The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-04-06
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BELIEVING that hive snd6e "a
by lhair Creator nd with view al
they shall Be- exefc re Iook Ith dlslEusl
upon al systems. goos 8 political which
undertake 70 hppEess freedom 81 henehls and
70 crush that power which distinguishes man
from Gle brute creation. Each Individual being
responsible d Is Creator each has been en-.
doaed with tie privilege Of forming bis own
opinion "a reference @ Bis dtY md % read the
word 81 Sod fol his own guidance. Religion
Is conviction Of the judgment 8 vel Is che
offspring 6 gaiths but, Il the right % think be
taken away human authority man Is not the
independent end responsible being which he
was designed 70 Re By his Creator He becomes
d tool ii tie hands Of others: mere automaton
Ito Be moved IS interest caprice q duty may
direct We cannot recognize Ia lght ii any
human power thus to tebase the human species
---nnd YET il il constantly ercised By the cler-
~ 81 tho Roman Catholic Church Submission
and obedience are taught and enforced under
the threat 81 condemnation here and hereafter.
Iii tie Apostolic letter of Pope Plus * III
Gee Is the new article just Incorporated into
the Roman Catholic faith, about the miraculous
conception Of the Virgin Mary, the Pope thus
undertakes to fetter the minds, and suppress
even the thoughts Of the members Of his church:
1--WE declare, pronounce, and define that the
doctrine which holds that the Blessed Virgin
Mary, at the first instantant Of her conception,
BY singular privilege and grace Of the Omni-
potent God, in virtue Of the merits of Jesus
Christ, the Saviour Of mankind, was preserved
immaculate from all stain Of original sin, has
been revealed BY God, and, therefore, should
firmly and constantly be believed By al the
faithful. Wherefore, If any dare---which God
aVert---to think otherwise than Il has been de-
fined BY Us, they should know and understand
that they are condemned BY their own judgment,
that they have suffered shipWreck Of the faith,
and have revolted from the unity Of the Church;
aud, besides, By their own act, they subject
themselves to the penalties justly established If
what they think they should dare TO signify By
Word, writing, o. any other outward means"
No one must dare even to think that the al
legged Miraculous Conception Of the Virgin Mary
may be delusion, under tie penalty Of being
excluded from Heaven. How is q man to con-
troll his thoughts. if he possesses any mind at
all! It is this blind submission to the win of
the clergy, and the reliance that all sin can be
expatiated BY confession, that makes those I'M
der Catholic rule ignorant. intolerant and de.
PRAYED. Compare tie peop 81 PrsIe nl
With those Of Gssnolle hes md he atel-
sc.pai and physical sup Of the former
8ill be at once perceived.
Incur eyes there is no greater impiety than
to assume the functions of the Al.
mighty God and, whenever we hear man Pre-
summing to speak as God. we reject him with
oathing "A revelation Of the Divine viii has
been given to man, that az may read, understand
Ind Practice--and whoever assumes to forbid
,thers to examine that revelation, goes in oppo-
Iitiont to an express Command and IS therefore
criminal
In regard to the Immaculate conception Of
he Virgin Mary, it is the Creates humbug Of
he age, notwithstanding the Pope asserts it to
ave been revealed by God. If she was born
immaculate, and superior to tie Angels, as is
pretended, il is somewhat surprising that she
hould have inherited the grosser passions Of
ur nature; but SO it was.s she was woman Of
esh and blood, and with all the human passions;
nd now the Pope orders that she shall be wor-
hipped as Goddess. The heather could do
10 more.