Tony Blair Attributes Conversion to Wife, 'Universal Nature' of Catholicism
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his conversion to Catholicism two years ago began with his wife, and that "there was something" about the universal nature of the Catholic Church that made the switch from Anglicanism feel right to him.
“Frankly this all began with my wife,” Blair said during a gathering of the Communion and Liberation Committee this past week in Rimini, Italy. “I began to go to Mass and we went together. We could have gone to the Anglican or Catholic church – guess who won?”
Going further, Blair told members of the Catholic ecclesial movement Thursday that switching from the Church of England (Anglican) to the Catholic Church was like “coming home,” and the latter was now “where my heart is.”...