In his homily, the Anglican leader also focused on the “challenge of unity in diversity” and the call to be “an inclusive community in which there’s space for each and everyone.”

A priest who visited our blog recently and was so kind as to leave a comment wondered at the subtitle of our RSS feed, “Unity in charity, diversity in truth” given the concern I expressed that Leo XIII and Pius IX might not have understood the Holy Father’s recent “best wishes” for the Anglican so-called communion. I suppose that “Bishop” Duleep de Chickera of Colombo, Sri Lanka has now upped the ante - we’d better modify our RSS feed title to reflect our desire to be an inclusive community in which, but of course, there’s space for each and everyone.

Let’s remember to smile and laugh, at least on occasion! After all, those ninnies meeting at Lambeth are truly laughable folks. But if we must sound a serious note, let it be sounded by the aged St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (this was our very first post on this blog):

The world is full of schismatics, heretics, Turks, pagans. God gave me a great consolation this morning: He showed me the happiness of having been born in the Church. Ah! Lord Jesus, how can I thank Thee enough for this grace! Poor sinner that I am, I have done nothing to deserve it, and Thou has granted it to me out of pure mercy. I hope to thank Thee for it for all eternity. Let us pray for unhappy souls deprived of the gift of faith, and ask Our Lord to enlighten them.