Priesthood Resignation and Socialism
By the resignation from the Catholic priesthood of Father McGrady, of Bellevue, Ky., attention is called to the “irreconcilable conflict” which has arisen between the papacy and socialism. The ex-priest has declared that he intends to devote the remainder of his life to the socialist propaganda, and to this end his resignation from the priesthood was a necessity. Two years ago Pope Leo wrote an encyclical against socialism, and this subject has been prominent in Catholic discussions since that time, Archbishop Corrigan and Bishops Quigley and Spaulding having spoken against it. By the socialist press Father McGrady is regarded as a noteworthy convert. The spread of socialism is certainly a marked feature of the times, and unfortunately it is one which tends to augment the world's strife.