▁particular ism ▁and ▁view ▁of ▁individual ▁liberty . ▁On ▁particular ism ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁a ▁movement ▁of ▁American ▁C athol ics ▁felt ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁special ▁case ▁who ▁needed ▁greater ▁latitude ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assim il ate ▁into ▁a ▁majority ▁Protest ant ▁nation . ▁The ▁letter ▁rejected ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁" some ▁who ▁conce ive ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁America ▁to ▁be ▁different ▁from ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁( In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁certain ▁imm igr ant ▁support ▁associations , ▁while ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁national ▁par ishes ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁the ▁con greg ations ▁could ▁be ▁served ▁by ▁pri ests ▁who ▁understood ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁culture , ▁pressed ▁for ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁b ish ops ▁to ▁reflect ▁representation ▁of ▁each ▁national ity . ▁This ▁caused ▁considerable ▁disturb ance ▁among ▁the ▁American ▁hierarchy .) ▁The ▁letter ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁Catholic ▁teaching ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁adjust ed ▁to ▁suit ▁a ▁particular ▁area . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Catholic ▁doctrine ▁art ic ulated ▁that ▁Protest ant ism ▁was ▁a ▁her es y ▁and ▁even ▁a ▁harm ful ▁new ▁religious ▁movement , ▁although ▁the ▁Church ▁under ▁Leo ▁did ▁indicate ▁individual ▁Protest ants ▁might ▁well ▁be ▁innoc ent ▁due ▁to ▁" inv inci ble ▁ignor ance ". ▁Still , ▁Protest ant ▁relig ions ▁themselves ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁learned ▁from ▁or ▁accepted ▁as ▁equals . ▁Out side ▁of ▁this ▁issue