BISHOP CLEARY'S ATTITUDE.
Sir,—Bishop Cleary's'caso must bo weak indeed when he has to resort to Buck a Euerilo argument as was given by him in is letter published in your issuo of the 11th instant. Ho argues that if it is true that 30,000 Koman Catholic children in New South Wales take part in' tho Scripture readings proscribed by tho Education Department of that Stato, those children have been, successfully proselytised. . ~,,,., Now all that has happened to the children is this: They read certain portions of tho Bible with their teacher, whose comments are solely historical,.geographical, and etymological, and thoy undergo instruction from their own priests in the Koman.Catholio faith., • Wherein lies tho proselytismf Further,raore, when your readers understand that •tho version of the.Scriptures used in tho State schools of N.S.W. is, the " Douay. Bheims" translation, they will realise how childish is tho Bishop's protest. Ho. ob. jocts to tho reading of tho K. 0.; Bib e and to instruction given by B.C. priests! ' After this, Bishop Olcarys opinions on this question surely lose all claim to roepect from the Biblo-in-State Schools Wgue.-I am, etc.,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1676, 17 February 1913, Page 8
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185BISHOP CLEARY'S ATTITUDE. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1676, 17 February 1913, Page 8
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