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Roman Catholic Lady, Taylorsville, Kentucky, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1877 January 3

 Item
Identifier: CMMA I-2-b

Scope and Contents

This lady sends McMaster $6.30 as mission dues to aid the Indian Missions and lists 31 contributors of the money. She asks if a priest may rightly assign the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus as a penance, without telling you in what book to say it, since the Holy Father has suppressed all other forms but that. Catholic doctrine teaches that Jesus Christ founded the Church on earth and so she asks if a priest is not ignoring the Blessed Trinity by saying, "when Almighty God established His Church." She also wonders if it is right for a Bishop to tell newly-confirmed children to say the Our Father and the Creed, while not mentioning the Ave. She believes she is justified in with-holding the salaries of such heretical priests who do not read the Gospel correctly. :: I-2-b A.L.S. 4pp. 12 mo

Dates

  • Creation: 1877 January 3

Language of Materials

English.

Repository Details

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