The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-18
Religion and World War
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and the cardinals are appointed by the
nope. A majority are Italians and
the D have been mostly Italians.
He has ambassadors in most countries.
Great Britain appointed an ambassa-
dor to the Vatican during the war so
as to know what was going on Il
Roman Catholic political diplomacy.
1t was the first time in 200 years.
Why France Won
After France became a Republic the
Roman Catholic Church was separated
from the State like in the United
States only more so. The Cathoilc
orders were made subject to public IN
vestigation. Rather than have 1t many
left France and came to the United
States. Converts, m~onaster1es and
nunneries were confiscated by the
State. Only civil marriages are rec
ognized by law and all priests are sub
iect to draft like other men. France
became a more virile nation under the
separation of the church, with public
schools than she vas in 1870 when the
Germans whipped her.
Professionalism won then as 1t has
won in this war. The overthrow OF
the Austrian Empire was the last
stronghold of kingcraft to favor the
temporal power of the pope.
The Pope's Influence
In southern Ireland, French Quebec,
Canada. and in Australia, Catholic in
~fuences prohibited CONSUMPTION. Those
territories furnished many less SOL
diers for the Allies than Protestant
northern Ireland and Protestant On
tario, Canada.
Must Be On Guard
While many Catholics claim they
take only their spiritual religion from
Rome and their politics from the u. 5.
Constitution and the Capitol at Wash
ington. He had been told so by a
priest.
Judge Nation said that he reminded
him of his obligation in the confession
of Faith which is as follows:
Il acknowledge the Holy, Catholic,
Apostolic Roman Church for the
mother and mistress of all churches
and | promise true obedience to the
Bishop of Rome, successor to st. Peter,
Prince of the Apostles and Vicar OF
Jesus Christ
The old claim of temporal power ex-
lists in the Catholic hierarchy and the
political Jesuits who are always on n
lookout to advance their church IN
political influences and public taxes.
The Bishop decides what is a moral
issue which can be applied to many
questions. His decision on all moral
issues must be obeyed.
Visit To Vatican
Judge Nations opinion was that
President Wilson should not have Wis
tied the pope and not recognized him,
that he might have selected some other
able man as a private secretary than
a Catholic and that other than a Cath
Ole might have been selected as sec
rotary of the League of Nations eon-
gress. While what was said at the
interview between President Wilson
and the Pope in Rome had W been
publishd like his speeches in England
and France and Italy, it has been in
directly announced that it was about
the League of Nations covenant and
that the President had converted the
Pope to favor it.
Comment
The information given by Judge
Nation on the religious side of the
World War gave nearly all something
new that they had not heard before.
Others got a mental jar that he was a
partisan propaganda. He is an ex-
tremist on his line regardless of party,
but always true to American princi-
pies. He was just as much opposed to
President Mckinley appointing Jos.
McKennan, a Catholic, in his cabinet
and to the U. S. Supreme Court, also
President Roosevelt's appointment of
Charles j. Bonapart, a Catholic, as a
cabinet officer and Archbishop Ire
lands visit to President Roosevelt who
gave an alleged recommendation thru
Bethany Storer, ambassador to Aus
tria, to the pope to make archbishop
Ireland a cardinal. He also opposed
ex-President Taft visiting the Pope to
make the deal for the United States
to pay $20,000,0O0 for the PHILIPPINE
Islands during President Roosevelt's
administration. He also objected to
President Taft's appointment of Ed
ward D. White, a Catholic as chief
justice of the United States.
The American way is to give the
facts to the people and leave it to
their reason and private judgment to
decide and not have it decided by a
monarch, king nor feudal lord neither
by the President nor Governor, nor
by a priest, bishop nor pope.