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I assume this is meant as a parody of something Mr. Blair might have said.

It was.

Blair wants to treat the Church as a Democracy and thinks that if enough of the peopel decide its time to Change the Doctrines, then the Doctrines shoudl change. He views the Pope as the spiritual Head of the Church and thus as a representative of the Catholic people, and each local Parish as a Community run as an expression of Catholic peopels faith. He has no concept of submitting to Christ as King, and thinks the Churches teachingss ae contengent on majority rule.

In a recent interview with Dominic Lawson, the new Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, is asked what he thinks "about Blair lecturing the church in this way, so soon after joining." Here is the archbishop's reply (with my emphases):

Source
"News Review interview: Vincent Nichols" [timesonline.co.uk], The Sunday Times, May 24, 2009. Accessed May 26, 2009.

And the proper response is to pray for PM Tony Blair. Becoming Catholic - that is correctly embracing the Teachings of the Church and growing into Christ - is a way of life. It's a journey one never finishes. Keep praying for him!