▁the ▁article ▁gave ▁the ▁cons olation ▁that ▁Catholic ism ▁could ▁accommod ate ▁to ▁American ▁norm s ▁when ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁conflict ▁with ▁do ctr inal ▁or ▁moral ▁teach ings ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁letter ▁actually ▁had ▁more ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁France ▁than ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁French ▁conserv atives ▁were ▁app alled ▁at ▁Abb é ▁Klein ' s ▁remarks ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁an ▁American ▁priest , ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Catholic ▁cler gy ▁shared ▁these ▁views . ▁Hence , ▁in ▁many ▁ways , ▁the ▁article ▁was ▁more ▁a ▁warning ▁to ▁France ▁that ▁its ▁Republic ▁was ▁becoming ▁too ▁liberal ▁or ▁sec ular ist . ▁ ▁He ▁express es ▁concern ▁l est ▁Americans ▁would ▁value ▁their ▁freedom ▁and ▁individual ism ▁so ▁much ▁they ▁would ▁reject ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁monaster ies ▁and ▁the ▁priest hood . ▁" Did ▁not ▁your ▁country , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁derive ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁both ▁of ▁faith ▁and ▁of ▁culture ▁from ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁these ▁religious ▁families ?" ▁Again ▁this ▁is ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁ant ic ler ical ism ▁in ▁France ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁American ▁b ish ops , ▁finding ▁themselves ▁having ▁to ▁provide ▁education ▁and ▁health ▁care ▁to ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁imm igr ants , ▁pointed ly ▁solic ited ▁con greg ations ▁involved ▁in ▁those ▁activities . ▁Leo ▁ca ution ed ▁against ▁valu ing ▁an ▁active ▁apost olate ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁cont empl ative ▁one .