Meanwhile, in the Country that Used to Be England…

my friend James Preece writes:

Cafod are the “Catholic Agency for Overseas Development” and are an agency of the Bishop’s Conference of England and Wales. They have invited Jon Snow, a well known newsreader in the UK who has spoken out in favour of abortion, contraception and women priests to chair something they are calling the “Paul VI lecture”.

The Catholic establishment in England and Wales are silent. The Bishop’s Conference is silent. Archbishop Vincent Nichols is silent. The Birmingham Oratory is silent. Nobody is speaking out in defense of the unborn.

Pray for England.

Father, jolt your bishops out of their torpor and move them to seize the opportunity afforded by Benedict’s visit to establish new habits and clean out foolish laziness in the face of evil. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Mother Mary, pray for your Dowry!