American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-02-15
Political CalhOIIcisrn.

we shall be the first to sound the ALARM
II Catholics endeavor to bring their reli-
gion into politics we will be foremost in de.
nouncing them" - Ohio Eagle.
The Eagle thus stands committed. Let
Us examine the question and see whether
che institutions Of our country have been
'assailed'' by Catholicism or whether
Catholics have "endeavored to bring their
religion into politics." And if they have,
let us see whether the Ohio Eagle will be
as good as its promise and be the first to
''sound the alarm" 1t is very evident,
from the above article, that the editors Of
the Eagle have read the history of the Ro-
mish cl urch to little advantage, or they
never would have thrown out such n chal-
lenge to discuss the political tendencies OF
that Church. The past history oil
che Romish Church shows beyond the
shadow of doubt, that wherever she has
had the power, both political and religious
liberty have been trampled under foot
The tenets of the Church, as set forth and
advocated in the acknowledged organs OF
the Church, we have no hesitency In pro-
nouncing inimcal to republicanism We
need but call the attention of the Eagle to
she following extracts taken from leading
Catholic authorities TO prove the correct
ness of our position:
"Those who are inclined to acts Of chari-
ty and adorning of temples, should be fire
quently told that the height of perfection
consists in Withdrawing their affections
from earthly things, thereby making the
church the possessor of their properties, '
~--Secre Institution Of Jesuits.
Again, 'lor our own part, we take this
opportunity of explaining our hearty de-
light at the suppression of the Protestant
chapel in Rome. This may be thought
intolerant, but when, we would ask, did
we ever profess to be a tolerant of Protes-
tantism, or favor the doctrines that pro-
testantism ought to be tolerated? On the
contrary,a we hate protestantism--we de-
test it with our whole heart and soul, and
we pray that our aversion 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 the enemies of the truth are no longer
allowed to meet together in the capitol of
the christian world. PHSburg Catholic
Visitor.
Again. "no good government can ex-
let without religion aud .here can be no
religion without an Inquisition, which is
wisely designed for the promotion and pro.
lection OF the faith. h."-Boston Pilot
Again. "you ask if he (the Pope were
Lord in the land, and you were in mi
nority. if not in numbers, yet in power,
what would he do to you? That we say
depends entirely on circumstances. III
woald benefit Ms cause Of Cathoiicism h.
woutd tolerate you,; if erpedient, he srould
imprison you. banisA you, fine you; posi-
bly, he might hang you,-J Jat be assured q
one thing, he neuer o0oaid tolerate you .fo'
the sake oftae '9lorious principles of cici
and religious HJerty." y."-R Rambler.
"Pro:estsntism ofeyey form has not. ana
Wever can have ony rights, where CdthoiiciSn
IS Triumphant. ."--Brownson' Quarterly
Review.
"Let us dare to assert the truth in th'
face of the lying world, and instead 9
pleading for our church otthe bar Of
State. summons the State to pleod at Tie 5a
offhe church, its diyineiy constituted Iudge.
did
"Heresy and unbclief arc crimes; ant
in christian countries, as in l!aly ant
Spain. for instance, where all the peop
are Catholic, and where the Catholic re
ligion is an essential part Of the law of tn
land they will be punished as other crimes.
--R. G. Arcr6iShop Of St. Loais.
"a hereto, examined and convicted b,
Che church, used to be delivered over t.
the secular power and punished with death
Nothing has appeared to us more necessa
ry. More than 100000 perished in con
sequence of the heresy of WickliiTe; sh
greater number for that Of John Huss; an
il would not be possible to calculate tn
bloodShed caused by Luther; AND 1T Is NO
YEr ovER."-Paris Union.
GAS for myself, what l regret, frank
iy own, is, that they did rot burn job
Huss sooner, and that they did not like
wise burn Luther; this happened becaus
there was not found some prince sufficient
ly polite to stir up Crusade against th
protestants. Ibid.
"The absurd and erroneous doctrines 3
rawlings in defence of liberty of ofconscicnct
is a most pestilential error--a pest, of a
others, most to be dreaded in State. -
Encyclical Letter of Pius TX, august II
1859.
"Protestantism ofevery kind Catholcit
inserts in her catalogue of mortal SINS
She endures it, when and where she mus
but she hates it, and directs all her enel
gies to effect its destruction" ."-St. Lou
Shephard ofMe KaRsy.
Will the Eagle complacentlv listen
such sentiments of intolerance as abov
quoted? But to continue our extracts
In Brownson's Review of January 1885,
4 page 81, the following passage occurs:
"a "For every Catholic, at least, the Cburc
y is tie supreme judge Of the limits and ertc,
I Of her powers. She can be judged by n
one. and this, of itself, implies her aJsolu
supremacy, and that the TEMPORAL ordt
must receive lis law from her. =
Whenev Me occasion occurred she a,
serted hei power, not in empty words OF