The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-17
THE RELIGION OF MONARCHY,
AUTOCRACY
NEW POPE CROWNED
Proclaimed Father of Princes and
King and Ruler of the Universe
Subjects of the Old Roman Empire
Hail MOnarchical and Auto
cratic Ruler
NEW POPE CROWNED

On Sunday, February 18th, Achille
Ratti, a native of Milan, Italy, was
crowned as Pope Plus XI, with royal
splendor, which surpasses civil mon
archs. Before the browning the Car
dinals appeared before him and
bowed, in humble submission, kissing
the foot of the Pontiff. The Pa
triarchs and Bishops kissed his foot
and knee. Cardinal Lega placed the
purple crown upon his head, saying:
Receive the tiara, adorned with
three crowns, and know that thou art
father of Princes and Kings, Ruler of
the Universe, Vicar of our Saviour
Jesus Christ, who possesses the honor
and glory from century to century.
Amen.
Whence His Authority
When a man, an Italian, is en-
endowed with an ecclesiastical
Church, office in Rome proclaims
himself to be ruler of Kings and
Presidents and Governors and many
other officials elected by the people
and ruler of all people, it might be
well to look up his authority, which
has been claimed for 1889 years.
Millions have %renounced and other
millions never acknowledged the au-
thority of popes. In fact the United
States was settled and the Govern
ment organized on another system,
different principles. In the beginning
some of the colonies did not permit a
priest within their border, or it might
have been otherwise.
The colonies which grew into these
United States were settled on the
original basis of the Hebrew theo-
cratic democracy, before the Children
| of Israel wanted a king like neighbor-
ing pagan nations. Ever since then
enlightened people have striven to
get from under the rule of monarchs
and rulers in statecraft as we'll as in
religion, because it is an expensive
burden, unnecessary, and deprives all
subjects of the right to reason and
private Judgment.
Source, Bible and Tradition
The Catechism ordered by the Third
Plenary Council, Baltimore, with
James (Cardinal) Gibbons approval,
says, page 112:
1.-THE Church finds revealed truths
in the Holy Scriptures and revealed
traditions. Traditions are found in
the DEGREES of the councils, books of
worship, writings of the fathers and
history. We not seek the Scriptures
and traditions for what we believe.
God has appointed the Church to be
our guide to salvation and we must
accept its teachings as our infallible
rule of faith"
: What Is The Church? The Pope?
l Catechism, page 10, states, the
Church has power to make laws to
5 suit needs of the times, places and
} persons, but cannot change the laws
of Christ made. Neither can it
change doctrine of faith and morals.
These attributes are found in their
fulness in the Pope, the visible head
of the Church, whose infallible au-
thority to teach bishops, priests and
people in matters of faith and morals
will last to the end of the world"
Temporal Power Necessary
Catechism No. 8, imprimatur of
Dennis (Cardinal) Dougherty, taught
in schools, page 81, says:
"The authority in the Church be-
longs to the Pope principally and alb
p~endently on the Pope, because as
solutely, and to other bishops de-
successor of st. Peter, he has the au-
thority which our Lord conferred on
the prince of the Apostles.
"He also possesses temporal power
in the States of the Church, because
in the present state of human affairs,
this power is necessary for the good
of the Church and the free govern
ment of souls"
That is, it is necessary to have a
man, an italian, to govern temporal
affairs in other parts of the world.
The kings who paid tribute to Peters
pence have been good rulers, no mat
ter about their morality, but when the
Peters pence failed to come they be-
came bad rulers. Such is absolute
monarchy which Kaiser William of
Germany started out to have.
More wars, more blood shed and
more political intrigue has been made
over the claims of the temporal
i, power of the pope in the past 1900
years than for any other cause. The
war is still on. The people should
know the origin.
Founded on Peter, a Man
Jesus said to Peter: "Thou art
= Peter and on this rock | will build
my SIuICl AIdJJllGW 1910 NIGedU
to 23d verse.)
That is the S%criptural foundation.
The traditional mot found in the
Bible) is that st. Peter, the Apostle,
went to Rome, Italy, founded a Church
5 and ruled as the first pope for twenty
five years. Hence the Roman Catholic
Church must hold on to hearsay
stories handed down to uphold their
3 hierarchy patterned after the manner
of pagan kings, and nowhere estab-
lished by Jesus Christ and not found
t in the Bible.
! In another column it will be seen
that it is derived from a wrong in
depreciation of the Bible. Christians do
not become subjects of a foreign poten-
tate, but citizens in Christ's kingdom,
subjects to moral, ethical and spiritual
$ laws. Below it will be seen that the
DEGREES of Councils made some hun
, dreds of years ago to govern people
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