Unusual Gifts From The Pope's Visit
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Pope-fever has hit the UK and all over the country, Christians are looking to take something from the occasion, be it inspiration or the blessing of a young child. The first state visit Pope Benedict XVI has ever made is causing quite a stir.
It is typical of Blair because, while hardly mentioning himself in it, he manages to imply that he, like Newman, is a man of intellectual courage and integrity, but with the sort of - hey, you know - open-mindedness and flexibility that is needed to get on in the modern world. Making the point that the intellectual rigour and the deep scholarship that led Newman to leave the Anglican church for Rome belonged to "another time", Blair says that people are, of course, "still moved by intellectual assent to Catholic Faith": "People still make this journey in a less spectacular way. I should know [my italics]."
Westminster Cathedral's gift shop is stocking specially made plates, photo's books and crosses for the event. But there are also very many bizarre souvenirs available including a 'popener' bottle opener, a Vatican city lighter and a remote control popemobile. Many gift shops are offering silicone bracelets similar to those of the 'livestrong' trend and catholic Swarovski jewellery. However the Catholic Church has rejected claims that the papal visit is being commercialised.
The Pope has come under fire from activists and a potential terrorist plot was uncovered in which 5 men were arrested in London. There has also been much controversy surrounding the Popes address of the issue of child abuse amongst the catholic clergy. The ex-Hitler youth has also likened atheists to Nazis, a comment which has caused a riot in a society gradually moving away from religion.
Not content with implying that Newman would not be opposed to a bit of compromise on sexual issues, Blair even suggests that the putative saint would be a supporter of his Faith Foundation and its support for development projects because it was Newman who had first "put the concept of development on the map" and without whom "we probably would not be using the terms 'Millennium Development Goals' or 'international development' today".
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