- Hugh Thwaites
Father Hugh Thwaites S.J. is a
Catholic priest and author, and a formerprisoner of war .Originally a
Protestant , Father Thwaites, S.J., had planned to enter theAnglican ministry. He joined the army in 1939 at the beginning of thesecond world war and was sent toFrance . He leftParis in June 1940, two days before the Germans entered the city. In December 1941, on a troopship in theIndian Ocean , he was received into the Catholic Church. Taken prisoner in the fall ofSingapore , he spent 3 years in Japanese prison camps. After the war he became aJesuit and was ordained a priest in 1954.Doctrinally conservative, Father Thwaites is a supporter of the traditional
Latin Mass , although he does say the new rite. He writes extensively in various conservative Catholic publications such asChristian Order .Father Hugh S. Thwaites (originally his surname was double, "Simon Thwaites") celebrated his ninetieth birthday at St Dominic's R.C. Church,
Waddon ,Surrey on 21st July 2007. Fr. Thwaites celebrated a Tridentine Mass before a large gathering of friends and their families, together with several priests and brothers, followed by a social gathering.Books
* "Our Glorious Faith and How to Lose it"
* "Confession"External links
* [http://www.catholicintl.com/epologetics/articles/sacraments/new-rite.htm Article explaining why he favours the traditional Latin Mass]
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