William Taft actually said...

"I am glad to be present on this occasion, the golden jubilee of the foundation of this church."

"In our country, in this Government and under our Constitution there is no union of Church and State, but rather a declared separation of them."

"I am here to-day therefore to congratulate Father McDonnell and his congregation and the distinguished dignitaries of the Catholic Church on the growth in this community of this Church of St. Aloysius..."

"This is as far as possible from the truth."