The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-10

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asks us to print what is called
The Jesuits' Oath. We do not
print it for this reason: We have
not been able to trace it to any
Jesuit or other Papal book. When
we find it in a book endorsed by
the Church Of Rome, we will print
it.
"The oldest printing of 'The
Jesuits' Oath of which we have
any knowledge was in book by
USHER, Archbishop (Protestant)
of Ireland, more than three hun
dred years ago. But we have
never found it in a Romanist book,
nor have we. ever heard of an ex-
Jesuit who took this oath.
"The Jesuits are an incorpo-
rated body in Canada, but they are
not incorporated in the United
States. So, in Canada they can
sue and be sued as a society.
Nearly twenty years ago the
Toronto Mail printed the Jesuit
Oath. The paper was sued for
SANDER. Court after court, as it
was appealed, decided against the
Mail, until the highest court of all
in England was reached, and this,
too, decided in the same way. 1t
cost the Mail an immense amount
Of money to fight the case, and
they could not prove that it was a
genuine 'Jesuits' Oath. -
When an A. P. A. organ ex-
presses itself in this manner, is it
not good sign that the "Jesuit
Oath" is a fiction pure and simple
manufactured for the sole purpose
of fostering anti Catholic bigotry I?
But, it may be asked, why do
not the Jesuits expose this fabrica-
ton? They have done so times
without number. But the E'Jesuit
Oath" never dies. Recently the
Menace, an anti-Catholic sheet
published in Missouri, printed the
"Jesuit OATH at the request, it
AYERS, Of hundreds Of subscribers
who desired to give the widest
circulation to it. One of it's readers
wrote a letter to the editor of
"America,' a weekly publication
issued by the Jesuits in New York,
asking for further information in
regard to the alleged oath. That
he had doubts in regard to it's
genuineness is shown by the fol-
lowing quotation from his letter ::
"However it be, it seems to me
that the said oath contains some
things which are so plainly con-
trary to the spirit and teaching Of
Christ that the disciples of Christ
could not take such an oath. "
The editor Of America made the
following reply:
"Out of respect for our pages we
have never mentioned The Menace
I in America. We have always con-
sidered its utterances, especially
on what it calls "the Jesuit
Oath,' as little else than idiocy,
or the rawlings Of insane hatred
against the Catholic Church, and
it is inconceivable that any ra-
tional being should imagine for a
moment that that ridiculous and
abominable formula called "The
Jesuit Oath" should contain the
slightest shred Of truth. There is
no 'Jesuit Oath" except in the
disordered imagination of the
writer's and perhaps some Of the
readers Of The Menace. All
Jesuits in common with the men,
bers Of other religious Orders in
the Catholic Church, pronounce
| what are called the three vows of
Poverty, Chastity and Obedience.
They are made at the most solemn
moment of the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass, and are expressed in the
simplest kind Of language. The
formula that we have adopted is
as follows:
almighty Everlasting God,
II, N although altogether
unworthy of the Divine sight, yet
trusting in Thy infinite mercy, and
impelled by the desire of serving
Thee. in presence Of the most holy
Virgin Mary and all the Court of
Heaven, do VOW to Thy Divine
Majesty perpetual Poverty, Chas-
tity and Obedience in the Society
of Jesus; and [ promise that [ will
enter the said Society forever to
lead my life therein-understand-
ing all things according to the
| Constitution Of the same Society.
Therefore, I suppliantly beg of
Thy infinite goodness and mercy