Blair's conscience
Sir: Charles Moore may be correct that Mr Blair wishes to become a Catholic on relinquishing office (The Spectator's Notes, 9 June). Whether this is appropriate or not is another matter. Throughout his time in Parliament Mr Blair has failed consistently to follow the unequivocal teaching of the Church — on the protection of the unborn child, for instance, on experimentation on human embryos and on civil partnerships. His government was particularly vicious in handling the hierarchy and Catholic adoption agencies over the Sexual Orientation Regulations. As a convert to the faith, Mr Moore knows that after professing the Nicene Creed, those being received into full communion with the Catholic Church state publicly: 'I believe and profess all that the holy Catholic Church believes, teaches, and proclaims to be revealed by God.' Could the Prime Minister say that in good conscience?
Paul Keeley Glasgow
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