“It is impossible, humanly speaking, that a religion can maintain itself among a people when once they are led to believe it wrongs their natural instincts, is hostile to their national development, or is unsympathetic with their genius.”
-- Isaac Hecker, from "The Church and the Age" (1887), as quoted recently here by City Father.
Fr. Hecker was the founder of the Paulist Fathers.
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I love the quote - and wow, that blog post!
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