Thursday 7 November, 2024

The Times just landed newspaper correction of the week with a howler about the Pope

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WE MIGHT BE about to start depending a whole lot more on whether or not a bear sh*ts in the woods.

That’s because The Times UK tried to take away the other yardstick by which certainties are measured: a former Pope’s status as a Catholic.

In a strong contender for newspaper correction of the week, the paper was forced to issue this apology about Pope John Paul II this morning:

corr @patrick_kidd @patrick_kidd

Ouch.

A student drunk-emailed his teacher this note. The response was literally amazing.

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The Times just landed newspaper correction of the week with a howler about the Pope

A student drunk-emailed his teacher this note. The response was literally amazing.

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The Guardian issued this priceless correction on Jamie Oliver’s recipe for toast