Evening journal., 1907-11-04

Yours of the a8h received and with little natural
luctance, have decided to answer your questions
Question What the attitude Of the Catholic Church
the use OF beer wine quor?"
The Catholic Church as body moderate temper
Of these beverages but condemns and condemn all
and drunkenness
The Pope the Cardinals Preates and clergy of Italy
drink and cordas and temperate body
OF men would be hard to find.
The preates and clergy Spain France Austria and Ger
many drink beer wine with their meals Drunkenness almost
unknown in these countries but as there mueh more OF this
are naturally and divided this question
Catholics ssuaded from entering into the liquor business by
coming accessory the sin Of drunkenness bad treat
ing habit, haste in drinking, etc
nenc CARDINAL lanes Gibbons saws II have never been able to
myself that what call total abstinence is essential
standing that putting aside the question Of principle, vru
ally impossible abstinence large community
State Look Maine instance and will see how
this is The attempt enforce such law must consequently
lead OF the worst ngsegaiy or hypocrisy possibly
The most Rev Patrick John Ryan Archbishop of Philadelphia
himself consistent total abstainer with the politics OF the
question have nothing do Regarding the ethics of the ques
ton constrained that many false principles and not
little anatcim have characterized the in favor
of total abstinence for all who desire need it favor high Ii
and every consistent with PRINCIPLES and due
pect for personal liberty the practice Of temperance
Only in the history of the Church did she speak autor
b among ON @ br fIe dtes held that wine was Of the devil
and evil in itself d to 9TH cenur) Pope Geaus made Com
munon under both forms bread and wine obligatory in order to
Of these secae Some Of
paign-huers lay maintain to-day of beer
and whiskey No Catholic be he priest ayman dares
sert that themselves BIAS
rhemouy implying that Christ did evil when he miracuousy
changed wne Second without revvng condemned
heresy; Third without condeming the Pope Cardinals reate
and Priests of Italy France etc We cannot be more Christian
than Christ and need be Roman than Rome.
IT. Question What is your position as man and priest?
There is only circumstance under which might be inn
drunkenness rampant my parish wou become total
absaner but never phbitopist in order to give encourage
priests are total abaners from this praisexoy motive But
temperate what say and priest is identical
good wine and bitter beer every day my life comfortable
and among friends cooy stand up and advise hdworkng
fellow take the pedgeF Life by Morley VOL 1872
much in the position take either wine or beer
every day dinner and occasionally among friends neither
nologze for or do boast of it. nor yet conceal like
hvpocrie moderately drink beer that my
your concern and if DR. Temple drinks neither wine
whskey that his stand for personal liberty and
legitimate and lawful Cat least till Nov 5th and probably after)
accord with sound principle and existing law than pro-
hibitonists claiming with Bishop Whitaker Pro the nhe
right every temperate totally abstain from
ntoxcants How has Archbishop Ryans assertion become
in Delaware: MANY false principles and not little anatasm
characterize this movement Blinded by ianacis the capsgn
of local option and prohibition see no violation o pep
no infringing on personal rights no wrong in trying TO consc m
justice in their ehdeavors 10 reduce hunoreds OF
beggay who under existing laws have invested all their
State would one-fourh OF its total which must
with equal certainty raise every mans tax b IS per cent ey
annually $s44a09 would be thrown out OF employment
certain number getting Therefore you ask pre-
four five times who sober consumers from
having opportunity free indulgence which they have
right" has said that prohibition species OF IN.
temperance in itself 1t leads injustice wholesale defamation o
sophisry and prevacaon in and women who
time hate injustice abho caumny and despse sopsty and
lying shall characterize the grossly exaggerated statement
of minister who said that in his large parish he could scarcely
find dozen families in which the demon OF drink has not hold
on member This awful wholesale aagnment
which know be unrue But if II rs An
i'll befous its nest if ought not that gen
feel bound in honor resign his charge inefficient
incapable minister after preaching he could not achieve
better results?
You will drunkenness by coercion legislation
DO by OF legislature the manufacture
sae of firearms because their intentional accidental dcag
death? Because morphine rcne and other mater
medca and chemicals often abused posons does
legislature forbid chemical laboratories and drug ores 1t
deemed sufficient forbid the carrying concealed
upon payment special license que sufficient regulate
restrict the sale of poisonous drugs and chemicals
What will prohibition give Ter the loss OF persons