Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-02-21
Religious Opinion.

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number Of extracts from Catholic papers. 10
prove that the Catholic Church, in this conn.
try, was directing all her energies to the en-.
tire destruction of Professionalism: that as A.
mericans we were aching defensively, and in.
stead of prosecuting the Catholics, we were
merely trying to preventthem from persecut-
ing us, as ProIestants. We have before US one
or two additional extracts on the same subject,
which we will lay before our readers. We
quote from the Catholic visitor, of lS4S, pub
lished in Pittsburgh. The editor says in re.
ference to Protestants:
For our part we take this opportunity Of
expressing our hearty delight at the suppress
ion of the Protestant Chapel in Rome. This
may be thought intolerant; but when-.we
would ask, did we ever profess to be tolerant
with professionalism, or favor the doctrine that
prote estantism ought to be tolerated! On the
contrary, we HATE professionalism, we detest it
with our whole heart and soul, and we pray,
our aversion to it may never cease Again,
BrOwnson in his Review, says: Protestant
ism of every form, has not, and never can
have any rights, where Catholicity is triumph
ant '.i
One more extract and we will leave this
part Of the subject for the present Brownson,
in his Review of October 1859, page 654
says:
'The sorriest sight to US, is Catholic throw
ing up his cap and shouting, All Hail Democ-
racy 2 md rs.... .-rr r
Here is nut for some of our Democratic
neighbors to crack.
These extracts require but little comment at
our hands; they are plain and uumistakable
The energies of the entire Catholic Church,
here and elsewhere, is directed to the sup.
preston and complete determination of Pro-
testanism They tell US of their hate and a.
version, and some Of them, little more bold
than others, make free to declare that when
they get the power,
Religious freedom will be at an end in this
country a... ... .. .a. ........
If, in view of these declarations, it comes
with bad grace from Catholics, to say we,
as Americans, are intoerant. What must we
think of Protestants who make thi, charge
against u.s. .z,s. eg...r .... ~
One of the primary objects or principles of
the American partyis,
That we exclude Gom Office and power,
those who would persecute for opinions sake,
who would control the politics of the country,
through church influence and Prestly inter.
ference, who acknowledge an allegiance to any
power on earth. whether civil or ecclesiastic-
al, as paramount to that which they owe to
the Constitution . .@.
In this principle we are told by our oppo-
nents, that we are prescribing the Catholic
and violating the Constitution by making res
lgious test a# rl. .s a.-rn
Ia answer to this charge we refer our read
ers to our article on this subject, in the Union
of last week. Let US now see how far we are
jus.ifabe in adopting this, as one of the lead
ing principles Of our party. We affirm, as
leasOn for adopting this principle, that every
Catholic owes an allegiance to the Pope Of
Rome, which is paramount, to any oath of al
legiance he may take to any civil Government.
Let us now see how far we are sustained in
this position BY Catholic autL ority. We quote
first from Brownson's Review, Of January,
1854: page 8S, he says: ........ ..,.
Eve believe in the direct temporal authority
of the Pope, as Vicar ofJesus Christ on EARTH
We quote from the shepherd of the Valley Of
of July l6, 1858, he says."The Church judg-
es rulers as we'll as ruled. The spirit Of the
age, claims absolute independence for civil
power, substituting the people for Kings and
Princes, To refute the errors Of our times, it
has been necessary to fall back upon the Papal
doctrines of this and the preceding article"
We next quote from the PoPE himself in his
act of excommunlcating King Henry ", be
says; .--- a@a
cit hath pleased thee, o, Peter chief of
the Apostles, and does please thee that the peo-
pie Of Ohristendom (Christianus Populus) CON-
mitted specially to thee, should render obedi-
ence to me. In this confidence, for the digni'
Ity and defence Of thy Holy Church, in the
name of Almighty God, the Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost derose from imperial and royal
administration, King Henry, son Of Henry IV,
sometime Emperor, who zoo boldly and rash.
ly. hath laid hands on thy Church. absolve
all christian subjects to the Empire, from tina.
oath whereby they were wont to plight their
faith unto'true Kings, for it is right that he
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