From the archives December 10,1954

...For to bind the church tot the temporal fortunes of men—wh«3Jher they be rut" rot", or demagogues—1...

...schools around the country, some official parish organizations have pushed these petitions, as a form of "Catholic Action," and a few priests have spoken against censure tram their pulpits These things, have, jusllv, catiM'd scandal We believe that adequate grounds for censuring Senator McCarthy exbt, but we would oppose the circulation of <i censure petition under official or semi-official Catholic auspices quite as strongly as we oppose and deplore the pro-McCarthy-activities which are taking pl.ioe When such things happen, it most be made clear bv other Catholics that they ¦ represent only an ill-advised few and in no way in' volve the whole or Catholic opinion on Senator McCarthy, opinion v. hich, happily, remains dividV...

...runic* senator But u e have insisted all along thaf this is not a "L athcilic" tight, that in it no Catholic had a right to in\dve the church Thus when certain ot Senator McCarthy's cntks urged the bishops (if this country to go on record as condemning Ihe senator v\e said, in a lead editorial, that such orgmgs weie highly ill-advised, that ihiB was a struggle in which the diurch must not be asked to commit herwlf—nn either side...

...Tor example,., petitions against censuring Senator McCarthy ha\r been circulated by teachers in a few Catholn...

...their efforts may be, the\ can yet do limitless damage to thi> church...

...to betray the chUrch...

...Here from the December Hi, 7914 js&wp 's an editorial on Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisionsm From 3950 until tadav The Commonweal hasbuen a ciM-ibulunt opponent cif Wisconsin...