A critique of the church for not being forthright in the matters of tax exemptions, the Catholic press, contesting wills, pbulic support of sectarian schools, etc. "At one time the National Catholic Welfare Conference maintained a paid lobbyist on Capitol Hill, but today the organization does not feel such a need even though it continues, in its own way, to clutch at Washington's coattails. Catholic lobbying can be described as indirect. It could take the form of a press interview with a leading archbishop in another part of the country. When, for example, when Cardinal Spellman was still alive, an interview or statement from him would alert politicans everywhere as to how far they could extend themselves without 'offending' the so-called Catholic vote. It could also take the form of simultaneous sermons from various Sunday pulpits, which would give the members of Congress and the state legislatures their cue." Bibliography and index.

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