The Pope’s Parable.
In receiving about 400 Irish pilgrims, the Pope delivered a significant speech regarding the future of the Roman Catholic Chureh in England. He expressed in strong terms his belief
that the Eucharistic Congress was a certain sign of the approaching return of England to Roman Catholicism. The Pont ill* rivalled the parable of the Prodigal Son. applying it to England as the va>e of a prodigal daughter about to re turn to the bosom of her mother, namely, t he Roman ('hurch. According to the Pope, all this is due to the efforts, prayers, tears, and sacri fives of Ireland, who. as -a good daughter.” has all the'e centuries Iwen im ploring the grace of God on behalf of England.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 6, 10 February 1909, Page 37
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123The Pope’s Parable. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 6, 10 February 1909, Page 37
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