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Spectator
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Spectator
Letters: How lads' mags spawned OnlyFans
Bad lads Sir: The articles on Britain's relationship with porn were fascinating and frustrating in equal measure. Fascinating in that Louise Perry and Michael Simmons's contributions ('Devices and desires' and 'Dirty money', 14 June) provided a thought-provoking analysis of the extraordinary growth of the industry. Frustrating in the juxtaposition of these pieces with Sean Thomas's delusional thoughts about 'lads' mags' ('Age of innocence'). Mr Thomas seems to recall these publications with the same dewy-eyed fondness that folk of my generation reserve for Spangles and Bagpuss. He is unable to see the direct line that joins them to the worst excesses of OnlyFans. It's all there in both – the same objectification of women, the betrayal of sex, the sad loneliness and repressed shame of the consumer, the denial of the negative effect on society and the castigation of those who wince or demur as dinosaurs or prudes. The only difference between FHM and OnlyFans, apart from the magazine's inability to grow its figures, is that the internet has enabled the production of and access to this sort of content on a much greater scale. Michael Harrison Belfast Derby match Sir: In her admirable exposé of the dirty deeds on OnlyFans, Louise Perry notes that two of its most depraved performers are 'oddly' both from Derbyshire. Perhaps it is more predictable than odd for some. Brought up in prim Peterborough in the 1950s, I was used to hearing that girls who turned to prostitution had 'gone to Derby' – which very often they had. Christopher Gray Oxford Mass appeal Sir: It is a pity that Damian Thompson ('Critical mass', 14 June) trivialises the issues vexing Pope Leo XIV as regards the treatment of the Tridentine form of the Mass. The current debate about the liturgy is not just about Latin. Indeed, the reformed liturgy (the Novus Ordo Mass) can be said anywhere, and in Latin, by any Catholic priest. And yet, as Damian rightly says, there is an increasingly vocal campaign, especially among Generation Z Catholics, for the tolerance and even the full legalisation of the Tridentine Mass. But this is not simply an argument about 'bells'n'smells' or even trying to preserve a beautiful and ancient liturgy. It is a war between the old pre-Vatican II Church and the post-conciliar movement which has been imposed on Catholics since 1965. The Tridentine Mass expresses the traditional theology taught by the Church since the death of St John the Apostle and it cannot be allowed to coexist alongside the new theology (some would call it ideology) which the bishops are trying to enforce. Countless pronouncements by Pope Francis and Cardinal Roche have confirmed that we now have a theology which runs in direct opposition to that taught for almost 2,000 years until the Second Vatican Council. This is why there can be no tolerance of the Tridentine rite, which represents a flagship of opposition to the conciliar reforms. Latin Mass lovers are accused of opposing Vatican II and the New Mass, something they hotly deny. I would say that those who campaign for the Tridentine Mass and ignore the underlying doctrinal contradictions it represents are no more than romantics. It is for this reason that the Church authorities will sweep them aside. Joseph Bevan Dover, Kent Pros and cons Sir: Prue Leith makes many good points about prisons and charities ('Jail break', 14 June), but she doesn't make the key one: that two-thirds of prisoners shouldn't be in the sort of prisons they are. Of Britain's 90,000 inmates, about 30,000 are extremely dangerous and should be kept away from the public. About 30,000 are mentally inadequate and should probably be under lock and key – but don't need to be in Category A, B or C prisons where they are bullied and learn nothing, not least because most of them can't read. The remaining third are addicts, and should be in rehabilitation centres where they might be cured. Instead of building more high-security prisons at vast expense, we should build lock-up centres and rehab centres, both of which would cost less. I visited about 20 prisons when I helped Action For Prisoners' Families, and they all told the same tale. David Astor Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire Good hare day Sir: Charles Moore's thoughts about hares (Notes, 14 June) reminds me of the day I went to the local post office to obtain a licence to sell game. I needed this as I was proposing to sell hares, which were then plentiful on the Kent marshes. The woman behind the counter said she needed to ask me three questions. 1) Was I an innkeeper? No, just a farmer. 2) Was I the driver of a stagecoach? Definitely not. 3) Was I a higgler? Stumped by this question, I asked what one was. She said 'someone who higgles for trade outside a cattle market': in other words, picks up return loads of livestock after an auction. Again, no. She then asked for a very small sum and gave me my licence. These requirements are set out in the 1831 Game Act and as far as I know are still in force. The three professions mentioned would all be capable of handling game illegally killed by poachers. Stephen Skelton London SW6 Animal instinct Sir: Anthony Whitehead's piece on lonely-hearts ads ('Notes on…', 14 June) reminds me of the glorious misprint I found in one posh Sunday paper: 'Looking for a significant otter.' Larry Spence Girvan, South Ayrshire Write to us letters@
Herald Malaysia
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Herald Malaysia
Faith foes: Pope Francis's fight with the Catholic right
Pope Francis challenged tradition to open the Church to today's world, sparking fierce backlash from conservatives over reform, inclusion, and authority Apr 21, 2025 Pope Francis challenged tradition to open the Church to today's world, sparking fierce backlash from conservatives over reform, inclusion, and authority By AFP, Vatican CityPope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, aroused both fervour and fury within the Church with reforms aimed at opening the doors of a centuries-old institution to the modern-day faithful. Here are the main disputes, which set ultra-conservatives within the Catholic Church against the pope. Latin Mass In 2021 Francis signed a decree limiting the use of the Latin Mass, reversing a more flexible edict from 2007 by his predecessor Benedict XVI. The decision provoked incomprehension and anger among part of the clergy and Catholics attached to the so-called "Tridentine" Mass -- which is conducted entirely in Latin with the priest facing the altar, like the congregation. Some went so far as to accuse him of preventing them from practicing their faith. 'Traitor' cardinals Pope Francis attracted the wrath of several cardinals, the red-hatted prelates who are supposedly his closest collaborators, but also next in command in the hierarchy of the Church. In 2017, Francis spoke out against unnamed "traitors" who were holding back his institutional reforms. The bad blood was aired in public in 2023, when an Italian journalist named then-recently deceased Australian Cardinal George Pell as the author of an anonymous note attacking Francis. In the note, Pell -- previously a close advisor to Francis -- described the papacy as a "disaster in many respects" and slammed "serious failures" of diplomacy, particularly regarding the Ukraine war. The same year, German Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, former prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, published a book in which he railed against Francis's governance. He denounced an influential "coterie" around Francis, and criticised the pope's "doctrinal confusion". Settling of scores Francis had a particularly conflictual relationship with Georg Gaenswein, private secretary to his predecessor Benedict XVI. After Benedict died in 2022, Gaenswein said Francis had "broken" the retired pope's heart by limiting the use of the Latin Mass. Francis hit back, saying he regretted that Benedict's death had been "instrumentalized" by "people without ethics, who act for partisan ends". Ousting bishops In a rare move in 2023, Francis ousted US Bishop Joseph Strickland, one of his fiercest enemies, who had accused the pope of being lax on abortion and too open towards homosexuals and divorcees. In 2024, it was the turn of ultra-conservative Italian bishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who accused Francis of "heresy" and "tyrannical" behaviour. Vigano, a former ambassador of the Holy See to the United States, was excommunicated -- expelled outright -- for rejecting the authority of Francis, head of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Catholics. LGBTQ, migrants In 2023, the Vatican published a document that paved the way for blessings for same-sex couples, provoking an outcry in the conservative Catholic world, particularly in Africa and the United States. The wave of criticism forced the Vatican to make a "clarification" to defend itself from any doctrinal error, while acknowledging it may be "imprudent" to apply it in certain countries. "In their opposition to blessings for same-sex couples, the African bishops are criticising what they call European moral decadence or European Catholicism. They include the pope in that," Francois Mabille, director of the Geopolitical Observatory of Religion, told AFP in February 2025. The Argentine also irritated far-right Catholics with his calls for migrants to be given a welcome in the Old Continent, with some warning Europe could lose its Christian
The Citizen
21-04-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
Faith foes: Pope Francis's fight with the Catholic right
Francis in 2021 signed a decree limiting the use of the Latin Mass. Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, aroused both fervour and fury within the Church with reforms aimed at opening the doors of a centuries-old institution to the modern-day faithful. Here are the main disputes, which set ultra-conservatives within the Catholic Church against the pope. Latin Mass Francis in 2021 signed a decree limiting the use of the Latin Mass, reversing a more flexible edict from 2007 by his predecessor Benedict XVI. The decision provoked incomprehension and anger among part of the clergy and Catholics attached to the so-called 'Tridentine' Mass – which is conducted entirely in Latin with the priest facing the altar, like the congregation. Some went so far as to accuse him of preventing them from practicing their faith. 'Traitor' cardinals Pope Francis attracted the wrath of several cardinals, the red-hatted prelates who are supposedly his closest collaborators, but also next in command in the hierarchy of the Church. In 2017, Francis spoke out against unnamed 'traitors' who were holding back his institutional reforms. The bad blood was aired in public in 2023, when an Italian journalist named then-recently deceased Australian Cardinal George Pell as the author of an anonymous note attacking Francis. ALSO READ: Pope Francis dies after Easter Sunday appearance In the note, Pell – previously a close advisor to Francis – described the papacy as a 'disaster in many respects' and slammed 'serious failures' of diplomacy, particularly regarding the Ukraine war. The same year, German Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, former prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, published a book in which he railed against Francis's governance. He denounced an influential 'coterie' around Francis, and criticised the pope's 'doctrinal confusion'. Settling of scores Francis had a particularly conflictual relationship with Georg Gaenswein, private secretary to his predecessor Benedict XVI. After Benedict's death in 2022, Gaenswein said Francis had 'broken' the retired pope's heart by limiting the use of the Latin Mass. Francis hit back, saying he regretted that Benedict's death had been 'instrumentalised' by 'people without ethics, who act for partisan ends'. READ MORE: Recovery, resignation, death: Pope Francis scenarios Ousting bishops In a rare move in 2023, Francis ousted US Bishop Joseph Strickland, one of his fiercest enemies, who had accused the pope of being lax on abortion and too open towards homosexuals and divorcees. In 2024, it was the turn of ultra-conservative Italian bishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who accused Francis of 'heresy' and 'tyrannical' behaviour. Vigano, a former ambassador of the Holy See to the United States, was excommunicated – expelled outright – for rejecting the authority of Francis, head of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Catholics. LGBTQ, migrants In 2023, the Vatican published a document which paved the way for blessings for same-sex couples, provoking an outcry in the conservative Catholic world, particularly in Africa and the United States. The wave of criticism forced the Vatican to make a 'clarification' to defend itself from any doctrinal error, while acknowledging it may be 'imprudent' to apply it in certain countries. 'In their opposition to blessings for same-sex couples, the African bishops are criticising what they call European moral decadence or European Catholicism. 'They include the pope in that,' Francois Mabille, director of the Geopolitical Observatory of Religion, told AFP in February 2025. The Argentine also irritated far-right Catholics with his calls for migrants to be given welcome in the Old Continent, with some warning Europe could lose its Christian identity. NOW READ: Pope Francis' hospitalisation fuels speculation about future leadership
New Indian Express
21-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Faith foes: Pope Francis's fight with the Catholic right
Vatican City, Holy See: Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, aroused both fervour and fury within the Church with reforms aimed at opening the doors of a centuries-old institution to the modern-day faithful. Here are the main disputes, which set ultra-conservatives within the Catholic Church against the pope. - Latin Mass - Francis in 2021 signed a decree limiting the use of the Latin Mass, reversing a more flexible edict from 2007 by his predecessor Benedict XVI. The decision provoked incomprehension and anger among part of the clergy and Catholics attached to the so-called "Tridentine" Mass -- which is conducted entirely in Latin with the priest facing the altar, like the congregation. Some went so far as to accuse him of preventing them from practicing their faith. - 'Traitor' cardinals - Pope Francis attracted the wrath of several cardinals, the red-hatted prelates who are supposedly his closest collaborators, but also next in command in the hierarchy of the Church. In 2017, Francis spoke out against unnamed "traitors" who were holding back his institutional reforms. The bad blood was aired in public in 2023, when an Italian journalist named then-recently deceased Australian Cardinal George Pell as the author of an anonymous note attacking Francis. In the note, Pell -- previously a close advisor to Francis -- described the papacy as a "disaster in many respects" and slammed "serious failures" of diplomacy, particularly regarding the Ukraine war. The same year, German Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, former prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, published a book in which he railed against Francis's governance. He denounced an influential "coterie" around Francis, and criticised the pope's "doctrinal confusion". - Settling of scores - Francis had a particularly conflictual relationship with Georg Gaenswein, private secretary to his predecessor Benedict XVI. After Benedict's death in 2022, Gaenswein said Francis had "broken" the retired pope's heart by limiting the use of the Latin Mass. Francis hit back, saying he regretted that Benedict's death had been "instrumentalized" by "people without ethics, who act for partisan ends". - Ousting bishops - In a rare move in 2023, Francis ousted US Bishop Joseph Strickland, one of his fiercest enemies, who had accused the pope of being lax on abortion and too open towards homosexuals and divorcees. In 2024, it was the turn of ultra-conservative Italian bishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who accused Francis of "heresy" and "tyrannical" behaviour. Vigano, a former ambassador of the Holy See to the United States, was excommunicated -- expelled outright -- for rejecting the authority of Francis, head of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Catholics. - LGBTQ, migrants - In 2023, the Vatican published a document which paved the way for blessings for same-sex couples, provoking an outcry in the conservative Catholic world, particularly in Africa and the United States. The wave of criticism forced the Vatican to make a "clarification" to defend itself from any doctrinal error, while acknowledging it may be "imprudent" to apply it in certain countries. "In their opposition to blessings for same-sex couples, the African bishops are criticising what they call European moral decadence or European Catholicism. They include the pope in that," Francois Mabille, director of the Geopolitical Observatory of Religion, told AFP in February 2025. The Argentine also irritated far-right Catholics with his calls for migrants to be given welcome in the Old Continent, with some warning Europe could lose its Christian identity.
