The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-22

oric and a Deficiency Of Facts.
Macaulay and Froude Not Taken
Seriously as Historians.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban makes the
following reply to the sermon preached
Sunday night by Rev. James Mcleod,
d. D., pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, in which the latter defended
his statement of the previous Sunday
that whatever be the doctrines of the
Jesuits OF today, there can be no doubt
that in the sixteenth century. and much
later, they adopted and defended the
proposition that the end justifies the
means":
Editor OF Tie Tribune.
Sir: asked DR.. Mcleod 10 furnish me with
the proofs that any reputable Jesuit ever taught
that "thc end iustifes the mean; he replies by
an exubcrancc OF rhetoric and deficiency Of
facts. am anxious to know what Jesuit ever
taught that doctrine am morally certain that
the Jes,litS OF the sixteenth and later centuries
not only did not teach that doctrine, but taught
the direct contrary. Suarz, the Spaniard. says:
although man chooses evil means for q good
end. his choice Is evil. And although the end in
itself be good. still the employing OF bad means
for good end is not good"
Bcllarminc. the Italian, asks: "Is it lawful
to tell a lie for good end?" and answers: "No.
for n lie being truly sin. no reason or motive
can Justify it,
'Icssius, the Belgian, says: "What is in itself
evil docs not become lawful by the fact Of its
being referred to good end
Curry. the Frenchman. declares: cit is never
lawful to do evil, no matter how trivial. in or.
der to obtain a good. whatever that good may
be-"
1chmkuhl, the German. and Hill. the Ameri-
can, teach the same doctrine. Jones. the Eng
lslman, afiirms: "Therc is nothing more
abhorrcnt or contrary to Catholic teaching, and
the opinions OF theologians, than that the end
justiiies the means, that evil may be done for
q good end.'
ALL JESUTS.
These are Jcs,its Of. various centuries and OF
various countries but all agree in teaching the
same doctrine. which IL the absolute opposite OF
what DR.. Mcleod ascribes to the society OF
Jesus. do not hesitate to say that the state.
ment that "thc Jcsuits adopted and defended the
proposition that tile end justies the means is
false aud malicious slander st. Paul tcstifes
that he was slandercd in the same way. "As
we are slandered and as some affirm that we FAY,
Let US do evil that good may come"-and adds
Significantly, "wlose damnaton is just" Rom.
iii:s. "The voice Of history (O with its tEum
pet tongue has repeated and emphasized the
charge" but tinkling cymbals and sounding
brass are not proofs, and lie however much re
peated is still lie.
In answer to the alleged facts, would say:
]. Calling names is not an argument consid
cred seriously by scholars. Papist and papist
cal are also significant names l am proud to bt
q Papist.
9. '"rhe truth Of Pasoas charges will hardl,
be questioned by anyone" etc The Janscnist!
were the implacable enemies Of the Jesuts ant
Pascal was the wittest Of the Jansensts HI
wrote the 'Lettres Provincials' at the request
of Arnauld.
voltaire, who recognized the cal,mny of thu
| Letters, asks, Honestly is it by the satire o
| the Provincial Letters that one is to Judge O
the morality of the Jesuits?" Totairc tells US
moreover: SIS it true that the book d.etters,
is built on false foundation. II wa
not a question. OF being right, it was questior
OF divertins the public" Was Voltairc {
Jesuit?
Chatea,lbriand tells us. "And nevertheless Pas
| us All immortal lie.'
DR.. Maistrc calls the Letters, "The Liars nnt
speaks OF Pascal as "a superior polcmist in thu
matter OF rendering calunny diverting."
Madame de Maintcnon testifes: "Thc Jan
se,ists have written dcfamatory letters iull o
spite. animosity and sander against th
| Jesuits.'
Joubert-"The Jansenists seem to love Go'
I with out love, the Jesuits, on the contrary
seem to love Him by pure inclination. There j
Joy in the books OF piety because nature an'
religion are there in harmony
| Cousin bears witness that sit was the Jesuit
who then defended the good cause, that Of hu
man liberty and of the merit of works"
Renan.-"In the quarrel between the Jesuit
and the Jansenists, the Jesuts defended doc
trine more conformable to and respectful o
liberty than their adversaries."
! WERE THEIR ENEMIES.
| These witnesses were not Jesuits; as scholar
know, some Of them were bitter enemies Of tn
Jes.,its. DIR. McIeods citation of Pascal was un
| fortunate.
| did. In letter to Clioiseul, he wrote: II can
not blame or destroy an institute which nine
teen of my predecessors have praised and tn
| council of Trent has approved" He begged TO
delay, hut the Bourbons were determined on tn
| destruction Of the society and Spain threatcne
a schism. Marie Teresa OF Austria Joined tn
| Bourbons and alone against the crowned head
| of Europe, in the interests OF peace within tn
church, he signed the Brief Of Suppression an
| fell senseless to the floor. Next day he kept re
peatng in despairing tones: "iy God! Is ther
| no remedy" He died q year after the suppres
| sion, and his two SUCCESSORS, Plus vi and Pu
VII, expressed their conviction that his brai
actually gave way under the weight OF sorro'
and remorse he had been heard to say that tn
suppression OF the society would cause his deatl
The Protestant historian, Schreli, observes tina
the Brief OF Suppression is especially remarkabl
because it condemns neither the doctrine nor III
morals nor the discipline OF the Jesnits. TIL
citation OF Clement NV is not happy one.
4. The Jesuit coniessor refused to absoly
Mme Pompadour, the mistress OF the king {
France, forged letter was shown to Charles II
king OF Spain, rejecting Oh his birth, and tt
doom OF the order was sealed.
D'Aranda, Choseul and Pombal, OF spaii
France and Portugal, united to carry out IL
wishes OF their masters, and the infamous wor
was accomplished in these countries. But FREQ
erick II Of Prussia and Catherine OF Russia 10
babe The publication OF the brief in their d'
mnions and, later on, Catherine obtained frol
Clement XIV himself, in l7Ti, decree autho
izing the Jeslits to remain in status quo unit
further orders, and in 1888 the empress obtaine
" verbal appreciation from Plus W.
The reverend doctors citation OF Russia VI
particularly unfortunate.
&. approve unheSitatngly OF the methods