Particular bishops recommended quick assimilation towards English-talking main-stream. Such “Americanists” advocated an end to “cultural parishes”-the newest unofficial practice of enabling separate congregations for Poles, Italians, Germans, and the like-in the trust one for example separation just put off immigrants’ entryway to the the fresh American traditional. They envisioned your Catholic Church you will thrive in a country you to definitely espoused religious liberty, if only they assimilated. Meanwhile, not, so much more old-fashioned clergy cautioned facing absorption. (more…)