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Francis Cardinal Spellman (view source)
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'''Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman''' (Whitman, [[Massachusetts]], 1889 - New York, 1967) was ordained in 1916 as a [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He was archbishop of [[New York]] from 1939 to 1967. In 1946 Pope [[Pius XII]] elevated him to the College of Cardinals. He was the most powerful and influential leader of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States.<ref> See [http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman] </ref>
'''Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman''' (Whitman, [[Massachusetts]], 1889 - New York, 1967) was ordained in 1916 as a [[Roman Catholic]] priest. He was archbishop of [[New York]] from 1939 to 1967. In 1946 Pope [[Pius XII]] elevated him to the College of Cardinals. He was the most powerful and influential leader of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States.<ref> See [http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman Francis Joseph Spellman] </ref>
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Spellman had a militant opposition to birth control, pornography and communism.
Spellman had a militant opposition to birth control, pornography and [[communism]].
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*[http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/spellman-cardinal.htm Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman.]
*[http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/spellman-cardinal.htm Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman.]
*[http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman Francis Joseph Spellman.]
*[http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman Francis Joseph Spellman.]
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[[Category:Religion]]
[[Category:Religion]]