Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-02

Popcry does not lhrire we'll in our soil. IriS
a medieval system that Is antagsnistc to our
FREQ institutions. The advanced tl,ongbt Of the
ago is not pleased with IT,, especially American
thought. It can not produce an American
priesthood. The reason Is, The young men Of
this eclesiastoism ave too much Ameficanzed
10 enter into the bends Of ctlibacy, aud sign
over to foreign polentots personal lights and
immunilies as bishop Gilmore, Of Cleveland,
has done aad every other priest is required to
do. This Bishop says In his pastoral letter re-
Gently published "Nationallles must be made
subordinate to religion. We must learn that
we are Catholics drsI and citizens next. Cath
olieity teaches that God Is above man, the
church above the state"
Now what do these words mean "Ths
Church is above the State" that is, the Roman
Catholic hierarchy, with tho Pope Of Rome at
iis head, claiming to be the yicegersnt Of God
with pswsr supreme, political and spiritual, Is
The higher power in cur midst. THIS Pope
with his satsllites his chief officers, reside IN a
foreign land and are alisns in all their purposes
aud sympathiss. Our liberty is obnoxious to
them, and thu Pope stands ready to free all
American Catholics from their allegiance to our
glorious government, provided it should not
please him. The law Of our land is no, to be
regarded according to Bishop Gilmore, provi.
ded it should conflict with the old man Of the
Vatican, Prussia rpsents attempted interfer-
sncs by this power with the prOrogalivas Of the
State.
| Our Government al such, is silent, but tho
sovereign people from Maine to California
through pen, press, rostrum and pulpit, have
resented the Insult.
Every intelligent protestant admits the right
OF unrestricted, spiritual, religious conviction,
aud denies tho right Of the State to interfere
with any mnn's religious views. This Bishop
is the last man to advocate the right Of individ-
ual conscience. THIS is heresy as old as
Luther. The whole tendency is to destroy this
individual responsibility, This church profess
ses to save man en- masss. This Church over
rules the individual conscience and claims that
Ihs state cannot lay any but secondary claim
to the allegiance Of It's citizens.
There il nothing which ths adhere Mt Of Rome
fears SO much as excommunieatisn. 1t claims
antiquity, nwas powerful weapon used ex-
tsnsvely by tbs priesthood during the middle
ages. Tas system was completed IN atrocity
when the eanAuists devised the plan Of making
certain offences punishable with what is known
as decentralization ipsO fscss, ipso jsre, sr
loio ssnisntis. This as its various names indi.
cate, required neither judge, trial nor sentence
the offender was excommuuicated by fact of his
offence and subject to direct penalties without
warning.
In the Popo's syllabus published believe In
1862 long lisisf mortal sins IS given the sub
jse.s Of which are liable to the exeommuaica
tou by the Pope without trial. "All herciici
aud all those W no believe in them," all VIII
read their books, retain or print them, all who
refuse to obey the Pope, &c, are ipsO faeto ex
communicated from the church on earth and il
hsavSn, and consigned 10 eternal perdtion.
Is it not well that Rsmau Catholics as we'll Al
Pr0tsstants understand the position of the hssl
Of this church in relation to eur free institutions
There are Roman Catholics that are loyal to tn,
government and would BE- so usder any c.reum
stance itisno so with Bishop Gilmore or thu
Catholic bishops whs receive their power drec
from the Pope. Free schOels, free spesch, free
press aud the choice OF rulers BY the people are
logical Sppesites Of the papAI theory and prae-
lice. The Pope teaches that these are not to b'
tolerated, aad claims infaliibility. The Pope
even witlholds the right from the Bishsps To
pardon those who offend his holiness. Thus ac
c'rding to this syllabus the souls of the Amer
can CathslcS doomsd to perditou unlos.
the Pope pardnns, and all that sustain Stats ed
ucation are thus dsomsd. The church, sect o
reigionists, with Princsly priesthood swerr
ta sustain a foreign p0vsr-a pswsr that claim!
tina prsrOgAtve of opening the gates of eterua
life. or sending senls to perditsn would strik
terror ints the ssuls Of ITS keeping il they dar
give thsir fra. allegiance to our republican gov
ernmsnt, that pratsols and fosters thSm in al
individual rights.
Should not the people know these things?
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