The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-02
From the Southwestern esbyterian. !
JeSuitS and InfalIibility.


than ours does. If ours was unduIy long, i
was made up mostly of extracts from the Can
on Law. Why should they feel vexed At hav
ing to publish any quantity of their own Law
quire us-wo suspect-to present to the public
good deal more of "tbis same red pottage,'
for which the Church of Rome has sold itt
birthright. Let not our friends become dis
gusted ut the very outset.
JESUIT MISSIONS.
We are triumphantly pointed to the Jesuit
missions, among the Heathen as proof that
we have misrepresented those SO called holy
men," champions of papal infallibility are. We
do not see how the facts we have cited to be
ans wered, by an appeal to Jesuit missions. At
the same time we have no objection to digress
for o moment, to look OF those famous mis-
that If the Jesuits-to use the language of our
learned neighbors-"woald not tell a single lie"
it would merely be, because, that men with
whom the article is SO abundant, can afford
to despise such contemplate economy.
The conversion of hundred thousand per-
sons, by the Jesuit process, was a very simple
and easy affair. When we consider the way it
was done are far from being surprised ut
their success. We are surprised that they did
not convert millions where they only claim to
have converted o paltry hundred thousand or
The celebrated Jesuit vesquez, in his worl
on "Religious worship" Lib. 9, disp. 1, C. 9,
p. 393 assures us that
"One may legitimately adore not only every
image, and all sacred objects, set forth by pub
lie authority for religious worship; but be-
sides, one can adsre with God, as His image,
everything else in the world, whether mani
mate and deprived of reason, or rational &C.
cording to the nature of the thing itself
"Who should Forbid pray you, that-set-
ting the dangers aside-one should adore, and
revere with God, any thing in tho world,
whatever since God is in it according to His
power; Or that one should prostrate himself
before it and kiss it 1! We only lift thereby our
heart to God who is its author and prototype
cf the image
one may, joining it with the thought of God,
legitimately adore the creature.
First. On the ground of representation, as
Images Second. Where actual contact is oc-
Cured with tho body of Christ, or some holy
person, as the cross, nails clothes, etc. Third,
when thing has been part of holy person,
as the relic Of saint. Each represents some
thing he adores. for example, with the image,
the dress, the relic, he identifies the rational
thing they represent, Christ the saint, as
present or conjoned. Wo may even add |
Fourth: that all things are the work Of God, |
who is continually in them and operates in |
in His works than to see saint in the dress
that covers him. Thus without derogating
from the individual dignity of the creature
We direct our thoughts to God, while bestow-
ing on the creature the mark of our homage by
bowling down, or kissing it. This is far from
being vain superstitious thing; on the
it is an excellent religious action.
True! ut first sight it may seem indecent to
give homage to God in the persons of brute
animals and things sordid This is no suffi-
'ient reason against it. Saints and angels may
% adored by joining them in thought with
uch things. Yet as it presents the appearance
If superstition, it ought not 10 be done publicly"
These principles were carried out by tho
Tesuits in China, and it is not surprising that
hey succeeded in converting hundreds of thou
ands of Chinese, to that sort of religion
large part of the Chinese worship consists
II the worship of Confucus, and of their dead
ancestors. The Jesuits converted the Chinese
merely STIMULATING that while making the
and offering sacrifices ut the hca-
hen affairs, that they should have a cross in
heir bands, or concealed on their persons. The
we're not allowed, there would be tumult
mong the people, that the Jesuits would be
aud that the conversion Of souls would
,e arrested and prevented"
The Jesuits assured the Emperor of China
hat "the Christian religion was not n foreign
eligion, but that it was the same in it's princi-
lies and fundamental points as the religion of
helSages and Emperors of China"
Such being the Jesuit explanation of Chris
ianity, no heather could possibly find any-
hing in it to object to. These ingenious mis-
conld easily so one step farther, and
ssure tho Chinese, that the only way to reach
he highest grade, and the purest quality of
eathenism, is by becoming Jusnit convert.
The faculty of Theology, at Paris, A. D., 1
iUu conuemlNaA these Jesuit thoori es az false,
npious and heretieal. They were also con-
emned by several of the Popes. 6
But the Jesuit theory OF conversion of the ,
eathen was, if possible, more fully developed
A India They participated-in accordance {
o doubt with tho principles we have quoted G
l the idolatrous worship of Malabar, and EN- .
odied the pagan ceremonies with their own
'rms of worship. They adopted the distinc l
on of Caste, and refused to associate with the >
ariahs, the outcast rank, and united with the
obles in refusing to admit them to tho reli- t
ious ceremonies. They suppressed the SYM
oil of the Cross, and the doctrine of the atone
ent, and conformed in other respects to the
abits, idolatrous ceremonies, and supersti- q
ons of the Hindoos.
These proceedings are acknowledged md L
disseminated, by having been forbidden and J
,ndemned, by popes Clement IN, A. D., 1893 +,
lement NJ, A. D., 1927, Benedict KILL Gle
ent MI, A. D., 1879, and Benedict XIV, A. q
:, 1744.
These are specimens of the Jesuit missions ;:
I'D furnish key to the immense work by /
hich " hundreds of thousands" were convert {
to Christianity, by being confirmed in hea- .
enism. Truly great triumph for Jesuitism
It poor advantage for Christianity, t
1 hey serve to illustrate tho character and
'nciples and policy of that unscrupulous
'dy of men, the Buccaneers of Ecclesiastical o
story; class of men whose bitter doom it II
always to be smarter and more successful
an other men, and always to be eptrapped q