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;natre sts. In France where there IL d
unfon between the church and the state,
the former is the slave Of the latter. he
church property is burdened with eexor
bitant taxes, and IS ground down On
every hand. The Catholic church has be-
come the enemy of France for that reason.
| We are a thousand times better of sin
| America than in France, Mexico, Brazil,
or any other state where there IS a union
with the church. We know which side
our bread is buttered on, and, as It is bef-
|; ter buttered In America than in any other
place, we would favor this country il for
no other reason. .55 :35E Il
It Is said that the Catholic church is
the enemy of civil and religious liberty
that it shuts people up in converts and
inconsistencies. t lis argued that this is
slavery, and that, as America is q free
country, the church is it's natural enemy.
This is all wrong. These same people
claim that liberty commenced with the
Reformation. The Reformation was the
death blow to liberty. The liberty Of
America which causes its citizens to say;
THERE'S nobody above us but God alone.
was born of Christianity. The Catholic
church was the first to put forth the idea
of liberty. 1t was the first from the low.
place which she occupied. 1t was the
first to break the shackles from the slave.
The Catholic church was the first to give
an idea of liberty. 1t lifted us up and
then taught us the way. 1t is all a mis-
take that our liberty was born at the
Reformation. Have we forgotten the bait
ties of those old bishops Of the church
against the tyranny of kings? The cham
pions s,of liberty were the servants OF
Jesus. They stood up against King
James, They answered his books and
proved that he was wrong.
.The Catholic church, as she stands to-
day, Is the best proof THAT we are free.
Her existence is a refutation of the charge
that she does not believe in the liberty
Of conscience.
again people say You Catholics believe
in monarchial form Of government and
do not really like the democratic form Of
government Law gets its force from
nature and natures Cod That was the
Catholic theory. Therefore the Cath
olics do not believe in monarchial law.
The Catholic church favors the United
States form of government. 'The Cath
Ollie church believes that it is the best
government which best fits the nation,
on the same principle that every hand
w
follow that this government would be the
right thing in Russia or in other coun-
tries
In speaking of the infallibility Of the
pope, he said that the church meant that
he could not err in giving a command Of
Christ.
The question OF difference between the
state and church on the subject Of educa
I fiOn he Raid was one nf conscience and
principle. The church believed that in
struction is the principle Of education.
Other studies were as nothing. Religion
was education and there was none other.
Religion must permeate everything.
In conclusion he said: "Our common
feeling after all is that the church is but
the church, our country, fatherland. Both
are so great and grand that they can set
tie their differences without our bother
ing ourselves very much about the mat
ter. We should spend our time seeking
to better our lives, our liberty, our per-
feet happiness in the most perfect union. ;"