I loosely based this re-construction on the nightmare of a Baltimore friend’s significant other.
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Roman Catholicism exposed children to these images daily.
As Sister Mary Friedrich was fond of saying:
“Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Compare the level of Sheen’s religious discourse with that heard on morning huckster programs today. The major difference is that Bishop Sheen assumed the viewers were rationally, intelligent beings.
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Images: (Sheen) Library of Congress-New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection via upload.wikimedia.org(Nosferatu) nicksherman.com via wizbangblog.com;(Background) draculas.info via engforum.pravda.ru;