tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3498835184202588363..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Career change!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34925942792882846522018-03-11T16:29:00.901+00:002018-03-11T16:29:00.901+00:00Sounds like Doc Martin ... hahaha
Jo in Auckland,...Sounds like Doc Martin ... hahaha<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67993454422557922782018-03-11T04:34:05.470+00:002018-03-11T04:34:05.470+00:00I'm a bit more pragmatic. He was doing so much...I'm a bit more pragmatic. He was doing so much good as a surgeon, and then took up what we all know to be nonsense.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90788987154475545992018-03-11T04:32:49.739+00:002018-03-11T04:32:49.739+00:00The difference between playing god, or being his r...The difference between playing god, or being his representative.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20136096341702954382018-03-11T04:30:53.797+00:002018-03-11T04:30:53.797+00:00I certainly couldn't do it; most medical proce...I certainly couldn't do it; most medical procedures (that involve blood) make me feel ill.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81252819667566069662018-03-11T03:05:13.640+00:002018-03-11T03:05:13.640+00:00It is not for us to judge others who look for thei...It is not for us to judge others who look for their joy, but it is for us to wish them well. It is a short life and we all have to choose the path that suits us best. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69557554057032120602018-03-10T22:56:18.237+00:002018-03-10T22:56:18.237+00:00'Tis for sure a curious thing to choose mumbo ...'Tis for sure a curious thing to choose mumbo jumbo over medicine. Maybe he found medicine too stressful, which I believe it can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53296930012185847382018-03-10T20:17:49.144+00:002018-03-10T20:17:49.144+00:00He certainly looks happy in the photo! I'm a k...He certainly looks happy in the photo! I'm a kind-of-non-believer but for some people I've met they find unbelievable peace in religion. Maybe he couldn't stand the sight of blood!Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14327364133725167612018-03-10T19:38:16.875+00:002018-03-10T19:38:16.875+00:00You really do have no sense of humour, do you? (No...You really do have no sense of humour, do you? (No response needed).Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59971364963995048712018-03-10T15:12:53.097+00:002018-03-10T15:12:53.097+00:00Now that; I approve of!Now that; I approve of!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55895725845287569772018-03-10T14:17:53.281+00:002018-03-10T14:17:53.281+00:00I had a cousin who left the church to become a hea...I had a cousin who left the church to become a heart surgeon. It made more sense to me.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29309528563631977602018-03-10T12:59:13.638+00:002018-03-10T12:59:13.638+00:00When I was at school, there was a Theological Coll...When I was at school, there was a Theological College within our confines. I got to know several of the students, who were all atheists, and just wanted a nice life in a village Georgian rectory. They were all perfectly open about it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61028698196268135292018-03-10T12:33:50.154+00:002018-03-10T12:33:50.154+00:00One day I was approached by our local vicar who as...One day I was approached by our local vicar who asked me if I'd ever thought of becoming a priest. I think you'd make a good one.<br /><br /> If God wanted me to be a priest he would have given me the ability to sing, I told him.<br /><br />We left it there.<br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83373277872515206762018-03-10T11:53:56.704+00:002018-03-10T11:53:56.704+00:00Interesting [your call to priesthood]. Some bits o...Interesting [your call to priesthood]. Some bits of you remind me of a formidable man. He was, I don't know, say thirty five to my seventeen, a Jesuit and my history teacher. A most compelling person on so many counts.<br /><br />One thing one tends to associate with "Jesuit", on default and without reflecting on it, is supreme intelligence [not that I accuse you of supreme intelligence - latent no doubt]. He radiated something mega. He also radiated being amused/bemused at his audience (pupils in their late teens). Then he vanished. Without so much as a good bye. <br /><br />UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76731920542265176512018-03-10T11:41:03.294+00:002018-03-10T11:41:03.294+00:00Andi's English Attic, if there were facility o...Andi's English Attic, if there were facility on Cro's blog (as there is on some forums) I'd give you more than one up vote for wit.<br /><br />UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86489690607136344442018-03-10T10:55:16.254+00:002018-03-10T10:55:16.254+00:00I had the call to priesthood but ignored it to bec...I had the call to priesthood but ignored it to become an impoverished sculptor. I deprived the world of a brilliant Archbishop.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81762495631941366682018-03-10T10:12:50.159+00:002018-03-10T10:12:50.159+00:00I cannot imagine, but I suppose their 'calling...I cannot imagine, but I suppose their 'calling' must have been very strong.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74205843436485137642018-03-10T09:42:47.700+00:002018-03-10T09:42:47.700+00:00Reading a biography of C.S.Lewis at the moment who...Reading a biography of C.S.Lewis at the moment who wrestled with religion and then took it on. The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe were of course based on 'the story of Jesus'but also, and this comes as a bit of a shock, against vivisection and eugenics which was about at the time.<br />So what happened to Welby's and Nener's moral compass to make such a change?thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47623941410162190672018-03-10T09:22:11.790+00:002018-03-10T09:22:11.790+00:00Welby has been particularly vocal.Welby has been particularly vocal.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83475867469725373682018-03-10T09:21:37.313+00:002018-03-10T09:21:37.313+00:00A Classic v Panto.A Classic v Panto.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37046324081832718952018-03-10T09:20:27.948+00:002018-03-10T09:20:27.948+00:00I find it baffling! I find it baffling! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13669753133007346592018-03-10T08:47:26.112+00:002018-03-10T08:47:26.112+00:00Swapping one kind of theatre for another.Swapping one kind of theatre for another.Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56263010106604115112018-03-10T08:43:25.287+00:002018-03-10T08:43:25.287+00:00 It has long been my view that the church should n... It has long been my view that the church should not interfere in politics and should be praying and converting and peddling love and nothing more. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9631626144254089822018-03-10T08:27:09.706+00:002018-03-10T08:27:09.706+00:00Agree it seems a very strange career move, but who...Agree it seems a very strange career move, but who knows what motivates such a highly skilled and intelligent man?cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89007406622719967452018-03-10T08:26:51.411+00:002018-03-10T08:26:51.411+00:00I'm not too keen on Welby, he meddles in polit...I'm not too keen on Welby, he meddles in politics too much for a vicar.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53117923286925000992018-03-10T08:23:09.309+00:002018-03-10T08:23:09.309+00:00Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was an...Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was an oil trader, and a very successful one, for 11 years. One day he was called to God, he gave up oil trading and was ordained a priest. God cannot be ignored when he calls. I don't understand it either. Justin Welby once said he found it quite embarrassing. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com