Irish Catholics and Secret Societies
...e Grand Procession in Honor of the Fenian Exiles," https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7066 The Catholic Church has a long history of opposing secret societies, partly because of the oaths of loyalty involved in such groups. Nevertheless, during the 1800s there were two major organizations that attracted numbers of Irish Catholics: the Fenian Brotherhood
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...erpt below. http://www.pahrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Monaghan-edited-online-clip.wav And I remember going into the church and being there for the whole Mass. Now she had to carry my brother in her arms and my sister just about walking, and I was about 4 years old. 4/2, 4 years, and I remember seeing a priest, and
Papal Infallibility
...hrist.[4] From there the Vatican I concluded that: https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8252 the Roman Pontiff, when he speaks ex cathedra, that is when in discharge of the office of Pastor and Doctor of all Christians by virtue of his supreme Apostolic authority he defines a doctrine regarding faith and morals to be held