A Jesuit plot to assassinate . . . Lincoln? Stephanie Mann, NCRegister Thursday, April 27, 2017 Never heard of the popish cabal that plotted against President Lincoln? Well, that’s because it never existed. However, a number of the plotters who join the conspiracy of John Wilkes Booth were Catholic, and that fact may have led to the enactment of various Blaine Amendments. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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A Jesuit plot to assassinate . . . Lincoln?
Stephanie Mann, NCRegister
Thursday, April 27, 2017