Comment on Render unto the Pope… by Adrian Hilton (30/08/2003)
Hiltons fear is not an irrational one. It is true that Europeans are threatening England’s sovereignty. However the EU is not a front for Rome. The existence of predominately protestant nations in the EU proves that.
Many sovereign nations both inside and outside of Europe are predominantly Catholic. These nations maintain their sovereignty and individuality. There are catholic MP’s in England. To prevent the possibility that these MP’s may in fact be papist spies plotting against Queens Bess and the realm, Hilton should be appointed a modern day Francis Walsingham to weed them out.
The English have proven themselves capable of separating faith and politics. Even if tomorrow the majority of Englishmen gave their spiritual allegiance to Rome, the thickly woven fabric of English law and politics would not unravel.
Hilton talks like every Catholic is an intellectual and theological automation, incapable of independent thought.
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