tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post6051518151481525336..comments2023-06-30T08:20:03.067-07:00Comments on Infused Knowledge: John Adams on Catholic worshipRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06624317806947588259noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post-90270812817359829832009-01-22T21:27:00.000-08:002009-01-22T21:27:00.000-08:00Oh, that's interesting; I'd be glad to believe it ...Oh, that's interesting; I'd be glad to believe it because Washington is probably my favorite person in American history. He was amazingly humble.<BR/><BR/>John Adams might not have been as negative as I thought either. He never actually says he disapproves of all the Catholic stuff; rather, he calls it "awful and affecting", high compliments in his day. The positive things he says are all direct observations of the worship; the negative things are just assumptions he makes about the worshipers. And the negative stuff almost sounds like it's only there to reassure his wife that he's not changing his mind on Catholicism or anything. At least, I like that interpretation... :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624317806947588259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251208.post-48642314787960330272009-01-22T20:04:00.000-08:002009-01-22T20:04:00.000-08:00Perhaps that very good man John Adams didn't get i...Perhaps that very good man John Adams didn't get it but maybe George did...see this link:<BR/>http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=217658<BR/><BR/>The story persists that George Washington converted to Catholicism on his deathbed. It is a fact that he had a "romish" devotion to Mary. <BR/>He also was sympathetic to Catholic causes.JimAroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420420316937735549noreply@blogger.com