[Note: In 1938, Britain’s leading Catholic journal asked young Catholics to give an account of their faith. Among those who responded was philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe.]
The time has surely come for a turning outwards, an aggression, a separation, a proclamation of the Church not as one of a row of candidates for the chooser’s approval, but as utterly distinct from all else: so that every man and woman in England should be conscious of the one significant choice: to be, or not to be, Catholic.
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A rallying cry to the Church by one of 20th century’s great intellectual converts
Elizabeth Anscombe, Catholic Herald
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
The time has surely come for a turning outwards, an aggression, a separation, a proclamation of the Church not as one of a row of candidates for the chooser’s approval, but as utterly distinct from all else: so that every man and woman in England should be conscious of the one significant choice: to be, or not to be, Catholic.