Is the focus of Cardinal Nichols and others on King Richard III with all the pomp and pomposity that surrounded his reburial, really sending a message in line with gospel values (“Man of war, city of peace”, 28 March)? A simpler reburial would have been more fitting. I winced when I read that Cardinal Nichols had worn vestments from the ex-king’s wardrobe. Let us hope Richard III was not the blackguard Shakespeare painted, or God or providence might show some displeasure at th
01 April 2015, The Tablet
Unbecoming pomp
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