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source of income which would be diverted to the Govern-
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ment in place of taxes and to various good causes."
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This was signed by Father Ralph German, Editor of Sign
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Magazine.
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THE CHAIRMAN: What was the publication
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that appeared in?
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MR. PRESSMAN: This was in Sign Magazine,
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S-i-g-n, Sign Magazine. This is a National Catholic.
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Magazine and Father Ralph Gorman had a full page editorial
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entitled the Editor's Page, To Bet Or Not To Bet. I
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have quoted the concluding paragraph of that article.
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The other magazine was a very recent one, America.
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So that there I think is one of the most
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misinterpreted things in this whole controversy. There
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are many people who assume the Catholic church is against
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this. I have seen no indication of that. The Catholic
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War Veterans a few years ago passed a resolution in
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favor of a national lottery.
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I also have found that in a number of instances
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spokesmen for churches who opposed the lottery speak as
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if they are speaking in behalf of their congregations,
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