Sir, – With all due respects to the undoubted considerable academic research and knowledge of young Joe Ratzinger, I, for one, look forward to the appearance in the nativity crib in the Star of the Sea Church, Sandymount, of the ox and the donkey and even the usual errant robins.
They all play their part in making a visit to our parish crib an uplifting and enjoyable occasion for all children, young and not so young. – Yours, etc,