Next Aussie Saint?
As Father Ted Kennedy was laid to rest today in a service in the Block, Redfern, in the presence of many Australian dignitaries, some were asking whether Fr Ted might become Saint Edward of Redfern.
Saint Ted Kennedy of Redfern, people’s priest, prophet and poet, today (24 May) was loudly and spontaneously proclaimed as a saint by thousands of people gathered in Sydney beneath a vast blue and white marquee hoisted on a patch of ground restored to Aboriginal people by Gough Whitlam.
They don’t need the Vatican to tell them he’s a saint.
Their proclamation, with cheers, applause and … Continue reading