tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post334127548787132673..comments2024-03-29T09:39:50.604+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Dodgy and IffyFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-11054889984182627272015-10-07T04:11:38.306+01:002015-10-07T04:11:38.306+01:00And, on this side of the pond, the immortal Waterg...And, on this side of the pond, the immortal Watergate observation: "Mistakes were made."Donna Bethellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889995101309151034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-32405707270221425552015-10-06T22:17:36.663+01:002015-10-06T22:17:36.663+01:00Fr, where can we read Dr Mascall's critiques o...Fr, where can we read Dr Mascall's critiques of the above mentioned Lambeth Conference papers?ContSléibhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646393824125033896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-56482270632512111772015-10-06T17:14:11.170+01:002015-10-06T17:14:11.170+01:00Lord Somebody in a P.G. Wodehouse novel sends for ...Lord Somebody in a P.G. Wodehouse novel sends for the butler and says, "This glass has become broken".<br />When a doctor had badly let down a patient, and the patient later remonstrated, the receptionist said, "There was regret about that here".<br />"Falling pregnant" is similar: no human agency is involved.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-61753995720326276742015-10-06T14:03:30.871+01:002015-10-06T14:03:30.871+01:00Absolutely right, Fr. It is a devious manipulation...Absolutely right, Fr. It is a devious manipulation of grammar to give a superficial appearance of balance with the real aim of skewing the imperative towards one particular desired outcome. In sales and marketing lingo the technique is known as "Everything before the "but" is b---s--t."<br /><br />Next time somebody tries to sell you insurance, finance, political messages etc.Deacon Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549825303646357455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-30201856908462388132015-10-06T13:02:08.267+01:002015-10-06T13:02:08.267+01:00Thank you, Father. Your insight is always refreshi...Thank you, Father. Your insight is always refreshing!<br /><br />fxr2fxr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04675760152300748908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-86644733365331271562015-10-06T12:54:11.075+01:002015-10-06T12:54:11.075+01:00Very perceptive, Father, and other examples abound...Very perceptive, Father, and other examples abound. The use of the impersonal absolves the author from personal responsibility or ownership. “It is said…” “People say…” “Studies show…” all evince an air of authority, respectability…and deniability. <br /><br />It puts me in mind of the scheming Francis Urquhart in “House of Cards” looking into the camera and piously proclaiming: “You might very GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.com