LETTERS
From Susan Banks, Thomas W. 'Gadd, Christopher Leach, Thomas Spiers, C. C. Aronsfeld, Brian Crozier, the Rev. M. E. Bennett, E. S. James, Nigel Gowland, Darid Burg, P. N. G. Gilbert.
What about the people?
Sir : During the television debate between Father Huddleston and Enoch Powell, some- one shouted at Mr Powell from the floor, calling him a liar ; now to redress the balance we have George Gale's remarks (18 October) about Father Huddleston. He is written off as a muddled priest, the debate itself as a `lengthy yak'—a happy phrase evoking the high Himalayas of thought, quick on the heels of Mr Gale's sublime intuition about the conversion of souls.
Whatever ones opinions may be about the political acumen of Father Huddleston, it is clear—at least—that he has dedicated his life to ideas totally opposed to the views of Hitler. It would be possible to demolish logically, step by step, the false similarity between these two which is constructed out of brief passages snatched from context by Mr Gale. Father Huddleston's beliefs are implicit in the life he has led. The implica- tion that an fond his thinking is the same as Hitler's is a disgusting insult to the common sense of that public which Mr Gale seems fervid to protect.
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