The Washington times., 1927-04-18


II quote from the Manual Of
Christian Doctrine. published by
John Joseph McVey philadelphia.
1925, under the imprinlatur OF
Archbishop Doug. ,rty. now Cardi-
nal.
1.-THE book is stated, in its pref
ace, to be a manual of religious
instruction not only in the Noyitate
and scho1asticate Of teachings con-
gregation but also In high schools,
academies and colleges. it Is now
in the forty-eighth edition.
O.. In what order or respect
Is the State subordinate to the
tRoman Catholic Church,
"A --.t In the spiritual order and
in all times referring to that order
o.. What right has the Pope in.
virtue OF this supremacy
A." The right to annul those.
laws or acts or government that
would injure the salvation Of souls
or attack the natural right Of ciu.
zens.'
C What right has the Pope in
do than respect the rights and the
liberty Of the Roman Catholic)
A.-a'The state should also aid.
protect, and defend the Roman
Catholicl church.
O." Has the state the right and
the duty to prescribe schism or
heresy?'
Ayes, it has the right and
the duty to do so, both for the good
81 the nation, and for that of the
faithful themselves; for religious
unity is the principal fundation Of
unity (AfcVey, p. 1927.
Claims Right Of Objection
"Now / am, in Roman opinion
4 schismatic and a hereto. So are
millions Of my fellow Americans.
/ object, and / think. under Ameri-
can constitutional principles. that
/ have & right to object to the
children OF 20,000,000 of my fellow
citizens being taught that 1t Is the
right and duty OF the American
State to prescribe my religious be-
lief You say In your answer that
in the widest dream OF my imagina-
ton / cannot conjure up possible
conflict between religious principle
and political duty In the United
States, except on some untnlnkaple
hypothesis, but insist the conflict
Is mere III AH0 Wy SS~AAA"S
manual.
aYou saw in your answer that the
true construction of my quotation
from the Pope himself is diametri.
cally the opposite of what stated
Ii to be, and yet here In this manual
is the current instruction given to
tia children OF 20,000,000. and / sub.
NIT that il entirely agrees with my
construction Of the quotations In
question.
.oIf you will Insist that this teach
ing applies only to the ideal Roman
Catholic state, may / ask why it is
taught In this United States, which
Is not an ideal Roman Catholic
state? If you say that il has only an
ideal application, ] ask, then. Why
Is the instruction given in practical
schools? Is it not really instruction
given in order TO make the United
States an ideal Roman Catholic
state?
Accepts Disclaimer
eYou will say that every church
is trying to convert the American
people to its tenets. That may be
true, but know of no other church
that accompanies the attempt with
the teaching that its head has tho
right to annul any Of the laws or
acts OF government, or that its re-
ligion. being the only true religion,
possesses natural rights, and there
fore is entitled to legal rights which
are in theory denied to every other
religion as rights.
Il understand you TO say that you
disclaim these conceptions, and I ac-
cept your disclaimer, but submit
that you are wholly wrong in your
statement that these convictions are