Why Catholics can’t agree on Brexit
March 3, 2016
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Without Catholics the European Union might never have existed, but today some see it as a godless superpower that’s past its sell-by date
Catholic critics dismiss minister’s defence of welfare reforms
July 25, 2015
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Iain Duncan Smith’s critics say there is ‘clear evidence’ that sick and disabled people have been harmed by cuts
Blame the Government for food banks where they are really culpable: but this is mainly a global problem – and bishops need to understand that. And the EU doesn’t help
February 28, 2014
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Episcopal attacks on politicians are just too easy; politicians are always unpopular. But the Government isn’t always to blame for much of for the real hardship
Our new Cardinal’s attack on Iain Duncan Smith’s benefits reform policies shows that he has a lot to learn about the spiritual blight of welfare dependency
February 21, 2014
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This is not a good start to his cardinalatial ministry; he admits that he might benefit from a ministerial briefing on the complexities of government policy. He should ask for one
Welfare safety net ‘torn apart’, says Cardinal-designate Vincent Nichols
February 15, 2014
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Archbishop of Westminster calls rising poverty in affluent Britain ‘a disgrace’
Conviction politics is back, they say. But will the politicians keep it up; and do they really mean it?
April 24, 2013
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If you believe that there is such a thing as truth, then you have to tell those who disagree with you, voters or not, that they are just wrong
The Catholic Church was right not to join critics of Iain Duncan Smith’s benefit reforms
April 4, 2013
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When Church leaders proclaim on matters of government policy they run the risk of coming unstuck
What are we Catholics doing about poverty?
September 24, 2012
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The economic question remains the biggest one of the age
Squeezing welfare budget further is not the answer, says Iain Duncan Smith
May 24, 2012
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Work and Pensions Secretary defends his reforms in an article in this week’s Catholic Herald
Barack Obama’s views on marriage did not ‘evolve’
May 10, 2012
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The US president was waiting for the public mood to change before supporting gay marriage
Cameron has left the Church floundering
November 15, 2011
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Robin Harris says that the Conservative Party and the Catholic Church in Britain have never enjoyed anything more than fleeting alliances
Why didn’t the looters’ parents know where they were? Why didn’t they teach them about right and wrong? Answer: society has undermined the family
August 11, 2011
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We need to back the authority of parents, police, teachers. ‘Children’s rights’ has led to disaster