De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

I have blogged before about the CBEW "lead bishop for life" John Sherrington and his feeble approach to life issues, constantly he seems to say as little as possible and usually late. First of all, ALL our bishops should be bishops for life, why do we just have one who speaks on life issues? Does this mean that the rest can simply delegate their responsibilities to Sherrington? (Because that certainly seems to be, broadly, the case).  We are facing an growing epidemic of child murder. Between January and June 2022, there were 123,219 abortions performed on residents of England and Wales. This compares with 105,488 over the same period in 2021 according to the latest government statistics . The Catholic Church's stance on abortion is a deeply held and consistent teaching, guided by its understanding of human dignity and the principles of natural law. The basic key aspects are: Sanctity of Human Life: The Catholic Church believes that human life is sacred and begins at co...

Finally, after much prompting, The Catholic Bishops have published something about the overturning of Roe vs Wade 4 days ago. Celebrities , politicians and the media have been decrying the ruling for days now and the bishops have said nothing. The reaction serves to demonstrate how woeful and inadequate their approach to this essential, pre-eminent issue of our times, continues to be. They love shouting about non-controversial issues like climate change and illegal immigrants, but always fail when it comes to the things they should be focused on. The only individual comment I spotted was from Bishop Egan: Fantastic news about the overturning of Roe v. Wade - a real opportunity for the promotion of life in the US. It gives new heart to our campaigns here. pic.twitter.com/82KO4A9EJ6 — Bishop Philip Egan (@BishopEgan) June 25, 2022 Given the massive victory this constitutes for the pro-life cause, how can our bishops say so little? It was left to Westminster Auxiliary Bishop John Sher...