The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
The Jaggzisical Oath.

O., "
John the Baptist, the holy apostles, S. Peter
and Paul, and all the saints, sacred hosts Of
Heaven, and to you my Ghostly Father, the
superior general of the Society OF Jesus,
founded by St. Ignatus Loyola, in the pontli-
cation Of Paul the Third 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 vicegerent and is the true and only
head Of the Catholic or universal church
throughout the earth; and that by virtue OF
the keys of binding and loosing given to his
holiness by my Saviour, Jesus Christ, he hath
power to dispose heretical kings. princes,
states, commonwealth and governments, all
being illegal without his. sacred confirmation,
and they may be safely destroyed. Therefore,
to the utmost of my power, / will defend this
doctrine and his holiness right and custom
against all usurpers of the heretlcal or Prot
estant authority, whatsoever, especially the
Lutheran Church Of Germany, Holland, Dem
mark, Sweden and Norway, and the now pre-
tended authority and churches Of England
and Scotland, and the branchesrof the same
now established in Ireland, and on the CONT
nent Of America and elsewhere, and all ad-
herents in regard that they be usurped and
heretical opposing the sacred mother church
of Rome i"
I do now denounce and disown any allie =
glance as due to any heretical king, prince or
state named Protestant OF Liberals, or obed-
fence to any of their laws, magistrates Or Of
icers. ~<<' :aat.:-:
I do further declare that the doctrine of the
churches of England and Scotland, of the Cal
vinists, Huguenots and others of the name Of
Protestants or liberals, to be damnable, and
they themselves to be damned who will not
forsake the same
do further declare that I will help, assist
and advise all or any of his holiness agents,
in any place where I shall be, in Switzerland,
Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Nor
way, England Ireland or America, or in any
other kingdom Or territory shall come to,
and do my utmost to extirpate the heretical
PROTESTANT or liberal doctrines, and to destroy
all their pretended powers, legal and other
wise.
do further promise and declare that not
withstanding / am dispensed with to assume
any religion heretcal for the propagation Of
the mother churchs interest, to keep secret
and private all her agents. councils efrem time
to time, as they entrust mes and not to diyulge,
directly or indirectly. by=-word, writing or
= circumstances, whatever, @but to execute all
that shall be- proposed, given Il charge, Or
discovered unto me-, bv you my GhostIy Faith
er, or any Of this sacred convent =:
= Il do further promise and declare that L will
have no opinion or will of my own or any
: eiental reservation whatsoever, even as a
corpse or cadaver (perinde &C. cadaver), but
-Wlll unhesitatingly obey each and every COM
ss1aand that | may receive from my slperiors
I'm the mihtiayof the pope and Of Jesus Christ
hat + Will 90 to any part of the world
Nhlthersoever | may be sent, ITO the frozen:
regions OF the North, to the burning sands Of,
the desert of Africa, or the. jjungles of India.
to the cehters of the ci4ilizaflon Of -Euro,,a. ;.