ular ist ▁argument , ▁despite ▁having ▁its ▁foundation ▁in ▁English ▁anti - C atholic ism ▁of ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁variety . ▁ ▁Second ▁Edition , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Be acon ▁Press ▁released ▁a ▁re vised , ▁second ▁edition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁Pref ace ▁to ▁the ▁Re vised ▁Edition , ▁Bl ans hard ▁wrote : ▁" It ▁is ▁almost ▁ten ▁years ▁since ▁American ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Catholic ▁Power ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁a ▁book , ▁and ▁somewhat ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade ▁since ▁major ▁port ions ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁appeared ▁in ▁magazine ▁form . ▁I ▁express ▁my ▁appreci ation ▁to ▁those ▁American ▁and ▁foreign ▁readers ▁( se ver al ▁millions ) ▁who ▁made ▁possible ▁the ▁mi rac ul ous ▁passage ▁of ▁this ▁book ▁through ▁the ▁vic iss itudes ▁of ▁twenty - six ▁print ings ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁and ▁abroad . ▁– ▁No ▁book ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁has ▁drawn ▁a ▁heav ier ▁bar rage ▁from ▁ecc les iast ical ▁batter ies . ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁" cont ro vers ial " ▁– ▁and ▁I ▁" the ▁de an ▁of ▁American ▁controvers y ". ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁care ▁to ▁rep udi ate ▁the ▁title , ▁since ▁I ▁regard ▁controvers y ▁in ▁a ▁good ▁cause ▁as ▁entirely ▁honor able . ▁– ▁It ▁is ▁my ▁purpose ▁here ▁to ▁bring ▁all ▁fact ual ▁statements ▁up ▁to ▁date , ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁most ▁dram atic ▁and ▁significant ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Catholic ▁power ▁during ▁the ▁past ▁de cade , ▁and