Word: alphonsus
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Roman Catholic Archbishop Donald Alphonsus Campbell of Glasgow called Tito a "modern Nero," and Bishop John Carmel Heeman of Leeds threatened Tito with "a warm reception in this country." At this point, Britain's leading Roman Catholic, Bernard Cardinal Griffin, spoke up in a quieter voice. "To say that we find it difficult to understand why this invitation was extended is an understatement." But Anthony Eden, said the cardinal, "need not fear that his visitor will suffer discourtesy, let alone violence, at our hands." The Economist insisted that "the majority of British people are curious...
...Birmingham, Father Alphonsus Bonnar reassured non-Catholic mothers. Catholic doctors, he said "would put an issue like that fairly and squarely to the patient and/or the responsible relatives. They would be told quite clearly that the doctor was not prepared to carry out the wishes of the patient or relatives, but that there were plenty of other members of the medical profession available if necessary...