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

nor mtoreSCS arc eCtacRod, sven II al
the kings and emperors and presi.
dents, and governors, or the whole
world were there, abe would tell them
all as she has told them during all
the centuries, render to God what Ia
Gods and not to Caesar what belongs
to God 1t is Just this cheap sort Of
buying out Of Catholics, pretending
they are progressing, courting a few
leaders among them in order to buy
out the rest"
1t would seem from this last ssu,.
tence that the cardinal Is accusing
some Roman Catholic men Of having
betrayed the interests of their church
and because they have not voted an
authority" demanded he says these
men were bought out, believing.
doubtless, that the almighty dollar Is
the only thing that could sway them
from fidelity to Rome's anti-demo-
cratic ideals. This sentence, and the
one preceding it give food for thought
and need no further comment to
clarity the cardinals meaning.
among men who understand the pur-
poses he has in mind.
More significant than all else that
ne has said in this supposed sermon,
and OF far greater import than
ahythlng else we have quoted In this
article, is the declaration above that
when her interests are attacked.
even if all the kings and emperors
ana presidents, and governors, or tha
whole world were there she would
tell them all as she has told them
during. all the centuries, render ia
GOD what Is Gods and not to Caesap
what belongs to God.'" That dec
laratlon Is only more tactful wav
OF repeating what Father Phelan
once said in a sermon in st. Louis:
II the United States government
were at war with the Catholic church
we would say to hell with the United
States government, and II all the
governments Of the world were "a
war with the Catholic church wa
would say to hell with all the roy-
ernments of the world"
That 10 what the cardinal means
when he says II her interests were
attacked the church would tell ali
the kings, all the emperors and the
presidents, and the whole world iush
what she has told them all through
the centuries. We think the car
dinal has been perfectly fair, out.
, spoken and honest in that statement.
and few men have better demon.
strated that they will put it in prac-
!, tlce, when put to the test, than has
Cardinal O'Connell, for il will be re-
membered that when the anti-sec.
tartan amendment was ratified by
the voters Of Massachusetts he de-
clared that nothing Is settled'' and
. referred to tho amendment as "a
scrap Of paper"
O He thus virtually declared war on
o this democratic legislation and served
= notice on the voters Of Massachusetts
that the Roman church would never
a rest SO long as the amendment 70.
!. mained part Of the law. This, d
[ our mind. Is as good an example oi
" what tho cardinal meant As could
q well be drawn from the recent aetI
n Of q papal prince, for Il not only
4 shows the direct activity Of the Ro
d man church In politics but Il showl
= that the Roman church u opposed !,
n anti-sectArian or non-eectarian laRin
4 lation, that abe believes such lagiala
!" ton Is an attack on her best 3ntarsstl
4, and that she viii tell the eovernori
n and the presidents, and the emperor
le and the kings that thsy must no
IS pass any laws which restrict the pay
# Ing Of public moneys into sectarial
# treasures. OF course tho papal poll
ticians who have voted for the anti
ID sectarian amendment In Massachu
ID sets are men whom the cardinal N
le fers to as bought, sold out, etc. Med
T. less to say the attitude Of Rome b
ID any matter which does not advane
ly the interests Of the Roman churcl
q, must necessarily bs Antagonistio, 20
d. Rome figures that any propositicl
IN which 10 not for her must necassarit
Of DO against her. hence, her mfAllihl
iS teachings on morality cannot fail I
ns carry her far into the political arens
CO for her interests are continually q
he stake, and she Ii ever put to the nes
ne essity for political action. Last weel
% It VIII be remembered, We quoted
in statement from The BTooklvN 1dbie
at which challenged the world tn u
ee