Nailed Again
' Hudibras ' tells how ' Some have been beaten, till they know What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow ; Some kicked, until they can feel whether A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather '. From) long experience, Catholics can -almost tell - ' what wood a cudgel's of by the blow.' In other words, they can pretty well name the factory, or ' combine' of factories, .at wihioh <a particular ' calumny against their faith or practice has been shaped or. manufactured, 'almost ,as well as if it bore a proper trademark. It is, for instance, easy enough " to - trace the probable origin of a statement' that -appeared recently in the Chrlsfchurch .(Daily)' 'Press ' to the -effect ' thai 1 throughout the ' whole of Italy^ there is .not one rescue home for unfortunate girls 'r :■> This r.is the sort, of story, that we are familiarised with in certain missionary reports from Italy. It -is one of' the * 4 tilts at Rome' which "evoked 'the honest, .wrath I 01. t'h'6 veteran Protest tant 'missionary,' t)r. ' Needham" jUust, and -which are far ~too often allowed to spot the reports — that are also the appeals — of money-raising organisations operating
iri Catholic lands. Some deplorable J instances of. . this, class of sanctified ' snake-yarn ' have been dealt, with) by > us.. from.; time, to time in the columns of the secular press, and of the- non-Catholic '-religious pres's^of _. NfeVr •Zealand, as well as in the editorial pages of this paper, .
The statement quoted, above in regard to Italy was taken to task by the- Right Rev, Dr. G-ririies'- in • the' columns of the Christchurch ' Press.' during the past week,. His Lordship said in part : .' As this assertion is* wholly -at -variance .with facts, I beg to be. allowed to say that. I myself lately .visited two - excellent " Rescue Homes " in Rome conducted by' the Sisters of the Good' Shepherd, the same Order whose Sisters are- doing- suchnoble work at Mount- Magdala. I can also vouch .forthe fact that one or more similar " Homes " are to be found in nearly all the large, and in some of the smaller,- cities of Italy. I ]iave .seen . those in Florence, Milan, Turin, Naples, and Pompeii. lam sure, sir, that you would not knowingly countenance the propagation of an untruthful assertion, nor wish"" it to go" forth unchallenged.'
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT19071121.2.41.2
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 21 November 1907, Page 22
Word count
Tapeke kupu
383Nailed Again New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 21 November 1907, Page 22
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.