All sensible people must be shocked and horrified by the recent attack on Canon Tom White in Glasgow, as reported by this magazine. This is a sad reminder that sectarianism is by no means dead in the United Kingdom, and that in some places it is considered OK by some to assault and insult representatives of the Catholic Church. Indeed, such incidents are not as uncommon as one could wish, though this one is particularly shocking. One is amazed that anyone thinks spitting at priests is the right thing to do, or that anyone really knows the true significance of the insult "Fenian bastard".