The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-01-21
THE JEFFERSONIAN
Some Facts About The BeIgfSnse

Some Facts ADOua inc BeaGAsAAS0
IN Dublin, Ireland is published a magazine
named The Catholic.
It's editor is Rev. Thomas Comedian, an
1rishman Through and through" and the way
he fights the Italian Pope, is encouraging TO
scrappers.
In his January 1915 number, he quotes
some enlightening things about Belgium.
Roman Catholicism, as in Mexico so also in
Europe seeks to cover itself with glory by the
bravery Of protested Roman Catholics. The UNI"
verse;, Catholic paper published in Great Britain
says
land we Catholics are proud in the knowl-
edge that Belgium is Catholic to the core An
other Popish journal boasts that Catholic Bel
GUM and it's Catholic Government are today
source of pride to Catholics all over the world
els Belgium Catholic to the core? There are
two principal political parties in Belgium-the
Roman Catholic and the LiberalSocialist, and the
Liberal anti-clerics in power for twenty
years from 1S49-1870 The last General Election
was held in May when the political parties were
represented follows: Roman Catholics, 80;
Liberals, As; Socialists, 49, Christian Democrats,
"a Roman Catholic majority of Il. This does
not make Belgium Catholic to the core. If it
were the entire representation would be Roman
Catholic.
''When the Dutch-Belgium treaty of 1914 was
drawn up it provided for liberty of worship and
Of the Press. In 1915, in their Doctrnal Judg-
ment,' the Belgian Popish bishops condemned it
publicly, and forbade their focks to swear allie
glance to the new constitution. II Belgium had
been Catholic to the core, the will Of the bishops
would have prevailed, but in spite Of their oppo-
siton the constitution was carried into effect.
Pope Gregory XVI, in 1892 issued his ia
nous encyclical against liberty of conscience, of
worship, and of the Press and yet when Belgium
became Independent kingdom, it's consti-
tuition guaranteed liberty of person, of residence
of Press, of worship, of meeting and association.
Catholic to the core yet acting contrary to the
will of the Pope and Of the bishops!
"Belgians like the French, have lost faith in
the Papacy and Papists only in name.
Rome is hoping for recognition as a result of
the present European war; but so long as the
spirit of liberty exists in the human heart Rome
will have opposition. Liberty and Romanism
eternal enemies, and Rome is doomed. She is
making her last stand in the United States, but
He who only read the future has declared
her downfall. May that day hasten on apace."
CFAmerican Citizen' 2nd)
We have plenty Of Begians here in Ireland
large majority Roman Catholic (nominally),
good minority Protestant. In hospitals, sup
ported very generously by Protestant money the
nuns may go in and recite the Rosary for the Ro-
Catholics, but the Committee will not per-
nit the Rector of the parish to hold service for
the Protestants. This we can prove.
Here again, we find that the Protestants
furnish all the liberation, and a good deal of
the money.
Did you ever know a Catholic to give a
dollar to a Protestant institution?
Did you ever know Catholic to attend
Protestant service?
Could you persuade Cardinal Gibbons and
other Catholic prelates to attend a Thanks
giving ceremonial in a Protestant church?
Could you get a Catholic to willingly Eneel
to a Protestant preachers prayer?