Religion: Papal Chamberlain Flayed

A knight from Rome, who has opened an office in Manhattan, sent his professional card to possible clients:

CHEV. GIACINTO LECCISI Papal Chamberlain Attorney and Counselor at Canon Law From ROME has opened an office at the above address for the purpose of dealing with the an nulment of marriages in the Roman Catholic Church, and all matters pertaining to canon law.

A fortnight ago, one of his cards reached Editor Frederic Cook Morehouse, of the Anglo-Catholic Living Church. Dr. Morehouse was amazed and wrote what became the most vigorous, flaying editorial of...

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