This comment appeared the other day on Facebook: 'The death has been announced of John Klyberg, a former Bishop of Fulham. Among memories of him recorded on Facebook these two from Paul Trenchard, commenting on Robin Ward's post: "The excellent Bishop Klyberg who, seeing a procession of characteristically ineffectual-looking and goonlike clergy remarked, 'What a load of Wendies - who on earth could they possibly convert ?'" "And on one particular Sunday when the media were in a fashionable but largely synthetic panic about 'xenophobia' he reassuring announced to the congregation during the sermon, 'I don’t know why people bother being xenophobic - there are plenty of people to hate HERE!'" In those days there were giants in the land.'
was for nearly three decades at Lancing College; where he taught Latin and Greek language and literature, was Head of Theology, and Assistant Chaplain. He has served three curacies, been a Parish Priest, and Senior Research Fellow at Pusey House in Oxford. Since 2011, he has been in full communion with the See of S Peter. The opinions expressed on this Blog are not asserted as being those of the Magisterium of the Church, but as the writer's opinions as a private individual. Nevertheless, the writer strives, hopes, and prays that the views he expresses are conformable with and supportive of the Magisterium. In this blog, the letters PF stand for Pope Francis. On this blog, 'Argumentum ad hominem' refers solely to the Lockean definition, Pressing a man with the consequences of his own concessions'.
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This comment appeared the other day on Facebook:
'The death has been announced of John Klyberg, a former Bishop of Fulham. Among memories of him recorded on Facebook these two from Paul Trenchard, commenting on Robin Ward's post: "The excellent Bishop Klyberg who, seeing a procession of characteristically ineffectual-looking and goonlike clergy remarked, 'What a load of Wendies - who on earth could they possibly convert ?'" "And on one particular Sunday when the media were in a fashionable but largely synthetic panic about 'xenophobia' he reassuring announced to the congregation during the sermon, 'I don’t know why people bother being xenophobic - there are plenty of people to hate HERE!'" In those days there were giants in the land.'
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