this for...Do not worry, Fr Ray. Most people can see this for what it is: an attack on your holiness and an attack on The Church. I suspect a Gay Mafia element here as well.<br /><br />We have reached the stage for some time in the UK where secularism and theology are speaking a remotely different language. You have simply fallen victim to this. Chin up.<br /><br />I've e-mailed Mr Gardner and put some reasonable points to him. You should, most certainly, sue The Argus for defamation of character. I'll contribute to your fund-raising......<br /><br />Bernadette.Oonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940598059910954164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-35550902225804826822013-09-07T20:17:11.536+01:002013-09-07T20:17:11.536+01:00You have my sympathy, Father, and my prayers.
Ni...You have my sympathy, Father, and my prayers. <br /><br />Nil illegitimi carborundum!<br /><br />(Wiki tells me that a wooden plaque bearing the phrase "Illegitimum non carborundum" sits prominently on the desk of US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner - Long live Dog Latin!) <br /><br />Londiniensishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310965192661014230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-61420004055602754612013-09-07T19:29:07.602+01:002013-09-07T19:29:07.602+01:00Fr.Ray, so sorry for that journalist's hateful...Fr.Ray, so sorry for that journalist's hateful response to your post. One has to wonder if it was deliberately untruthful or just plain ignorant. Either way, I am sorry for the response. Your article strikes a poignant chord. Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779583720679537825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-59490126810082915022013-09-07T18:21:31.171+01:002013-09-07T18:21:31.171+01:00SEPTEMBER'S
LIGHT
The light is
In the sun
O...SEPTEMBER'S <br />LIGHT <br /><br />The light is<br />In the sun<br />Of gold<br /><br />To warm you<br />When your thoughts<br />Grow cold.<br /><br />The light is<br />In the wafered<br />Moon<br /><br />Piercing pitch<br />A glorious<br />Boon.<br /><br />The light<br />Reflects in<br />Crystal snow<br /><br />Glittering<br />Mantle<br />Blanketing woe.<br /><br />The light is <br />Stagnant<br />In infants' souls<br /><br />Glistening water <br />Will deepen<br />Their shoals.<br /><br />The light is<br />In your flocks'<br />Flawed faces<br /><br />Waiting to<br />Heal from<br />Penanced graces.<br /><br />For you are robed<br />Royal- purpled<br />Unfurled…<br /><br />Chosen<br />September's<br />Light of the world!<br />Long-Skirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791967605782446951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-13298884830075202162013-09-07T17:44:56.093+01:002013-09-07T17:44:56.093+01:00If you were loved by the journalistic world, then ...If you were loved by the journalistic world, then it would be truly time to check your conscience.Irenaeus of New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417864023451617631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-35321510410708305352013-09-07T12:01:06.628+01:002013-09-07T12:01:06.628+01:00Hello Father. I saw the venemous articles about yo...Hello Father. I saw the venemous articles about your blog in a UK rag. I just thought I would visit your blog as the paper didn't see fit to post a link to your "Tirade". <br /><br />It seems that bashing the Catholic church is a very acceptable form of bigotry these days. The presstitutes would accept the levelling of whole nations in order to earn the right to continue spinning webs of deceit to the public. They are cowards who turn away when TPTB kill whole villages. They have failed the people of the UK utterly.<br /><br />The media today is so discredited that very few believe anything it spins. Of course you'll get people who have a deep rooted hatred for the Catholic church and they will give the media credence when it suits them.<br /><br />I think that Catholics are in for a hard time in the future. People today have no concept of Catholic persecution of the past. In France, Mexico and Spain Catholics were murdered wholsale by a common enemy which exists to this day. Even Catholic Ireland has blasphemy exhibition which centers solely on the mocking of Jesus and his blessed mother.<br /><br />The prayer to the immaculate heart of Mary gives me hope in these troubled times.<br /><br />Anyway, all I can say is that your blog is a great find. I will be sure to look in regularly and will bookmark your page. <br /><br />God bless father and thankyou for all that you do for the poor and thankyou for a wonderful blogs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />fraz1971https://www.blogger.com/profile/16605092741060893834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-23780959460562536522013-09-07T07:02:08.668+01:002013-09-07T07:02:08.668+01:00Fr Ray,
The telegraph published the following whi...Fr Ray,<br />The telegraph published the following which I sent them, in its comments section<br /><br />"The above article is based on a scurrilous article first published in The Argus in Brighton. I am sorry that the Telegraph saw fit to rep[rint it without checking facts. It greatly misrepresents what Father Blake wrote on his blog"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-51988588856077341132013-09-07T06:59:38.592+01:002013-09-07T06:59:38.592+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-75054780631592655682013-09-07T01:31:15.420+01:002013-09-07T01:31:15.420+01:00I was going to write saying that I had seen Father...I was going to write saying that I had seen Father Ray trying to drown a baby at the front of church one day and that he had managed to put water on the baby’s head three times before the family had been able to get it back off of the terrible priest, but then I thought that was silly and not worth doing. As an after thought it occurred to me that the journalist in question (or others) might, in their ignorance, take my comment seriously!<br /><br />A more profound thought has just occurred to me, though. That is, how thankful we should be that Father Ray Blake is a priest, since the fruit of his vocation is evident to those who have encountered him, or care to do just a like background work. And by the same token – if the quality of his journalism is anything to go by – how thankful we should be that Gardner ISN’T a priest!<br />Malvenuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400254883645309815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-54378217009798974412013-09-06T21:24:06.426+01:002013-09-06T21:24:06.426+01:00Be brave Father.
You are in my prayers
JimBe brave Father.<br />You are in my prayers<br />JimJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07913615216295077439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-76248571332753374262013-09-06T20:41:43.550+01:002013-09-06T20:41:43.550+01:00Prayers for you Father, and any other form of soli...Prayers for you Father, and any other form of solidarity you wish to call upon. Anagnostishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706938507885553293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-26948139490163060892013-09-06T17:34:13.177+01:002013-09-06T17:34:13.177+01:00You managed to get into the Telegraph this morning...You managed to get into the Telegraph this morning, Father. The headline looked pretty lurid, but reading the article I would be surprised if most Telegraph readers didn't agree with you.johnfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233791349837340770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-7430568134484867552013-09-06T16:58:38.164+01:002013-09-06T16:58:38.164+01:00Let us pray for the soul of Bill Gardner. He needs...Let us pray for the soul of Bill Gardner. He needs our prayers, poor soul.Hermit Crabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900969895011997554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-63854274846750693282013-09-06T16:42:16.389+01:002013-09-06T16:42:16.389+01:00Never mind responding to this blog. Brighton resid...Never mind responding to this blog. Brighton residents should swamp the Argus with letters to the editor.Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580253432208073322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-18230816367335010172013-09-06T15:28:28.952+01:002013-09-06T15:28:28.952+01:00If it had been left to the Garbage Press this coun...If it had been left to the Garbage Press this country would have thrown the towel in in 1940 and we would have sided with the Nazi's.<br /><br />We do have a law against Defamation and any one of a number of shyster lawyers would take on the case on a No Win No Cost basisnickbrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412418782531527758noreply@blogger.com