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_005197846	Connell, Francis J. (Francis Jeremiah), 1888-1967.	The gentlemanly priest	1947		.txt	text/plain	9819	366	62	Nihil obstat: Joseph G. Kempf, Ph.D. Censor lihrorum Imprimatur: Paul C. Schulte Archbishop of Indianapolis Feast of St. Luke October 18, 1947 Copyrighted 1947 by St. Meinrad’s Abbey, Inc. INTRODUCTION This brochure had its origin in a paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Catholic Edu- cational Association held at Chicago, The members of the major seminary section, before whom it was read, honored me by requesting that it be extended to greater proportions, and enhanced with more de- tailed information on the subject of proper deport- ment, I feel therefore that this pamphlet ‘is not merely a statement of my own convictions rega/rding the observance of the norms of good manners by priests, but also expresses the sentiments of a group of intelligent ahid cultured priests engaged in the sublime work of preparing young men for the priest- hood, Necessarily, I had to limit myself to a sum- mary presentation of the rules of etiquette; so that this little work is not intended to supplant the more complete works on the subject of the manners ex- pected of the priest, such as CLERICAL COURTE- SY by the Rev. Albert Rung, or the secular treatises on general etiquette. I fear that there are in our land today not a few Protestants to whom the door of the Catholic Church has been definitely closed by the unfavorable impression of our religion they re- - 8 - ceived from priests who betrayed a lamentable lack of affability and culture.	cache/_005197846.txt	txt/_005197846.txt