San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-07

every consistent orthodox Roman
Catholic would thereby be absolved
from his oath Of allegiance to the
government."--St. Thomas OF
Aquinas, Vol. 4, pages 81, "a, etc.
So the Roman church by author
titles, say no good Catholic can be
an American citizen.
The Boston Pilot says:
mo good government can exist
without religion. And there can
be no religion without inquisi-
ton, which is wisely designated
for the promotion and protection
OF the faith"
81 would rather a half Of the peo-
pie of this nation should be brought
to the stake and burned, than one
man should read the Bible and
form his judgment from its con-
tents. Bishop Spotswood.
ave eXcommuniCate and anathe-
mize every heresy that rears its
head against the holy orthodox, or
Catholic faith, condemning all
heretics, by whatever name they
may be known. For though their
faces differ they are tied together
! by their tails. Such as are con.
demned are to be delivered over to
the secular powers for punishment.
II laymen, their goods are to be
confiscated." Secular powers
Of all ranks and degrees are to be
warned, indeed, and, if necessary,
compelled by ecclesiastical GEN.
sure, to swear that they will exert
themselves to the utmost in the
defense of the faith, and expirate
all heretics denounced by the
church."
That was declared by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Foley, of Chicago, under
oath on December 80, 1870, before a
circuit court OF Kankakee, ILL.,, to
be law Of the pspal church, Of to.
day. This decree was passed by
the council of Lateran in 1915 and
the Roman church never changes,
is one of their boasts.
The Catholic World, in July, 1870,
published an article entitled "The
Catholics of the Nineteenth Gen.
tury," (which explains Mr.. Wahren-
berger's, also the papists' opinions
on questions of free speech. The
writer says: "The supremacy as
serted for the church in matters OF
education implies the additional
and coglate function Of the censor
ship Of ideas, and the right to sp.
prove or disapprove all books, pub
locations, writings, utterances in
tended for public enlightenment"
etc., etc.
Calico was splendid example
Of papal censorship, Wyclitf, Huss
and Bruno. The assassination Of
President Lincoln, President Car
not, Of France, Carter Harrison, of
Chicago; Of latter days the at
tempt Of assassination Of Linton,
congressman, through cover of
challenge by Phelan, shows what
has been done.
would ask Mr.. Wahrenberger to
get the Sunday World Of March
80, and see how soldiers of Spain
who were blessed by the pope treat
the men Of Cuba who are struggl-
ing for independence, page 30, is IL
Illustrated. No Protestant country on
Gods footstool would tolerate such
modes Of warfare.
You say l am distressed by the
fact that 100000 Hibernians want
to fight England and not Spain and
quote Catholic Mexico. Let me give
you a few statistics of the war de-
partment OF Washington of Ia, 900
lrishmen who joined the Union
army only 100000 deserted. Dur
ing Gen. Scott's march on the City
of Mexico between 200 and 300
Irish soldiers deserted and Joined
the enemy and made the battle OF
Molino del Rey, one, If not the
hardest fights Of Scott's army.
During this battle 30 of these de-
serters were captured and hung.
The balance not captured formed a
guard for the City of Mexico, COM
manded by Mr.. Riley under the
name OF st. Patrick's Guard. Mr..
Riley, instead of being shot by
union soldiers should have only
been branded Z. S. on one cheek
when captured and turned loose.
Now understand me / do not sup
pose these 100000 Irishmen de-
deserted because they were towards,
as l know better. They simply
deserted because the pope called
them of; and these 100000 owed
their allegiance to him before the
laws Of America. JEFF Davis, when
captured had scapular around
his neck, as every schoolboy knows.