The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
NOT THE GREATEST LIAR ON THE COAST.
who assist him in my ordination to the priest
hood.
EXTREME OATH OF THE JEsUITs

VINO dSSlSC MIN III my OrOlQdllOu 10 the pIleSP
EXTREME OATH OF THE JEsUITs.
IT,, now in the presence OF Almighty God
the Blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the
archangel, the blessed st. John the Baptist, the
holy apoS les st. Peter and ST. Paul and the saints
and sacred hosts OF heaven, and to you my ghostly
founded by Saint Ignatius Loyola in the pontifica
tion of Paul the Third, and continued to the pres
ent, do, by the womb of the virgin, the matrix OF
God and the rod of Jesus Christ declare and swear
that his holiness, the Pope is Christs vicegerant
and is the true and only head of the CaIho
lie or universal church throughout the earth;
and that by virtue of the keys OF bind
ing and loosening given to his holiness
TO depose heretical kings princes, states
commonwealths and governments all being Illegal
without his sacred continuation and they NAV be
safely destroyed. Therefore, TO the utmost of my
power, Will defend this doctrine and his holiness
right and custom against all usurpers of the heret-
ical or Protestant authority whatsoever, especially
the Lu heran church of Germany, Holland, Den
marx, Norway and sweden and the now pretended
autnorIIles anu ChuroIes VI r-nStanu anu H9eoliaiiu
and branches OF the same now established IN Ire
land and on the continent of America and else
where and all adherents in regard that they may
be usurped and heretlcal, opposing the sacred
church of Rome
do now denounce and disown any allegiance
as due TO any heretcal king prince or state named
Protestant or Liberal or obedience to any of their
laws, magistrates or officers.
l do further declare that the doctrine of the
churches of England and Scotland, of the Calvin
isis, Huguenots and others of the name of
Protestant Liberals, to be damnabe. and they
themselves TO be damned who will not forsake the
same.
L do further declare that I will help. assist and
advise all or any of his holiness agents. in any
place wherever l shall be, in Switzerland, Ger
many, Holland Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Eng
land, Iceland or America, or in any other kingdom
or terri ory shall come TO, and do my utmost 10
extirpate the here ical Protestant or Liberal
doctrines, and to destroy all their pretended
powers, legal or otherwise.
do further promise and declare that, notwith-
standing 1 am dispensed with to assume any re-
ligion heretcal for the propagation of the mother
agents councils from time 10 time, as they inrust
me, and not TO dIvulge directly or indirectly, by
word, writing or circumstance whatever, but 10
execute all that shall be proposed, given In charge
or discovered into me by you or my ghostly
father, or any OF this sacred.
do further promise and declare that l Will
reservation whatsoever, even as corpse or
cadaver (perinde cadaverl, but will unhesitat-
ingly obey each and every command that may
receive from my superlors in the militia OF the
Pope and of Jesus Christ
That will go to any part Of the world whittier
soever may be semitic the frozen regions OF the
north the burning sands OF the deserts OF Africa,
the ungles OF India, to the centers OF clvllZa-
ton of Europe, or to the wild haunts OF the barba-
rous savages of America, without murmurlng or
repining, and viii be submissive in all things
whatsoever communicated to me.
I do further promise and declare that L VIII,
when opportunity presents, make and wage relent-
less war; secretly or openly, against all heret1cs
ProteStantS and Liberals, as am directed to do, to
extrpate them from the face OF the whole earth land
that will spare neither age, sex nor condtlon,and
that VIII hang, burn, waste Doll,
bury alive these infamous heretics, rip up the
stomachs and wombs of their women and crush
their infants heads against the walls in order to
annlhilate their eIecrable race; that when the
same cannot be done openly will secretly use the
poisonous cup the Strengthening cord the steel or
the poinerd or the leaden bullet regardless of the
honor, rank. dignity or authority OF the person or
persons, whatever may be their condition IN life,
either public or private, as l at any time may De
directed so TO do by any agent of the Pope or su-
peror of the brotherhood OF the holy father OF the
Society OF Jesus.
In confirmation of which hereby dedicate my
life, my soul and all corporal powers and with this
dagger which l now receive will subscribe my
name, written in my blood. in testimony thereof,
and should prove false or weaken IN my deter
mination may my brethren and fellow soldiers Of
the militia of the Pope cut on my hands and my
feet and my throat from ear to ear. my belly
opened and sulphur burned therein, with all the
punishment that can be inflicted upon me on earth
and nv soul be tortured by demons in an eternal
hell forever.
All of which I, ,-- do swear by the blessed
trinity and blessed sacrament which am now TO
lably; and do call all the heavenly and glorious
hosts of heaven to witness these, my real in, en-
lions, 10 keep this my oath.
In testimony hereof L take this most holy and
blessed sacrament of the eucharist, aud witness
the same further with my name written with the
point of this dagger, dipped in my own blood, and
seal in the face of this holy convent
We refer you to John Dowling's history of Ro-
manism. edition of 1S45; you will find the oaths,
pages 1857; also in Textbook OF Popery,"
published by Griffith & Simon OF Philadelphia,
fd, dlSO CupIeludCN dlld IlS IOpc, pheSo
42-44 also in work by Usher, Bishop OF Ara
mage, called Foxes and Firebrands." An
English congress of Roman Catholics on the
Goth of February, 1910, passed the following
resolution, signed by 241 priests, and de-
posted the same in the British Museum !:
''1he said oaths and the declarations, abjura-
tions and protestations therein contained are
notorious TO the Roman Catholic church at
large, because a part OF the Roman Catholic re-
ligfon, and maintained by the Roman Catholic
church." This protestation of the English
Congress did not change the nature of the
oaths in the least. Priest S. D. Phelan, editor of
the ST. Louis Western Watchman, few months
ago said: ''The oaths of the clergy were not
changed in spirit, though the words had be-
come slightly changed. This was done be-
cause these oaths had become public property"
G. a. HUBBARD.