Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1921-06-18
The Causes of This Hidden Malady
Pointed Out by Father
Muntsch.
Violation of Gods Law a Prolific
Source of the Broken
Homes.
DECEIVED BY FALSE PROPHETS

writing for the Press Service of
the Central Bureau CT the Central
Verein, the Rev. Albert Muntsch.
S. j., deals with the striving to
undermine the basis of society and
says:
We are confronted with the
fact that divorce is increasing in
the United States three times as
fast as the population, and that ap-
proximately one out of every
twelve marriages ends in divorce.
So says DR.. Towne in his Social
Problems" referring to the IRE
port on Marriage and Divorce"
census of 1909 as his authority.
The intervening years have not
brought about any improvement.
The causes of this hideous mall
ady are numerous. Among them
sociologists list the changing status
of woman, lack of preparation ON
the part of the woman for home
duties, higher standards of life.
the weakening of tradition end the
lessened economic interdependence
of husband and wife. But there is
prolific source of broken homes
and of violation of Gods law with
respect to the sanctity of marriage,
which is not given the prominence
1T ought to have in discussions OF
"the national evil of divorce" This
Is the pagan teaching of so-called
scientific" sociologists and other
scientists who preach their per-
nicious views with the assurance of
infallible masters
A notorious example of such de-
structive attacks upon the sanctity
of marriage, and therefore upon
the home and the family as the
foundation of civil society, Is found
in DIR. Brinton's 1.-THE Basis of So
cial Relations" On page 95 of
that work we read: Students of
primitive conditions have reached
the conclusion that neither sex in
the human species is inclined to
permanent sexual unions They
point out that among savage tribes.
and indeed in various advanced
religions. ceremonies and customs
are in vogue to expiate such at
tachments as contrary to the divine
ordinances. They further show
that the forms of marriage were
instituted either for selfish pur-
poses on the part of the male of
for property reasons, and that in
a condition of freedom and adj
vanced culture neither sex is in
clined to regard them as durably
binding"
we need not be told by DIR. Brin-
ton. The scandalous proceedings
of the divorce mills in the coun-
tries of advanced culture is only
too eloquent on this point. But
what about the social misery, the
broken homes. the suicides, the hui
man wreckage that follow inevit-
ably in the wake of this manifesto
tion of advanced culture in all
the cities of our land?
A howl goes up when a radical"
breaches revolution and anarchy as
the safest means of escape from
some of the iniquities of tyrannous
Quite frequently he
is clapped into prison. But when a
much more dangerous anarchist
openly advocates the grossest of
sins, and condones crimes which
pave the way to destruction of the
home and of social peace. he is
lauded as learned anthrcpolo-
gist.
Dr. Brinton goes on to say that.
with progressive enlightenment.
bringing with it, as it must. the
freedom of woman from civil dis
abilities, divorces increase and only
those marriages are stable in which
both parties are satisfied. The re-
suit of this is constantly beneficial.
of separation is potent
stimulus to connubial harmony"
This is a new law, very acceptable
no doubt, TO the modern" man
who has outgrown Christianity. We
see the fruits of such statements
in the wonderful historic "discov-
ery'' of Margaret Sanger, that
christianity has set back the
progress of women by a Thousand
years"
; who shall come to the aid of the
poor multitudes deceived by such
false prophets?