The Catholic Church has much to learn from the Queen
The Catholic Church has much to learn from the Queen
Cardinal Vincent Nichols ranks well below the Queen in terms of whom Britons consider to be the most convincing of moral leaders, according to a YouGov poll published in the Sunday Times. In fact, between Her Majesty in first place and the cardinal, in fifteenth, came the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Malala Yousafzai, ArchbishopJustin Welby, David Cameron and Nigel Farage. Nichols was on a par with Labour leader Ed Miliband but behind David Beckham and Judi Dench. Catholics who think their bishops should be held in higher esteem than secular and other religious figures may have been surprised that Cardinal Nichols ranked below the Queen – not to mention the other 13. (Surely a sign of how self-referential Catholic discourses on authentic morality have become.) His comments on welGet Instant Access
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