The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-11
DIFFER
ON FAITHS MERIT
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rumblings OF the present discussion for
months to come.
Catholicism will be the salvation
of America" Cardinal Logue declar-
ed. because its cardinal principles are
more vitality Christian than those of
other religions and strike at the very
things that tend to national decay
America In wonderful nation but
she is beset by MANY evils, chief of
which are the prevalence of divorce
and the tendency 70 graft In official
and public life. Against both of these
the Catholic church has always waged
implacable war.
Catholicism IL the application OF
the deepest purposes Of christianity
and never could understand how an
intelligent Christian could honestly
oppose our church. The evil results
of warning against the Catholic church
were never better illustrated tnans In
France. This country has steadily
refrigerated since she began fighting
the church until now she ~ SO de-
cadent that Germany could over
wheim her il the two ever engage In
another war. Frances population has
decreased and her ofiicial life IL a
record OF incompetency and hishon-
esty.
IOFt0B3tS EIVOlC0tmG1t.
Portugal should take lesson
the Catholic church in Portugal IL
nothing less than an attempt to steel
the property of the church, on which
the State has absolutely no claim.
This property will be conflscated IL the
present regime has its way but instead
Of the funds going to TIE State, they
will line the pockets OF dishonest pub
lie oificiala.
Il believe the time Will come when
America will be classed as Catholic
nation. Everywhere ! see evidences
ship and influence OF the church 1t
II only a narrow minded person who
can look on this growth az a menace"
The Rev. Mr.. Aked talked Without
reserve when asked whether he cared
to answer Cardinal LoKue. The
Catholic church, through all ages.
has been the unrelenting foe Of lib
erty and education he said "A
zeal for education and an enthusiasm
for liberty are what difYerentiates
America from other nations. and these
are the two things that Catholicism
has fought the hardest. Even the
Catholics admit that they are the
strongest among ignorant peoples
-
argument, ask him II Catholics are
not less educated than Protestants,
and he will say: Yes. but are YOU
right sure that education has all the
blessings that you ascribe to IT,
superior to Law
THE records Will show that 80 per
cent. of the criminal class are mem.
bers OF the Roman Catholic church.
The Catholic bishop Of Liverpool told
me that the Catholic church in Liver
pool eheltered an overwhelming share
Of the drunkards and criminals OF that
city. Tho Catholic church has always
held itself superior to all laws except
those Of Its own making.
As . matter of fact. you Will md
Catholics make light Of common mo-
rality, as distinguished from sexua,
morality. They have transferred the
burden from conduct to ceremony.
from Righteousness to ritual, which
can't be done without weakening the
moral nature.
LAS to decadent France. there has
been . lot of foolishness written ana
said about this. France Is not Paris.
and the evil Of Paris 10 maintained
largely for the delight of visitors,
France leads Europe in ideas. France
suffered by the murder and expulsion
Of her libsrty-loving and free think
Ing people by the Catholics on st.
Barth olomew's day.
There's another side TO this So
called race suicide In France l think
the women Of any nation are justified
In refusing to bring children into the
world until they can be assured that
the children will not be food for Can
non. And think the women OF any
nation are JUSTIFIED. too. in refusins
to rear large families until they are
given a part in the framing Of the
laws under which their children are
to live"