A correspondent from Australia has sent me a very interesting article which makes an unlikely connection between the Jesuit modernist, George Tyrrell, destined to be excommunicated for his criticisms of Pope St. Pius X, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s secret teenage love affair. If the connection between the sublimely orthodox JRRT and the sadly heterodox Tyrrell has whetted your curiosity, read on:
http://www.therecord.com.au/site/index.php/Features/jrr-tolkien-edith-bratt-fr-francis-morgan-love
What an interesting story! It reminds me of the movie, The Adjustment Bureau, where ‘angels’ have the task of keeping the lovers apart in the interest of brilliant careers planned for them if they remain separate.
(For an interesting discussion of the bad theology of The Adjustment Bureau, see Father Robert Barron’s commentary at http://bit.ly/xIXR0h.)