Daily Digest for Friday 22nd February 2013
Issued at 08.40 by NC
1. Today's press coverage
Sun, Mail, Metro, Times p11, Exp, Mirror Reports that 200 mourners attended the funeral of 'friendless' ex Marine James McConnell after a Facebook plea put out by Revd Bob Mason. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4807117/Its-the-Facebook-of-condolence-as-200-strangers-turn-out-for-ex-Marine-Jim-McConnell.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2282231/A-final-salute-300-strangers-Royal-Marine-70-family-gets-grand-send-vicar-rallies-mourners-Facebook.html http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/21/vicars-facebook-plea-brings-200-to-marines-send-off-3509137/ http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/379335/Mass-salute-to-unknown-soldier http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/funeral-royal-marine-jimmy-mcconnell-1723114 http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3694927.ece
Exp p15 Commentary (Fredrick Forsyth) on same-sex marriage No online link
Guard p25, Tel p21 Continuing reports on the reason behind the recent resignation of the Pope. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/21/pope-retired-amid-gay-bishop-blackmail-inquiry http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/9886454/Vatican-conclave-tainted-by-scandal-before-it-even-begins.html
Letters Ind p16 Susan Rowe Not all religious faith is blind. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-the-verdict--we-need-better-jurors-8505685.html
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