An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...d Act’s Exemption for The Religious Use of Wine,” Brooklyn Law Review, vol. 70, issue 3, 2005, 746. [2] John A Ryan, Prohibition: Yes or No, (New York: The Paulist Press), 1. [3] Thomas Ryan, “Supporters and Opponents of Prohibition,” The Annals of Iowa, vol. 46, no. 7, Winter 1983,
Temperance Movement
...but objections from Canadian societies also in attendance resulted in the change.[5] Catholic Total Abstinence Union https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7025 Members of the union pledged to “abstain from… the sin of intemperance” and to “change the wretched abode of the drunkard into a home of peace and prosperity,” highlighting the belief that drinking
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...ars.[3] O’Hara was appointed head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Nov 24, 1951. At the time it was the one of largest dioceses in the county, with over a million Catholics, 2,000 priests, and 7,000 nuns.[4] While he waited for the date of his installation, O’Hara was hard at
Reverend William McGarvey papers, circa 1900 (MC 5)
...Garvey later left for the Roman Catholic Church after the adoption of the “open pulpit” resolution at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 1907. This resolution allowed clergy from other churches and denominations to speak freely in Episcopal churches and was a major change to the Episcopal canon