“Well, and don’t the Roman Catholics prevent the Protestants from having the free exercise of their religion, whenever they happen to be the most numerous, and don’t they make them help to support the Roman Catholic religion?”
“Of course they do, and quite right. Had I my will there shouldn’t be a place of Protestant worship left standing, or a Protestant churl allowed to go about with a head unbroken.”
“Then why do you blame the Protestants for keeping the Romans a little under?”
“Why do I blame them? A purty question! Why, an’t they wrong, and an’t we right?”
“But they say that they are right and you wrong.”
“They say! who minds what they say? Havn’t we the word of the blessed Pope that we are right?”
“And they say that they have the word of the blessed Gospel that you are wrong.”
“The Gospel! who cares for the Gospel? Surely you are not going to compare the Gospel with the Pope?”
“Well, they certainly are not to be named in the same day.”
“They are not? Then good luck to you! We are both of the same opinion. Ah, I thought your honour was a rale Catholic. Now, tell me from what kingdom of Ireland does your honour hail?”