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Barry Duke on December 24th, 2010
JOSEPH Alois Ratzinger recalled with “fondness” his recent visit to the UK when he became the first Pope ever to get a slot on BBC’s Radio 4′s Thought for the Day this morning. The programme, which is often in the firing line for excluding sensible, secular thoughts, allowed Ratzinger to deliver a Christmas Eve message [...]
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It always came on when he was in the shower. As it was too dangerous to leap out of a slippery tub and switch stations for a few minutes, he tried sticking his soapy fingers in his ears and singing “LALA! LALA! LA!’ at the top of his voice. But that didn’t work either. Eventually, [...]
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