David Aldred
daldred.bsky.social
David Aldred
@daldred.bsky.social
Catholic, Web guy, family man. Opinions more likely to be my own that anyone else's.
Welby was misled by Smythe, lied to, and put into an invidious situation as a result. Those are sins against Welby, and that's all he is forgiving - as he makes quite clear.

Sins can have many victims, and ignoring that is simplistic and unhelpful.
March 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
He's a Christian. He's expected to forgive sins against him, with or without repentance. I know that's really hard for non-Christians to get, but it's right at the core of the Christian faith.

He's explicitly *not* forgiving on behalf of anyone else.
March 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
...and a predictable series of comments angrily saying *exactly what Welby says in the interview* about it not being up to him to forgive for others. Read the article, not just the headline, knee-jerkers!
March 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This would appear to place the USA in breach of Articles 1 and 2 of the NATO treaty.
March 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
C. Since that's the reason for A and B.
March 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We do have two advantages: we're regarded as between the EU and the US in many ways. And we have the Commonwealth too, which may well be relevant if we're redrawing the map of the Western democratic project.
March 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
BBC finds one more case to back its long running campaign, and ignores all those with other views and experiences. No news here, then - business as usual.
February 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The vast majority of our housing is brick-built and doesn't fall down in a storm. The trails of wooden debris across the landscape which seem to be common after storms in the US aren't a feature here.
December 7, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Oh, and Cameron. Who gave in to the EU referendum demands, and chose to treat the result as binding.

Farage led the demands for Brexit, which severely damaged the economy - and now blames everyone else for the results. Why are people so easily taken in?
December 7, 2024 at 2:19 PM
He can if he routes it through a UK registered company. It's a loophole that needs closing.
December 7, 2024 at 8:42 AM
St Godric of Finchale would be a little surprised to be told his name originated 200 years after he died, though.
March 27, 2024 at 12:28 PM