The menace., 1914-08-22

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The Roman Catholic church
does not stand for democracy,
and does not level all men and
women a. the altar. Even ifAll men
and women were leveled az the al.
tar that act would not merge them
into . democracy. This talk about
the church Of Rome being . de-
mocraey or standing for democ.
raey Is about the Silliest twaddle
INDUCED in by human beings Of
the twentieth century. There
isn't q schoolboy in the hills Of
Missouri, on the plains Of Kan
sas, or in the sticks Of Arkansas
but what knows better.
II is an insult 10 human intelli.
gence 20 even discuss the matter.
A man who monopolizes the at
tention Of an audience BY ad-
dressing them from q pulpit
should be ashamed 20 put him
self on record with such a state
ment.
n the Catholic idea Of temporal
power has often been perverted
by the Protestant, the temporal
power, itself, has more often been
perverted by Rome. That is the
reason IL has been set aside in
every country, and the reason il
is opposed in the United States.
A king, an emperor, or a czar,
whose position rests 90 some ex.
tent on the voluntary support Of
his subjects, is not 20 be so
dreaded as is the irresponsible
potentate who blasphemously as
serts an authority derived direct
ly from God. No pagan emperor
in the annals Of old.world royalty
ever equalled Pope Alexander VI.
in unnatural brutality and disre-
gard for decency. And the Bor-
gias are not the only horrible ex-
ample Of executive authority that
added TO human tyranny the in.
human tortures Of hell and ex-
communication.
As to intelligent Catholics, they
are in the modernist movement 20
reform their church and lop of
its absurdities. Il is 10 be hoped
that they may be successful. but
are that they will fail
in reform, and will have TO come
out Of the superstitions and
abuses they can't approve. The
rest, Of the pope's own believe
what they are told to believe at
whatever time il is desirable for
them to believe Il. A whisper
from the priest tomorrow morn
ing would revise their faith either
up or down.
"The Roman Catholic OF today has
no defense for some Of the things done
under the name Of religion any more
than We have as Protestants for the
burning Of Severtus or the hanging or
drowning Of witches, or the banishing
of Baptists We forget the
ehurehs conquest Of barbarism and OF
ignorance, and we forget too much her
missionaries and her martyrs and her
discoverers. I"
The Roman Catholic church de-
fends nothing but what is of
present advantage. She defends
the infallibility Of the pope, a
dogma as ridiculous and impos-
sible as any barbarity of the past.
She defends her parochial school
and tries to justify its substitu-
tion for the public school because
ii is a necessary means Of captur-
ing America. She holds fast TO
what contributes to her power,
and is silent on unessentials. The
would-be conqueror is strong in
such sentiment only as serves his
purpose.
What atrocities were CON-
mitted by inhuman professors of
Professionalism were not compli-
Gated by the supervision and au-
thority Of an infallible vice
gerent Of God; and the right to
teach Protestant religion is not
transmitted by the laying on of
hands in a succession including
such monstrosities as Martin III.
The Roman Catholic church has
not conquered barbarism and ig-
norance; but has been the cradle
and nursery of ignorance and
crime from the beginning of
popery to date. The statistics of
illiteracy and crime prove that
contention with painful accuracy.
and precision. The most litter
ate of Protestant nations is our
own country, made so by impor-
tation of ignorant papists from
countries that have been for CEN
l.