The San Francisco call., 1896-01-10

conflict with the spirit and letter of the Amer
lean constitution.
l. ROmanism stands committed to the union
OF church and state; the constitution repudi-
ates the dogma.
3 The constitution guarantees freedom of
conscience; the papacy denies the right thus
vouchsafed TO all
g. The papacy opposes freedom of speech and
of the press; the constitution guarantees their
freedom.
i. The constitution forbids legislation against
any form of religious worship; the papacy de-
mands legislation against every form of wor-
ship but its own.
3. The Declaration of Independence and the
constitution make the people the source of
civil power; the papacy maintains that the
church is the source of civil power.
q. The constitution requires all foreigners
seeking citizenship to renounce all allegiance
TO foreign powers; the Romanists boldly avow
their allegiance TO foreign ruler.
Z. The constitution for bids the appropriation
OF state funds for sectarian purposes; the
Romish church has plundered the National
and state treasures 10 the extent of millions
of dollars.
g. The constitution makes the laws of the
state superior to those OF any church; the
papacy maintains that the church is above the
state, and not subordinate to it.
3: The Romish church holds tha it has the
right to employ force; the spirit of the consti-
tuition forbidS ii.
10. The Romish church denies the right of
the state 10 educate the youth of the land the
constitution provides for their education
These ten points OF opposition to civil law
being Romanized. 1t is Congress or Vatican;
Pope or President; confessional box or ballot
box.
TO Romantic is to Vaticanize 1t is to ac-
knowledge the supremacy of the Pope 1t is to
unite church and state. 1t is TO make the Pope
the head OF the Nation. 1t would grant him
preme Court. He would decide all questions
OH law. The church would be freed
from civil censure. The priests would en-
JOY immunity from civil law. But the
supremacy of the Pope has been an
unmltlgated curse in all ages and countries.
italy has vomited up Papal supremacy, and
what the Italians have vomted up. To Vati-
canlZe means to establish the inquistion in
America; TO place the sword OF the tate in The
hand o: the church. To be Romanized the
power Of the Pope must be recognized. 1t is
asserted in Papal bull 1--WE declare define
and pronounce that it is absolutely necessary
Tor salvation that every human creature be
subject to the Roman Pontiff."
Furthermore, to Romantic is to monerchize.
~ is 10 surrender the republican system of
government by the people and TO return to the
monarchial one of government by king
me Pope as a temporal ruler claims kingly
rights. lie exercises supreme power There is
no appeal from his decision. AS a despot he
cannot be beaten. The Czar OF Russia is not in
u with him. Republicanism has too much
hperty ior Romanism. 1t is easier to rule
people through monarchial than republi-
can system. Give man voice in the Gov
ernmeut and he ceases 10 be a slave to the
Government.
by the United States in the matter of allie
glance; the state requires most perfect and
complete fidelity and obedience to the repub-
nc me voice OF the papacy is no less uncer-
taln III demands the unqualified obedience of
us a6herents TO the Poutif. Thus Cardinal
Manning, speaking in the name OF the Pope,
has said:
acknowledge no civil power; | am the subject
ol no civil power; am the subject OF no prince,
and claim 10 be more than this i claim TO be
the supreme Judge and director of the consciences
OF men OF the peasants that Till the fields, and OF
The prince that sits upon the throne the house
hold that sits in the shade OF privacy the legs-
latnre that makes laws for kingdoms. l sole.
Iast, supreme Judge of what IS right and wrong.
ioreoVer, We declare, affirm, define and pronounce
IL 10 he necessary TO salvation to every human
creature 10 be subject TO the Roman Ponlif
All OF which may be found in Quirinus
yAppendix |, p. 1922 and the Tablet Of October
Inow quote from Manning's DEGREES and Civil
Arrogance, p. %, where the Cardinal says:
1t is clear that the civil power cannot define
now iar the circumference of faith and morals
TENDS. If the church cannot fix the limits
OF IT'S jurisdiction, then either nobody the
State must. But the state cannot unless it claim
10 oe the depository and exposition of the Christian
revelation Therefore, IL is the church or nobody.
ms iast supposition leads to chaos. Now, If this
De rejected, the church alone can; and If the
church can fix the limits OF It's jurisdiction it
Tx the iinhs OF all her jurisdictions.
The same authority, in "Cnsarism and Ultra
mohtahlsm (page 36), argues;
Any power which Is independent and can alone
hX the limits of its jurisdiction. ana can
thereby fix the limits all other Jurisdictions, is,
ipso facto, supreme.
The following from an address delivered 10y
FoPe Io.P flus IA, OF infallibility fame. July 81,
1873, Is pertinent:
There are many errors regarding infallibility;
put tne most malicious of all is that which includes
IN that dogma the right OF deposng sovereigns,
anu oeoiarihg the people no longer bound by the