 His public addresses fell only slightly short of open rebellion against the regime.He declared the Republic "daughter of a masonic plot", lambasted its secularist drive, especially expulsion of religious orders, measures against cardinal Segura and designs at obligatory secular education, and declared himself seeking to restore the glory of Spain in union between the Church and Monarchy.Sending numerous protest letters to various official bodies, as member of a Catholic deputation he was even admitted by president Alcala Zamora.