Treated Fairly | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · May 16, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 19.

Treated Fairly.

The St. Louis Western Watchman (Roman Catholic) says:

Certainly the United States has treated the Catholic Church fairly since she came into possession of the Philippines. She has a great and noble work to do in Cuba. There the church needs the protection of her laws and her courts, and she will get them. The American hierarchy must take over the people of our island possessions, and we think we can rule them with as much success spiritually as we have done already politically. Our bishops are as wise as our politicians [the “we’s” and “our’s” seem somewhat confused]. But it will be necessary for Rome to incorporate the churches of the Philippines and the Antilles in that of the United States. At present this is only partially done. We should not give to those Catholic peoples spiritual autonomy as long as political autonomy is denied them. We have not as fully realized the American church’s responsibility in this matter as the Government has recognized its political obligations. Let us by all means have another Plenary Council, and let all the bishops of our island possessions be called to take part in its deliberations.