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William Oddie
The Pope has routed his enemies and brought joy to the faithful
The last four days began in anxiety, but ended in euphoria
Scotland has done us all proud; suddenly the anti-Catholic campaign has lost its power
The papal chemistry is still active on British soil; now, we can relax and enjoy the visit
The campaign against the Pope and the Church will be swept away by the visit itself
But the campaign to defend them will, I hope, endure long after the visit is over
Whatever the BBC says we ought to think, celibacy is still one of the jewels in our crown
Their latest pope-bashing operation is entirely irrelevant to a Church which thinks in centuries
Should Catholics vote to leave the EU in a referendum?
I say, let us depart: Brussels is now the capital of a quasi-imperialist hegemony
Whether the Koran is burned or not, Muslims will think the West has it in for them
Protests about how much we respect Islam do not seem to do much good
Distressed by the atheist onslaught? Get a grip of yourself
This is how things are meant to be: get used to it
The lie that Newman was cold and aloof needs to be hit on the head
There are so many stories about his warmth and charity it is hard to know where to begin
Why have our bishops done nothing to prepare us for the new Mass translation?
The new text is resonant and accurate: it puts to shame the translations we use at the moment
Would I ever throw a cat in a wheelie bin? I wish I could be sure
In fact, I suspect that I might be capable of something much worse
If corruption is not tackled urgently, Pakistan won't get the money it needs
To begin with, where did President Ali Zardari get his personal fortune of £1.5 billion? I only ask
The closure of a 500-year-old ironmonger's marks the death of something in our national soul
Gill and Gill traded under 20 monarchs and 76 prime ministers: now we are living in a new and impersonal world
Prison officers are sceptical that Jon Venables is really repentant for his sins
But even if they believed him, they would still be out for retribution, not rehabilitation
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