Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-05-21
The Papacy and Common Schools.

A"f"Vy ahu bOmmON SCnoos.
In the Western Christian Advocate of the
18th inst. we find the following article,
written by Rev. N. B. c. LOVE of this place
on subject that gives promise Of being a
leading question for discussion in this
country:
homanism in this country gives eviden-
ees, In many ways, of aggressiveness and in
more more than in Its attacks upon the COM
mon schools through its priests and press.
There is no harmony between Romsnism
and popular education. The former de-
mands that her children he taught the NO.
cullar dogmas Of the Papacy, that thew
may be the obedient servants OF the Pone
cardinals, bishops and priests while the
latter claims the right of educating the
children OF the Republic in those depart.
ments OF learning that will make them
good and Intelligent citizens, capable of
understanding and performing the dntv Of
ireemen. have in my possession book.
lSmo IN SIZE, cheaply bound and recently
published by Patrick Donahoe, of Boston.
called Plain Talk About Professionalism Of
To-day" 1t has the official sanction Of
Archblshop Spaulding and JounneS Josepk,y.
Bishop OF Boston, and is translation oftbe
French work written by Monsieur Seeur.
The author claims a sale in n short time
IN France, OF six hundred thousand comics
The styl Is sprightly and entertaining. and
II Is being circulated extensively among the
catholics, for whom it is published. The
author, in his note to the American pub-
llsher, says, lyon ask ME, dear sir, what
makes me 10 anxious to publish this work
in America Well, wish TO have il pub-
lshed for the sake Of Cdtholic children M.
tending the common schools, of Catholic girls
~ Catholic families, of Catholic bows sery-
Ing their time" and all other Catholics
The most absurd and untruthfnl state
ments are made in it in regard to the belief
and character of Protestants; but as am
writing for the readers OF a Protestant
journal | will not notice these. but will
give two quotations from the work. illus-
tratiye OF the arrogance and intolerance of
the Church OF Rome in our free country.
On page III the question Is asked and
answered
"What is priest? Tie isa man conseerstad
exclusively to God, BY the sacrament of order,
which he receives by the impositon Of The
andS nf bishop and gives him, in the mama
of the Lord Jesus Christ, a character hoIY and
,ndH's,e' the power and charge Of teaching re-
tne nOlV AArrl0Ca
pardoning sins and sanctifyinQ the faithful.
By the sacra ment Of order the priest receives
a participation of the rery po,oer Of Jesus
Christ oUer souis. He is made a pris.t f.r,ysr
and will rem"in priest forsrep. evsn IN sp;te Of
h'm,etfj 90 r"ch 90 hethi' porsr and the sanefi.
persoHal qnofitie," y "''
What could be more arrogant Accord.
Ing to this dogma, here 80 boldly asserted.
n priest, az a man, may be guilty of every
SIN, profanity, adultery, theft or even mur-
der; but he is priest still, with a charac-
ter holy and indelible. Archbishop spauld-
ing and Bishop of Boston would have this
taught Catholic boys and girls attending
the godiess' common schools. to save them
from their communicating influences"
On page 49,, in speaking of the charge
made against the PaPal Church, is the FOL-
"The Church is certainly Intolsran. in mat
Truth is Of itself iutoleraut. In religion a. In
mathematics what Is true is true and what ia
false Is false = The Church no
claims and maintains truth as well as m,tbe-
maticnl ones. She teaches and defends trntb
with as much intolerance as the science Of
mathematics defends hers 81. oEou,
'c'H and mHst say as she has said through ali
,he ages in her councils, II any man s~ycth or
eet'ersh contrary TO soh1t IL itash les kim be anat
ems"
Here Is the acknowledgment that Rome
Is lntolerant in matters of religion and
one OF the tenets OF the Church is, that the
voice OF the Pope is the voice of God
when Ire speaks for the Church; hence,
when the popes and bishops declare against
the common school. they are authority
with all good Catholics" The Roman
Catholic Church is intolerant only as she
Is Papal and Prince Bismarck is logical
when ne wars against the Papacy and not
against Catholicism. The Papacy is intol
Grant and arrogant, ard is antagonistic n
all Tree government and the right of pri-
Vate Judgment in matters of faith. We
may be assured that whatever the Catholic
priesthood of America may say against the
common schools, that they do not 40 fully
express the feelings of Catholics as thev do
the sentiments of the Papacy. The priests
are slaves to this intolerant despotism and
are not the keepers of their own religious
opinions. This yoke of bondage sets heav-
NY on educated minds and in Europe it il
already thrown off by thousands who still
claim to be Catholic. therefore the efforts
oi the Fapacy to perpetuate the darkness
OF the Middle Ages.
Rome Is thoroughly organized and is act.
ing on the aggressive, and ProtestantA must
be on the alert, else our free institutions
will suffer loss.