The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
PAPERS DEVOTE TOO MUCH
SPACE TO CATHOLICS
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cussed extensively, but DR.. Gonzalez
was careful to De moderate In his an
swers. while at the same nme NC
questioned many Catholic pracuces
Many OF the questions we're eviuehuy
intended as direct slaps at the church
others were written by sincere seek
ers after knowledge. Dr. Gonzalez AZ
ternpted TO avoid the bitterness OF the
FORMER while his answers TO the lat
ter showed how far he had travele'i
away from his early beliefs. lie 10
now q Presbyterian.
.,rhe future Of America" was Ut.
Gonzalez's topic. and II developed
tbat A. Ia Americas religious future
that he had In mind, and that he saw
mr.. nrosnect OF the United states De-
coming Roman Catholic nation.
"To Judge by, what ! read IN your
newspapers, would thlnk tnat
America had already become Roman
Catholic" he said. showing his audi
ence a copy OF The Times, OF Wednes-
dav In which FIR. VauaA OF LONDON,
Was quoted as saying that Americans
orc Too great seekers OF pleasure.
81 read in your papers VIVA, TINS chi
dinal or that archbishop does, nov
he spends his day, what nc eats, nov
long he sleeps. The newspapers q
the Catholic countries OF Europe 40
not pay as much attention 20 the
Catholic church as do the newspapers
OF Protestant America.
Later in the evening q question was
read to him: "fs X not lime TOT the
establishment OF q protestant newspa-
per In Betroit?"- ss,2f-a sLF.f'> ~
DIR. Gonzalez laughed and said:
-That Is a question for you yourselves
To decide. I have been but 10 days
In Detroit. am not familiar enough
with conditions here TO decide ior
you"
Speaking OF, Americas religious
future. DR.. Gonzalez said that ther'
Is no prospect that the Roman Cath
Ollie church will control the country
He divided its doctrines into TWO
parts-those believed by most or all
Christian churches, end these pecniiar
to the Catholic church. He spoke OF
the syllabus Of Pope Plus TX. and de-
clared that II contains many doctrines
that the Roman Catholic cardinals.
archbishops, bishops and priests OF
America 90 not DeueNc.
"The syllabus says that church and
state should not be separated he
said. 1T Is against the freedom oi
the press. IT Ii against religious
freedom. II is opposed TO the separa
ton OF schools and the church. II
SAYS that In conflicts between the
church and the state. the church Is
supreme. have never read speech
OF Cardinal Gibbons or OF Archbishop
Ireland in which they advocated the
Roman Catholic doctrine in these mat
tiers against the national political be-
lief OF America.
"The disruption Of the CathrS'c
church Is at hand, and 1t Is comirg
not from outside, but from the
Catholics themselves. Rome is more
afraid OF the. liberal Catholics OF
America than she Is OF the Protes-
tants"
He said that II conflict ever comes
between the Roman Catholic church
and the American nation, the Roman
Catholics of America will stand win
their country against their church.
He freely criticized the Protestant
churches for refusing to take ad-
vantage OF their opportunities.
"You do not care for the foreigners
who come to America as the Catholic
church does,' he said. "You spend
money freely to send missionaries to
foreign countries, and nobodg y a
better believer in that movement than
| am: but let the foreigner come to
America, and You neglect him. II a
Mexican is worth being saved in Mex
leo, why not In Texas? u Chinese
or a Japanese is worthy Of salvation
in his own country. why not when he
comes. to America2- You have a great
opportunity; for II the for signer comes
here and makes money a1d goes back
to his own country. he will do much
good there for Protestant Christianity
II he has received instruction in II
here
DR.. Gonzalez was interruI ted sew
eral times by applause At the close
OF the meeting he held an informal
reception, while those Who had heard
his talks GROW ded about to bid him
good bye.