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Church relief
Benedict risks rift with as politicians
get Stormont
Francis over celibacy
Surprise intervention
back on track
The leaders of Ireland’s main Churches
have welcomed the agreement
reached between Northern Ireland’s
political parties and the UK and Irish
Governments as a deal that offers
after former pope ‘fresh hope’ amid prayers that this
vowed to stay ‘hidden time, the agreement will be perma-
nent.
from the world’ Power-sharing returned to Northern
Michael J.Winterbottom Ireland after Sinn Fein joined the DUP
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has laid in backing the deal, entitled New
out a strong case for the Church to Decade, New Approach, to re-enter
retain priestly celibacy, in an apparent devolved government together.
contradiction to moves instigated by Sinn Fein President Mary Lou Mc-
his successor to potentially ease the Donald said a draft agreement tabled
rules over married priests. by the UK and Irish governments pro-
Pope Benedict revealed his views vided a basis to resurrect parliamen-
in a book by Guinean conservative tary institutions that have been down
Cardinal Robert Sarah, and his com- for three years.
ments are being seen by many as an The Assembly sat once again at
attempt to sway the thinking of the 1pm on Saturday, 11th January for a
present pope. plenary session which saw DUP leader
It comes amid discussions across Arlene Foster resume the first minister
the Vatican over the issue of allowing role she lost when the last adminis-
married men to become priests in or- tration collapsed in 2017, while Sinn
der to address shortages. In particular, Fein’s Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill
the debate has been led by the crisis became deputy first minister.
in areas such as the Amazon, where Ireland’s faith leaders were quick
the faithful can go months without to praise politicians for finding an
receiving Holy Communion because agreement to end the empasse.
of a lack of priests. Continued on page 2
Last January, speaking to reporters
flying back from Panama with him,
Pope Francis said, “Personally, I believe be some possibility” of ordaining mar- The issue of married priests was on the matter within the next few
that celibacy is a gift to the Church.” ried men in very remote locations one of the key issues debated at the months.
“I’m not in agreement with allowing where there are Catholic communities Synod on the Amazon in autumn 2019 Benedict’s surprise intervention is
optional celibacy,” he said. “A phrase that seldom have Mass because there and Pope Francis will consider the all the more extraordinary because he
St Paul VI said comes to mind: ‘I would are no priests. South American bishops idea, along with other proposals, in- promised to remain “hidden from the
rather give my life than to change the have advocated the use of married cluding the environment and the role world” when he retired in 2013 and
law on celibacy’.” clergy in order to address their acute of women in the Church. pledged obedience to the new pope.
However, he did say “there could problem in this area. He is expected to make a decision Continued on page 2
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Church backs Stormont agreement
Continued from page 1 work, encouraging them, for the sake
of the whole community, to grasp fully
The Catholic Primate of All-Ireland this new opportunity,’ they conclud-
and Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon ed.
Martin, his Church of Ireland coun- Ms Foster, who said she was “deeply
terpart, Archbishop Richard Clarke, humbled” to be reappointed First Min-
and other Church leaders, welcomed ister, admitted there was plenty of
the ‘ambitious’ landmark agreement blame to go around for the three-year
to restore devolution as ‘a balanced powersharing impasse, but insisted it
accommodation that is focused on was now time to look to the future.
the common good’. “We have many differences –
The leaders of the Roman Catholic Michelle’s narrative of the past 40 years
Church, Church of Ireland, Methodist could not be more different to mine,”
Church in Ireland, Presbyterian she said.
Church in Ireland and the Irish Council “I’m not sure we will ever agree on
of Churches said they hoped the re- much about the past, but we can agree
establishment of the political institu- there was too much suffering, and that
tions ‘can begin to address the political All smiles as Boris we cannot allow society to drift back-
and social crisis that has developed Johnson greets Sinn Fein wards and allow division to grow.
due to the prolonged absence of a leader Michelle O’Neill, “Northern Ireland is succeeding in
functioning Executive and Assembly’. Deputy First Minister, many ways. It’s time for Stormont to
They insisted that ‘the principles and his Northern Ireland move forward and show that ‘together
of accountability, transparency and Secretary of State Julian we are stronger’ for the benefit of every-
responsibility, identified in the agree- Smith shakes hands with one.”
ment are crucial to underpinning sus- the First Minister, DUP Despite the titles, Ms Foster and Ms
tainable government and ensuring leader Arlene Foster O’Neill hold equal standing at the top
that the experience of the last three of the ministerial executive.
years cannot happen again’. approach, and welcome practical com- last year, and this dialogue highlighted deal as ‘a sign of welcome progress Ms O’Neill said it was a “defining
‘Along with the development of trust mitments to extend welfare mitiga- that ‘when politics is broken the re- that provides an opportunity for a moment” for the region. She said she
and generosity of spirit,’ they said, tions, address significant challenges sponsibility for fixing it does not rest new start for Northern Ireland’s po- was honoured to follow in the footsteps
‘these measures offer an opportunity in education and health, tackle the with the politicians alone’. litical institutions and one that can of the late Martin McGuinness and
to build a peaceful and just society mental health crisis, and deal with ‘We therefore renew our commit- also offer fresh hope’. become deputy first minister.
that is centred around respect and the continued scourge of paramili- ment to supporting the new Executive ‘The story of the Christian faith is “After three years without functioning
recognition of each other’s cultural tarism and sectarianism’. as it begins its work, and along with one of new beginnings, where failure institutions it is my hope that we do
identity’. The Church leaders initiated a civic others in civic society, recognise our is never final, second chances abound, so united in our determination to de-
The Church leaders also welcomed dialogue between political parties and collective responsibility for the com- and all things can be renewed. We liver a stable power-sharing coalition
‘the renewed focus on reconciliation, representatives from key sectors in mon good,’ they added. will continue to offer our prayers for that works on the basis of openness,
which will be central to the Executive’s civil society across Northern Ireland The Church leaders described the all involved in making this agreement transparency and accountability.”
Memo from CAFOD
Benedict risks rift with
A farmer in
Francis over celibacy
the forest Continued from page 1 provided in a series of letters and con-
He has largely held to that pledge, versations over several weeks between
Dona Maria leads a the pair.
though he penned an essay last year
thriving, forest-farming
on the sexual abuse scandal that Popes Benedict and Francis have
community.
blamed the crisis on the sexual revo- often spoken admiringly of each other,
Her land produces a lution of the 1960s. but their different views about the
year-round harvest of The new book, entitled From the Church – Francis has pushed for
delicious, diverse and Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, changes that his predecessor op-
commercialy viable Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic posed – have already caused some
crops. Church, was previewed in part by traditionalists to rally around Benedict
“Here, we have a bit of everything,” she says. “We make a living French newspaper Le Figaro before as an alternative authority figure.
and the forest still stands.” its full publication last Monday. In it Vatican commentators were quick
Sadly, the same cannot be said for others. the former pope writes that marriage to express surprise at the Pope Emer-
requires man to give himself totally itus’ intervention, suggesting it breaks breaking his silence because he (and
Decades ago, landless farmers migrated to the south-east of Pará his entourage) never felt bound to
to his family. with convention.
state in northern Brazil, attracted by propaganda promising land
He said: ‘Since serving the Lord like- “It’s a totally imprudent and ill that promise. But this is a serious
to farm. These promises were never fulfilled.
wise requires the total gift of a man, it thought-out intervention which has breach.’
Instead, powerful landowners took control of huge areas of the does not seem possible to carry on the effect of undermining Francis’s Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican
forest, often by fraudulent and violent means. The landless farm- two vocations simultaneously. authority,” said Austen Ivereigh, a Vat- press office, tried to take some of the
ers were pushed out and replaced by cattle ranching megafarms. ‘Thus, the ability to renounce mar- ican expert and the author of Wounded heat out of the row by saying “the po-
Megafarms surround Dona’s community, and the soil of this once riage so as to place oneself totally at Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Strug- sition of the Holy Father on celibacy
abundant rainforest – degraded – is now barren, stony and empty the Lord’s disposition became a cri- gle to Convert the Catholic Church. is known,” quoting the pope’s com-
of life. The previously plentiful animals and plants are nowhere to terion for priestly ministry.’ “Benedict should not have been al- ments to journalists on last January’s
be seen. His reaffirmation of priestly celibacy, lowed to have the title Emeritus Pope flight back from Panama, but added
Fortunately, Dona’s community received formal acknowledgement however, gets to the heart of a fraught or to continue to dress in the white Pope Francis’ statement that “some
of land ownership, thanks to legal support from the local church. policy issue that Pope Francis is strong- papal cassock. Instead he should have possibility could exist for exceptions
The title recognises their rights to use the land and resources sus- ly expected to weigh in on. been called Emeritus Bishop of Rome in remote areas when there is a pas-
tainably, preserving the forest and streams. Such was the response to his com- and persuaded to live somewhere oth- toral necessity. There, the pastor must
ments, however, that the former pontiff er than the Vatican, critics say. think of the faithful.”
Other farmers need your help. Buy them the tools they need at has asked for his name to be removed “The effect has been to create The implications of Benedict’s in-
cafod.org.uk/worldgifts as the book’s co-author alongside Car- around Benedict an alternative papacy, tervention, however, remain grave
dinal Sarah, and in future editions he a focus of opposition to Francis. That’s and are likely to fuel renewed anxiety
CAFOD, Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7JB will be down as a contributor only. a tragedy for the Church,” he added. about the unprecedented situation
Tel: 020 7733 7900 • Email: cafod@cafod.org.uk • Web: www.cafod.org.uk However, Cardinal Sarah has reject- Others agreed it was a serious rift. that has arisen because of two popes,
ed rumours that the Pope Emeritus Massimo Fagioli, an historian and one retired and one reigning, with of-
did not make the comments on celiba- theologian at Villanova University, ten wildly differing views, living side
cy, saying Benedict’s contribution was tweeted: ‘Benedict XVI is really not by side in the Vatican gardens.
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Canon takes
on Kent role St Mary’s rector named as the
The Archbishop of Southwark has ap-
pointed Canon John O’Toole to the
role of Episcopal Vicar for Kent until
a new Auxiliary Bishop for the arch-
diocese is appointed by the Holy See.
new Bishop of Northampton
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has wel- in Northampton Cathedral, Bishop- “On this particular day lots of names elect Oakley was born on 28th No-
Canon O’Toole has worked at the
comed Pope Francis’ appointment of elect Oakley said: “I’m asking Our and faces come to mind – my family, vember 1955 to Joyce and Fred Oakley.
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Eng-
Canon David Oakley as the 13th Bish- Lady and St Joseph to give me the friends, parishioners and bishops. The family moved to Birmingham
land and Wales since 2015, serving as
op of Northampton. courage and inspiration I need [as a They have given me courage… It’s when Bishop-elect Oakley was seven
national ecumenical officer and sec-
Bishop-elect Oakley is a priest of new bishop]. not easy to be a person of faith today years old. After school, he worked in
retary to the Department for Dialogue
the archdiocese of Birmingham and “I look forward to working closely but we need to concentrate on God’s a local department store and entered
and Unity.
has served as Rector at St Mary’s Col- with the priests of the diocese – some grace and I’m going to rely on this.” Oscott in September 1974.
Archbishop John Wilson asked the
lege, Oscott since 2013. He succeeds of whom were my school friends! The eldest of five children, Bishop- Ordained a priest on 5th July 1980,
clergy and faithful of the archdiocese
Bishop Peter Doyle, whom he de- he has served in several parishes with-
to support Canon O’Toole in his new
scribed as “a wonderful, spiritual father Bishop-elect David in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
role and to keep him in their prayers,
and great pastor in Northampton”. Oakley. (© He has always suggested that the
adding “Canon John brings a wealth
Cardinal Vincent said: “I assure Bish- Mazur/catholicne parish is his natural habitat.
of experience to this new role. He has
op-elect David Oakley of my most ws.org.uk). He studied catechetics at the Mary-
also fostered warm and fruitful dia-
sincere prayers and total support as vale Institute and was awarded a MEd
logue with members of other Christian
he prepares to take up his appoint- degree. He was appointed Pastoral
traditions and people of other faiths
ment as Bishop of Northampton, in Director and Procurator at Oscott in
in his role at the Catholic Bishops’
succession to Bishop Peter Doyle. 1994. During this time he researched
Conference.”
Bishop Peter will be much missed; a PhD thesis in Pastoral Theology,
“I would also like to take this op-
Bishop David will be warmly wel- which was later published.
portunity to thank Mgr Matthew Dick-
comed.” As parish priest at Maryvale, he di-
ens for his selfless service for the peo-
Bishop Doyle has worked closely rected the diocesan Department for
ple in Kent.
with Bishop-elect Oakley during his Parish and Family Catechesis, devel-
“Mgr Matthew was asked by Arch-
seven years as rector of the seminary oping resources in collaboration with
bishop Peter to take on responsibility
at Oscott, and knows him to be a man CaFE. At the same time, he undertook
for Kent following the departure of
of faith and prayer, and a pastoral licentiate studies in the Pontifical Uni-
Bishop Paul Mason, in addition to his
priest and wise teacher. versity of St Patrick’s, Maynooth and
other duties as Vicar General.
Bishop Doyle “rejoiced” in the news was awarded the STL degree. Since
“I am most grateful to
and joined the priests and deacons, February 2013, he has served as the
Mgr Matthew for his
and the religious and people of the 23rd Rector of Oscott.
generosity.”
diocese of Northampton in giving Cardinal Nichols will celebrate the
thanks to God and welcoming Bish- Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-elect
New role as
op-elect Oakley and praying for him Oakley in Northampton Cathedral at
Episcopal Vicar
for Canon as he prepares for his ordination. 11am on the Solemnity of St Joseph,
O’Toole Speaking at a welcome ceremony 19th March 2020.
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Cracker/Rooney’s owner is “thrilled”
they will be reunited after she was
forced to leave him in a church after
life took ‘a really bad turn’.
Photo: RSPCA
Dog found in church to
be reunited with owner
Nick Benson following Rooney’s discovery had led Rooney’s story “touched the hearts of
A little Staffie who was found tied up to Alison being found. the nation” thanks to the publicity
in a Catholic church with a heart- “Cracker’s story has really captured surrounding it, such a “heart breaking”
wrenching note from his former owner the hearts of the nation and everyone tale is not that uncommon.
is to be reunited with his family. has fallen in love with this little dog,” “Rooney's story has really touched
The seven-year-old Staffie, named said Mr Lamping. “The outpouring the hearts of the nation, but sadly it’s
Cracker by the RSPCA, was found tied of support for Cracker – and his owners not uncommon,” she said. “People
up next to the altar at Sacred Heart – and the publicity his story has re- who have no home are forced to make
Roman Catholic Church in Blackpool ceived resulted in us finding Cracker’s heart breaking decisions to give up
on 18th December with a note from owner. their pets as they have no other choice.
his former owner. “We’re so pleased that Cracker – She said Street Paws is committed
‘Please believe me when I say I who is actually named Rooney – will to keeping people in crisis and their
haven’t done this easily,’ the note read. be going back to his owner once she’s pets together.
‘My dog means the world to me and I back on her feet. Alison is thrilled to “We offer support across the UK to
don’t know what else to do. I’ve no be having him home soon. relieve animal suffering by providing
home or money now for him. Life has “I’d like to thank everyone who has free of charge veterinary care and
taken a really bad turn for me and I shared Rooney’s story, offered help emergency kennel space to homeless
couldn’t imagine him being outside and support to his owner, enquired people and those suffering the effects
with me cold and hungry. I love you about offering him a home and played of extreme poverty.”
and I am so so so sorry.’ a part in enabling us to reunite Alison Anyone who is interested in offering
However, Cracker – who is actually and Rooney and get this lovely dog an RSPCA rescue dog a new home
named Rooney – is now to be reunited back home where he belongs.” can visit www.rspca.org.uk/findapet
with his owner Alison, who is from Michelle Southern, Street Paws to find their perfect match.
the seaside resort town. founder, said the charity was “relieved”
Alison is receiving support from lo- at hearing Rooney and Alison were to Anyone interested in offering an
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is ready to have him home. tured in the media, and were relieved To make a donation to the RSPCA
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Orkney hermits excommunicated
after branding pope a ‘heretic’
Three hermits living in Orkney have online statement in April, in which gyll & the Isles said: “In April the group
been excommunicated from the Ro- they noted that Pope Francis is ‘the wrote to Bishop McGee to say they
man Catholic Church for calling Pope head of the Church on Earth’ but intended to withdraw their ‘obedience
Francis a ‘heretic’. claimed that ‘by his utterances, his from Pope Francis and sever com-
Known as The Black Hermits, Fr behaviour, his teaching and his ac- munion with the Holy See’.
Stephen de Kerdrel, Sister Colette tions,’ he ‘has shown himself to be “The bishop advised them that their
Roberts and Brother Damon Kelly re- indeed a great heretic’. actions would incur automatic ex-
ceived notice of their excommunica- The group also claimed that there communication and urged them to
tion from the Diocese of Argyll and are ‘underlying evils’ that are ‘destroy- reconsider and made several offers
the Isles on Christmas Day. ing the Church’ and compared the of dialogue all of which were refused.
The decision comes after the group, Church to a sinking ship. “As a result, the penalty of excom-
who live on Westray, published an A spokesman for the Diocese of Ar- munication now applies.”
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Queen’s former
chaplain urges
Sussexes to
choose duty
over celebrity Queen Elizabeth II with the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex at
Buckingham Palace in 2018.
Photo: John Stillwell/PA.
A former chaplain to the Queen has she needs. The genius and beauty of
warned the Duke and Duchess of Sus- her role is that she does her duty. Inset: Dr Gavin Ashenden.
sex not to choose celebrity love over Doing her duty is a way of loving oth- Photo: Diocese of Shrewsbury.
dutiful love. ers. Her role acts as a self-giving glue
Dr Gavin Ashenden, who was re- that holds society together in an ideal pathy for Meghan, the ‘more tragic plained. den pointed out.
ceived into the Catholic Church last of service. victim’ may in fact be Prince Harry. ‘It may well be that Meghan and ‘At the moment Harry is trying to
month, expressed his disapproval at ‘Celebrity love and dutiful love are ‘He is having to choose between Harry can be happy and fulfilled mak- broker a compromise in order to keep
the couple’s choice ‘to put their own two different philosophies – almost the constraints and ethics of belonging ing their own money, claiming their some royal money and some royal
self-interests before their public duty two different religions; certainly, two to the Firm, and the frustrations and own freedom, selling their own brand- glamour. But there isn’t one. He will
and family’. different ways of looking at the world demands of his celebrity wife who ed life-style, doing their own thing. have to choose; if not between John
The controversy began last week and our place in it,’ he added. doesn’t get or doesn’t like the terms But it will have nothing to do with Lennon and Jesus, certainly between
when Prince Harry and Meghan Dr Ashenden explained that the of entry into the Royal Family,’ he ex- royalty, duty or selflessness,’ Dr Ashen- royalty and celebrity.’
Markle announced they had decided ‘ideal the monarchy is founded on
to “step back” as senior royals and di- has strong Christian elements in which
vide their time between the UK and doing one’s duty on behalf of others
North America. takes priority over self-interest’, whilst
It emerged that the Sussexes had ‘celebrity love is born out of the nar-
not consulted the Queen or the Prince cissism of the entertainment indus-
of Wales about the contents of their try’.
bombshell statement and had just He warned that celebrity love is fu-
began talks with them about their fu- elled by ‘the short termism of romantic
ture roles when they made their de- love and a rather fragile adoration’.
cision to go public. ‘Part of the problem with romantic
Following their announcement, the love is that it is time-stamped. It runs
mood at Buckingham Palace was un- out. It has to grow into something
derstood to be one of disappointment, deeper. It only has a long-term future
while the BBC reported that senior by turning into that other kind of love,
royals had been “hurt” by the sur- which is self-giving and the putting
prising news. duty before pleasure,’ he said.
Dr Ashenden, who served as a chap- Dr Ashenden said the clash between
lain to the Queen from 2008 to 2017, two cultures – royal and celebrity –
recalled how Bishop Michael Curry, had become problematic for the Sus-
during his exuberant sermon had told sexes.
the couple that all they need is love, ‘It is beginning to look like Meghan
which, the former chaplain said, led has been unable or unwilling to tran-
to many wondering if he had ‘been sition from celebrity love to dutiful
reading more John Lennon than Jesus’. love. The first is more about ‘me and
Dr Ashenden said that the preacher my needs’, and the second more about
should have mentioned that there are ‘them and theirs’.’
two very different kinds of love; celebri- He noted that the Queen will be
ty love and dutiful love. aware that the monarchy cannot sur-
‘This present rupture in the Royal vive if it ‘morphs into the privileged
Family has erupted in part because setting out to have your cake and eat
the Queen stands for one kind, and it’.
Meghan another,’ Dr Ashenden wrote ‘Duty disowns celebrity-narcissism,’
in a blog post. he added.
‘You don’t often, you don’t ever, Dr Ashenden also pointed out that
hear the Queen talking about what while there are those who have sym-
DUP MP uses maiden speech
to call for ‘culture of life’
A pro-life MP has used her maiden Ireland - with immediate effect and
speech in the House of Commons to allow the Northern Ireland Assembly
call for “a culture of choosing life”. to debate on the emotive issue.
Carla Lockhart, DUP MP for Upper “I want a society in Northern Ireland
Bann, hit out at Westminster for im- that values life, and I want to see serv-
posing “the most extreme measures ices that will help women choose life,”
of abortion anywhere across Europe” she said.
on Northern Ireland, despite abortion “We want to see a perinatal palliative
being a devolved matter there. care centre, a maternal mental health
Noting that Northern Ireland has unit and better childcare services, and
always supported life-affirming laws, that is my ask of this Government.
Ms Lockhart said she wants to repeal “Help us create a culture of choosing
section 9 of the Northern Ireland Ex- life, as opposed to killing an innocent
ecutive Formation Act 2019 - which little baby that does not have the voice
decriminalises abortion in Northern to say, ‘No, mummy!’”
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Lord leaps to defend
orphanage founder
Lord David Alton of Liverpool has remains detained. Professor Tarfa’s Professor Tarfa and his wife opened
written to the BBC challenging a report wife, with whom he co-founded the the Du Merci Centre in 1996 to care
that an orphanage for unwanted chil- orphanage, was also briefly detained for abandoned children in the Chris-
dren, which was forcibly closed by and released on the same day. How- tian District of Sabon Gari. The centre
the Kano state authorities in Nigeria, ever, 19 children residing in the or- provides accommodation for these
was functioning illegally and defended phanage in Kano were transported to children, who view them as parents
the people behind the home. the Nasarawa Children’s Home. Eight and are educated and cared for until
The Catholic peer has also high- children who were seized in a subse- they are able to live successful inde-
lighted the case in a letter to the Niger- quent raid on the Du Merci branch in pendent lives. It also accommodates
ian High Commissioner to the United Kaduna state on 31st December were young women who are pregnant out
Kingdom. also transported to the same loca- of wedlock, until they give birth, rec-
On 25th December, Professor tion. onciling them whenever possible with
Richard Solomon Musa Tarfa, the co- In the letter to the BBC, Lord Alton parents who had rejected them due
founder of the Du Merci Centre in writes: ‘In 2002, and following the in- to social stigma.
the Kano state capital, was detained tervention of the late Emir of Kano Mervyn Thomas, Christian Solidarity
by authorities. A report by BBC Pidgin Worldwide’s (CSW) Chief Executive
reporter Mansur Abubakar, published said: “CSW welcomes the intervention
Lord Alton
on the BBC News website on 9th Jan- has voiced his made by Lord Alton to counter the Photo: Historic
uary, stated that police in ‘northern concern over false claim that the Du Merci orphan- England Archive/John
Nigeria’ had ‘rescued 27 children from the case of the age was operating illegally. The or- Laing Photographic
two illegal orphanages operating in Du Merci phanage is duly registered and keeps Collection/PA.
Kano and Kaduna states’, quoting po- Centre records on how each child came to
lice spokesman Abdullahi Haruna. be there, documentation that could This photo, dated 03/07/59 and and the Second Severn Bridge.
According to credible local reports, have easily be verified by a thorough issued by Historic England Archive, Everyday sites such as social
while Professor Tarfa was initially held and a legal challenge in the wake of a investigation. shows a Catholic priest speaking to housing estates, sewage works and
for not having a licence to operate an similar raid, a High Court ruled that “The court ruling of 2002 verifying an Irish worker on the construction bus stations are also among more
orphanage, the charges were subse- the Du Merci Centre was duly regis- the legality of the orphanage could site for the M1, or London to than 2,000 pictures from last
quently changed to ‘criminal abduc- tered and was conducting a legitimate also have been accessed prior to the Yorkshire, motorway. century released on Historic
tion of minors’ after his wife produced endeavour. It also ordered the return unchallenged publication of a false Historic England are publishing England’s website.
the requisite documentation proving of the children who had been seized. narrative. The excessive charges online for the first time over 2,000 The pictures form the first batch of
newly digitised images from the 10,000 newly digitised images
registration. A copy of this ruling is also available against Professor Tarfa are completely
John Laing Photographic taken by photographers at John
On 3rd January, the professor’s bail easily.’ unfounded and we urge the Kano
Collection. Laing was one of the Laing, which ceased its
terms were set at N5 million (approx- Lord Alton has also written to the state authorities to facilitate his release UK’s biggest construction construction work in 2002.
imately $13,800) and included the Nigerian High Commission in the UK, without pre-condition. companies and helped build They have been released as part of
provision that one of his sureties must following up on earlier letters sent to “In the current era of fake news the modern Britain, including Historic England’s Breaking New
be employed as an undersecretary in the Police Commissioner and Attorney need for careful research and factual Coventry Cathedral, Berkeley Ground project to digitise and
a federal ministry. So far he has been General of Kano state, which are yet reporting that challenges disinforma- nuclear power plant, London explore Britain’s construction
unable to meet these stipulations and to receive a response. tion is more important than ever.” Central Mosque, the M1 Motorway history.
MP challenges police to act
over SPAC Nation allegations
A specialist police unit should be es- practice known as “bleeding for seed”. sources and the manpower and
tablished to investigate a Church ac- BBC Panorama has reported allegations woman-power to try and have the in-
cused of exploiting young vulnerable which accused SPAC Nation of finan- vestigation concluded and to put an
people, MPs have heard. cially exploiting young people. end to what’s going on.
Labour’s Steve Reed (Croydon The Church, which denies the “Exploitation of young people is
North) and colleagues in the Com- claims, has previously been praised abysmal and is despicable and needs
mons used a short debate to raise al- by politicians for its work to tackle to be addressed.”
legations against SPAC Nation. knife crime and gang violence. Mr Reed said he agreed with “every
Mr Reed said: “This is not an or- The DUP’s Jim Shannon (Strang- word” said by Mr Shannon.
ganisation getting young people out ford), intervening in the debate, told Culture minister Helen Whately re-
of crime, as it claims, it is an organi- Mr Reed: “What he has illustrated in iterated the Charity Commission has
sation criminalising young people for the House tonight is worrying to every opened a statutory inquiry into SPAC
its own ends.” one of us here who has heard it, and Nation’s finances, governance, safe-
MPs heard the Church operates it’s hard not to be moved and feel guarding and overall compliance with
across London and has “expanded concerned about it. charity law.
into other cities”, including Birming- “The magnitude and the massive- The commission, which describes
ham and Leicester. ness of what (Mr Reed) has outlined the London Church as a charity set
HuffPost UK has reported allega- would indicate to me that it wouldn’t up to ‘advance Christianity’ that works
tions that some members of the just be an ordinary police investiga- particularly with young people, has
Church had been taking teenagers to tion, it probably needs a certain spe- ordered it to bank all cash while the
donate blood for medical trials in a cialised unit set aside with the re- investigation takes place.
Johnson hints at new nuclear weapons deal with Iran
Boris Johnson has indicated for the called ‘a Trump deal’ – a new deal to and Russia. The US withdrew from
first time that he may back the UK be drawn up by President Trump, who the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac-
out of the Tehran nuclear deal which has already withdrawn the US from tion (JCPOA) on Iran after Mr Trump
was set up to prevent Iran from ac- the existing agreement. described it as the worst deal ever
quiring nuclear weapons. The UK has maintained its support negotiated. “From the American per-
He told the BBC on Tuesday that for the deal, of which it is a co-signa- spective, it’s a flawed deal... let's replace
he was tempted to sign up to what he tory alongside France, Germany, China it with a Trump deal.”
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Hero priest named Vandals won’t stop us
doing our best for our
as one of UK’s most children, vows school
A Catholic primary school in Teesside appointed for the children,” she con-
influential people said it is “determined” to continue
creating opportunities for its pupils
after vandals broke into the grounds
and wreaked havoc, destroying a brand
new £33,000 outdoor play area.
tinued.
“Lots of people have put in extra
unpaid work in their own time to
make sure the area was up and run-
ning for our pupils.
The former Catholic Bishop of Derry,
It’s believed a car was deliberately “We’ve had donations from families
Dr Edward Daly, whose photograph
rammed into the railings of St Mary’s and friends of the school to make
became the iconic image of Bloody
Catholic Primary School in Grange- sure the provision was excellent for
Sunday, has been added to a promi-
town over the Christmas holidays, the children and all of that has just
nent list of the UK’s most influential
which enabled the yobs access to the been ruined.
people.
outdoor area, which had only been “But we’re determined to keep doing
Bishop Daly has been included in
completed two weeks prior to the our best for the children of Grange-
the latest update of the Oxford Dic-
Christmas holidays, Teeside Live re- town, who deserve facilities every bit
tionary of National Biography, which
ported. as good as children in any other part
added the biographies of 228 men
“They haven’t stolen much but of Teesside or anywhere in the coun-
and women who have had a lasting
they’ve just ruined everything that try.”
effect on the UK, and who died in
was there, tipping everything out, The school has launched an appeal
2016.
smashing up wooden sheds and gen- to raise £57,000 to replace the current
A native of Belleek, Co. Fermanagh,
erally wreaking havoc,” Anna Mc- concrete playground used by the older
Bishop Daly famously waved a blood-
Clurey, deputy headteacher, told the children with a modern artificial sports
stained white handkerchief as a sym-
news website. surface and they’ve already received
bol of ceasefire as he attempted to
Staff at the school, which is part of some very generous donations and
escort a fatally injured demonstrator
the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Acad- promises of help.
to safety during the Bloody Sunday
emy Trust and is rated ‘outstanding’ Mrs McClurey said the school has
massacre in Derry on 30th January
by Ofsted, cut their Christmas holidays excellent support from the local com-
1972.
short in order to clean up the mess. munity and pointed out that this is
Paratroopers had opened fire and
However, the children were forced to the first time it had been targeted in
killed 13 people. Fourteen were in-
stay indoors upon their return. such a way.
jured, and another was to die later.
“It’s just sad that it’s so soon after
Bishop Daly was ordained on 16th
the work’s been done,” said Mrs Mc- Can you help?
March 1957, a priest of the Diocese
Clurey. To help St Mary’s raise funds
of Derry. His first appointment was
“We’ve held a special assembly to needed for the new playground,
as a Curate in Castlederg, Co. Tyrone,
explain to the children what’s hap- or to assist in them rebuilding
and in 1962, he was appointed as a
pened and tell them it will be fixed as their vandalised play equipment,
Curate in St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry.
soon as possible. email
It was during this time Dr Daly,
“The staff are very upset and dis- enquiries@stmarys.npcat.org.uk
then a 39-year-old curate, took part
in the civil rights marches and had
first-hand experience of the Battle of
the Bogside in 1969, the early Troubles
and the events of Bloody Sunday and
The Society of the Sacred Heart
Operation Motorman.
Explore, listen,
The image of the then-Fr Daly wav-
ing a bloodstained white handkerchief
as he led a group carrying a dying 17-
A Bloody Sunday Bogside mural showing a
discover
year-old John ‘Jackie’ Duddy as he
white handkerchief being waved by Fr
sought aid for the wounded teenager,
Edward Daly as the body of Jackie Duddy
is one of the most famous images
was carried from where he was shot in the
God’s call ...
from the massacre and is known courtyard of Rossville Flats.
throughout the world. The priest was
near Duddy when he was shot by sol- saw and what I saw was a young fella Dr Daly was a consistent voice on
diers and anointed him and gave him who was posing no threat to anybody social justice and peace issues. He
being shot dead unjustifiably,” said also helped organise the papal visit
Vocation Discernment
the Last Rites.
Years of controversy have surround- Bishop Daly. of St John Paul II to Ireland in 1979
ed Bloody Sunday and the decision Dr Daly served as Bishop of Derry and, in 2015, he received the Freedom
of the troops to open fire. “I felt a re-
sponsibility to tell the story of what I
from 1974 to 1993, when serious illness
compelled him to retire.
of the City of Derry. He died on 8th
August 2016, aged 82.
Weekend
Friday 28th February 5pm -
Boys praised for canal rescue of mum and baby Sunday 1st March 2020 2pm
“Courageous” Catholic schoolboys Melvin, Jacob Potter, Ellis Hulme and “I know the parents are very proud.
have been hailed as heroes for the
role they played in rescuing a mother
McAuley Maguire, who were playing
football nearby, sprung into action
You were just fabulous on the night.
And to even think about giving CPR
216A Wingrove Road
and baby from a canal.
The boys, aged between 11 and 14,
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Joe told The Liverpool Echo that the
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Pritchard, of Cheshire Police. “So thank
Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 9DD
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It’s not in our
control – and
that’s good
The Nolan Principle tells us
John
Battle
that no-one can have it all
In the mid-1980s, as we entered
the era of televisualisation (just
before ‘spin doctors’ were intro-
duced), I went as a prospective
parliamentary candidate for ‘me-
dia training’ arranged by the
Leon
Labour Party with experienced Spence
sympathetic media professionals.
At the time personal presentation
was rapidly rising up the political About 40 years ago, not too long after
agenda. Arriving in a jumper and I had started primary school, I re-
anorak didn’t help but wearing a member my mum and dad telling
beard and glasses were a definite me that we were going on a big sum-
‘no-no’. I argued that shaving my mer holiday.
beard off was out, on the grounds It was the very early 1980s and I
that my wife had never seen me recall that other children had already
without one and I didn’t wish to been to exotic places like Ostend, or
spark divorce proceedings. That had even been on an aeroplane to
plea didn’t work so I suggested far-flung places like Benidorm, and I
they go the whole hog and arrange vividly remember asking if we could
not just for a facelift but a head go to that mythical place ‘abroad’,
transplant. too?
Little did I imagine that in the My parents were of a generation
science pages of early 2020 the which had never been further afield
idea of ‘head transplants’ would be than Bournemouth. It wasn’t until a
seriously introduced as a medical few years later that they would dare
and biological possibility. In 2017 to get on a plane to travel as far away
the whizz kids of Silicon Valley as Jersey, and the main selling point
were suggesting that before long, with that holiday was that the plane
death would be ‘optional’ and ge- would land in time for us to get to
netic engineering would enable us Mass on the Sunday morning that
to screen out ageing. At the end of we returned.
last year two rogue Chinese med- ‘No’, they told me, we weren’t go-
ical scientists were arrested for ing abroad but rather for a week in a
‘creating human life’ in laboratory guest house in Blackpool. The rea- hard work and long hours and, in all choose and surely one that the who have benefitted from public
conditions. In other words the son that it was a ‘big holiday’ was likelihood, if we were to move to Duchess, for all of her pre-royal funding and who will, in all likelihood,
idea of ‘playing God’ and creating because it was their 25th wedding Blackpool we wouldn’t go to arcades fame, could never have been truly continue to do so, certainly when it
and manipulating life has moved anniversary and it would be a rerun or the beach anymore than we did prepared for. comes to the cost of security.
into a new dimension: to eliminate of their honeymoon. We were even as holidaymakers. Equally, however, the royal life is The integrity that is required un-
death altogether. going to stay in the same lodgings as It’s a lesson that has stayed with undoubtedly one that cannot be der Nolan specifically states ‘they
This ‘culture of death’ set against they did all of those years before. me ever since and one that I have lived on a part-time basis. should not act… in order to gain fi-
a ‘culture of life’ in the work of Only this time, with a six or seven- been thinking about an awful lot this In announcing ‘We now plan to nancial or other material benefits
Pope St John Paul II has been year-old me in tow, money would week as the Duke and Duchess of balance our time between the for themselves’, yet isn’t that exactly
transposed into a new 21st century not be a problem – they had saved Sussex have announced their inten- United Kingdom and North Amer- what the couple’s part in/part out
key which, by denying death, age- up for years and, within reason, we tions to change the way that they ica, continuing to honour our duty life seeks to achieve?
ing and illness, proffers a limitless could do anything that we liked. live their own lives. to The Queen, the Commonwealth, Is the selflessness, deemed essen-
life of eternal possibilities. But this In arguably those last, halcyon Which one of us as a child didn’t and our patronages’ while at the tial under Nolan, conducive to giv-
determined refusal to accept our days of the Great British seaside hol- want to be a prince or princess? How same time becoming financially in- ing ‘tell all’ interviews on American
finite limits not only flies in the iday, I had one of the greatest weeks many of us haven’t watch a Disney dependent is a way of life which television? Does the openness and
face of our present experience of of my life. movie or one of those schmaltzy simply does not exist and one that is transparency demanded of public
the destruction of our environment, We went to the Pleasure Beach Christmas films where an ordinary to all intents and purposes impossi- servants sit comfortably with a cou-
it reverses our understanding of and the Tower; we played on the girl meets her Prince Charming and ble. It is my childhood dream of rid- ple whose desire for privacy is para-
the ‘given ness’ of the reality of beach and rode on donkeys; and in thought, ‘Mmmm, what if?’ ing the donkeys every day. mount?
Creation and our place within it by the dying days of variety we went to And, of course, the truth is that The Queen, a woman who has I have a huge amount of sympathy
suggesting it is now totally within see Jimmy Tarbuck, Cilla Black and there is a very strange parallel be- lived an exemplary life for many for the Duke and Duchess; how
our control. The only dangers to Tommy Cooper, all then at the tween running a guest house and years with the privilege and con- could one not for a young boy who
our future lives come from accidents. height of their popularity. being a member of the royal family, straints of her role, expects members lost his mother so tragically, or a
Paradoxically, it is a deeply pes- You might have guessed that it or any other of those ‘glamorous’ of the royal family – at least those woman who clearly had little com-
simistic and fatalistic approach was a week that has stayed with me ways of life that we considered as playing and being handsomely re- prehension of the demands of royal
masquerading as positive human- for four decades and I am sure it’s kids. For all of the adulation or ex- warded for a public role – to live life?
istic optimism. Samuel Beckett one that will stay with me for as long citement of dreaming about turning their lives according to what are But public life isn’t something that
was once greeted by a reporter as I live. As I’m sitting typing this I’m out in a match at Old Trafford or An- called the ‘Nolan Principles of public can be dipped in and out of. The
with the words “It’s a nice morning doing so with a smile on my face field there are the countless hours of life’. They are exactly the same prin- couple must be either part of that
Mr Beckett”. “Mmm, yes it is,” he and memories flooding back. I could training that have been put in on a ciples that anyone who has held life or out of it.
replied. “Good to be alive,” added easily fill many pages with those sludgy training ground; for every even the lowliest of elected public Being in is living life like a bird in a
the reporter. “Well, I wouldn’t go memories but I suppose I’d better trip to the Pleasure Beach there will offices is expected to live their lives gilded cage, being out is foregoing
that far,” Beckett retorted. get on to the real point of this week’s have been the days of washing fried to. public money completely – and that
Despite the current state of deep column. egg-stained crockery and removing The Nolan principles are simple does have to include security – and
pessimism many feel there is a lib- As we were sat in the guest house soiled bedding. and are drilled into councillors, MPs relying on their not insignificant
eration in recognising our God- on the last morning – holidays al- And for a prince or princess, for and civil servants alike. Those of us personal wealth.
given limitations. As the Psalm ways ran Saturday to Saturday – I every foreign tour or Hollywood film who have held those roles know our Part of that idyllic holiday 40 years
prayer reminds us, ‘Make us know implored my mum and dad to let us premiere, there are the many mun- lives should be lived with selfless- ago was about teaching me that it
the shortness of our lives that we move to Blackpool: “we could run a dane charitable visits or living life ness, integrity, objectivity, accounta- was impossible to have it all. It
may gain wisdom of heart’ as we guest house and go to the pier every- while not expressing opinion. bility, openness, honesty and with seems to me that it’s a lesson grown-
are like the grass in the fields that day and the theatre every night”. I don’t for one second envy the life leadership. ups need to be reminded of periodi-
‘in the morning springs up and My parents, the best that there has that Meghan and Harry have had to In seeking a financially independ- cally too.
flowers but by evening withers and ever been or ever will be, lovingly ex- live, or for that matter, the life of any ent life the Sussexes will undoubt-
fades’. That image itself is a source plained that wasn’t how it worked. other member of the family. It’s a life edly capitalise on their position Leon is a writer, political
of hope. Running a guest house was very that the Duke of Sussex did not within society; they are a couple commentator and charity trustee
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