There are a LOT of people discovering right now that English Catholicism has a habit of quietly ignoring the crappy bits of the rules when nobody is watching.
Not as much as it should, because it depends on how decent the priest is, but more than most realise.
Not as much as it should, because it depends on how decent the priest is, but more than most realise.
Having the medieval version of Boris Johnson do a Brexit on your churches tends to leave you somewhat pragmatic about how you practice your faith.
Bluntly: I've been in Anglican churches that are more "Catholic" than most Catholic masses I've been in, in England, during my life.
As a kid, most of the chats I had with my local priest were when he was out in the car park fixing his motorbike and we cycled past to the park.
As a kid, most of the chats I had with my local priest were when he was out in the car park fixing his motorbike and we cycled past to the park.
The first time some priest threw holy water over me was at an Anglican mass, and I panicked a little because I thought the roof was leaking.
I've always found it fascinating how, even today, little bits of the post-reformation anti-catholic hysteria cling to the British public consciousness.
We are NOT a persecuted group by ANY stretch of the imagination. But it causes the odd bit of amusement.
We are NOT a persecuted group by ANY stretch of the imagination. But it causes the odd bit of amusement.
People are sometimes legit surprised when I mention I'm a Catholic.
As if they expect us to all be wandering around wearing rosaries trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
As if they expect us to all be wandering around wearing rosaries trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
And on that note, btw, bet you Anglican fuckers are regretting not letting us Catholics blow up Parliament now, aren't you?
We weren't wrong. We were just waaaaaay ahead of our time.
We weren't wrong. We were just waaaaaay ahead of our time.
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