Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . efore, severely criticized byboth the Catholic and the Protes-tant party, and the well-meaningfriar had to undergo the humilia-tion of seeing it placed on the indexby the Spanish Inquisition. Itwould probably have met a similarfate at Rome but for the interven-tion of Panzani, the papal envoy inLondon. Thus, to quote Stone,it was possible to go too far evenin a good cause; Rome saw what wenow see plainly, but what the mov-ing characters in the drama couldnot see. The nation, instead of be-ing ripe for conversion, was in real-ity drifting away from the Church,a
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . efore, severely criticized byboth the Catholic and the Protes-tant party, and the well-meaningfriar had to undergo the humilia-tion of seeing it placed on the indexby the Spanish Inquisition. Itwould probably have met a similarfate at Rome but for the interven-tion of Panzani, the papal envoy inLondon. Thus, to quote Stone,it was possible to go too far evenin a good cause; Rome saw what wenow see plainly, but what the mov-ing characters in the drama couldnot see. The nation, instead of be-ing ripe for conversion, was in real-ity drifting away from the Church,and a Puritan reaction was about toset in, almost as disastrous in itsconsequences as Henry the Eighthsschism, or Elizabeths the Franciscan friars faredduring the political and religiousupheaval that began about 1640and ended with the downfall ofCharles I, nine years later, shallform the subject of the next chap-ters. 1742). Vol. III. p. 105. where the author also biinerturs in England (London, 1878), p. 115. 7. Ston. FRANCISCAN HERALD 425 A MOTHERS PRAYER Fr. Giles, iiT^yLEASE,Father Roch,mother\~ would like you to call *? sometime this morning tosee Jimmy. Hes pretty bad, andshes afraid hes going to die. All right, my boy; tell her Illcall on my way back from the hos-pital. But, Father, mother says pleasenot to let on you were called, causeJimmyll— I understand, Johnny; justleave it to me, said the priestkindly, and as the boy left theroom, Fr. Roch turned to his deskwith a deep sigh. My God, myGod! he murmured, that Jimmyshould ever have come to this! Twelve years before, there washardly a more promising boy in school than JimmyMaguire. Full of life and fun, hewas a favorite with his playmates,while his diligence and good de-portment endeared him no less tohis pastor and to his teachers. To be sure, Father Roch, tisntmuch Ive got of this worldsgoods, the Widow Maguire used tosay, but thin me darlin gossoonsJimmy and Johnny are me jewelsan
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