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The Catholic Church may not have helped themselves by being separated and continuing the long feud with Protestants. But a big reason why they would separate themselves from the other religions was to just protect their followers. Catholic organizations were vastly networked had consisted of many kinds of area including schools, hospital, and social gatherings . Organized networks and institutions were becoming a protective fortress and keeping Catholics close to the community. This community was known to be densely populated and was known to be more of a Catholic ghetto than anything . Being in an organized network, Protestants would have the belief that the Catholic family values to be different. In this case, the difference in values was …show more content…
Sheen and his messages he spoke of from his show made it quite simple and made his program not only for Catholics, but for really anyone to enjoy. A person like Sheen had the advantage of being on the radio before his arrival to television was even thought of. The religious radio programs were quite competitive delivering their messages before television. The airwaves were dominated by Protestant, Jewish and Catholic Radio before the jump to television was made . With a competitive radio medium to deal with, it was a good choice for the Catholic Bishop to jump from one medium to a new and promising one. Even from the start, the expectation was of course low because of Sheen being a Catholic. His dress with his Cossack, his cross, and his Madonna statues showed his status as a Catholic . The Bishop with this wanted to show a change from what the Catholic Church was and change its perception. Many would think of the differences between the Catholics and Protestants, Sheen found this to not really be the case. He never really wanted to have any argument against these groups, Sheen just believed in the ones who embraced traditional faith and values to help in everyday life . The one way to do this was in the way he preached to the masses. To preach successfully, Sheen needed to not only stay

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