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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 2

115 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Sep 20, 1956 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 113 pages OCR'd
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-5- | difficult by undermining the solid foundations of virtue you have labored so diligently to build, Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, teachers and clergymen of al! faiths ore dismayed to find the young being exposed to a torrential flood of pornography with all its corrupting influences. They know that salacious literature corrupts both young and old, However, it is especially cruel to the young in destroying moral values and inducing perversion. Experts on juvenile delinquency have told us it is impossible to inculcate sound moral values and to produce good citizens among young people who ore immersed in the cesspool of pornography and immorality. I know you will agree thot we hove on our hands a problem of serious proportions which demands our immediate attention and action. It is @ problem which in America s past, civil authorities ordinarily would have dealt with swiftly and surely. However, today low enforcement agencies have been frustrated in their work by court decisions rendered by a few misguided high ranking judicial officials. It seems that in this age of drift, minds ore driven by every wind of doctrine and theory, lacking all standards by which to Panel tame ae ee ce toh mean tenn ingen tte ei A
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