The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-07-21
Landlord Theology.

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The Journal has been combating s4
declaration Of our religious papers Il T#3
| it is Ireland's faith that debars .sG
from SO acting as to win liberty Of
litical action, that were she not Cat
lie she would end the oppression ''i y
week. and that England ought IL
J thank God Ireland is Catholic or she
J would not otherwise stand the persecu-
tlons SO long heaped upon her.
To us all this kind of talk is horrify-
Ing and strange.
How the Catholic faith can make a
man a slave is unknown to us by any
instruction we have received, books we
have read, sermons we have heard Or
Catholic instinct inherited. In our be-
lief Catholic should, in the very nature
of the spirit OF his religion, be the soul
freest Of men and Liberty is the souls
highest worldly aspiration.
But from the address of Father Kelly
of Buffalo TO a League Branch there we
get what may he the explanation of the
spirit which is taken by some religious
people to be but the manifestation OF
religious faith. He spoke of certain
measures as being called grieyous sins
but that so doing was Landlord s'Theo-
logy."
Yes, that it is. 1t is not Ireland's
faith out Landlords Theology that has
SO soul-terrorized the people by the
threats Of eternal danlnssbion that they
have been madessoul towards and nos
defiant defenders OF Gods faith nor Of
the land in which He placed them to
serve him whereon to enjoy it for tlaslr
use and benefit. For this great gift He
will exact an account,
Landlord Theology has taught the
people to let their wives and babes 3if,
right before their eyes and then to lis
down on the road side rather than
take" the food produced by the land
God gave chem for Che support Of lives
TO be spent in IIis service. That svag
not Catholiclty. THAI was landlord
Theology.
The right to Revolt against oppze.-
sions is taught By Catholic Theology
but Landlord Theology has taught tile
spirit subduinG and arna relaxing doc
trine of reasonable chance"
Landlord Theology has taught t1,at
England is che righttul authority and
he that resistetb the powers resiststh
the ordinances Of God and is damned.
| Landlord Theology has tangi,t;
the Irish they were the faith
spreade1s and to 60 forth and save the
nations from religious darkness but to
he sure to send over money to keep the
poor old father and mother SO the land.
lord might raise the rent the faster the
people went and coined money to send
back for the use Of the landlords. Yes
that was Landlord Theology. AS the
people lessened the Rent increased fcs
Landlord Theology would not let Land
lords Power cease to grow.
| Vet good cautious religious souls
would have US believe England perss-
cutes ireland Oh account OF her Faith.
Don't these same good people tell US
that England's power would not con-
tinue long did Ireland change her reli-
gion. Why should England persecuts
her for holding the faith that keeps her
victim so submissive ?
Oh! no England would not change
Ireland's faith. She has a stronger
grasp on her victim now by Landlord
Theology. She keeps from 'sfonr to
five representatives" at Rome and SO
guides Rome in ruling the Irish and
Rome directs the clergy and the clergy
teach the people Landlord Theology
with the Faith Of God. 1t is degrading
our Faith to ascribe Ireland's cond1-
tion to its sublime teachings. Land
lord Theology is the name Of the Power
that makes Ireland submissive and not
Catholicity, as religious people preach
to sooth the natural and national, but
God inspired aspirations, Of the Irish /
people.
It is a marvel to US why Faith up.
holders should be SO eager to place this
stain on the Faith saints have died for
and sinners found ife's only consola.
tion in. !
Is it safer to place odium on The
4 Church than to incur the displeasure Of
/ the teachers of Land lord Theology
| Do Irish people like such religious 4
palaver 80 much that they have coIne
/ to believe that such teaching gs are ct :theaa
4 Church S deposit Of faith ommitted tos
4 ii; by the Apostle s.s Then ind dsed ISL,
i Ireland's future to ussWith thout chesES,1S;
Ihope. Then indeed a. and ll'ord, 3
4 Theology sunk her q low pthHofs
moral nor q
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