2 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁In ▁it , ▁the ▁po pe ▁addressed ▁a ▁her es y ▁he ▁called ▁American ism , ▁and ▁expressed ▁his ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁Church ▁should ▁guard ▁against ▁American ▁values ▁of ▁liberal ism ▁and ▁pl ural ism ▁und erm ining ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁Test em ▁bene vol ent iae ▁nost ra e ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" W it ness ▁to ▁Our ▁Good ▁Will ." ▁The ▁Pope ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁pre face ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Isaac ▁Thomas ▁He cker . ▁He cker ' s ▁bi ography ▁reached ▁France ▁eleven ▁years ▁after ▁Father ▁He cker ▁had ▁died ▁( in ▁good ▁standing ▁with ▁the ▁Church ), ▁and ▁its ▁French ▁translation ▁included ▁a ▁liberal ▁pre face ▁by ▁Abb é ▁F éli x ▁Klein . ▁Leo ▁proposed ▁to ▁review ▁certain ▁opinions ▁expressed ▁by ▁the ▁transl ator ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁about ▁Isaac ▁He cker . ▁In ▁particular : ▁The ▁Church ▁should ▁adapt ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁advanced ▁civil ization ▁and ▁relax ▁her ▁discipl ines ▁regarding ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁life ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁depos it ▁of ▁faith , ▁passing - over ▁or ▁minim izing ▁certain ▁points ▁of ▁doctrine , ▁or ▁giving ▁to ▁them ▁a ▁new ▁meaning ▁which ▁the ▁Church ▁had ▁never ▁held . ▁ ▁Sub st ance ▁ ▁Re jection ▁of ▁American ▁particular ism ▁Test em ▁bene vol ent iae ▁nost ra e ▁involved ▁American