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Unlike his great predecessor, Bishop Fleming, he regarded himself as a Newfoundlander, and not just an Irish missionary, and was eager to profess local nuns and ordain local priests.

Believing that " It is the duty of a Bishop to aid and advise his people in all thaeir struggles for justice " he took an active part in political life and did not scruple to use his religious position to bring about desirable political reforms.