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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 5

98 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 98 pages OCR'd
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+ ’ Pe er ee ee ee ee the avowed purpose ef d- wididg their underworlé em- pire thus imperiling tbe very security of America’s family ure‘l, ; Tie letter from the team- r's wife read by Cardinal, Spellman said that “Y fear for 3 children’s future.” Because, of “strong arm methods, yes even murder” in gangster-ruied ions, “most of the men art: afraid to talk,” she wrote. | The woman appealed to the Cardinal: “Help us. Qur men may lose their jobs or even get . . Ze <till want ta do all ies waa WE Bl WERE oe we can to carry on the fight for justice and decency and the right to be free. ..+ The ganc- gters who mun mY husband's union have made slaves of our men.” Carding] Spellman ctom- mented: “It is my conviction that, regardiess of any court decisions, dishonest union jeaders ave already cone demned themselves by their de- fiance of God and disloyalty to America, ss well as by their contemptuous treatment and wiclous acts of violence in- flicted upon their fellow- werkers,fand upon the “nost innocent | victims of all, their tn ee FTG eT inal, whe frequently f wae Oe) The presides, Sut rarely speaks, at 10 a. m. mass. apparently: -) NoT Class I¥leo [made s late decision to ‘dress the congregation. ag [Saturday the aries =~ i TSS aes, we lacks WOO f scheduled to the Rev, Gece Lynch of clergy staff, was notified the Cardinal's decision. Cople: of the sermon text were not: RY! pernable to reporters until just On only three previous occa: bere & member of the staff tent Cardinal Spellman oO th the pulpit to preach ton dans 2,000 persons in at- ce. Once he attacked Hungary and tast Dec exhorted Catholics te say owen Tom the movie “Baby Doll under the “pain of sin.” ‘ardinal Spellman sajd next Monday he would start bis at ual Christmas visit to mili- . ry Personnel in Korea and at ott ar Dosts around the world ae ed that if these men “ Women in service “returned ome today,” they would be confronted with “a very American way of life.” “a ag zhey Would find,” i otha & segment of thet eh we ou had fallen undert the a5 domination af atiecy fod eangeters and mur. th e to become ‘twin slaves of ¢ underworld'.”
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