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[email protected]. Recommended Citation Lynch, Christopher Owen, "Selling Catholicism: Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television" (1998). History of Religion. 4. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_history_of_religion/4 Selling Catholicism Selling Catholicism Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television Christopher Owen Lynch THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Copyright © 1998 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine College, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Club Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 02 01 00 99 98 12 3 4 5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lynch, Christopher Owen, 1954- Selling Catholicism : Bishop Sheen and the power of television / Christopher Owen Lynch, p.