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Spellman was instrumental in getting [[William J. Brennan Jr.|William Brennan]] appointed to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in 1956 but would later regret the decision. Justice [[William O. Douglas]] once said, "I came to know several Americans who I felt had greatly dishonored our American ideal. One was Cardinal Spellman."<ref name=":5" />
Spellman [[Cardinal electors in Papal conclave, 1958|participated]] in the [[Papal conclave, 1958|1958 papal conclave]] that elected [[Pope John XXIII]]. Spellman was allegedly dismissive of John XXIII, reportedly saying, "He's no Pope. He should be selling bananas." In 1959, Spellman served as papal delegate to the [[Eucharistic Congress|
According to the Catholic journalist [[Raymond Arroyo]]'s foreword written for a 2008 edition of [[Fulton Sheen]]'s autobiography, ''Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen'', "It is widely believed that Cardinal Spellman drove Sheen off the air." Besides being pressured to leave television, Sheen also "found himself unwelcome in the churches of New York City. Spellman cancelled Sheen's annual Good Friday sermons at St. Patrick's Cathedral and discouraged clergy from befriending the Bishop."{{further|Fulton J. Sheen#Falling-out with Cardinal Spellman}}
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