Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-04-26
TME POPE,S CORNEN.
[Anolher chapter from M. Neoins' "TAoughts" dcl
CATHOLIC HOSTILITY TO THE
-- BIBLE.

CATHOLIC HOSTILITY TO THE
.-. BIBLE
l am not surprised that the Roman Catholics
dislike the Bible, for very much the same reason
that Ahab king of Israel, dsliked Micaiah, the
prophet 1t is hard not to contract a strong dis
like to that which is forever bearing testimony a.
gainst one To love an enemy is one of the most
diff 'ult attachments. Now, the Bible is all the
time speaking against the Catholic religion. and
prophccyng not good, but evil of it, just as Mica
iah did of Ahab 1t is natural, therefore. that the
Catholics feel an aversion to the Bible We ought
not to expect anything else. But am somewhat
surprised that they do not take moro pains to con-
ceal their dislike of it, for it certainly does not look
well that the church of God should fall out with
the oraces of God 1t has an ugly appearance,
to say the least, 10 see the Christian Church come
out against the Christian Scriptures
WONDERED much, when, few years ago, the
pope issued his encyclical letter forbiddng the
use ofthe Bible in the vulgar tongue. Ii certain
ly looks bad that Christ should say, search the
Scriptures" and that the vicar of Christ should
say, mo- you shall not even have them" 1t has
very much the appearanceo of ontradictng Christ
but appearances may deceive in his case as in
transubstantiation But Imust do the pope Justice
He does not Internationally forbid the use of the
Bible, but only in the vulgar tongue; that u.s. in
the native language. The pope is will per-
son should have the bible in language he cannot
understand. The English Catholic may have
French Bible, and the devout Frenchman may
make use of an English or Dutch bible; or both
may have Latin bible, provided they have not
studied Latin
Another more recent fact has surprised me not
litle-that student Of Maynooth College, Ire
land, named O'Beirne should have been expelled
that institution for reading the Biblel Expulsion
isl pretty serious thing. That must be esteemed
a heinous crime which is supposed to Justify so
severe penalty. | cannot see any thing so Grim
inal in reading the scriptures wonder if the
reading of any other book is forbidden at Maynooth
i suspect not. The authorities at Maynooth
must think the bible the worst book in the world.
A student ofthat College may read whatever else
is most offensive to purity and pety in the ancient
classics I..ithout any danger of expulsion; but if
he reads the bible he is dismissed with dshonr /!
wonderland always have wondered
the Catholics in prohibiting the Scriptures do not
except St. Peters Epistles Was a Catholic
ever forbidden to read the letters ola pope? be.
lieve not Buff good Catholics may and shonld
read the 'encyclical letters of the popes, why not
let them read the "Gercral Epistles' of Peter who
they say was the first pope? Why is it any more
criminal to read the letters of Pope Peter than
those of Pope Gregory cannot explain this
Here is another fact that has surprised me- A
recent Galway newspaper denounces by name two
protestant clergymen as reptiles and advises that
they should be at once trampled on What for 2
Why, for the sin of holding bible meeting and
distributing the scriptures speaks of them as a
hellinspired junto of incarnae fiends and saws eff
the devil himself came upon earth, he would as
sumo no other garb than that of one of these bib-
Gals, The Irish editor adds "The biblical iunto
must be put down in Galway" He is evidently
in passion with the bible; suppose it must be be-
cause it prophecies no good of him Certainly he
cannot think the bible very favorable to his rcli-
gion, otherwise he would not proclaim such cru
SADIE against ITS distribution 1t is the first time |
ever heard 1t asserted that the managers and men,
bers of Bible Societies are actually fends 1t
seems singular that those who promote the crcu-
lation of hearsn inspired volume should be them.
selves, as G matter of course, hell-inspircd | do
not know how it is, but cannot help looking on
the circulation of the scriptures as benevolent
business-the gratuitnus giving of the word of
God to the children of men as a good work.
When recently l read an article stating that the
Young Mems New York Bible Society had I'M
dertaken TO supply the emigrantS arriving at that
port with the Bible in their respective languages
almost lnstlnctvely pronounced It good work;
and l was astonished as well as grieved, to find
that some of the emigrants refused to receive the
bible. suppose if the agents had offered them
novel they would have received that, Any book
of man they could have thankfully received; but
the book of God they had beeninstructcd to refuse
The agent reports the following fact
"June II, visited on their landing large num-
Der of emigrants from Ireland, not one of whom
could be prevailed upon to receive bible even as
a gift One of the females told me if would give
her one she would take it with her and burn it."
Who do you suppose put them up to refuse the
bIbe2 And who put it into the head of the woman
to speak of burning the bible? Think any person
can guess guess twas not any in6del-I guess
1t was a priest 8
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