The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-02-02

Cardinal O'Connell has Just deliv-
cred himself from an utterance that
must truly have been burdening his
mind-and incidentally he admits In
marvelously clear manner that the
Roman church is in politics.
On January 7th, 30 news dis
patches tell US, Rome's "Holy Name
Society" assembled in Boston with
100000 men present. At that assem-
blage, of course, Cardinal 0'Connell
made his appearance and delivered
an address in which he said much
that is not germane to the portion Of
the speech we shall quote, but which
was probably necessary as a means
of again getting into print with the
papal protestations Of loyalty to
America. We are forced to this con-
clusion because the article shows the
earmarks Of having been prepared
in advance, for publicity. This il
indicated by the fact that whole para
graphs are placed in black-facC
type, for emphasis, and this does no
occur in the usual hurried course o.
daily journalism where reporters ap
pear at big meetings for the purpos
. of reporting what is taking place
, The sermon az printed has been to-
lcarefully prepared for publication Il
admit of any other presumption thai
that it was prepared for effect, a
much on non-Catholics as upon tn
men before whom it was delivered
Getting down to the gist of the ar
ticle which we wish to notice we flint
the cardinal has also indicated thi
portion Of his sermon" to appear il
) black-face type:
"What is this false word we hea
that is being drilled falsely into tn
hearts Of some Of our weak-minde
men; that is, that in politics tn
church has no voice. The church ha
5 no voice? Where has the church n
, voice? She is the director and lead
er Of humanity in the name OF Jesu
3 Christ, and she lays down infallibl
the principles Of morality. Let tn
world come and 60, 1t is the purpos
: of the foundation Of the church
) direct men In the ways Of God. Ye
even in politics, sunk as they ofte
5 are In the mire Of mere ambition
} some Of our own men are blindfoide
or weak minded"
This paragraph Is taken from pas
} four of the Boston Herald and Jo,l
: nal, for Monday, January 7th, an
! it tentatively reiterates what INTEL
: gent men already know, which !
: that the Roman church exercises
: voice in politics. No sane man wou
5 ever accuse the Roman church OF b
) ing divorced from politics, for WEI
2 it not for the fact that she is in pol
8 tics, and has been in politics for cel
3 turies, the Reformation and the ri
Z ing tide Of democracy-one enla
3 cipeting the intellect, the other p
3 litical emancipation, would ha'
< swept it out Of existence.
5 He asks: "The church has
G voice2 Where has the church
X voicef" The meaning Of those que
B tions Is plain. The cardinal is te
& ing the world that the church has
q voice everywhere in everythin
q Why? Because "she lays down inf
3 libly the principles Of morality
3 That 10 no reason at oil Tor T
& church being in politics, or exercisil
fS her voice in politics. The cnrdir
y recognizes this fact as is indicat
X by a sentence also found In his st
Is mon: 1.-THE church never mingles
q politics, but she teaches the way
* highest morality In everything
S There you have the Jesuitical Id
e the cardinal would like TO instill
* the minds Of tho people, which Is,
N influence Of the Roman church,
3 exertcd In politics, Is q result
H moral training and not q result
. direct political action.
Al This Is o suave argument indulg
q IN by Roman authorities the wol
~ over, but the cardinal has given
r lie TO his own words, for, Massacl
IS setts has not forgotten his attempt
N stampede of the state, particular
Is through Romanlsta In the sta
H aRainst the anti-sectarian Amel
X ment. Neither have they forgott
Is the rage into which the passage
Y that amendment threw him nor
TX threata against those papal pchtici'
IS who he considers ignored his "vc
r Of authority" and voted against
M interest Of the Roman church, a.
~ saw Il, by veting for the anti-s
-IS tartan amendment, and we find
B this sermen that which indicates q
~ the cardinal haa net Forgotten tn