The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-11-08

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h OF the Roman church. amer
~ Il assumed the preroEatives
ofa ruling body. vas that u had
absolute control of iis subjects. Wher-
ever the church has had the power 10
do 90, II has not hSsitatcd 90 govern
not only rs church subjects but all
Others within its domain. II divided
. the people into two classes: the faith
7 ful-those who openly avowed the
/ Catholic faith. aud those who deigncd
/ 20 difier from the church. These last
we're denominated "heretics." "inh.
dels." [" etc. All the favors and privileges
bestowed By the church were enjoyed
| BY the faithful only. The hereiics
were considered as epcumbering
/ the ground. worthless dogs. and
were only suffered 10 live by the grace
| OF the church. Laws were enacted 20
lay heavily upon this hated class, and
nothing the ''heretics" could do was
ever acknowledged as pleasing 10 the
church.
"Heretics" were not allowed 10 sit
as judges or ofioers, and any nation
not under the power OF Rome was con.
sidered a hereto nation" whose eX.
istence was merely suffered by the
pope: that nations laws were consid-
cred as invalid. This has always been
Rome's stand, and there has been no
late indication Of a change.
The immortal Milton said: "Popery
is a double thing 10 deal with, and
claims a two fold power. ecclesiastical
and political. both Usurpeo, and the one
supporting the other" Milton tells Il
as Il was then, and describes Il as Il
Is today. There was never a time
when Rome did not call Il a sin to
reason. what Il required was and is
abject, blind obedience to the man
dates OF the church. The Catholic
church has never been planted upon
the soil OF any country but that Il
either ultimately ruled that country
or was compelled by force TO submit.
There Is no adaptabllity to Romanism,
simply because Il refuses TO become
adaptable. Roman rule Is a divine
right. so says the church; and TO reason
differently from this church Is a sin.
Hence, II follows that whatever "a
done by those outside the fold" Is es-
sentially wrong. and the church must
not be influenced or controlled by H..
John Ireland, ]. Card Gibbons and
ether prelates prate about the patriot.
SIN aud loyalty Of the Catholic church,
but what they say is Numerically OPP
posed TO their actions. There is not
| 4 civil law In this country, either state
or national, but they would openly, "
they dared, aDjure, deny and disregard.
This being true OF the higher.ups,
what can be expected from the petty
i priests and the lay-members OF the
church? Catholicism has no more re
gard for Ihe civil laws OF the states OF
LIE nation than II has for the customs
II the aborigines OF the polar regions.
With Catholicism, the pope, the
dogmas and DEGREES Of the church
come first; the laws Of the nation and
the states are poor second. This
Is no idle or fanatical statement, but
is borne out by their actions day after
day; and It is hardly likely that any
Catholic authority will deny Il.
Priests have no conjunction in teach.
ing their immigrants and children TO
beware OF the American public school.
They preach and teach that the pope
Is the riChtful ruler OF this country
hat all Protestants and Protestant
laws are only permitted for the time
being, and that the great purpose OF
the church is to make America
Catholic"
The states have seen fit 10 pass
certain laws controlling matrimony
the church has a law OF its own on the
same subject: the law o. the states
and that OF the church differ What
is the position OF the church. does Il
submit itself to the law of the state
as loyal subjects always do? No, d
I - tsg hn a. Ia Il ssafAs shnN
rage under this law Is no marriage
the contracting parties are "living In
SIM" their children are bastards, -
and brazenly advises its young people
to disregard the state enactmcnts
Not only this, but Il threatens dire
punishment TO all who in any way
consent 10 the law.
What we have said above is merely
preliminary to a particular case We
wish TO mention as confirming our
statements above:
In Morgantown, W. Va, exists Q
priest. who answers TO the name oi
Rev. c. J. Kluser, Pastor" lie Is
he local Catholic priest there. lie Is
4 fnir sample OF the genus PontifeE
Maximus. He Is true follower OF the
I'D boss on the Tiber. lie believes
The pope Is king Of Earth. Heaven
and He'll" His idea is that no one
not a Catholic Is really ht to live.
10. by the grace OF the Roman hier
lrchy, is chief boss OF the little hand.
ful OF Catholic people at Morgantown.
Kluser is probably foreign born and
parochial school educated. for his
idea Of liberty is that the pope Is the
Jne big boss, and the line deseends
/ down to the priest. He has been
making a fool Of himself for some
lime. Every little thing that comes
up this Rev" oligarch rushes into
print and relieves himself OF some OF
The accumulated bile. He locked
arms with certain Mr.. windle. OF
Chicago, who puts in his time fight.
ing Billy Sunday. prohibition and The
Menace. He attempted 70 introduce
his Windle fellow when he went 10
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