tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post1914106139818920936..comments2023-08-21T09:11:19.517+01:00Comments on Marginal Musings: The Church and PovertyTina Beattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04324786100032395008noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-18320890538775188652011-02-22T23:58:05.876+00:002011-02-22T23:58:05.876+00:00Tina: I find it interesting that you say that the ...Tina: I find it interesting that you say that the failure to reappoint someone highly regarded should carry with it " a responsibility to disclose why and, if it fails to do so, does that not constitute a lack of transparency and respect for the people involved which in turn produces mistrust? " The Westminster Diocese Education Service failed to reappoint 6 highly regarded foundation governors from Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School without offering any reasons or explanations. See our website for details: sites.google.com/site/vaughanparentsactiongroup/<br />Loyal Catholic parents are bewildered by the actions of the Westminster Diocese Education Service ; they feel bullied and ignored. As you say Tina: "authoritarian regimes seek to retain power by silencing and bullying their most loyal critics. "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-15998551856625590022011-02-21T17:25:58.864+00:002011-02-21T17:25:58.864+00:00I do hope this is not true.I do hope this is not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-76312054654133486012011-02-21T16:04:30.735+00:002011-02-21T16:04:30.735+00:00Online petitions are not admissible in any Parliam...Online petitions are not admissible in any Parliament or Congress in the world. Politicians have them set to Spam. Petitions must be ink on paper, then certified according to the laws of your state, province or country. Online petitions are big business: they are email harvesting software. The people who can make decisions will never see your signature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-24241652179120630432011-02-21T09:45:47.049+00:002011-02-21T09:45:47.049+00:00To RSPB. www.freetinabeattie.co.uk
Look at the Co...To RSPB. www.freetinabeattie.co.uk<br /><br />Look at the Comment about online petitions on "Links to This Post".<br />Don't waste Society funds on the extraction of the entry. Virtually impossible without the cooperation of 'Team Members'. Tina has made it clear she is not that person. This is sufficient.<br /><br />However, if we are dealing with a Tory Traditionalist doppelganger, a non-human entity with evil intent, could we approach Anthony Hopkins CBE, famous Welsh exorcist?Anon.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-85471347503593304092011-02-21T07:34:20.347+00:002011-02-21T07:34:20.347+00:00@Mr Rubio
Thank you for this, Mr. Rubio. I referre...@<a href="#c3995257319967534955" rel="nofollow">Mr Rubio</a><br />Thank you for this, Mr. Rubio. I referred to a lack of trust, transparency and respect. You say that we should withhold judgement because we don't have enough facts, but isn't that my point? If the Vatican decides to block the reappointment of a highly respected senior employee in the Church's official international development agency, does it not have a responsibility to disclose why and, if it fails to do so, does that not constitute a lack of transparency and respect for the people involved which in turn produces mistrust? <br /><br />I don't know how familiar you are with the work of Catholic NGOs, but the incomprehension is genuine and how could it be otherwise, if no reason for the decision has been disclosed? <br /><br />Catholic organisations already struggle against hostile secular perceptions in the NGO world because of the Holy See's stance on women's reproductive health and its obstructive role in the UN when it comes to women's rights, not to mention its anachronistic all-male authority structure. The fact that this action has been taken against one of the few women to hold a senior position in the Catholic world only adds to the scandal. <br /><br />Really, this is more Gormenghast than Holy Mother Church.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Tina.Tina Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324786100032395008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-39952573199675349552011-02-20T18:55:52.642+00:002011-02-20T18:55:52.642+00:00A word on the 'bad news' here.
I have re-r...A word on the 'bad news' here.<br />I have re-read the article & simply cannot find enough facts to go on to make a judgment on the wisdom or otherwise of the Vatican's decision. For a start, the reasons for it have not been disclosed. Second, no account is provided as to why 'incomprehension' was 'expressed' by CI.<br />If the matter is important then care should be taken over drawing inferences from the news stories.Mr Rubiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542499085647799175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-5683002888917191932011-02-19T23:59:27.932+00:002011-02-19T23:59:27.932+00:00Polite Notice. Fraud and Identity Theft.
RSPB. Roe...Polite Notice. Fraud and Identity Theft.<br />RSPB. Roehampton Society for the Protection of Beattie.<br />Would Conservative Tina Beattie Laywoman contact this blog where she/he may hear something to his/her advantage.<br />This morning the Petition entry Number 2147 read "Layman" and was later changed to "Laywoman". <br />We have reason to believe we are dealing with a shape-shifter. The public is warned not to approach this person but to contact the office immediately. Thank you.<br /> <br />The Petition for Removal of the Entry is available at<br />www.freetinabeattie.co.uk <br /><br />A reward for the identification of other false entries is being offered by an anonymous donor.RSPBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-28181990097803819292011-02-19T22:18:56.620+00:002011-02-19T22:18:56.620+00:00"Unpopular Causes" I think not Ms Beatti..."Unpopular Causes" I think not Ms Beattie. The coffee smell is everywhere.One needs to be awake and open to smell it though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-42718335865304004362011-02-19T20:53:31.616+00:002011-02-19T20:53:31.616+00:00Anne Widdecombe whilst a Tory Catholic, is very mu...Anne Widdecombe whilst a Tory Catholic, is very much a Novus Ordo lady, usually attending the Cathedral on Sunday evening. Nothing wrong with that, if thats your thing. But the rest of us have to be accomodated too, and we are not being.<br /> Anyway, everyone sing along.......One Tina Beattie, theres only one Tina Beattie, one Tina Beattie...... sound Mexican when you sing it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-76581519845933484632011-02-19T20:08:49.757+00:002011-02-19T20:08:49.757+00:00@Anonymous
"All of you Conservatives, please ...@<a href="#c7550342643883919064" rel="nofollow">Anonymous</a><br />"All of you Conservatives, please go to this site to appeal to our Pope Benedict XVI": when I used the word 'Conservatives', I was quoting from the blog. Do you think the capital 'C' means that only Tory Catholics need sign? Do you think that the other 'Tina Beattie' might be Anne Widdecombe in disguise?<br /><br />The plot thickens!<br /><br />Tina.Tina Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324786100032395008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-75503426438839190642011-02-19T19:56:09.508+00:002011-02-19T19:56:09.508+00:00Since there are no pictures on the petition we can...Since there are no pictures on the petition we cannot be sure. <br /> I doubt too many heretics signed that petition. I prefer the word traditional to conservative. In other words the people on there really "are Church"!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-20665482757979461832011-02-19T17:32:05.106+00:002011-02-19T17:32:05.106+00:00@Anonymous
I have a conservative doppelganger. She...@<a href="#c4128321236216220152" rel="nofollow">Anonymous</a><br />I have a conservative doppelganger. She must be the heretic they all keep going on about. What a relief!Tina Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324786100032395008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-41283212362162201522011-02-19T17:17:34.918+00:002011-02-19T17:17:34.918+00:00Perhaps , shock! horror! There are two Tina Beatti...Perhaps , shock! horror! There are two Tina Beatties in the world??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-40220791366650821482011-02-19T14:54:52.086+00:002011-02-19T14:54:52.086+00:00@Auricularis
Thank you Auricularis for pointing th...@<a href="#c6743321794822561561" rel="nofollow">Auricularis</a><br />Thank you Auricularis for pointing this out - I much appreciate it. No, I haven't had a change of heart - I didn't sign the petition (although actually, I welcome the Latin Mass as one of the riches of Catholic liturgical life, so long as it's as well as and not instead of the postconciliar rite).<br /><br />Perhaps Conservatives (for whom the petition is intended) are not above resorting to a little fraud now and again to boost unpopular causes? I tried to post a comment on the blog to which the petition is attached asking for my name to be removed, but only 'team members' are allowed to comment and there's no indication as to how one becomes a team member. So - fraud and a lack of accountability. Hmmmmm. Not encouraging, is it?<br /><br />Bes wishes,<br />Tina.Tina Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324786100032395008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-57705729217066306902011-02-19T13:29:52.573+00:002011-02-19T13:29:52.573+00:00The Church is in serious decline and this post giv...The Church is in serious decline and this post gives an idea why- "trust, transparency, respect" gone. Silencing and bullying exposed.<br />I went into a "dead" church once- Gorton Monastery.The population had shifted, the congregation dwindled and finally closure and deconsecration. An old altar boy set about restoration of the ruins. A ceremony was held to unveil a statue in honour of Mother Teresa, monks, priests, laypeople present. Hundreds. Everyone left the huge, empty, pewless church to gather outside around the covered work of art. I was left alone to wait on a convenient chair being unable to stand. <br />I looked around to locate the source of pulsating waves of warmth that I felt coming from the walls. <br />There was no heating.<br />I have reached the conclusion that what I experienced were the prayers and hopes and fears of thousands of Irish immigrants, the baptisms, the marriages, the devotions of devout Catholic families gone forever but whose lives are recorded,somehow impregnated in and remembered by those walls. <br />Because the Church has stagnated will we ever see the like again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-32274272630755002832011-02-19T12:23:23.680+00:002011-02-19T12:23:23.680+00:00Hello. The computer is not showing your new post a...Hello. The computer is not showing your new post and gives the date 10 Feb.<br />The comment from Auricularis is off the link you sometimes show by the way.<br />I think the photograph the priest shows is patronising. This matter seems like injustice whatever the sex of the people concerned.<br />He is like no priest I have ever known. Its nothing but liturgy and pomp. The photos of the church show a lot of grey-haired old men. <br />I went to a talk at the nearby convent by a good priest Someone asked if he felt lonely or envious because 3 priests he works with are ex-Anglicans with wives. They go home to a roast Sunday lunch and a cuddle she said. He said no. One woman who was unbelieving said Really and truly? He said " Have you met their wives!" Everybody laughed. Then he got hold of her hands and said with a smile " but if it had been you..."<br />He still makes the sign of the cross in his car when he drives past Catholic churches (I've seen it) He was alone. Nobody was watching,but he couldn't care less about fancy liturgy. <br />I hope the facts will come to light about Dr. Knight and it is not because she has dared to question doctrines. I bet the German theologians know.Saturday Surfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-67433217948225615612011-02-19T07:27:20.569+00:002011-02-19T07:27:20.569+00:00"Hmmm... seems Tina Beattie has had a change ..."Hmmm... seems Tina Beattie has had a change of heart if this is to be believed (scroll down to the end)"<br /><br />[An Appeal to the Holy Father on Clarification of Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. Signatures p.43, Number 2147 dated 18 Feb 2011]<br /><br />Is this genuine?Auricularisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-47194838835000580352011-02-18T18:50:06.515+00:002011-02-18T18:50:06.515+00:00We all know that the Church has a lot to learn in ...We all know that the Church has a lot to learn in the way it treats people, particularly ladies, at times.On the face of it this would seem to be an injustice. But since the Tablet and Mr Mickens are involved in the reporting I wonder what they are not telling us. A "highly unusual" step indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236152873981220889.post-52401982189705177532011-02-18T16:53:09.503+00:002011-02-18T16:53:09.503+00:00Could you keep us informed on this one please.
Fr...Could you keep us informed on this one please. <br />From the www-<br />"Lesley-Anne Knight was appointed Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis during the 2007 General Assembly. She is the first woman ever to have been elected to this position. <br /><br />A British citizen, born in Zimbabwe, Lesley-Anne, 51, has more than 25 years of experience in international development. She has lived and worked in eight countries in Africa, Latin America, and Europe and speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. She holds a degree in English, French, Logic and Metaphysics and post-graduate qualifications in Business Management. <br /><br />Before coming to Caritas Internationalis, Lesley-Anne was International Director of CAFOD (Caritas England and Wales), where she was responsible for a staff of more than 200 people working in over 60 countries. She previously served as CAFOD's Programme Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean and Head of Programme and Partner Support. <br /><br />In addition to her experience with CAFOD, Lesley-Anne worked in Guatemala and Mexico during the 1980s for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and OXFAM, and in 1999 was Emergencies Director of the UK-based charity HelpAge International, where she was responsible for humanitarian and emergency relief programmes in Northern Iraq, Kosovo/Macedonia, Mozambique, and India."<br /><br />(That baby is adorable)GSnoreply@blogger.com