The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-14
ItaIy's Government and its Greatest
Enemy.
Doctor w. p. Pal1nore.

WA1CCSu W SHOW us natural
and artificial charms, one of
the most attractive countries on the
globe in climate, scenery and pro-
ducts. The four were written to
show what Popery can do to blight
such garden of Eden. 1t has been
said that there is no wealth but
life" and as our Lord has said 81
am come that they might have life"
the true test to apply to a professed-
Iy Christian church is it's effect upon
life. Does it make life fuller, rich
er, stronger, nobler, happier, more
beautiful, mora hopeful, more god
like; or does it make life poorer,
emptier, weaker, meaner, gloomier,
less human, less divine? This is the
test we have tried to apply in our
letters to a Pope-gOverened and
priest-ridden land previous to Sep
TENDER 20, 1870, when Garibaldi's
army and Gods Word broke into the
darkness on the same day and hour!
We have shown that while this
church was in power it was a re-
morseless political machine, and
when out of power it was a tremen-
dous political conspiracy and the
gre2test enemy of the government of
ltaEy, not only unpatriOtic, but a
traitor to Italy's government! How
1t not only tolerated, but encouraged,
protected, pardOned, sheltered and
shared the spOils with brigands and
robbers! We have shown that to
&ade through the lives of Popes
was to cross a pestiferous moral
swamp of worldliness, simony, nepo-
tism$ concubinage, personal almost
ties, sanguinary feuds, forged deere
tails, plunderings, poisonings, assasi-
nations, massacres, death!
We have shown how the Italian
patriots regard the Popes as the
negatives of Christ, and the church
as the antithesis of Christianity.
We have shown how the United
Kingdom of Italy, as a constitutional
monarchy, has been brought about in
spite Of all the Pope could do to pre-
vent it, and that it exists in spite
of all he can do to destroy it. And
that while the king is loved the
Pope is despised and regarded as
the arch enemy of Italy.
We have shown how the rank and
file Of the priesthood is recruited
from the lowest of the people. Ig-
norant, uncultured men of doubtful
reputation, slaves of the Vatican,
and enemies of their king and coun-
try. First Victimized by the confess
sional they then become the victim
izers of others. We have told Of a
judge saying that in his part of Italy
that the greatest obstacle he encoun-
tered in administering justice, was
caused by the priests, who were es-
sentially untruthful themselves, and
who actually instructed the people
to bear false testimony. Count Cam
pello says that the only crime a
priest can commit in the eyes of his
church is to think for himself.
Priests, as a class are thoroughly
disloyal to their king and country.
Loyal subjects cannot receive into
their homes their countrys enemies.
ANY one doing so would be consid-
cred not only unpatriotic but i'm
moral. Army officers are not barred
in good society, but for ladies to re-
-ceiYe a priest would create a scan
dial. The army, in this respect,
stands far above the church. Mar
riage being a civil rite, the priest s
services are often dispensed with,
and dying people frequently refuse
to see a priest and give orders for a
civil funeral
A priest talking to an Italian, sus-
pected of leaning towards Protest
antism, said:
Nov, remember, God will never