Newman, Benedict, and Great Britain

Lest the beatification of the now Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman be thought to have passed unnoticed by this spiritual son of the man, I offer these carefully selected links for your reading pleasure:

• John Henry Newman - Articles and Resources (by Christopher Blosser)
• "Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal John Henry Newman" (The Benedict Blog, September 11, 2010)
• "Subtle" [and very funny if you connect the dots] (Rorate Caeli, September 19, 2010)

[Hat tip to C.B.]

Update (9/21/2010):

For extensive coverage of the Pope's visit, see http://benedictintheuk.blogspot.com/

Also, as Christopher suggests, check out Benedict's visit to the lion's den of Westminster -- praising St. Thomas More in a speech to Parliament / The Anglican Church (!) and offering Blessed John Henry Newman as a model for ecumenical relations:

He can teach us the virtues that ecumenism demands: on the one hand, he was moved to follow his conscience, even at great personal cost; and on the other hand, the warmth of his continued friendship with his former colleagues, led him to explore with them, in a truly irenical spirit, the questions on which they differed, driven by a deep longing for unity in faith.

Of course he didn't mention "Anglicanorum Coetibus" specifically, but as Phil Lawler (Catholic Culture) thinks, it's hard not to interpret his elevation of Newman-the-Catholic as a model to the Anglican bishops as a covert invitation.

• Damian Thompson, "The Pope in Parliament and Westminster Abbey: a day that shook the foundations of Britain's Protestant myth" (Telegraph.co.uk, Septembewr 18, 2010).
  
  
• "Benedict goes to Westminster" (Fr. Z's Blog - What Does The Prayer Really Say? September 17, 2010).
  
  
• "Anglican bishops receive a personal invitation from the Pope" (CatholicCulture.org, September 17, 2010)
  

Amazing ...: