Our Bishops Sell Us Down the River...
Yesterday, the Guardian posted this tawdry little attempt to attack Catholic education. The author, Peter Wilby, makes no attempt whatsoever to hide his utter contempt for the Church. Although he seems unable to find a viable target for his spite, despite his very best efforts. Indeed, the interviewee, Archbishop Malcolm McMahon is quoted in the interview as saying: “You do this for a living, do you? You ask questions based on inaccurate information?” The evident hauteur is all the more amusing as it appears to completely go over Wilby's head. The other thing clear from the interview is that Archbishop McMahon does not put forward any valid arguments, reasons, or explanation against Wilby's line of questioning. Of course there are excellent answers to his questions , but the Archbishop seems to either be ignorant of them, or above communicating them to a journalist. Of course it would not be beyond the ken of Guardian journalists to edit the interview in a way whic...