Walter Elliott
Encyclopedia
Walter Elliott was an American
Roman Catholic priest
and missionary
, who authored the controversial 1891 book Life of Father Hecker, a biography of the missionary Isaac Hecker
, which sparked the Americanism controversy
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Roman Catholic priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
, who authored the controversial 1891 book Life of Father Hecker, a biography of the missionary Isaac Hecker
Isaac Hecker
Isaac Thomas Hecker was an American Roman Catholic Priest and founder of the Paulist Fathers, the North American religious society of men; he is named a Servant of God by the Catholic Church....
, which sparked the Americanism controversy
Americanism (heresy)
Coined in the nineteenth century, in Roman Catholic use the term Americanism referred to a group of related heresies which were defined as the endorsement of the separation of church and state...
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