Don’t Blame Royalty But Those Who Advise Them!
I’m constantly reminded of the appalling example some top royalty set
concerning blood sports. Well I would only say that they are as much the
victims of brainwashing and conditioning from an early age as the rest
of us. Those who can get in to close proximity with them so as to mould
young pliable minds along Christ like channels are literally
non-existent. Spiritual and moral advisers to ‘the elite’ of our nation
are rare specimens indeed.
For myself, having in the far past met the combined church council of
Royal Deeside, and given such a warm welcome by them, I got no further!
Returning from a chapel attached to a hunting lodge, the respective
bishop wanted my further opinions about animal rights activities for
which I’d become quite well known in Yorkshire. Indeed, he tried to
assure me that he had much sympathy with what I’d endeavoured to convey;
but then he equally offered the post to a fellow candidate, even though
one was to learn around three months later - via a most responsible
source - that the combined church council had given the preference to
myself.
On another occasion, when the Queen Mother had been rushed in to
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, when I was the senior Episcopal Chaplain
there, the same Bishop hardly felt it appropriate that I should visit
her; though neither did he visit her himself! “You’ll be lucky to get
near” he said: “She may well have her own chaplains at close quarters”
were his remarks. Yes, and of course such words could have had some
truth in them. The fact is that those who crawl round royalty by hook or
by crook – bishops ones included! – are not the type to mould
impressionable minds in royal circles along truly virtuous and Christ
like lines. They have been so conciliatory and flattering in order to
hobnob with aristocracy of most kinds that, rather then oppose instances
such as blood sports, they will most probably chose to go out of their
way to excel in such things. Yes, so as to curry favour and likeability
for themselves.
Indeed, the above types are reflective of a former bishop who became
equivalent in the Scottish Episcopal church to an Anglican archbishop in
England, Northern Ireland or Wales. At a conference in Edinburgh when he
said that ‘bishops could hardly speak up for animals in the church; but
that if enough of the laity would, then the bishops would undoubtedly
support them!’ I well and truly received his wrath on replying. I stated
that bishops carrying shepherds crooks were there to set the example in
leading the flock (in true eastern imagery) and not to follow!. Well
though the meeting had been inaugurated under the expertise of a
charismatic Clive Hollands, I was forbidden to speak again at the
meeting; though I did indeed receive support, claps and commendation
from a May Tripp of ‘Animal Christian Concern’.
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