KAISER AND THE CHURCH OF ROME
RECENT PRESS STORY CONTRABICTEP. By TekErapii-Presii Aa-raoiation—bopyfieiit Berlin, April 6. The- newspaper "Nord Deutsche" states that in aceofdaaee with Herr Kepp's will, the Kaiser's letter to the Latidgraffiu of Hesse iias been returned. The letter proves to be a- purely family matter, and was not- intended for publication. It docs not contain any i'e-flcct-iwi tipon the Catholic; faith," and ail reports to tho contrary are baseless. The paper adds that the originator of t-bo story is seriously blameworthy for distorting the circumstances, -whereby religious peace was endangered and disrespect to Catholicism was lightly attributed to the Kaiser, a thing which is elitiwily foreign to him. The newspapers pnbli&hoct last month a fetter in which the Kaiser, in 1801, writ* ing to Iflndgraffin Ataa of .flesae when elio becawo a Roman. Catholic, strongly disapproved of hw\ Change of iaitli, nlid added: "t hate, tho religion you have adopted." The newspapers .stated that His Majesty has expressed himself similarly on otto occasions, though in. a milder for&v, in confidential etatversatioii. .... . -. . -■
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2118, 8 April 1914, Page 7
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174KAISER AND THE CHURCH OF ROME Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2118, 8 April 1914, Page 7
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