The world's two most esteemed leaders take centre stage in ancient Scotland; one a pious, if not infallible pope, and the other an illustrious queen, in a divine gathering of holiness and majesty. Other than that, we leave it to the considerable wisdom and faculty of His Grace to properly speak of the symbolism and significance of this all too rare and noble coming together.
Though very different from the post of Archbishop Cranmer, I have also touched briefly on the momentous meeting between the Pontifex Maximus and Vicar of Christ and the Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England (albeit in a minor way, and merely as an excuse to celebrate a lesser-known British institution) See link: http://bloggingyoungfogey.blogspot.com/2010/09/queens-body-guard-for-scotland-royal.html
ReplyDeleteThank you very much indeed for the link, Rafe.
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ReplyDeleteViva il Papa, Vivat Regina.
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