Archbishop of Toronto on Political Preaching
A brief note reporting the Archbishop of Toronto's directive barring priests from turning church pulpits into platforms for partisan election campaigning.
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Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 11, 1876 · Page 1
1 min readThe Archbishop of Toronto writes to Premier Mackenzie that the priests under his jurisdiction are strictly forbidden to make the altar or pulpit of their churches the tribune of political harangues for or against any party or candidate for election, or to threaten any spiritual disability for voting with either party.
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