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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. | + | '''[[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>[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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[[File:Spellman at Vietnam 1966.jpg]] | [[File:Spellman at Vietnam 1966.jpg]] | ||
| − | Cardinal Spellman celebrating Christmas Mass at Vietnam, on December | + | Cardinal Spellman celebrating Christmas Mass at [[Vietnam]], on December 24, 1966. |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Kennedy Family]] | *[[Kennedy Family]] | ||
| + | *[[Eleanor Roosevelt]] | ||
| + | *[[Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.]] | ||
| + | *[[Franz Leopold Neumann]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman Francis Joseph Spellman.] | *[http://www.answers.com/topic/francis-cardinal-spellman Francis Joseph Spellman.] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Cardinals]] | ||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:06, July 13, 2016
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.[1]
Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon man.
Spellman had a militant opposition to birth control, pornography and communism.
Cardinal Spellman celebrating Christmas Mass at Vietnam, on December 24, 1966.