Historic Anti-Catholic Cartoons

...pal infallibility (the belief that the pope cannot be wrong in matters of faith), raised concerns that Catholics owed allegiance first to the Church and not to the United States. The increasing number of Catholic immigrants, most notably from Ireland, led many to believe that America’s Protestant culture was at

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American Czestochowa

...d Polish contributions to this country and called for closer cooperation today in trade and cultural areas with the present Polish Government. “We have not forgotten your friends and relatives in Poland,” the President said. “We have not forgotten the traditional bonds that have united our peoples since our earliest

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Lawrence Francis Flick papers, 1889-1930 (MC 18)

...ociety for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, to educate the public and founded White Haven Sanitarium in 1901. Having a great interest in history, Flick was one of the founders of the American Catholic Historical Society (ACHS) and served as its president for a time. He also helped found the American

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Bartholomew F. Fair papers, 1906-1966 (MC 24)

...pointment as pastor of St. Raymond of Penafort parish in 1967. During this time, he also served as assistant pastor at several other parishes within the Philadelphia Archdiocese. He was also a member of the Commission for Sacred Liturgy and served as Spiritual Director for the Children of Mary at

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