It was Valentine’s Day when Richard Moth was installed as Archbishop of Westminster, to great fanfare – literal trumpet ones – but only the papal nuncio noticed (in his little address at the end). It was Ss Cyril and Methodius who featured in the new Archbishop’s sermon as the saints of the day, “two brothers who answered God’s call” and who set out to evangelise swathes of Eastern Europe. It was a nice ecumenical gesture, at least to the Orthodox representatives present. And it set a feisty tone for the new archbishop’s address: evangelisation was on the agenda and evangelisation, as the Archbishop noted, was mostly about patience. As to whether we are “seeing a quiet revival of faith, the fullness of time will show us its depth, but this is a good time to be a Christian, a Catholic and a follower of Christ”. That cheered everyone up. But he emphasised at the outset that “God’s call is not a call to power; it is characterised by self-control, guided by the Holy Spirit”.
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Diary: Archbishop Richard Moth’s installation at Westminster
Melanie McDonagh attends Richard Moth’s installation as Archbishop of Westminster, where frank words on abuse and a call to evangelisation set the tone for his ministry
Melanie McDonagh

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