Showing posts with label Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

New Catholic Cardinal Renews Attack on 'Disgraceful' UK Austerity Cuts

The Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, said the
government's crackdown on benefit cheats was disproportionate
as only 1% of the welfare budget went on fraudulent claims.
THE GUARDIAN: Roman Catholic archbishop Vincent Nichols, who is to be made a cardinal by Pope Francis, inundated with messages of support

The leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales says he has been inundated with messages of support after branding the government's austerity programme a disgrace for leaving so many people in destitution.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme to mark his imminent appointment as a cardinal by Pope Francis, Archbishop Vincent Nichols expanded upon his comments to the Telegraph when he criticised the government's welfare reforms as "punitive".

"The voices that I hear express anger and despair … Something is going seriously wrong when, in a country as affluent as ours, people are left in that destitute situation and depend solely on the handouts of the charity of food banks," Nichols said. » | Matthew Weaver | Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Friday, February 14, 2014

New Cardinal Vincent Nichols: Welfare Cuts ‘Frankly a Disgrace’


Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the leader of Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, condemns Government's austerity programme as a ‘disgrace’ for leaving poor facing ‘destitution’


Read the Telegraph article here | John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor | Friday, February 14, 2014