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Coughlin was born in Hamilton, [[Ontario]], and was ordained in 1916. In 1923 he moved to [[Detroit]] and from 1926 began broadcasting weekly radio sermons. In the early 1930s he enthusiastically endorsed President Roosevelt and the [[New Deal]], but the tenor of his talks, as the sermons had become, changed to attacks on [[Wall Street]], international finance, and the New Deal itself. As Coughlin was attracting audiences in the tens of millions, Roosevelt sent intermediaries including [[Joseph Kennedy]] to try and quieten the priest, to no avail. | Coughlin was born in Hamilton, [[Ontario]], and was ordained in 1916. In 1923 he moved to [[Detroit]] and from 1926 began broadcasting weekly radio sermons. In the early 1930s he enthusiastically endorsed President Roosevelt and the [[New Deal]], but the tenor of his talks, as the sermons had become, changed to attacks on [[Wall Street]], international finance, and the New Deal itself. As Coughlin was attracting audiences in the tens of millions, Roosevelt sent intermediaries including [[Joseph Kennedy]] to try and quieten the priest, to no avail. | ||
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| + | From 1936 Coughlin began to express admiration for [[Hitler]] and [[Mussolini]] and to attack [[Jews]]; he founded a publication 'Social Justice' which published extracts from the [[Protocols of the Elders of Zion]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:01, March 12, 2008
Father Charles Edward Coughlin (1891-1979), the 'Radio Priest', was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest who became notorious for the anti-semitic radio broadcasts he made during the 1930s and 40s.
Coughlin was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and was ordained in 1916. In 1923 he moved to Detroit and from 1926 began broadcasting weekly radio sermons. In the early 1930s he enthusiastically endorsed President Roosevelt and the New Deal, but the tenor of his talks, as the sermons had become, changed to attacks on Wall Street, international finance, and the New Deal itself. As Coughlin was attracting audiences in the tens of millions, Roosevelt sent intermediaries including Joseph Kennedy to try and quieten the priest, to no avail.
From 1936 Coughlin began to express admiration for Hitler and Mussolini and to attack Jews; he founded a publication 'Social Justice' which published extracts from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.