The Catholic bulletin., 1919-02-22

vanced primary schools and encour-
aged men Of learning. Geniuses have,
| therefore, come to light under it's guild
| ing wing. Arts and sciences greatly
| owe their progress, their renoWn, yea
| their very existence to the activity
and protection of the Roman Pontiffs.
| Travel Europe today, and you find not
| only magnificent Cathedrals, these re-
| nowned masterpieces of the Catholic
| faith that decorate the land, but also
the greatest treasures of Catholic art,
and the best in the very home of the
| Bishop of Rome,
The official verdicts of our Sover-
eign Lords, the Popes, cannot be law
| fully criticized nor contradicted by
any, earthly authority No mundane
! power can rightfully come between
! the Pope and the simplest of his sub
| jects. The Pope never judges arbi-
| trarily, but according to the unchang-
| ing laws of God. Neither does he pre-
| sumo to alter the doctrine of Christ
| and the Apostles, but, on the contrary,
| safeguards the same. The exercise of
| papal authority invariably corresponds
| with the rules and instructions of the
| Divine Master. The Pope himself can
not change the faith based on Divine
revelation. No deviation from the laws
of God, no mutilation of the rights of
nature, no compromise of the faith of
| the Fathers of the Church will he ever
| tolerate in the least. The laws of the
| Church are, however, not tyrannical,
| but just and rational. A wholesome
| liberty is found within the Church, for
in certain subjects she allows differ
| ences of opinion, and prohibits no
| amount of scientific researches. Her
| demands from the faithful to practice
| certain religious and penitential OBJ
| servances are no more than what
| every true Christian should gladly
| perform for the salvation of his i'm
| mortal soul.
| Every Catholic is obliged to obey
the ordinances of the Pope in faith,
morals and ecclesiastical discipline,
for he is the exponent, the vindicator
and the guardian of Christian faith
and morals, and supreme ruler of the
Church. whatsoever resisteth,' -
writes st. Paul, 1.-The power, resisteth
the ordinance of God, and they that
resist secure to themselves damna-
ton" The papal authority must be
preferred to any other authority, as
olics indeed, truly recognize the papal
authority as that of the Infinite God,
to which they bow obediently, rev.
erently and joyfully. Wrong it is to
1 brand the Church for keeping her chill
dren within the bonds of submission
!, Christ commands mortals to obey the
Church; ''he that heareth you, heareth
Me, and he that despiseth you de-
spiseth Me-" Luke 10, 16. Again, che
that will not hear the Church, let him
: be unto thee as heather and a pub
lican." Matt. Is, II. But he that be
lieveth not shall be condemned
. Mark Is, 16 "Obey your prelates an6
be subject to them, for they watch as
7 being to render an account of youl
| souls" Heb. Is, II. Submission of g
| Catholic to the Church is, at least, as
/ reasonable as that of members to theil
l societies. No degradation, no slavery
should it be considered for creatures
to submit their human wills to the
Divine will Of the Creator, which i.
, manifested through the Papacy, the
2 noblest institution the world has eve
5 witnessed, the perpetuity of the infal
} lible and undying authority of Peter
: What ruler exists, whose wishes are 81
: Loyalty obeyed as that of our mos
!. Holy Father and for whom such rev
: erential love inf1ames human hearts
e Fully convinced that the Pope is tn,
r supreme head of the Church Of God
! that his commands are the laws o
s a God given Superior, Catholics will
$ grieved at the abuses hurled agains
v His Holiness. Neither hatred, no
calumnies, neither violence nor exil
4 will ever make us abandon our com
q mon spiritual Father and representa-
e tive of Christ on earth.
+ Behold, therefore, the grandeur an,
] magnificence of the Papacy, whicl
f has ever upheld justice, right, an
), the doctrine of Christ The Papac
o has established throughout the I'M
:. verse schools, colleges and uniyers
! ties, asylums for the homeless, tn
Il friendless, the erring and the sicl
= The Papacy has engendered publ
G conscience whereby evil is stigmatizeC
!" The Papacy has uplifted generation
t from strife, bloodshed and war. Labor
science, arts what fostered you in th
v past? The Papacy. You intrepid mis-
e sionaries, who carried the glad tiding
|. of the gospel to unknown and tracl
s less lands amid hardships, for God
s and souls sake, what enthused you t
d such bravery? The Papacy. Yo
e heroes and heroines, the world refuse
V to accept arguments in favor of Chri:
e tianity, and you spoke by your bloc
It in supreme profession of your faitf
O what thus stimulated you? TIL
t Papacy.
v! No reason is there to mourn for tn
l. Papacy, no fear nor sympathy is neei
e ed for it's existence. Great nations
= great conquerors, great men, grea
e problems have risen and passed ava,
y but the Papacy, resting on the a
r mighty power of the Eternal God, sui
d wives the raging pillows of all col
S quering time The enemy has don