The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-04-13
THE POPE CLAIMS THE RIGHT TO
DESTROY The AMERICAN REPusI Ic


usurped the authority and jurls.iIc.
ton OF the supreme head OF the
church. the United States Is filled
With obscure heretics. The Catholics
have been oppressed and the preach.
crs OF iniquity established.
The sacrifice OF mass, PRAYERS
asung, celibacy and all the rites OF
Catholicity have been ignored by
Protestants.
The United States has been filled
With books containing the most ia.
grant horesies, OF which the Protes.
tant version OF the Bible Is chief And
not content with adopting its false
and impious doctrines, proselyting
has been resorted 10 TO turn the whole
I,oman Catholic Hierarchy; and priest.
hood OF the world has been deprived
OF Its livings by the Protestant
heretics OF America.
Courts have been set up and ren.
dered decisions in ecclesiastical
causes, and the people forbidden 20
acknowledge the authority OF the Ro.
man church. or to obey It's ordinances
and canonical decisions.
naturalization oaths have been dc.
manded In order that the subjects OF
the true church might be made 10
subscribe TO the United States con.
stitution, with its impious laws and
nefarious teachings. TO compel them
TO renounce the true authority TO the
Catholic pontiff. to disacknowledge
him to be the head OF both church and
state, whereby those who have perse-
vered In the faith have been com.
PEELED 10 suffer affictions.
The Catholic bishops and clergy
have been deprived OF vast lands. and
this is known TO all nations, and so
clearly proved. that all palllation. ar.
gument or protest on the part OF the
United States Is unavaillng.
We End moreover. that implety
and crime have increased. that pre-.
caution against the religion OF Rome
has been doubled by the Protestants
dwelling In the United States Of
America.
With deep sorrow we are now con.
strained 20 have recourse 10 the arm
Of justice and are obliged 20 take
action against nation that has re.
jected the pope as head CT all
church and state governments.
In virtue. therefore. of the divine
authority by which we have been
placed on this supreme throne OF Jus.
tice. an Office though superior TO our
capability. we do, In the p,ent.tude OF
apostolic power. declare that all here
tics and ihe encoursgers Of aeresy 10.
rether with all adherents. have In.
Cured the sentence of excommUEica.
tiol. and they are hereby cut OF from
he unity Of the body % Jesus Christ
Moreover we proclaim the people
OF the United States OF America. 20
have forfeited all right &c rule said
republic, and also az communion.
dignity and privileges apperta.ninE 20
g. We likewise declare that sll sub.
jects OF every rank and condition II
the United States. and every indivii.
nal who has taken any oath o! 10y.
atty 20 the United states. IN any way
whatever: may be absolved from said
oath, as also from al duty. fidelity OF
obedience. on or about TIE 9th OF
September. 1893. when the Catholic
congress shah convene az Chicago,
H.. as we shall exonerate them from
all engagements. and on or abou; the
feast OF lgnatius Loyola. IN the wear
Of our Lord. 1898. :, viii be the da,y
OF the faithful 20 exterminate all here
tics found within the jurisdiction OF
the United States of America.
AS the circulation OF this bull. BY
sending 20 all places would become a
matter OF difficulty. Il Is commanded
that copies OF IL be taken and signed
BY Jesuit notaries. subscribed by a
bishop. and sealed with the seal Of
our court: they viii then have the
same power and efficiency as these
present here.
Given at 81. Peters. Rome. on the
25th Of December. 1881. In the 18th
year Of pontifcste.
LEO XIII. Pope.