The Irish standard., 1912-10-19
CONVERT On s;';' :s::: :;:': ::: ;e::' men turn
to He

y }ntry upside down.
Jack to Christ Himself. He
eA. .tly states we are to drive quar-
rels and seditions from the world,
Peace, He tells US, Love one an
other
yet study how He spoke of peace,
yet contradicted it by His actions. If
there was one who made exception
for religion it was He. And remem-
Der that He said: Think not that
came to bring peace but the sword
II any minister today called people
hypocrites and vipers dare he do it
as publicly as Christ did?
See how He took the old custom
of the Sabbath keeping. Look at the
way He treated Sabbath breakers.
See how He goes into the Temple
with q scourge in His hand and
drives them out for what appears a
very simple action.
Charged before plate, He stands
there as men stand today, as spread
ing sedition-no friend Of Caesar
not because He practiced peace. He
was put to death because He dis
turbed the peace of the world.
"How reconcile this paradox be-
tween what He did and said? How
reconcile the paradox Of what the
Church says and does?
"Take these two texts: Blessed
are the peacemakers for they shall
be called the children of God Think
not that I bring peace on earth,
came not to bring peace, but the
sword
you will find practically 10 diff
Guilty in reconciling the paradox il
you remember that He was. both di-
vine and human. In this world He
was a subject of a Roman Emperor;
if He had submitted Himself as man
there would have been no difficulty.
But He was divine, both God and Man.
Therefore, the reason Of this paradox.
He was living in this world, but was
not of it. Jesus Christ brought down
divine law into this world into the
human law.
1T is precisely the same why the
Catholic Church brings this warfare
II she were content with human law
there would be no trouble; but she
mas to do the bidding of the Giver OF
divine law.
Go to a government authority and
ask about eternity, or to a municipal
authority and ask the same question;
you will be told: My affair is to
look after the things of this world
eternity concerns religious people,
These people take up positions and
this world is all they have to do with
If religion needed nothing else, what
they provide would suffice.
"The Catholic Church is as much
society, a State, as any other. II
is the Kingdom of Heaven come down
on earth. It is as much Kingdom
as England or France, as much d
State as any Commonwealth. But il
does not take its position as others
it is in this world, but not of it.
You see now, how to answer wher
the charge is brought against you
that your religion is at the bottom
of strife and conflicts. 1t is sigr
that it is the religion of Jesus Christ
IF you want the Church of Jesus
Christ YOU must not look for a
Church ever adapting itself to every
one; you must find Church always
at war somewhere. OF course, II
would be at peace il it's laws were ac-
cepted. If the Catholic Church ha6
that position in tho world which its
Divine Founder meant, all dissensions
would cease. The Catholic Church
does, indeed, look for peace; fol
blessed are the peacemakers, fol
they shall be called the children Of
Cod But till that supreme moment
comes she accepts the charge agail
and again brought against her. that
whilst she is always prating of peace
she brings warfare, remembering the
! words of Jesus Christ: I come no
to bring peace, but the sword"