09 April 2015, The Tablet

Line to take


 
Your Notebook (4 April) on the launch of Eliza Filby’s God and Mrs Thatcher quotes a story about Cardinal Hume, but unfortunately neither your piece nor the book accurately records it and in fact give a somewhat misleading impression. What actually happened was that Cardinal Hume popped into the public affairs office on his way out to a parish visitation. Mrs T. was on television preaching at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. So we asked him what we should say if the press rang for any comment. He looked at the screen for a minute or so, hand on the door and said, “Just tell them that in my busy life I can only cope with one infallible person at a time.” And nobody rang. Now this little story is out, it is good I should do as he asked!Charles Wookey, Assist
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