Cardinal Newman represents a “profound synthesis” of Christian faith and British spirit, the Vatican spokesman has said.
Fr Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, said that Newman “embodies in the most convincing way the fascinating fruit of the profound synthesis between the Christian faith and the British spirit and its permanent fecundity for the world of today and tomorrow”.
Writing in his weekly editorial for Vatican Radio, Fr Lombardi said that Newman was “a permanent source of inspiration for the Church and society in many parts of the world”.
