Three Years Wanderings of a Connecticut Yankee in South America Africa Austr
Three Years Wanderings of a Connecticut Yankee in South America Africa Austr
C M Welles
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One of the fathers always stands at the door with a plate, and no one can resist giving him at CHARACTER OF THE PRIESTHOOD. 247 least " a real, " if it is only to witness the ex- treme politeness of the cunning fellows. They are vehement in the affirmation that all such collections go into the church treasury for re- pairs, replacing images, &c. ; but charity hardly forbids the suspicion that a large proportion of it goes for the support of the clergy them- selves. The priests are by no means p...repos- sessing in appearance; have neither respecta- bility nor dignity. They may be seen lounging at church doors, even during divine service, chat- ting, laughing, smoking ; and, in spite of all this, continue to exert great influence on the lower classes, which constitute the great body of the community. The wealthy and aristo- cratic occasionally pay some regard to the forms and ceremonies of exterior religion, for fashion's sake, or to avoid dangerous collisions with the priests and their flocks ; but at heart they are chiefly infidels.
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