23 May : the feast of Mary Help of Christians

Although this should be a joyful day in the Christian economy, it has not been.

Item 1. Thought for Today on BBC Radio4, delivered by a minister of the Church of Scotland. His theme? Tolerance, exemplified by a description of a homosexual partnership event between a Catholic and a Protestant, watched over by their children.

Item 2. BBC Scotland news, 6.30pm. There were 12 603 abortions in Scotland last year, the

highest ever recorded.

The better the day, the better the deed. Christians in Scotland need a lot of help. Their only consolation is that Church teaching is counter cultural and has divine assurance on that.