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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 3
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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
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