Congratulations to Dan Cooper (known here as Sir Dan of the Blogosphere) who has been awarded the Benemerenti medal by the Holy Father: well deserving indeed. He is pictured above with the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Southwark who presented the medal, and a painting of St John Fisher who, in the words of the school hymn, alone of his peers brooked the displeasure of King Henry VIII. The school has a report on Dan's work there which concludes:
He is a strong defender of the Catholic Faith, the unborn child, marriage and family life, the Eucharist and fidelity to the Holy Father.Dan has worked for several decades with boys at the John Fisher school and has, with the help of the Holy Spirit, been influential in promoting many priestly vocations. When I spoke to him, Dan was very appreciative of this papal honour, but those who know him will be amused, but not surprised, to hear that he also said "medals won't solve the crisis in the Church."
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Top man - I am privileged to have met this guy. He is one of those old passionate Catholic men that you rarely meet these days...He totally understands the problems the Church faces and how the liberal lefties have evaded our diocesan offices up and down the country and try to dumb down the truth of the gospel and the teachings of the Church to our young people. He has done so much good for young people at St John Fisher, proclaiming the truth of Christ, despite the loss of his dear wife recently. St John Fisher is totally blessed to have a stalwart like him, he is a soul winner. He totally deserves this award, he is up there with the likes of Fr John Edwards and Fr Hugh Thwaites in being part of a rare breed of men...May God continue to raise up His prophets to speak to His truth in these dark times.
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