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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 1
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November 17, 1942 Mr. Coffey
Mr. Hendon___
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MEMORANDUM FOR WR. NIC Ps, [> Mr. Quiaa
Mr. Harbo.
RE: Book, Feview Tele. Room
“Thexioad To Victory” Mr. Nease.
By Archbishop Francis J. Spellman Miss Beabo
Miss Gandy
‘ mba! ed to the
Victory” 18 0 SCHULGIIp UNCOPENEET Useu Uy cme EnneTnost thoughts
0° archbishop Spellman, Yt could ecsily be used as a text for
a series of sermons, Jt contains numerous quotations from the
= Apostles, various Popes, outstanding 4mertcans such as ceorce
™ kaskincton and President Roosevelt, and several quotations fron
a> ywesus Christ. Most of these quotations deal with how much more
oon be attained throuch peace than through war, as well-os the
) y unuentable value of prayer.
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Archbishop Spellnen feels that too many Americans have
forgotten how to pray, a8 well as tre value of the church. tn the
win tn the pir, on the land, and on the eea, we cannot attain AA
ultimcté.victory unless we Sogsou the Ten Con iments ang renew.
. jane of things. He feels thet regardless of the battles we
Sen Tete Jr preven ana oid mone 81194 3) 226-7
Q” nn WW Re speaks vtolenery against moral dgrradapion ang
pogant¥i which has engulfed not only America put the entire world. '
He states that disintegration and defeat can Pane to DEC 2 WAzi th-
in as well as from without our borders. He obserts himself very
definitely against those who use american fre jon of speech to w_'
make vengnous, subversive speeches against our form of government |
and the public aduocacy-of violent measures ty overthrow tt. }
Re states, "The Church has not failed in tts mission
to men but men and notions have failed to follow God... Nations
hove unjustly and cruelly sought to extend their boundaries by
recourse to arms in the most widespread, devastating war in
hiatory, which if it be not Armageddon, +8 certainly its vestibule.
yhe Church should have no sword save the Sword of the Spiritece
While no rays. oyhope are vee ub thlaiop the world's: dark-
red hortzon, ‘our trust in 6 Het mot dreckessenedes. Fron
BUY peter to Pius there ta a continuing story of high moral
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