The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-09-26

homanism a. harmless and help-
ful religion, and who condemn
The Menace Tor propagating hys-
terra. are respectfully referred 20
the following evidence from Ro-
man Catholic theology as proof
that Rome knows no such virtue
a. tolerance and j. today actu-
ated by the same spirit that pre-.
vailed la the days Of the Spanish
lnquisition.
Who Il this 81. Thomas Aquin-
a.. and what authority has b. 10.
decree the murder Of non-Cath-
olicsl The present writer will
not say n word on that point but
T. let the introduction come from no
less a person than the great Pope
Leo XIII. On August 4. 1879,
Pope Leo XIII issued an encychcal
letter on the study Of scholastic
philosophy, entitled Aeterni Pat.
ris. | quote from that document
as published in "The Great En-.
cycylical Letter Of Pope Leo
/ XIII" third edition by Benziger
Bros, New York, beginning on
page "a. Says Pope Leo:
"Among the scholastic doctors, the
chief and master of all, towers Thomas
I Aquinas. who, a. Caietau observes, he.
cause nc most vcneratcd the ancient
doctors of the church, in n certain way
scrms "a have inherited the intellect of
I all The doctrines of tho-e illustrious
men. like the scattered members of
body. Thomas collected together and &C..
mcntel, distributed In wonderful order,
aud 80 increased with important nddi.
tions that he Is rightly and dcscrycdly
esteemed the special hulwark aud glory
Of the Catholic faith. ~
This sweeping endorsement is
sufficient Of itself to show that
what Thomas Aquinas writes is
law and gospel in the Roman
Catholic church. Nor does Leo
end his extravagant praise of the
"angelic doctor without men
tioning a dozen popes Of earlier
date who also regarded Aquinas
as "the special bulwark and
glory of the Catholic faith. But
TO come down closer to date we
have the word Of the gentle o.
Plus Y addressed 10 the Bishops
of Italy and adjacent islands ON
June % of the present year The
following is quoted from the
Motu Proprio of Plus y, issued as
above, translated and printed by
numerous papist publications.
Says Plus Y:
"'Thc principles Of the philosophy Of
ST. Thomas (Aquinas) are not 20 be
numbered among the cOntro,ertihle opin'
ions hy one ur another party, hut they
are. instead. the true foundations upon
which rest all natural and revealed
science. All those who are oc.
cupied IN teaching philosophy and the
ology have already received from MS
thesc grave warnings: IL, even IN slight
measure, they have left Aquinas, espe'
cially in what regards metaphysics, thu,
cannot fail 20 produce greater detri'
ment Therefore, m order
that ST. Thomas : doctrine should flour
ish in all the schools, we will and com
mand all who exercise the mHgisterium
Of sacred theology In the universities, the
great lyceums, the colleges, seminarics
and institutes which, by apostolic indult
enjoy the privilege of eonferring aca
demical degrees. and the laurea Of doc
torate in this matter, 20 adopt the text
Of the theological 'Summa' explaining
questions and articles in the Latin tongue
, warning them 10 use all diligenc,
so that their disciples may always in
crease their affection towards tn,
Summa' ITSELF -
This specific, clear, and unmis
taxable language of two recent
pOpes, one of them speaking in
the present year and prescribing
, Aquinas as the supreme authority
and his theological writings as
the text book for colleges Of the
twentieth century, certainly estab,
fishes the "angelic doctor" as an
authority on Romish faith and
. intention. Now, as to what
! Aquinas says in regard to here.
ties; and by heretics Rome al
ways means all those who do not
, accept her faith and edicts.
What Thomas Aquinas Says
From Aquinas Ethicus, tn,
Moral Teaching of st. Thomas, 4
translation of the principal pOr
tions of the second part oi
"Sunma Theological" by Joseph
Rickaby, s. j., on page 332 Of
Vol. ], is quoted the following
which is commended to the care
full attention of weakened Prot
} estants and critics of The Menace
Says st. Thomas Aquinas:
"Wlth regard TO herstIes, two eIe
ments are 20 be considered; one eIs
ment on their side, and the other OF
the part OF the Church. On their sid
is the sin whereby they have deserved
not only 70 be separated from th,
: Church by exeommunieation, BUT Al
so TO BE 6ANIsHED FROM THE