Census 2011
H/T UK Indymedia
H/T UK Indymedia
So Now That We're All Saying What We're Thinking...
Over the years on this blog I have offered some commentary on Pope Francis and his bizarre, scandalous and increasingly diabolical pontificate. Of late, I have tried to keep it light, trying to offer some comic relief on the papacy arranged meticulously in a conference room in Hell. Later still, I stopped blogging, mostly due to time constraints, domestic and work commitments. Before I stopped blogging, I was confident enough in my own limited knowledge of the Church to offer some insights into what I thought had gone wrong in the time since 13 March 2013.
Reasons for the catastrophe I offered over the time were varied, from the election of a 'mad Pope' to the election of an apostate Bishop to the Papacy, to someone who was elected Pope but who resisted the Truth and simply taught his own beliefs instead. Who hasn't thought, 'Oh, he's a Jesuit, what could anyone expect?' Did I say these things explicitly? Some yes, others I expect not, because with this situat…
Reasons for the catastrophe I offered over the time were varied, from the election of a 'mad Pope' to the election of an apostate Bishop to the Papacy, to someone who was elected Pope but who resisted the Truth and simply taught his own beliefs instead. Who hasn't thought, 'Oh, he's a Jesuit, what could anyone expect?' Did I say these things explicitly? Some yes, others I expect not, because with this situat…
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Incidentally, have you REALLY examined the gang behind Indymedia, because I am sure you would not wish to be associated with most of what they are getting up to.
Fill in the Census, and do your civic duty.
Terry Middleton
Indymedia are indeed a dubious bunch, but then so are Lockheed Martin.
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=111908
I have no objections to a simple form - like the ones they used to have. But, most of the questions they have on this census form are unnecessary.
Whilst researching my family history it was quite a joy to see the names of great-great grandparents on a form. The only information they had to provide was Name, Age, Address, Occupation, Place of Birth and whether or not they were ill or disabled. Why do we now have to fill in personal details about the building we live in and whether or not we were looking for work in the past 4 weeks!? I'm sure our great-grandchildren won't want to know about that!
Looks like Big Society has become Big State once more... with a little help from arms dealers!
"How can there ever be a future of peace when investments are still made in production of arms and in research developing new ones?" Pope Benedict XVI, World Day of Peace 2006.
1. Lockheed Martin won the bid fairly. http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/2011-census/collecting-info/suppliers/press-release.pdf
2. The questions look fairly tame to me. I expect much more damning information could be gleaned from google.
3. Lockheed Martin UK employs about 1,500 people in the UK. I have no idea how much it pays in UK taxes.
4. Lockheed, a predecessor company, manufactured more than 20,000 aircraft for the Allies during WWII. The Martin Company also provided planes to the Allies. Without Lockheed Martin fighter planes and bombers the RAF might well have been up the proverbial creek without a paddle. And I think Fr. Blake might be filling out a Third Reich census form.... Hang on...maybe not. Dachau had a special priest block for Catholic priests that spoke out against the government.....
If like myself you are into genealogy then the Census is a necessary tool, that information will be there on record for generations to come.
I will happily fill in my form, it is my duty and I can't see that the points Fr. Ray put across form a viable objection.
Sometimes in the world of Catholic bloggers it is easy to get carried away. Our new Nuncio was welcomed at a Mass in Westminster yesterday. A post on that would have been of more interest.