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Damian Thompson

Confessions of an ex-traddie
March 31, 2016
I used to be too snooty to appreciate an 'ordinary' Mass. Now lay ministers, altar girls, even an exuberant sign of peace – they don't bother me in the least
Are there really two popes?
January 14, 2016
On December 8, Pope Francis pushed open the Holy Door of the Basilica of St Peter’s. He thus became the first person to walk through one of the “Doors of Mercy” in cathedrals and churches all over the world that symbolise forgiveness for Catholics in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. And the second person to
Are there really two popes?
January 14, 2016
Benedict XVI’s resignation and his enigmatic life as Pope Emeritus have inspired ludicrous conspiracy theories. It’s time to put them to rest
As we shut the door of my mother’s house, a little piece of Catholic England vanished
November 19, 2015
Being an English Catholic in the first two thirds of the 20th century was rather like being Jewish
Can Bad Catholic Music be stopped?
November 05, 2015
When Benedict XVI was in his prime choirmasters quietly reintroduced chant and polyphony to Catholic parishes. But it may have been too little too late
Can a great composer revive a tone-deaf Church?
September 24, 2015
His Fourth is perhaps the first great symphony since the death of Shostakovich
Cilla Black deserved a different kind of Requiem Mass
August 27, 2015
Cilla's funeral was always going to have a showbizzy flavour. But it needn't have watered down Catholic tradition
The rise and fall of the Catholic blogosphere
July 30, 2015
During the reign of Benedict XVI, blogging became a mighty instrument in the hands of conservative Catholics. But the medium soon revealed a darker side
The great British survivor
March 19, 2015
In this Lenten season of forgiveness, Lord Tebbit reflects on the bomb that nearly killed him, bankers’ bonuses, bad sermons and the afterlife
No, the Jesuits didn’t start World War I
January 22, 2015
We laugh at ludicrous anti-Catholic conspiracies. But we underestimate how many minds they poison, thanks to the latest developments in digital technology
Losing the Latino faithful
December 04, 2014
Hispanics are switching in their millions from Catholicism to Protestantism
Catholic websites have become utterly indispensable in the age of Francis
November 21, 2014
The family synod showed that the Church is still struggling to come to terms with the digital era
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