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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 3

115 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Dec 10, 1943 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 114 pages OCR'd
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Spon certain specia! political bodies and effem aman A ane Oot 8 form ol pe @moment. . . , heading democracy of the world, therefore, the United Seam po force the leading practical expooest of Cue are in its bloodstream. The central decires @ ita political system—the inviolibibty of oe immortality of the soul. Chriss idveben is manifert in the culrure end behu of op people, in the arguments that oratory and po ideas of good taste, which control advertamg movies, radio, and all other forms of pubi- opinion; in the laws, the maser, and sandards of our people.” Amoricn’s debt te Christianity The significent editoria} continued ths “@ these applications of Christianity are mowret theless removed from che barbaric, che pagen the uo-Christian; they are nonethelen been epoical, generous rather then octfeh The has always been, cad a &, = oe among ideals. Now, manifestly, the Amarnuee owes all chia to the Church He ow 2 the fight chat che Church pot up durmg bag dark cencuriss in Europe; and it ewe @ @ the leadership tht the Church provid o the sctrlemenr, founding, aed poboce! am gration of his incredibly bounteovs lead - . His original debt to the Charch @ ches p> found snd neterty without price...” Yer while we owe © much 0» Chrscenn we should be foolish not vo reals ther chee fe a drift, repidly increasing, xway from te editorial. We feel eure thet thn trad on & 6 ot _ exbrared beck to the principles of Christ thet eenty the majority of the Hundred Mullion h co ceeniey are weithes anti-teligious nor sthe- we fee on postions of leadership who take an waren on the salvation of their souls. They es eg “ee man’s band,” as far at religion is penrrant Wo one is telling them in the name et Ube “he on your gustd against false prepierts, nen who come 10 you in sheep's cloch- a a, See Yt bet afe ravencu: Worra wile yetee teow " 18) and “fear ye not them that kill che tet» ond are wot able co kill the soul; but ew te fra: him that can destroy boch soul snd tees oo heel” (Macchew 12:38). Tivw Hundred Million, therefere, not those sivvedy saved, are the objective of the Christo- plat The “already saved” roust be the inscru- euets we remind them of the precious blessing ed thn: Christian heritsge. The Christopher Qos!) “g0"—-and keep “going”—to the Hun- @red Millon with the petient, kindly perse- wrsace of the Good Shepherd, offering but not ampoung. “knocking at the door,” as Christ ded. bet ect pushing in. PROBLEMS WE FACE my we are living in a new young Bat fet ws not fool ourselves, It is mrot old world. Conditions have mally. But we are the world and or the ome. The world will never be suncbann, ic is become we are. Dros largety wo che airplane and atomic energy the world in far more one, though complex, than ic hes over been in history. A great T * Pir
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