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Show THE CATHOLIC PAPER. . The Catholic paper docs not appeal to Catholics on the same grounds ao I does"-the daily paper. The daily paper pa-per is a civic and . economic necessity, 'so that the ipwest are compelled to take at least one. . The Catholic raper is a necessity, but it is a necessity which is not felt so soon or urgently. It appeals for' support, not on the grounds of profit, politics or curiosity, but on grounds of principle only. - It succeeds only when Catholics take an interest in the progress, of the church, i and are therefore anxious to know the ! current history, of the church. It i3 I read where Catholics take an interest in-terest in the doctri.ies of the church, and are therefore desirous to see theso doctrines expjained and defended. Experience Ex-perience . shows that for this end a Catholic paper is an absolute necessity, for in the daily papers-we will see only travesties of church history- and libels on church teaching. "-' ' There is another and & more cogent reason why the need of a Catholic paper pa-per should be felt by the Catholic people. peo-ple. Catholics have never tried to remain re-main aloof from the non-Catholics of this country. They have not formed themselves into a people apart. They have striven to identify themselves with the various classes of citizens among whom they -live, bearing the common burdens and sharing the common com-mon benlits. Y'et it is true that the old prejudice against Catholics still exist.' ex-ist.' In a hundred ways the Catholic is made to feel that where religion is no difference to others his religion is a distinguished dis-tinguished characteristic In him. Moreover, charges which would not be imagined concerning other denominations denomi-nations are gravely utterd against the church. The, rights of Catholics afo considered the wrongs of non-Catholics, and we are looked upon with wonder if we are not supremely grateful that we are allowed to live. If we insist on our rights we are charged With ineivism. The attitude urged upon us is the deferential de-ferential attitude of the poor relation who has been invited to the great man's table. |