The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-29

4 IHE ARROGANCE OF RoME.-We have
Always observed that Protestants have eer-
tam phrases, among which are the caro-
gahce OF Rome, !" "tle Despotism of Rome -
lists, " and "fat and lazy Monks" and others
OF ike import, which they throw out against
| Inc rope, the Church, and the Catholics
Whicn they pronounce with admirable em.
phasis and accent of profound conviction.
but to which they attach no clear. precise
or definite meaning. These phrases stand
IN their mind, no doubt, for something
Dreadful, and they use them as their stock
arguments against the Church. Define
these phrases, determine their precise
=. meaning according to the natural sense of
the words used, and L OF one of then, ia nm.
pllcable to the Catholic Church. while
every one Of them applies in all it's force to
every form of Professionalism. There ia mn
form OF heresy that can open it's month
without being judged and condemned Of
n r1sei; we have never met an objection
t uilsea oy frotestants against the Church
that Is not true either in form or princinIe
as against Protestant ism.
rake the very common charge that the
Church teaches that "the end sancti6es the
MEANS" The Church, of course, teaches
no such doctrine but the whole history Of
Professionalism proves that Protestants in
yariabiy act on it in their dealings with the
Church. Having made up their minds that
she is "the mystery of iniquityn and onpht
to be swept from the face of the earth, thew
scrupie at no means which they think viii
to her destruction. TO this
end they hold lying, forgery, MEASUREMENTS
however gross or bare
faced, to be perfectly Unsuitable. The
whole history of the Church as given by
Protestants is simply an invention or a
perversion, and the representation of Ca
tholic doctrine and discipline, of Catholic
morals and worship,is as far from the truth !
Is was the charge against Our Lord that
he was "glutton and drunkard,n or
hat He cast out devils by Belzeebub, the
prince of devils. The whole tradition of
'rotestants as to what the Church is orig
mated in misrepresentation and falsehood, !
Idroit lying.
Take another charge, that emo faith is to /.
'e kept with herctscs" The Church never !
, Ute .ashorized any d6ctrine Of the
romise made to heretics, to aid or protect q
hem in doing anything again st the Church t
God, is an unlawful promise, and is no "
lore to be kept than is any other prolfifse
. do what the law of God forbids; but She
that faith pledged to heretics or
ePt as sacredly as though it was pledged
believers: If Andrew promises Peter to Y
clip him kill John, must he keep his pro- "
Use ! Yet Prostestants, if we may infer ~,
leir docerlne from their practice, hold in '"
rinciple the doctrine they falsely accuse &C
10 Church OF holding. Weare not aware OF
'at they have ever pied to break their ay
18th with Catholics, even when lawfully =.
edged, if they see anything to be gained Ii
7 breaking it. Protestants, in fact, are ar
liable to tell the truth, where the Church
concerned, for they are unable to com g..
emselves, they can see in her oniv the Pc
.tural /; while she lives a supernatural n .ol
e, and acts from supernatural motives "a "a
lder supernatural guidance, and the SUI gte
rnaturcl lies quite out of the reach of e n
cir conceptien.-N. Y. Tablet. 70.