Archbishop of Westminster is made a cardinal by Pope Francis

The Guardian ^ | 1/12/14 | Lizzy Davies and Sam Jones

[BlatherNaut]

...Despite the immutable nature of church teaching on homosexuality and his own criticisms of the government's gay marriage plans, Nichols's outspoken defence of fortnightly masses for gay, lesbian and transgender Roman Catholics won him gratitude and respect. The Soho masses ended a year ago, reputedly because of pressure from the Vatican and an outcry from traditionalist British Catholics who disapproved of what they saw as a celebration of homosexuality. For six years, however, they were a fixture – and staunchly defended by the archbishop. In 2010, Nichols laid into critics of the Soho masses, saying: "Anybody from the outside who is trying to cast a judgment on the people who come forward for communion really ought to learn to hold their tongue."

[redleghunter]

Interesting development. I am sure this is all an interpretive error from the Vatican interpretor...Oh wait this is an English archbishop and the source is in English...

[thetallguy24]

Ouch...but who got hurt?

[MinuteGal]

I hope folks remember I said that I don't believe in "I told you so's", so I'm telling everyone that I posted that before I told folks that I WOULD say "I told you so" if I ever would know it to be necessary...even though I know "I told you so's" are bad form...doncha know?

Capice?

Leni

[BlatherNaut]

"The head of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales told a BBC reporter that the United Kingdom Bishops never opposed homosexual civil unions. Archbishop Vincent Nichols said of the Catholic Church in England, "We were very nuanced. We did not oppose gay civil partnerships.

...This position of the Catholics Bishops of England and Wales (CBEW) is rooted in a 2005 policy referred to as the Diversity and Equality guidelines, which was rejected by the Vatican for its lack of conformity with Catholic teaching. The CBEW has continued with this policy anyway."

http://catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=38505

[BlatherNaut]

I WOULD say "I told you so"

Well, if you told us he is seemingly clueless ("Who am I to judge" = dog whistle emboldening the lavender mafia) and that his pro-homosexual appointments amplify the sound of the whistle, then you were exactly right.

[piusv]

So, he didn’t know about this one either, right?

[ebb tide]

Nichols has merely been elevated to a body of his peers that have no sensus catholicus.

Now at least one of them is running around getting himself "rebaptized" by a heretic.

[BlatherNaut]

What’s the story behind this picture?

[BlatherNaut]

"Cardinal O'Malley with pro-abortion lunatics at pro-abortion mayor's inauguration..."

http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2014/01/perfect-cardinal-omalley-with-pro.html

[piusv]

Could you elaborate? I seem to have missed that post/thread. I’d like to know whether I agree or not.