Saints and Sinners This week, the Pope will name Sir Thomas More as the patron saint of politicians. It's some accolade in a profession not known for saintliness. But who were his rivals on the hustings? Here, we can exclusively reveal the candidates for political canonisation - and damnation

The Independent - London | November 1, 2000| | Copyright

The Pope's choice of St Thomas More as the patron saint of politicians will hardly shock those who saw Paul Scofield's indelible performance in the film of Robert Bolt's A Man For All Seasons. The last Catholic Speaker before the present incumbent, paragon of honour, loving husband and father, More was beheaded after refusing to approve Henry VIII's defiance of Rome in divorcing his wife. More's cry to the young Richard Rich, who betrayed him to become Welsh Attorney General - "All this, Rich, for Wales!" - echoes down the ages as a dismissal of worldly office. Whether the papal decision will ...

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