He is the most high profile figure to be received into the Church for many decades. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair (pictured) became a Catholic in the chapel of Archbishop’s House, Westminster, in a service conducted by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor.Now, however, a new book analysing Blair’s activities since leaving office is suggesting that the warm welcome has turned rather chilly. Blair Inc., by Francis Beckett, David Hencke and Nick Kochan, points out that while the former Prime Minister used a speech at Westminster Cathedral in 2008 to launch his Faith Foundation, he struggled to find a senior Catholic to join its religious advisory council. The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, is now on the body.Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor declined to join following an
19 March 2015, The Tablet
Blair pays for cardinal error
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