Ahem. Europe was pagan sweetie pie. Like all pagans they used to sacrifice their children. Abuse the weak. Were sexually perverse and indulged in ridiculous superstitious practises including the worship of demons. What he mistakes for European is a Christian culture. It’s a supernatural culture formed by Christ, His Church and His sacraments. What does this man want us to do?. Cut open chicken giblets to discern the will of God? Stick feathers in our hair and blow into turkey bones. Enough of this stupidity. There’s a reason boat loads of poor pagans risk their lives to get away from their miserable existence. This man should be put on a boat to Tunisia. Let him inculturate himself there.

Mr Pink is a little off hue. The establishment of the liturgy took place in the first 600 years. Once established it had changed little since. Tradition teaches us that the role of the Popes is to defend and safeguard the established liturgy - all 230 or so Popes since then teach us this. To appeal to the period of pre-establishment as a precedent for very bad popes to do what they like with the liturgy in this day and age is unreasonable. Maybe Mr Pink thinks a council has authority to overthrow the canon of scripture as well? After all in the early Church........... As regards his naive and false notion of charity, who does he think funded William of Orange's invasion of England? A loan that he was not under obligation to pay back unless he succeeded in taking the crown. In which case he had cart blanche to raise taxes, robbing the english people to pay back his financier. Grow up and smell the coffee from the 16th century coffee houses of London Mr Pink!

I think Mgr Pope is right to criticise those who hide the truth for the sake of human respect. Since the world is chastised by its own conscience, any external voice that mirrors that conscience stings it. If the world is implacably opposed to God then of course the world will declare such preaching hateful. That can't be avoided. However, some people use their knowledge of the truth to belittle others and idolise themselves. Its simply a useful tool to a narcissist. If it does not come with humility, charity, kindness, gentleness and respect for others, the knowledge of truth is simply a data point and not a lived reality. Gollum's precious!