The McCann's Religion

[G-Unit]

Immediately after Madeleine's disappearance her mother turned to prayer. She rang others and asked them to pray too. She also asked for a local priest to come to see her. Ever since religion has been a feature of the story.

Some have seen turning to religion as the perfectly normal reaction of a distraught couple, others have wondered if it became part of their 'campaign.'

Given the very public nature of their church attendance, their religious trips and the emphasis on prayer is it acceptable to debate the matter?

[Robittybob1]

Immediately after Madeleine's disappearance her mother turned to prayer. She rang others and asked them to pray too. She also asked for a local priest to come to see her. Ever since religion has been a feature of the story.

Some have seen turning to religion as the perfectly normal reaction of a distraught couple, others have wondered if it became part of their 'campaign.'

Given the very public nature of their church attendance, their religious trips and the emphasis on prayer is it acceptable to debate the matter?

I think it is acceptable to discuss it.  In fact it is the reason I got involved with the case,  that plus the reward of course.
I don't understand her religion precisely but I see someone willing to expose her beliefs to the world particularly so in her book, which is riddled with prayer etc, and her struggles with faith, for it was just a matter of a prayer and the whole process would be completed and resolved.

I have this concept that God knows the truth of what happened, if only we could tap into that knowledge, and that is what I try to do. It isn't easy.

[pathfinder73]

It suggests an immediate drastic change from the norm. I think most mothers would be out searching for their missing daughter especially if they knew she had just been abducted like they said.

Susan Healy: 'Kate phoned me, errm… about an hour after Gerry and asked me to get in touch with, errm… Paul Seddon, who is the priest, Father Seddon, who married her, who baptised Madeleine, errm… and I didn't have his mobile phone so I rang a friend of Kate's and got… got him and he rang Kate right away and I think as soon as this happened, as soon as Kate realised what had happened, it was as if, errm.. she started to ask God right away to give her Madeleine. Errm… because Kate and Gerry were not the most devout family. We do have Catholic faith, errm… it's… it's the religion that we were brought up in, but I would never describe myself as a devout person. We're just ordinary people, errm… but Kate certainly has… has clung to her religion, errm.. since this happened. Possibly she feels that, you know, it has to be a greater thing that helps us to get Madeleine back. Errm… something with more power than… than we have.'

[sadie]

Immediately after Madeleine's disappearance her mother turned to prayer. She rang others and asked them to pray too. She also asked for a local priest to come to see her. Ever since religion has been a feature of the story.

Some have seen turning to religion as the perfectly normal reaction of a distraught couple, others have wondered if it became part of their 'campaign.'

Given the very public nature of their church attendance, their religious trips and the emphasis on prayer is it acceptable to debate the matter?

Kate was always religious.  She very obviosly had a close attachment to her priest, and he came over to comfort her

[sadie]

I think it is acceptable to discuss it.  In fact it is the reason I got involved with the case,  that plus the reward of course.
I don't understand her religion precisely but I see someone willing to expose her beliefs to the world particularly so in her book, which is riddled with prayer etc, and her struggles with faith, for it was just a matter of a prayer and the whole process would be completed and resolved.

I have this concept that God knows the truth of what happened, if only we could tap into that knowledge, and that is what I try to do. It isn't easy.

Such was her faith that was what she iniotially believed.  Just a matter of prayer and everything would be resolved with Madeleine back

How her faith must have been tested when Madeleine did not retuirn.

[Robittybob1]

Such was her faith that was what she iniotially believed.  Just a matter of prayer and everything would be resolved with Madeleine back

How her faith must have been tested when Madeleine did not retuirn.

That in a nutshell but I did read the other day that Kate did some searching along the streets as well, which I hadn't appreciated, still don't TBH was this true.  She didn't rely entirely on faith but actually did searching - Oh my God O faithless one!

[G-Unit]

Kate was always religious.  She very obviosly had a close attachment to her priest, and he came over to comfort her

It depends what you mean by religious. She was brought up in the Catholic faith, went to Church on Sunday and attended Catholic schools. She seems to have accepted it but does that make her religious? Father Seddon was a priest who became a friend. Whether he visited as a priest or as a friend I don't know. He visited them in Amsterdam too.

[Sunny]

Kate was always religious.  She very obviosly had a close attachment to her priest, and he came over to comfort her

Do you mean Paul Seddon sadie? I thought she had never met him before Praia Da Luz.

[Robittybob1]

She must have been conflicted for I was told the Catholic Church was against IVF and there was Madeleine a product of IVF.  She might have thought "is this God punishing me for breaking the rules?". 

[sadie]

Do you mean Paul Seddon sadie? I thought she had never met him before Praia Da Luz.

Oh really? 

Well was it an imposter who married Kate and Gerry and did he baptise Madeleine by Proxy then then?  {Susan Healley].  See post a few above



Did you make that up, Sunny?
Or have you been reading propaganda and regurgitating it?

[Sunny]

Oh really? 

Well was it an imposter who married Kate and Gerry and did he baptise Madeleine by Proxy then then?  {Susan Healley].  See post a few above



Did you make that up, Sunny?
Or have you been reading propaganda and regurgitating it?

Apologies sadie I was thinking of Bridget's husband Paddy.   

[faithlilly]

Apologies sadie I was thinking of Bridget's husband Paddy.   

They also hadn’t met Haynes Hubbard, the Anglican minister. Perhaps that’s who you mean Sunny ?

[Sunny]

They also hadn’t met Haynes Hubbard, the Anglican minister. Perhaps that’s who you mean Sunny ?

No I will confess I was wrong. 

[Robittybob1]

No I will confess I was wrong.

You will be forgiven but only after they have crucified you.

[Sunny]

You will be forgiven but only after they have crucified you.

Don't say that Rob. At least I admitted my error and apologised.