Cardinal Pell on Newman

There is an excellent article on the Newman Cause website on Cardinal Pell's thoughts of Newman following the recent announcement of his beatification, and marking the occasion of the 119th anniversary of his death. Although last year was thought to be the last pilgrimage to the graveside, solemn visits to Rednal will continue as this will always remain Newman's final resting place.

The article I think serves to refute some of the liberal highjacking of Newman's thoughts. Rather than anticipating some sort of rupture with the Church's thought, Newman taught us the true place of human conscience as something which serves absolute Truth, which is important to note in an ages which, according to Pope Benedict, marks a "dictatorship of relativism".

If you check back tomorrow, the complete text will be online. For now there is an excellent summary of the Cardinal's points here.

Picture above: St Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Bishop of Geneva, and Patron of Catholic Journalists. This portrait hangs above the altar in Newman's private chapel at the Birmingham Oratory