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The Weblog at The View from the Core - Thu. 07/10/03 07:29:23 PM
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Pro-Catholic Abraham Lincoln The owner of Chiniquy: Facts vs. Falsehood writes to me today: I recently stumbled upon some long-forgotten Abraham Lincoln historical trivia that ought to be the "nail in the coffin" of the nonsense propaganda that Lincoln was anti-Catholic. Amazing but true: On July 4, 1864, Lincoln was the host of a festival, held on the lawn of the White House, to raise funds for the construction of St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Washington, DC. Lincoln, his wife, and most of his cabinet attended the festival, and made a donation as well. Lincoln personally signed the permit for the festival. Interestingly, the driving force behind the construction effort was the black Catholic community of Washington, which wanted a church located closer to the neighborhood in which most African-Americans then lived. Now, if it was true that Lincoln was anti-Catholic, then why would he do anything to legitimize and encourage Catholicism in America, let alone among black people, many of whom were newly freed by the President's own Emancipation Proclamation? I would like for Chiniquy's numerous internet advocates to explain that away. I discovered this bit of trivia when I recently came across an old history book about black Catholic priests in the U.S. between the 1854-1953. Fascinating book, by the way (God's Men of Color by Albert Foley, published in 1954). An essay in the book pointed me to a 1928 article in the Jesuit magazine America, which describes the 1864 White House event and Lincoln's involvement in detail. When I have some time, I intend to add something about this on the Chiniquy website. See also "Who Was Charles Chiniquy?", Some Good News About Charles Chiniquy, and It's Things Like This That Really Try My Charity. Lane Core Jr. CIW P Thu. 07/10/03 07:29:23 PM |
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