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Show CHURCH "LOOTING" AGAIN. The Irrtennquntain Catholic hai been anxious to reach correct conclusions concerning the "looting" of Churches in the Philippines. That there has been any "looting" for which the United. States government or the officers of the United Staten army could be held accountable, ac-countable, we do not believe. On the other hand, we are now perfectly satisfied sat-isfied that there has been very much more destruction of Church property than we are led to believe by Father McKinnon Such belne the case, condemnation con-demnation of these iTcts of vandalism j should not be reserved, but should be applied to those who are responsible. ihe Intermountain Catholic has taken the position, however, that there are matters of greater import with which the Catholic press and peop'le of the United States may be concerned than the "looting" of Churches, which, in same degree at least, was to be expected ex-pected when the character of an army of invasion is taken into account. The property of the Church in the Philippine Islands must be looked, and while the Catholic press is wasting its energy on secondary matters, a clique in the United States is leaving no effort untried to deprive the Church of its rightful pessessions in our newly ac-auired ac-auired territory. . We are showing much concern over acts of vandalism committed by irresponsible irre-sponsible soldiers, but we are showing precious little concern about the spiritual spir-itual welfare of thousands of Catholic soldiers in the Philippines who are without Catholic Chaplains. |