Bare Faced Cheek
It’s difficult to know which was the more gratuitously offensive, Boris (I’ve
been off the front pages for too long) Johnson’s comments on those who
choose to wear the burka (more correctly the Niqab) or the squirm inducing
defence of the racist/sectarian former Foreign Secretary in the right-wing
press.
One wonders why he didn’t liken Nuns to
Penguins or take specific aim at some
members of a Capuchin order (see picture
opposite)
whose habit
bears a more
than passing
resemblance
to the
garment
which Mr
Johnson
found so offensive and intimidating?
Jacob Rees-Mogg, writing in the Daily
Express has defended Boris Johnson over
his burka comments, while Johnson’s father
also leapt to his son's defence, saying he was
"spot on" in his comments.
The points being made here are not political,
they are about cant and hypocrisy amongst
those holding, or aspiring to, positions of
power in what we profess to be our
democratic and open society.
For the assistance of Mr Johnson, who I have no doubt is both scrupulously
fair and objective in his words and actions, he can next direct his opprobrium
to The Capuchin Order…………. I’ll not hold my breath!
Anon
Prayers for the Sick
Please take your Sunday Pew Sheet home (which provides
names to add to your own prayer list) and assists you to
remember the congregation who are unable to join the service
due to illness or infirmity and those whose anniversary falls
during that week.
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