Buthehadasayingaboutourclericalfriends，thathewouldneverletoneofthemputhistwofeetunderhismahogany。
Dantebrokeinangrily:——
Ifweareapriest-riddenraceweoughttobeproudofit!TheyaretheappleofGod\'seye。Touchthemnot，saysChrist，fortheyaretheappleofMyeye——
Andcanwenotloveourcountrythen？askedMrCasey。Arewenottofollowthemanthatwasborntoleadus？——
Atraitortohiscountry!repliedDante。Atraitor，anadulterer!