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Bishop Fulton Sheen — Part 1

40 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Bishop Fulton Sheen · 39 pages OCR'd
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Siecaren for. jmorr y v mM : Nels Rose Qa S USSIG i es 0 _ | “How could they belong to, Russia The bize . "te Lennox it we are fighting for (he fygr frees ETO Ee "Guarantee of Freedom | arias ei cco ine et Dead ‘rch 2, at brown devil.” irobhery a. 4s isa Balley, . . . . The noted priest compared the'terdas. the oes i City, ~ Americans Are Naive Over Reds, eastern world, which, he sind, Pec gas i ‘Moraghan, ieves od aGcs ever, “ay yo ie nothing. with the » mow" wos “he arrival : Mgr. Sheen Declares . which, he said, o¢lieves sana doc: Gc : . . . everything and God nothing. Tits at ‘ -| Contrasting the pessimism ofjare Communists Sn the United he cited ae an example ‘or our pt Nutley, Germany with the optimism of our States who love the United States.’ |qotimism, s in town4 iti . it Mgr. Sheen compared what he] ‘epach of us necds a lesson and ‘at the Jon. ion, Rt Rev. i Ba! on, 29: termed the two most erroneous CON (Christianity teaches frat Jessen tu + so yighters of ShsEe. lecturer and author, address-|cepts of man at war today, that Lipoth,” 4 - {Ing an audience of close to 1,000 Germany, which underestimarss ' i i : hat of our country, which of the {Sunday night at the Knights of Co-jman andt , this eve-|tumbus Victory Memorial Building, he asserted, overcstimates man. He ‘mie, asg|Bayonne, described Americans as added that from a political poin that man can do much. The west: 0 4 . . ern world that kelicves man does: juke 'y Rester,|being naive and warned there is no of view the two most inept nations puke he declared. “The east. 1 world that believes man dops no! &- ing-can learn through Christianit ee everything must Icarn that as Ged): = + side. Mr.|guarantce that Russia, at the con- in the world today are Germanyinss said, ‘Without ime you can do 1: . i States. ‘ ine’? . lusion of the wer, will restore free- end the United .,, juothing. pajron, Alt - ¥ “Germany makes of mana devil.’ He warned against being opti i ooune 4 el ets . . s _ Sheen, the closing speaker | he said. “We make man an ance’ |mistic that the peace.that is coming | jhe Fort- in ee arene series sponsored by | Germany starts with the idea that/\.ij7 be a lasting peace, and dc- “Azlub willlctar of the Sea Council, Knights of man is perverse and that beeause clared we are not to be pessiniists: , at the|Golumbus, referred to the release |™An is perverse it has to ae ee cither, because there is a powcr: ratta, 1531 0¢ Earl Browder, Communist leader wielding | the lash and whip to Fe-linat overrules the entire work. in the United States, and said that)/Store OF ers He said we are not without hepe: ‘rcises, dom td small nations. ‘ayes, 66|because of the war we are permit- “Germany. you will note, has bev because sin has done all! it ever: mien ao (ver the|ting the Communists in this coun- unable to win over a single one or could. He said it was seen when tations, was, , _4. 19, atitry to have a reckless holiday. the conquered nations because 0 Poland was crusied betwee TOM. ttdiay aoe “ ° ‘ i se i AS itt ine ran : - eee iN munists they say you are trying to)“hy Germany is liable te collapse relizion. . 4 hurt our allies,” declared the lec- from. within. _., | Phe worst sin evil can do, he ce-'' F wy turer, who speaks weekly over the When people are Pessi by clared. was to kill God and it didi” i rt A b will tubio'on the National Catholic Hour.|n@ture they quickly go fe. Pet Sithat once and hence sin can never H “Nb wi ; ‘lwhen things do not go theil way-lieain be so str The Communists of the country When defeat stares them- in the tf ong. face there will be a great wave of /BETTERED BY WAR ed Gale suicides in Germany just as oc- He said that because of the wi “he ect . curred before. And it will likely be|we are Jiving more simply, and lhet! ames J.D Ur in that fashion that Hitler will endjit is changing our character and, duced the sp fentasirophe + woplimiem is’ ait thelare today taking advantage of the - $23 W.|changed opinion,” he continued. * “Right now they have a very good _ ged by|chance of having the U. S. Supreme § Guild [Court declare they are not un- his life.’ our view on life. and for that rea-} a" y will American. As an example of American'sen we will-be the better fur it, 1, i] , @arishjU. S. AND GERMANY eptimism the lecturer referred to; Mgr. Sheen pointes cut that iy POT Cthe é Mrs.} ©] trust that, for the future of the|American selling scrap iron to; the last war this country soupat. 1 thelunited States, that they will not be/Japan up to the time of the attack nothing and that we are asking ro Soe Sas so optimistic as to believe that thereon Pear] Harbor, asscrting we did | territories in this war, and that bee “7 se . ' smn eeyo
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