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LONDON, April 27, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — The nephew of a renowned German Catholic philosopher and fierce opponent of Hitler, Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977), has written an open letter to the bishops of England and Wales denouncing their response to Alfie Evans as an “abject failure.” In a letter dated April 27, London resident Jean Pierre Casey criticizes the UK bishops for praising Alder Hey hospital’s “integrity” and for “completely failing” to uphold Catholic teaching on life, the family, and God-given parental rights. Casey also excoriates the prelates for cozying up to the National Health Service (NHS) rather than serving the people entrusted to their care. “It is ever...

EU, US needs more flexible approach to Iran, say UK bishops London, Sept 19,2005 IRNA UK Bishops-Iran Nuclear Both the US and the EU need to adopt more flexible policy approaches to Iran and accept the country's nuclear ambitions, according to a new report from the Church of England's House of Bishops published Monday. "A policy based on hardened rhetoric and a further distancing of diplomatic relations between Iran and the rest of the world risks hastening Iran's crossing of the nuclear threshold," the bishops warned. Instead of what amounted to the "worst possible outcome at the present time," they...