The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-04
The knights of Columbus Oath
(EDtr0cts-4th Deg7eeO

God, the blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed st.
John the Baptist, the holy apostles, ST. Peter
and st. Paul, and all the Saints sacred host
of Heaven, and to you, my Ghostly Father,
the superior general Of the society of Jesus,
founded by st. Ignatius Loyola, in the ponti-
fication of Paul the III, and continued to
the present, do by the womb of the Virgin,
the matrix of God, and the rod of Jesus
Christ, declare and swear, that his Holiness,
the Pope, is Christ's vice-regent and is the
true and only head of the Catholic or Univer-
sal Church throughout the earth; and that
by virtue of the keys of binding and loesing
given his holiness by my Savoir, Jesus Christ,
he hath power to depose heretical kings,
princes, states, commonwealth and govern
ments that they may be safely destroyed.
Therefore, to the utmost of my power, will
defend this doctrine and his Holiness's right
and custom against all usurpers of the hereti-
cal OF Protestant authority whatever, especl-
ally the Lutheran Church of Germany, Hol-
land, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and the
now pretended authority and churches Of
England and Scotland, and the branches of
same now established In Ireland, and on the
continent Of America and elsewhere and all
adherents in regard that they may be usurped
and heretical opposing the sacred Mother
Church of Rome.
II do 7aoaO demounce and disoaUro ana azIe-
gs1'sce as due TO any hereticaz icing, prince or
state, named Protestant or Liberals, or obedi-
ence TO any Of their zaa0s, magistrates or off,
GERS.
II do further declare, that I aoiU help,
ASSIST G1od advise all or Gqey of his Hozimess's
agents, IN aaay place eohere should be, IN
Switzerland, Gernoaray, Holland, Ireland or
america, or en- any other Kingdom or terri
tory shall come TO, and do moy utmost to
eutirpate the hereticaz Protestant or Masonic
Doctrines, and to destroy all their pretended
poaOerS, legal or otherwise.
II do further promise and declare that,
Notwithstanding I am dispensed qcith to
assume Gay religion hereticGl for the propa-
goti0m Of the Mother Church's interest; to
keep secret and private all her agents coun-
sells from time to time, as they entrust me.
and not divulge, directly or Indirectly, by
word, writing or circumstance whatever, but
to execute all that should be proposed, given
en- charge, or discovered ua,to me, By may
GhoStty Father or 0r1y Of thas sacred order.
II do further promise and declare that I
will haze no option or aOaW Of noy oaom or a1y
mental reservation qchatsoever even as a
corpse or cod0Ver (perinde &C cadaver), but
will unhesitatingly obey each and every COM
mand that l may receive from my superiors
in the militia of the Pope and of Jesus
Christ
"That [ will 60 to any part of the world
whithersoever [ may be sent, to the frozen
regions of the North, to the burning sands of
the desert OF Africa, or the Jungles of India,
to the centers of civilization of Europe, or to
the wild haunts of the barbarous> savages of
Africa without murmuring or repining, and
will be submissive in all things whatsoever
is communicated to me.
II do further promise and declare that I
will when opDortunity present make and