The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-21

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mnnded. Therefore, for q considerable reason
such as that one ia taking medicine, or IL or
dered by reputable physician, Catholic cal
take fesh-mea on Friday, or stay away from
But these goddess public schools are con
demned by the Church Of God as bad IN sAon.
se!re, They are wrong to frequent becaus,
the Lord Jesus Christ, by His Vicar, the Pope
frequent them. In that respect, the obligation
is the same as the usual obligation of abstain.
ing from flesh meat on Q Friday. But there i,
the farther prohibition. These goddess school.
they are forbidden because they eye bad In them
setues, and In tho use of them No ono can
Wr1ggic out Of this statement of the question.
Lima ~ may be that, here OF there, priest Of the
against the Head Of the Church Of Jesus Christ,
say that he thinks differently. There was q
celebrated priest, once Of the Catholic Church,
who WI accompanied Auditory. His name was
q Bishop. of the Catholic Church, who sane
TONED o divorce that the Pope said he had NO
power to grant and who sanctioned abomina-
bic crimes. His mare was Archbishop Gran.
mer. Not only the priest, Martin Luther, who
recommended the violation of Gods law was
damned-but the guilty simpleton who made
On excuse of Luthers permission was damned.
There is no priest in Amerios-there Is no pro
the faculties for permitting Catholic parent
to send one of his children to o school from
which tho control of tho teaching Church-the
He that tries it, is like those Jews thai the
ancient Prophets of God, whose prophecies are
kept by the Church, and given TO us for our
! Instruction, spoke Of. The parents shat saeri-
as holocaust to Molech, " or Baalin, are
nnrderers of the souls Of their 0arR children
The Priests who, out of the ineolence OF setting
up their depraved Judgments against she
formal and distinct lao Of Ae Catholic Chrrch,
approve, or wink at, tho SIN of parents, in send
ing their children to any schools from which
the " teaching Church tho Rev. Clergy, are
excluded so that they cannot enter such
schools, and examine both pupils and teachers,
as to their faith-aro leading those that trust
the IN in the way to hell, aud are keeping their
dupes company on tho road!
We mean exactly what we say aud we say
no more than we mean. 1t is true, VIC are only
an humble laymau. But the Law of tho Cath
olic Church is az open to the study of lsyman
ns of any Eeclcsiastic. And, here, We distinctly
renounee auy supposed or real privilege, or
license, arising ont of the condition of things
m the United States We recognize, com
petely, the local ecclesiastical authority as if
t. were acknowledged that Canon-law was in
full vigor here, for laymen aud for clergy. The
time We live in 10 too serious for trifiing.
Wherever tho Catholic Church exists, her laws
must be put in force, for Catholics. Wherever
his cannot be done, it should be taken a. the
If her, my people, that We be not victims In her
orments!"
Laymen as we are, we speak with the fullest
Information III to the settled lGW, and ruled casss,
If the Catholic Church, in regard to Catholics
ending their children to any schools whore, at
my hour, the" teaching Church tho Clergy,
annot visit them, and examine them as to their
aith.
We are some what too old, az the editor of a
catholic Journal, and too we'll known, to have
t reputable for any one to pass by this DECLARE
ion we now make. What We say, every one
,nows We will abide by. We are fully persuad.
ID that the grand and venerable Episcopate of
he United States, faithful to the Apostolic Sec
II Rome, maintain tho priaciPies that Our |
reater multitude of words sets forth And, if |
ny of them finds himself in need Of support |
n this matter, it is certain that the Ultimate
authority in the Catholic Church-the Vicar Of
'hrist, is there to strengthen him, and all
rho hold right Catholic doctrine.