Tone, Theobald Wolfe
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Comment by tearlach99 on November 16th, 2008 at 10:29 am
I would like to dispute the following phrase, “Despite his desire to emancipate his fellow countrymen, Tone had very little respect for the Catholic faith (a view shared by many subsequent Irish republicans).”
I challenge the statement, “(a view shared by many subsequent Irish republicans)”. The author gives no proof for this opinion.
Comment by Clinton Bennett on January 3rd, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Thank you for the comment. According to sources that I have consulted, Tone was an agnostic and anti-sectarian. He preferred to talk about the “Irish” than about “Protestant” and “Catholic”. The statement you cite may need to be revised. I will look again at sources and how to re-express the sentence concerned.
Comment by Robert Brooks on December 24th, 2011 at 4:49 am
Dear tearlach99,
Please accept our apologies for the lateness of our reply.
The utilitarian phrasing noted above has been deleted from the Tone, Theobald Wolfe article.
Thank you and keep reading,
Robert Brooks
Managing Editor
New World Encyclopedia
2005 – 2010
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