Traditionalist Catholics vilify Oxford academic as Catholic Unscripted refuses to delete controversial podcast Catholic social media influencers in England are defying a call from the head of the global Latin Mass federation to delete a podcast that showcases a traditionalist priest notorious for Holocaust denial. Dr. Joseph Shaw, president of the International Una Voce Federation, a body […]
Can a Holocaust Denier be a Great Bible Scholar?
Can a Catholic priest who dwells in the demonic dungeon of holocaust denial be considered a “great Scriptural scholar?” One might as well ask if Josef Mengele, dubbed the “angel of death” by his Auschwitz victims, should be honored as a “distinguished medical professional.” Inexplicably, three of Britain’s top Catholic influencers are persuaded that Fr. […]
Queen’s Former Chaplain Endorses Holocaust Denier Priest as ‘Great Scripture Scholar’
Gavin Ashenden’s damage control backfires as celebrity Catholic convert publishes conflicting messages. A Catholic podcast, co-hosted by Dr Gavin Ashenden, the ex-Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II, has triggered fresh controversy after the celebrity convert to Catholicism signed a joint statement endorsing a notorious holocaust denier Catholic priest. The statement, issued by the three co-hosts of the Catholic Unscripted podcast—Gavin Ashenden, […]
UK: Ex-Queen’s chaplain says Qur’an in cathedral “not bridge building so much as capitulation”
Douglas Murray says that Ashenden deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. He certainly deserves accolades for his clear thinking in a time of immense confusion in Britain, when the representatives of a group that considers that it has a divine mission to conquer and subjugate another group are invited in by that group, asked to read […]
UK: Queen’s chaplain who objected to Qur’an reading in cathedral forced to resign
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow featured a Qur’an reading denying the divinity of Christ, a core Christian tenet. Rev. Canon Gavin Ashenden objected. He is being forced the resign. The ones who staged the event ought to be resigning, but they are going strong in today’s brave, new, multicultural Britain, which is, of course, […]
UK: Queen’s chaplain says cathedral that featured Qur’an reading should apologize to persecuted Christians
“The Queen’s chaplain has criticised a church that allowed a Koran reading during a service, saying that it should apologise to Christians ‘suffering dreadful persecution at the hands of Muslims’. The Rev Gavin Ashenden said that the fallout from the decision provided a lesson in the limitations of interfaith dialogue.” At last, some common sense […]
UK: Queen’s chaplain says there are Qur’an passages that “invite people to violence”
This is sure to cause a firestorm in Willfully Ignorant Britannia, but is he right? Let’s see: 2:191-193: “And slay them wherever you come upon them, and expel them from where they expelled you; persecution is more grievous than slaying. But fight them not by the Holy Mosque until they should fight you there; then, […]