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and thai "if Il il always free to human conviction
to discuss, men will never be wanting who dnse
loQuac{ty Of human wisdom. when We know by
the exnmple OF our Lord Jesus Chri.t how fhith
and christian eagaeity ousht to AVOID this calp.os
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Such absurd uttcranccs rs these, which arc
Inconsistent with The temporal sovereignty Of
every government On earth, are calculated to
draw down on The church OF which he Is ths
head, the intelligent contempt of al FREQ
races Of men, most Of whom look on The
Holy Father only as poor, persocuted and
powc1lcss Priest, who isa little more removed
from common life than his fellows, aud con-
scquently more ignorant Of the true condition
and wants Of the souls Of men. II the fopo
would read St. Augustine less and the streets
of Rome more, if he would go out into tho
latter and earn his living by honest labor at
the trade Of carpenter for one year as Christ
did at Nazareth for many ycars, be "onla
fish In the Tyber as Peter did In tho Lake OF
Tibcrlus, instead Of worrying tho faithful
with new dognas as Saul Of Tarsuf persecu-eu
the Saints with his mistaken Righteousness.
,ae would give more evidence Of Standing IN
II direct line Of the Apostolic succession
than he has ever yet given.
But while sucl doctrines are insulting 10
all governments they are directly in conflict
with the Constitution Of ths United States
and of every Stats in the Union. While
the popc here requires that ali ci.ii govern
Ynents shall make distinction between
truc religion" {meanIng Catholiclsm) and
Hcesy,'' {meaning Professionalism, Judaism,
&C. and that =" the power Of the laitJ shall
be compelled to indict the penalties Of the
law upon yiolators Of The Catholic religion
one Of tho most valued clauses Of our Constl-
tuition is that !. Congress fhan make no law
respecting IN establishment Of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof" 1fthe
Pope correctly defines Catholicism here, then
the Constitution Of the United States i Her
csy and no Roman Catholic can swear to sup
port it, or can hold Office under 1t without
renouncing his allegiance to the Roman
Church,
The following are the pope's yicws Of
The exclusive power Of Priests to educate the
young:
"Tcaching and protesting those most fatal CT
ross Of Socialism and Communism, they declare
rives It's 1iSht Of c1.f:nce solely nom ci1ii isS,
whence itis to be concluded that from ciytlaW de-
tcend all the rights Of parents orer their children,
and above at tae sa. q 1ns1t1c!lng and eaae
nations do these fa]ec spirits cndcavor to climi-
nate the ealatatJ teaching and innncnces o. the
sinn of 1ont and to Inject and missrab1S denrsTc
By theif perncious erross and their Vices the pill
ero1h n ., .nd nnb;c tbfne To dcstrey
The good order Of society, and 10 an.
1ihilste al divine ard human, human rights, hare u
fion G1 md cforts upon the m.upcr IN which they
might, above Ill, deprave and delude nnthinkne
soatn - We aaxS a,feadE i, nPHn
Thus they never ceare to attack the clergy. from
Whom nave aeeeendea 70 w. In - - h,e, .,d ~
nSI the aot1 H. G aso;ia enoat ~ ~ i.osn hcs1nvs;
~ uan Eh,is1ian md cfy1i soc,ety ad
~ 1a.,1%. a1 assa;i thcIn IN every .sne
pt. ap1n ~ e. "a ~ s.r 1 oT tbc cernr in rnnera
,,s ~ - +la e..Tr}os ~ sbe nesfn1 er{rnrcs nj
na.sa ~. "a ~ r1v;ii...fnn ~ Ter onrht ~ hc a.
-i4ssS ~ ne 1hc char"e ~ i7sr.rti1r md dnsatfna
rlnn,,, - A -AA4 ~ ]''E'1 >'Nf' '@"A
Roman Catholics in this country are here
ee.,,.oa ~ ,.a,;e-a 49, ~. ~ 49, 49, ~; =
alter fcqu1leo 10 penese 1hat our Tree ane
common schools are wrong, and not only lila
re 3,ove m richt tn interfere with 4he ,rf,
We n"'e w .'us ~ tn.e'!o. "'ta "a. WI
f,atho1,r children hnt that onr Govrromcn
e".note ~, .1A' e"t w
is fundamentally wicked and wrong IN no
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jewish parents TO be educated by the Gath
ole Priesthood. Such language transport
us back thousand years, and reminds us O
the dirk perfOd when this wonderful arrp
o,,cc 1ros hscrca bv tbc novor fo enforce #
eanee was oaeheo W tne power " eh'otce II
belests. In tue following sentences Ae re
asserts 1he temnoral sunremacy Of the Pom
H. @ -, rar.,n-an.s 't 80 ~ no 4.,ns that 49, ~ ~
r. c. Priesthood hive divine monono1y NJ
{ or,r ~ 4be ,3oh+ of oorarr;no+ man INIT of tn
:, o -! ne taE 49, sso.a. ane;a4sa. @ ' w. - W. -.
dfrt that The Fenfan brotherhood will not b
os.,E 49, .,a-h,as -. -. '"0'
} greatly troubled os IL: =, ,..,., -,
a9 ao
dcerees d tbe homaa Pon,ids concerning religto
Hon or. At Iesst. lie a.sent, Of The cIyil povej
md that lie Aposfolic conrtitntions condemnin
rccrct societies, whcther these exact. or do Nd
: fhcma their secta1ies snd promoteT1. have 4
, | force In those regions OF the world where the.
81 iikeWise M af1rned that Il he s excommnnica:1u1
) launched by the council Of Trent and the Roma
S wne } 3hf. inc & e. roq
founding the spiritual and temporal orders, to n
tan solsy 1eFEes!ial object that IN tne Cnnsia c.
Of thc faithfni in temporal order 81 things; til
the law Of thc Church does aot demand that vol
% nj nrnaItics: md mai fhat # ia IA aceorda1ce Vi;
sacred theology md the principles Of public lav
esaae 11s pr H. H. tfe r oracr m a
other pioue establishments.
e M }h ~
I whcm enaanate 80 many errors and p=rverse opil
ions. They say; THAT the ecclcslastisa! 81 puSs
I Independence OF thiE kind cap be maintained Wit
r out Inc Chnfeh luFad!ne anu us1spinI tut cssc
d tial right: Of nc cru poWcI; Sct1sf can = \
pasa over IN allcnee sne auaacay q .nose Mun T.
Sulune eouna aoctf1aes, 4sSc1s .na. tae 3ia 3ua:
| mente dnu cecrees o1 tne Aoy ote@ W4ose oslI :.
r = declared to concern mo GeneIa "en.se o. !!
Church. lts l1snse ana " atscipnag, GO no1 S1at
q the acfuelnt1nce and ntt 11cnse un1e1 pam o. o.
d and loe: of the Catholee PROFESSION, tney 10
"a uea' o. he oos"as q 'aa'a ana tnaaaefs'
= "And therefore do we condemn aud proecH
r. generally and particularly all tae eyl opinions q.
doenee epeciaily mennoned 90 @ ~ aa.s iGt.GT' az
+, scribcd md condemned BY Ill the children Of t