Gloria.TV News on the 18th of April 2013
Pope Speaks Again about the Devil
Yesterday, Pope Francis has again mentioned the devil during his Wednesday audience. He said about Jesus Christ: We've got one who always defends us, who defends us from the devil's snares, defends us from ourselves, from our sins!
The Church Did Not Reach out to Margaret Thatcher
Yesterday Damian Thompson wrote on his blog: If only the Church of England had paid Mrs Thatcher the courtesy of taking her Christianity seriously when she was in power.” According to Thompson Thatcher pushed through policies that caused suffering. But many Christian leaders shunned her, out of a mixture of genuine horror and empty grandstanding. At no stage did it occur to the Church of England to debate Christian ethics with the then Prime Minister, who would have been more than happy to do so. Thompson believes that perhaps some policy mistakes could have been avoided if the bishops were prepared to engage with Thatcherism instead of …More