"The history of our land will hereafter record the name of John Henry Newman among the greatest of our people, as a confessor for the faith, a great teacher of men, a preacher of justice, of piety, and of compassion." Manning
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Pope Benedict went to England to beatify Newman and to see if there is some basis for further improvement in Anglican/Catholic communal relations. On this occasion Cardinal Manning's words of remembrance for his friend and rival John Henry Newman seem appropriate. pl
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