The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-30

the of Jesus Christ 100000 lives were lost
OF this number 10000 Catholics who of course
through the Indugences granted them by Pope went
blood stained they were straight heaven -Htory
Of the Popes roL ia p. ls.
The TeutOnic knights, at the Popes request inaugu
rated crusade against the Pagan Prussans and Servon
ans A D. HE The usual horrors attended it"-Ibid.
In short for hundreds of years a steady stream Of
blood was kept flowing in the of Christ sufficient
at any moment to swim the Pope
THE NQuIsrrIoS.
This dabolcal tribunal without an exception the most
Infamous that disgraced any age OF people was
founded in 1906 by Raner Cistercian monk and Pierre
de Castlenau Its object extirpate heresies 1t
spread throughout Europe but gained strong
foothold Spain Portugal and Italy. emissaries
were called the Black Holy Brotherhood The great
grandees of Spain trembled at the very this
order. Its authority unlimited. The victim never
knew his accuser the witness against him. He
perhaps lay in dungeon for years, tortured
peatedy without knowing the nature Of his crime II
conviced-by witness, extored by confession-One-
half of his wealth went to the State the remainder the
Holy Inqusition tthe dread words In the of the
Holy Brotherhood" not in Spain dared resist by
word look or act Thousands arrested and
into confession of unthOught of sins merely for their
wealth Spain has recovered from the Oucrshng
effects of this hideOus tribunal The Devil himself could
not betray ingenuity in devsng methods
Every bone was crushed and dislocated the rack.
Roasting at slow fires thumbscrews iron boots &C.
in daily use Ice-water allowed to fall drop by drop
on the shaven head of the victims until in time the fall
of every drop like blow from sledge hammer and
the victim howled out confession, went raving mad
died in spasns The kissing Virgin displayed sublime
ingenuity. As the victim forced to kiss this image
of the Virgin, spring touched, the iron arms
braeed him drew him tight to her BOSOM and hundred
concealed knives pierced his quivering body! What
compliment the mother of GOdi How it must have
minded her of fenbracng-Joseph. (Se Foreys Eeclesi
astieal History)
v PArAL ISFaILBnTY.
Pope Boniface VIII boldly asserted his supreme ju
rsdction not only in spiritual but in temporal matters
Philip the Fair resented this claim whereupon the Pope
issued his celebrated bull IMAM SanetuH, wherein he
claims that Jesus Christ had granted twOfOd to
his Church. the spiritual and temporal sword that he had
subjected the lrOIe the authority Of the Roman
PoHtE and that whoever dared disbeeve il be
deemed hereto and stood excluded from all possibility
of salvation. y Reuters History Christian Church.
Now Mr. Truth Teller you have repeatedly denied that
the POpes claimed supreme political authority 3D.
YOu have asserted that the Popes only claimed Inabty
in matters of faith This bull claims supreme political
thority the whole human and it makes that
claim matter of faith to damnatOn Of who
disputes it, The Church stands this bull of IMAM
SdRetla to-day, and you know it Which horn of the di
emna will you take Give the Pope the lie political
the lie nfalbleIr At least this statement gives
the lie infallible Tipd e Papa! Supreme Ruler of
the United States! don't want to be damned.
How about Pope Joan = Was she infallible' Was her
connection with her paramOur the Cardinal mere mat
ter of faith What pity she died the street in pro-
cession in child birth! Who knows had the child lived
but might have another immaculate conception
might be worshippng Chriss instead of onei 1t
is til possible the of Popess ought to pass
muster better than the heir of jack knife carpenter
VI RECOMMENDATIONS AND ISTERDIcTs.
The Truth refuses to consider the question of
communication for want of authority" That evasion,
unworthy debating society shall longer him
Celesne Ill communicated HenryIV, Emperor Of Ger
many and laid his dominons under interct. He also in
duced the Emperors son. afterwards Henry W. to rebel
and dethrone his father. The The Pope demanded
the nvesture of all church dignaries. Henry v,
crowned also refused to give up this important
privilege and tine Pope used the weapons against
him. Henry H. of England, thus treated ostensiby
for the murder of Thomas Beckett Archbishop of Can
terbury, who first fatterer and sycOphant of the
Kings but the moment he obtained power became ar
rogant traitor To make his peace with the naughty Pom
tiff enTy knelt at Beekets shrine, and the majesty of
Engl and Aogged like horsehief John Sans Terre
also exeOmmunieated Philip Augustus excom-
municated and his kingdom interdicted. In time, a
Papal interict would be simply laughed but in that
supersttious age it inconceiyabe power Church
closed bells taken down. sacraments confess
On absolutiOn, striving the dying. Cemeteries
locked up and the dead buried in the public high
ways Pr iesera resoTted every GINNING could
devise to drive its vOarics nto abect obedience. For
ages the threat Of accommodation wrought terror
Kings than the approach of victorious army From
the usurped throne of Jupiter the Popes hurled broadcast
their base imitation thunder;
Assumes the God affects the nod
And seems to shake the spheres"
But at last peeking behind the curtain, found it
silly tnpan performance and when the Pope fires
offl - zuf,r ,,o,-
DARK AGE
The night of ignorance had settled the whole
Christian world and morality we religion appeared
to be subverted" Cfuter NOshein &e) The history Of
the Roman POnti in this century (the tenth exhibits
serie of disgusting and complicated crime Pope Leo
w. dethroned by his domestic Christopher, who be-
came Pope. Siguis I'LL dethroned the latter John "
put to death by Queen Maroza who elevated in
telligent son, John XI John XII. died from a blow
given by the husband of he had seduced. BeDe
dict VI murdered by his successor BOnface VII
John Kill monster. and died loaded with every
crime can be guilty Of During this age the Papal
diadem nearly death Pages could be
filed with the criminal record 1t surpasses in crime
record of an y temporal sovereignty.
NDULGESCEs.
asserted that the Papa indulgence supposed to
entirely absove the buyer from all this .Ver
tas accuses of ignorance, and declares have
read Catholic book Had he accused me Of read
alarming fact. have found Catholic books full
Of bgory falsehood mposture and silly Miracles Of
bleeding Chrsts of weeping saints and winking virgins
dmages and poturesl that to finish of them would
be penance beyond my sinful dement's. He de |
cares these indugences expected by the buyer
merely free him from the Church pendnee; that earthly
by priest Pope is vain without genuine
pentance. Such talk is merely intended for Protestant
The orthodox Catholic expects presty absoution
and indulgence frees him from all responsibility here and
hereafter Although reading man needs authority for
this statement yet to avoid fresh howl for history,
VIII prove beyond the power of the Jesuit Ranke
10 deny Here rerbdtm is the very thing itself copy
Of Papal indulgence. Bucks TheO. Die. Also Ruter,
p 800 and MOshem) May our Lord Jesns Christ have
mercy upon thee and absove thee by the merits Of his
holy passion And by his authority that Of his blessed
apostles Peter and Paul and of the most holy Pope
granted and permitted to these parts do absolye thee
from all ecclesiastical in whatever they
may have occurred free thee from all thy sins trans
ressions and excesses how sOever they may
sBch reserved for the eognzance Of
the Holy See and far the keys of the Holy Church
extend remit to you all punis hment which you deserve
purgaOry their account and restore You to the
Of the Holy Church to the unity the faith
u and to the innocence and purity which you possessed
baptism so that when die the gates Of shall be
hut and the gates Of he paradise delight shall BE- opened
And you shall not die at present grace shall remain
IN full force when you are at the point of DEATH the