Vatican Hails at the Conversion of Tony Blair
What is the media coverage of this week? Surely Tony Blair.. He is most attractive figure in media. Vatican hails in his conversion to Catholicism. The former Prime Minister , Tony Blair was received into catholic church. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the path Blair has been on "was not improvised, has lasted a long time and has been deep and serious." Lombardi added that the Catholic community was "happy to welcome such a prominent person ... at the end of a deeply spiritual personal path. "Tony Blair refused to discuss religion when he was the British Leader. Now he has done more than talk about it - he's become a Catholic. His views on abortion, gay rights and stem cell research were also at odds with Catholic teaching, and his parish priest Fr Timothy Russ commented that he had “some way to go” on important moral issues. Mr Blair, whose wife Cherie and four children are Catholic, met Pope Benedict XVI on an official visit in June - his third trip to the Vatican in four years.
There had long been speculation that Blair planned to convert to Catholicism. Although he was an Anglican, Blair attended Catholic Masses at Westminster Cathedral, while on holiday in Italy. The couple’s children have attended Catholic schools. In England's last census, 72 percent of people identified themselves as Christian. Many are Anglicans affiliated with the Church of England, which was created by royal proclamation during the 16th century after King Henry VIII - who married six times - broke ties with the Roman Catholic Church in a dispute over divorce. Survey by the group Christian Research published in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper showed that around 862,000 worshippers attended Catholic Mass each week in 2006, exceeding the 852,000 who went to Church of England services.
Conversion of Tony Blair may influence other Anglicans also. It may be an occasion to think their existence. Tony Blair will be an asset to Catholic Church. There is a broad vision to catholic church to accept others as its members.
There had long been speculation that Blair planned to convert to Catholicism. Although he was an Anglican, Blair attended Catholic Masses at Westminster Cathedral, while on holiday in Italy. The couple’s children have attended Catholic schools. In England's last census, 72 percent of people identified themselves as Christian. Many are Anglicans affiliated with the Church of England, which was created by royal proclamation during the 16th century after King Henry VIII - who married six times - broke ties with the Roman Catholic Church in a dispute over divorce. Survey by the group Christian Research published in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper showed that around 862,000 worshippers attended Catholic Mass each week in 2006, exceeding the 852,000 who went to Church of England services.
Conversion of Tony Blair may influence other Anglicans also. It may be an occasion to think their existence. Tony Blair will be an asset to Catholic Church. There is a broad vision to catholic church to accept others as its members.
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