True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-15

power of binding or,lcosing the Kingdoms
of the earth was given by God himself to
the Pope Since that hour the Roman
Pontiffs have claimed, and exercised
wherever they had the power, temporal
and spiritual jurisdiction, over all the
kings, princes, states and governments Of
the world Pope Julius, in 1910, ,.deposed
Louis, King Of France, and mathematical
him and all who should aid him. In 1886,
Paul III, issued a sentence of deposition
against Henry VIII, Of England, Plus
", in 1870, issued decree of deposition
against Queen Elizabeth. In that decree
he absolves all her mobiles and subjects
from their oath of allegiance to the Eng
lish Grown, and declares that God appoin-
ted the Roman Pontiff ruler of all nations
and all Kingdoms that he may 'dissipate,
pluck up, ruinate, plant or build Bar
ronius, great Catholic authority, declares,
there can be no doubt of it, but that the
civil principality is subject to the sacerdo.
tai and that God hath made the political
government subject to the dominion of the
spiritual Church. Such is not Catholic
lar VI u l4
religion, but such are Catholic politics. =
Such is the doctrine of the Roman HE.
rarchy, claimed by its Popes, taught in it,
and confirmed and sanctioned in its 'in-
fallible' Councils. Such are the monstrous
assumptions Of temporal power claimed by
this politico-ecclosiastical usurpation that,
in pastages thundered, from the Vartican,
its edicts as the law of nations from the
Pyranees to the Vistula, and made the
seven hilled city again the mistress of the
world.
But it is denied that the Roman SCI
now claim this temporal jurisdiction. Ir
the first place, the DEGREES of Councils
being held infallible must remain forever
immutable. The Councils of Toledo anC
of Trent both distinctly decree this doc
trine Of spiritual above secular power
Has any Pontiff or Council ever denied o.
disclaimedit? Never. Enlightened Cath
olics do not dare to deny that such is thu
faith. Brownson's Review, one of thu
stable Catholic journals in this country
fully ayows this doctrine. Tt says; IF thu
Pope directed the Roman Catholics of thil
country to overthrow the Constitution, t.
sell the nationality of the country as q SOY
ereign state, and annex it as a dependen
province to Napoleon's crown, they woulc
be bound to obey. In 1S48, DAME
O'Connel, discussing in the British Par
lament, great political measure, said
If the Bishops make a declaration for thi.
bill 1 will never again be heard speaking
against it, but will submit at once to tha
decision. They have only to decide anc
they close my mouth, they have only t
determine and obey. Such is the dut,
Of all Catholics Addressing the Catho
lies he said, you should do all in you
power to carry out the intentions of Hi
Holiness the Pope. Where you have tn
electoral franchise give it to none but thos
who will assist you in SO holy struggle
Again, says Brownson, Professionalism o
every form has not, and never can hay
any rights, where Catholicity is trium
lphant.' Let us dare assert the truth il
the face of the lying world, and instead O
pleading for our Church at the bar of tn
State, summon the State itself at the ba
of the Church, its divinely constitute
indye.' Such are its assumptions of 'pc
liticaP power Such are its unbounde
demands for temporal supremacy.
But worse than this, the Roman Por
tifs assume to themselves the power t
sunder men from their relations to tn
State, and absolve them from their allegi
ance to the government. This is tn
creed of the church and the voice of he
councils Bishop Purcell confessed it i
his debate with Alexander Campbell,
1887, and cited the situation of Washint
ton and the sworn officers of King Geore
III, in this country, at the beginning
our revolution, as parallel, and as shown
the propriety of violating an OATH
9 Wretched, slanderous subterfuge thus
y attempt to vindicate perjury by assailir
the immaculate name Of Washington ar
| his fellow patriots. Their oath of alley
6 ance was covenant with conditions
\ One of their complaints against the Xii
was that he had taken away the charter
. on which that covenant rested, thus m
king it void. But no broken oaths ev
+ !, rested on the souls of those who, in t
holy cause Of freedom, gave TO each 9th,
the sublime pledge of their Elves, fortu
:. and sacred honor How they kept tn
to VOW, history, proud of the record, "
u never forget. ,a! Is. ."...I -.
n, But the Catholics privilege of perjv