PUERTO RICO: Church K. State

The government of reform-minded Luis Munoz Marin, in 20 years of power, has done wonders for Puerto Rico. But on the heavily Roman Catholic island it has incurred the sturdy opposition of Brooklyn-born James Edward McManus. who is Bishop of Ponce, the island's second-largest city. In a pastoral letter last week. Bishop McManus launched his most formidable attack yet. "The form of government that prevails in Puerto Rico, in spite of its material accomplishments, disregards its obligations with respect to the divine !aws," he said. He asked Catholics to throw out Governor...

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