A Thinking Reed

"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed" – Blaise Pascal

Disappearing act

Apparently there was some controversy about the remains of John Henry Newman. The Catholic Church wanted to exhume the remains of the soon-to-be-sainted cardinal (and famous convert from Anglicanism) and display them for veneration. But Newman had explicitly requested burial next to his longtime friend Father Ambrose St John, which is further complicated by the fact that many people think that Newman was gay and that he and Fr. Ambrose were in love (though probably celibate).

Whatever the truth, Cardinal Newman seems to have taken matters into his own hands by disappearing from the grave altogether!

2 responses to “Disappearing act”

  1. Perhaps there’s a skeleton on Father Ambrose St. John’s closet? (Or, shall I say, an extra one!)

  2. It’s a miracle. 😀

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