Mountain advocate., 1914-05-08
CHURCHES IN POLITICS.

take that opposing religion do
oppose religion We have heard leading
Catholicism We willingly subscribe them ALL but when anyone
by the machinery and organization creed regardless
to control this the United States then oppose
fullest ability and declare that
separation Of Church State and
of the Amendments the Constitution of the United States
strictly adhered to and by the provisions OF that article Congress shall
make lar respecting established religion prohibit tie free exercise
here 1t intention that holding allegiance foreign
power prince potenta other not fit person to
whom the the country should
taking OATH and believing themselves firmly bound thereby
ing these provisions American Czen dsowu
allegiance due htica king prince
an or liberal or obedience to any OF their laws magistrates Off
do declare that the Pope has the kings
state commonwealth and all being illegal
cred confirmation" you subject Great Britain and
sought become citizen of this country required
allegiance foreign prince
cua the sovereign OF Great Britain Why then you
Of this United States and still
citizen? We do claim that every of
the Catholic faith American citizen We have
tried patriots among the members of the Catholic have
rolls soldiers who have fought died country
members this faith and in the rank file
patriotic do other class organization
Catholic Church those who the clergy
they are the who WELD the power.
You be ofther position regards government
OF the United States and what encroachmen they attempting
make this and its officers You
the cadets of West Point of the Catholic ah many
tie ships manned from the oker the hold bridge
Roman Catholics that these hold every day upon ships
every board obliged during time
being said the Rome floats the
the Stars and Stripes this not violation the
THAT every worship according
his conscience please tell what is During
there twelve Judges appointed the Circuit Court in Ma
chuses Of whom the Catholic faith. we
would exclude from the bench from public office simply
ground that he communicate of the Catholic
Catholics who capable that
and that Catholics
proportion the inhabitants States which
corg periodicals per entire popua
ton country say, that they are re-
cevng major consideration the of appointments
Offices There but this Rome stands thing,
organization There those whose business
well attend to that business to that OF their faith put for
possible place Ga the other hand the
divided engaged own a
and allow the minority get what ghtuy belongs
iorty ask do condemn them for the GER
but the other hand commend hold
example the apahet and sleepy Catholic show
be done they only wake their needs rights
On the aOh of June 1912. Rev Fr Phean delivered
Louis Missouri which afterwards published in
broadly distributed in this country following
sentiments emphacay daed f question of
government would saw
hell with the the United States Catholics
This not the teachings of one man alone
by the examination of all the literary pertaining
questions Of this kind Go libraries and copies
World and will find the following expressions upon
III the American Republic be sustained preserved
ALL must by the rejection OF the principles OF the reformation and
acceptance the Catholic principles by the American people
allegiance the church demand opposition political principles
adopted by government obey the
church. While the have rights they have them only virtue
oil the authority and that authority
expressed through the church. We purely and simply Catholics
unreservd allegiance the church, The Boston Pilot
ed by Cardinal oConne this bit OF information No good
without religion and there religion
uqution which wisely designated for the promotion
protection o the faith"
gnaus de Loyao, the founder OF the Jesuit order
all things the truth aud that anything
ought however to hold as fixed principle that which white
believe be black the superior authority defined
individuals but act in members great organ
zaon.