The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-11-01


is this statement from one OF their
leading papers plain2 Tho state has
said what constitutes a valid marriage
This Is one OF the safeguards OF 90.
clcty. But h-ro comes the Catholic
church and says 20 its members and
others. 1t don't make any difference
what the state has said. the church 10
all.powerful. and the state laws on mar.
rlage are certainly invalid and you
are living In sin" That means that
the wives not married BY the rule Of
this church are simply eoneublnes;
their children are bastards and what We
Americans consider the married state
ls nothing more or ists than "llvlng In
sin" II they deny the validity OF one
law. they may also deny any other
not 10 their liking. Better keep thcm
out.
Own Allegiance 70 a Foreign Power
Every consistent Catholic acknowl.
edges the supreme authority OF the
pope at Rome. This pope says he 10
the rishtful ruler ever all people snd
every nation. He claims that all so
called independent nations are only
so In name. for HIS idea land every
faithful Catholic must accept what the
pope says) is that he alone is the
rightful ruler. This pope says (and
the church teaches that he Is infalli.
BILE and can not be wrong) that the
teachings OF the church are binding In
every instance, regardless Of any civil
law 10 the contrary. Hero is their
own statement on infallibility:
In the Western Catholic. issue Au.
gust s, 1918. in answer 10 a question
in the Question Box" NJ. J. Foley,
priest and editor. says:
"No pope has ever erred In the e1.
ercise Of his ofice as supreme teacher
OF the universal church. defining re-
voaled truth. Whatever the private
life Of any pope may have been. II does
not affect tho validity OF his Official
acts. hence does not affect the chureh's
doctrine"
Catholics Pledged 20 Destroy Prot
cbtantltm
The Western watchmau, October
II, 1912. says:
I'VE admit there Is a real menace
in 'Romanlsm!' We have always
maintained that Professionalism is a
mild form OF insanity. as witness the
Baptlsts. When the world gets suihci.
emily enlightened under influence Of
Catholic education 10 attempt the
elimination OF this madness, many
people may find themselves behind
madhouse bars who are now editing
newspapers"
Now, Mr.. Protestant, how does this
set? Are you afflicted with insanity
or "madness?" DO you think II safe
and patriotic TO vote for public Of
fetal who believes you and all Prot
estants are "insane?" lie might get
enough OF his friends who believe as
he does and pass some very uncOm-
Portable laws respecting Protestant
insanity"
Rome Would Destroy the Public School
System
The Western Catholic, April IL,
1913, says:
''The public high school teachers OF
Wichita, Kans.. celebrated the open.
ing OF their social building by ban
quet on last Good friday For shame!
Why, the ignorant soldiers gambling
on Calvary's heights for the garments
OF the dying Savior were gentlemen
compared 10 these modern pagans.
Shame! Infamy, Alas for Kansasl
Alas for the children Of Wichita who
must be educated by such libels en-
our common humanity"
This is pretty tough on the public
school teachers who are considered
all right by the state, but dubbed
'libels on our common humanity"
They say our public school system is
immoral and godless. Immigrants and
Catholic children are Instructed by the
priest that they had better 60 through
life as ignorant as a Hottentot than
to attend the public school. Wherever
they have had tho power, they have
not hesitated TO destroy them entirely.
OF II that could not he done. the schools
have been weakened and injured so as
10 make them appear as useless as
possible.
The fourth Of November viii soon
be here. There Gre elections OF some
kind In every state. Catholics will be
found TO be or most OF the tickets.
These candidates may be first class
men. so far as honor and ability are
concerned. but II thoy are faithful ad-
herents to the Catholic church. We re-
peat that Il Is dangerous to place them
in positions OF public trust. They
simply can not be faithful to the pope
and poplsh teachings and faithful to
the principles Of cur republic. The
principles Of the Catholic church and
the principles Of the American govern
ment are essentially opposed to each
other, and II the Catholic once holder