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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · May 14, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 20.

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Note and Comment

_Priest-Ridden Portugal_

THE real results of papal rule are exhibited in those countries where Roman Catholicism has had full sway. An example is found in the case of Portugal, of which country it is said:—
Portugal is still a century behind the times. With Roman Catholicism as the state religion, and the ecclesiastics in positions of power, it is almost impossible for the liberal party to abolish the existing evils.
The union of church and state is contrary to the divine plan for civil government, and the enforcement of church dogmas by the civil power will bring a blight upon the prosperity of any nation. This is the emphatic testimony of every Roman Catholic country.