Going to Church in Medieval England

And here I am on his excellent new book, Going to Church in Medieval England: https://t.co/i7utZZW9Uz

— John Wilson (@jwilson1812) August 27, 2021

Deserving of a Popular Cult

And the modern Roman saint-making machine wasn't involved in his canonization so there's that for the credibility of the cult.

But this is a take that will be unpopular among the Latin integralists: St. Thomas Becket was a victim of a theology of ecclesial authority that hadn't been fully worked out and yet was nonetheless asserted and practiced as dogma. Was a conflict between a Christian secular authority (especially in the form of a over-grasping monarchy) and ecclesial authority inevitable? Probably. Could it have been resolved by other means? What if the Church had not assisted in the development of Christian monarchy in the first place, and had chosen a different path?

I found this post from The Josias which perfectly reflects how St. Thomas Becket wouuld be portrayed by Latin integralists:

St. Thomas Becket, Integralisthttps://t.co/rNWrwLkX3y

— The Josias (@josias_rex) December 30, 2020

Holy Edward, Pray for Us!

Now playing Rachel Fulton Brown: Bury St. Edmunds

Holy Martyr Edmund

Another St. Edmund

Fr. Hunwicke: Nobis in hoc exsilio, Sancte Pater Edmunde ...

The Anniversary of...

NLM: The Consecration of Westminster Cathedral by Gregory DiPippo

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