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_005197425	Lonergan, William I. (William Ignatius), 1884-1936.	Is the Church intolerant?	1929		.txt	text/plain	5429	422	73	Catholics, we are told, are allowed no liberty of judgment about their dogmas; they must accept unquestioningly what the Church tells them; they may not participate in non-Catholic religious services, though non- Catholics may be invited to come to their churches; they may not read every book; they are prohibited from inter- marrying with non-Catholics and from sending their chil- dren to any but Catholic schools; they may not endorse current economic and social theories that advocate a modi- fication of long-accepted principles about the stability of marriage and justify such practices as companionate mar- riage, divorce and birth control. Unquestionably there are such people in the United States: Catholics who cannot give a rational exposition of their belief to an inquiring non-Catholic yet who can discuss in detail contemporary crimes and scandals and the latest sporting, political and social events which clutter our tab- loids; Catholics, who have little or no realization of what their Church stands for in the world or of what she has ac- complished and its still doing for culture and civilization and morality; Catholics, above all, who lacking this knowl- edge and appreciation, fail to exemplify the ideals of the re- ligion they profess in their daily conduct.	cache/_005197425.txt	txt/_005197425.txt