Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-04-13
The SpIrit of the ROmish Press.


number, had we files Of Romish papers al
commend But the following are sufficient;
FoR our own part, We take this opportu.
ni'y Of expressing our hearty delight al the
suppression of the Protestant chapel in
Rome. This may be thought intolerant,
but when, we would ask, did we ever pro-
fess 10 be tolerant Of Professionalism, or favor
the doctrine that Professionalism ought to be
tolerated! On the contrary, we bate Pro-
iesianlism-we detest il with our whole
heart and soul, and we pray that our aver
sion to it may never decrease. We hold it
meet that in the Eternal City no worship
repugnant to God should be tolerated, and
we are sincerely glad that the enemies Of
truth are no longer allowed to meet togeth-
er in The capitol of the Christian world
[Newburgh Catholic Visitor.
No good government can exist without
religion; and there can be no religion With
out an Inquisition, which is wisely designAt-
ed for the promotion and protection Of the
true faith. i Boston Pilot.
You ask if he (Ihe Pope) we're lord in
the land, and you were in minority. il not
in numbers, yet in power, what would We
do to you? That we say would depend
on circumstances If it would benefit the
cause of Catholicism, ne would tolerate
you; ifexpedient he would imprison you,
Danish you, 6ne you, possibly he might ev-
en- hang you-but be assured of one thing,
he would never tolerate you for the sake Of
the GLORIOUS principles" of civil and relig-
ious liberty Rambler.
PRoTEsTANTrsM of every form has not
and never can have, any rights where Ca
thOlicity is triumphant BrOwnson's Quar-
ly Review.
LET us dare 10 assert the truth in the
face Of the lying world, and instead of plead
ing for our Church al the bar of the State,
summon the State itself to plead at the bar
of the Church,its diVinely constituted judge.
Ibid.
never think of publishing anything in
respect 20 the Church, without submitting
my articles to the Bishop for inspection, ap-
proval and endOrsemenL-[Ibid.
l declare my most unequivocal submis-
sion to the head of the Church, and to the
hierarchy in its different orders. If the
Bishops make declaration on this bill, 1
never would be heard speaking against it.
but would submit at once, unequivocally to
that decision. They have only to decide
and they close my mouth; they have only
to determine, and obey. 1 wish it to be
understood that such is the duty of all Ca
thOlics.-[ Daniel o'COnneIL
HEREsY and unbelief are crimes; and in
Christian countries, as in Italy and Spain,
for instance, where all the people are Cath
olics, and where the Catholic religion is a
part of the law of the land, they are pun
ished as other crimes R. c., Bishop Of
St Louis.
A hereto, examined and convicted by the
Church, used to be delivered over to the
secular power, and punished with DEATH
Nothing has appeared to US more necessary
More than 100000 perished in consequence
of the heresy of Wickliffe; and a still great
er number for that of John Huss; and it
would not be possible to calculate the blood
shed caused BY Luther, and it is not yet
over.-[Paris Universe.
As for myself what regret, frankly
own, is that they did not burn John Huss
sooner, and that they did not likewise burn
Luther; this happened because there was
not found some prince sufficiently polite TO
stir up a crusade against Protestants.-
[Ibid.
THE absurd and erroneous doctrines Of
rawlings in defence Of liberty of conscience,
is a most pestilent error--a pest, of all 9TH
ers, most to be dreaded in State Encly-
clical Letter of Pope Plus XI, August Is,
1852.
PRorEsTANT1sM of every kind, Catholicity
inserts in her catalogue of mortal sins; she
endures it when and where she must; but
she hates ii, and directs all her energies to
effec. its destructiOn.-[St Louis Shepherd
of the Valley.
REuGIoUs Liberty, in the sense lib-
erty possessed by every man to se his
religion, is one of the most wr ielu-
sions ever foisted on this age ather
of all deceit The RamF
TUE Church is of necess ,olerant.-
Heresy she sndures when and where she
must; but she hates il, and directs all hel
energies to IFS destruction. If Catholics
ever gain an immense numerical majority.
religious freedom in this country is at an
end So our enemies saY-so We believe
-[Shcpherd Of the Valley.
The liberty Of heresy and unbelief is not
a natural right. All the rights of the secis
have or can have are derived from the State,
and rest on expediency. As they have in
their character Of sects, hostile to the true
religion, 10 rights under the law of nature
or the law of God, they are neither wrong
ed nor deprived of liberty if the State re-
fuses to grant them any rights a; ALL
[Brownson's Review, October, 1852, p. 456.
TnE sorriest sight to us is Catholic
throwing up his cap and shouting, "All hail
democracy p BrOVnson' Review, Oct
1851, p. 558-s.
VIZ think the masses" were never less
happy. less respectable, and less respected,
than they lave been since the Reformation
and particularly within the last fifty or one
hundred yesrs--since Lord Broughan
caught the mania of teaching them to read
and communicated the disease 10 large
norton of the English nation, of which, in