Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-01-18


Enron Jornx W :--Ce,triuly you and
your readers aic 10 I've congratulated for
the possession Of correspondent like ID"
His profound crudi,ion, his towering ee-
Mus, his wonderful fairness, constitute
grand trinity tor our admiration.
Evidently, new era is dawning for the
poor ,'cnighled Catholics. After an eSis-
tence of nearly two Thousand years, aud
development which has brought over three
hundred millions OF commandments into
her told, so that she embraces almost one.
third OF the cntire human race, the Catho-
lie church now, for the first time, has en-
countered "DW Let her tremble Mr..
"D" will have no Pope to do his thinking
for him. Happy and glorious "Dl"
And, Ivy the way, why should we have
Tour or FIVE old buffers down at Columbus
to do our thinking for us upon matters
which concern our property, our liberty,
and our lives? Why is II, that II three
ont of Eve old cranks, calling themselves a
Supreme Court, should decide that I'D"
ought 10 be hung the sheriff would forth
with take rope and hang HIM? Why
not let I'D" do his own thinking about it
II lie thought he ought to be hung, Of
course he would go and ask the sheriff to
string him up. Otherwise, he should not,
like one OF Paganini's tunes, lie executed
on single string.
"D" tells us that the Protestants have
one Bible and the Catholics another. II
has generally been supposed that the two
Bibles were substantially the same-tl,a'
the difference between them was in the
tran slatian from Hebrew and Greek into
English, but I'D" says that they are wloll,
different. Wise and learned "D"!!
"D" says that the Catholic Bible givei
authority TO Priests, Bishops and Popes
to set aside the law Of God, and let peopl,
do as they please-commit ms many sins NJ
they wish II they only pay for the priv
ilege.
When Henry VIII wished to put awn,
His lawful wife, Catherine, and marry
another woman, the Pope told him thn
this would be adultery, and that no prizes,
bishop, or pope, could make it lawful
But Cramner and the reformed bishops
gave him full permission to put away an
marry as many ns he pleased.
When the Landgrave of Hesae apple
} 10 the pope to divorce him from woma
that he had grown tired of, and let lir
marry another, the answer of the pope wa
mon possumus"-"we cannot do It," b.
Luther and the reformed clergy gave hin
permission TO have two wives at ono
= You can have one wife rs prince" sal,
Luther, land another Ms an individual"
When the pope heard that, lie aske,
, "When The prince goes to hell Tor adulter
1 what will become of the individual ?"
Innll Catholic hooks and catechisms
is stated that Eo living man can authori:
, or justify another in the commission
/. any, the least sin, or violation of God
, law: but ID" knows more about this lha
the Catholics Themselves.
Again Catholics profess TO believe that I
y man can obtain forgiveness for any. {
e least ain, unless he is truly and heartily so
n ry for it. He must turn nway from h
sim, entirely, with faith IN Christ and h
: atonement. In addition to this he mu
e confess his SIN TO the priest; and il, by
= he has injured or wronged his neighhc
o lie must make full reparation even if
takes his last dollar. If he has lied abo
, his neighhor, lie must publicly confess AZ
e retracl the lie. All this he must do hefo
,f the priest has any power to hsolve him.
Il But after he has rerented, after he h
= confessed and fully repaired all wron
x and received absolution, there still renal
n heavy debt of atonement He must ato
for his sin either in this world or the ne,
: God will certainly punish him, even if
s, forgives him.
Like u father, who says to his son "Y,
u, have dsobeyed me, but as you are real
rs sorry for it, and promise never TO do
oil again, will forgive yeu, will not tn
'e yon out o. doors, but am going to thrash 3
n rrithtn an inch Of your ite."
ri Even il The sinner IL forgiven, he
of trembles at the thought of this atoneme
er II he has property, il will be taken fr'
him; his children will die or he disobedi,
re and rebeilionss; II he has good name
er will be tarnisTed if he has health, he W
n he deprived OF it. Worst of all, If he d
I'd before making full aionement, the hand
in God will punish him in another life will
oil severity exceeding all the pains and I,
ments OF this life combined. The VIII
n. doctrine of induleences, masses for
ed dead, &C., hns reference to this punishm
'n which is said to follow sin afierrepenien
nh 1t has nothing to dot has no apIli,
III. tion until after man has snned and
lie, pented, confessed and obtained forgiven
'ot so far as TIE mortal guilt is concerned.
or This is Catholic doctrine rs set forth
their books and catechsms. But of con
your correspondent I'D" knows better W
Catholics believe than the Pope himself
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