Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-10-12
should .:.Ss.A the .ston,.

There is one fold and one
shepherd. The authority of
that Shepherd includes the
two swords, the Spiritual and
the Temporal. So much are
we taught by the words of the
evangelist, Behold here are
two swords namelp IN the
Church. The Lord did not re-
, ply, 1t is too MUCH but 1t Is
enough. Certainly He did not
deny to Peter the temporal
sword, He only commanded
him 10 return II into its Scab-
bard. Both. therefore, belong
tn the jurisdiction of the Chw-
Ch-thc spiritual sword and
the secular. The one is to be
welded for the Church. the
other by the Church. The one
Is the sword Of the priest. the
other is in the hand of the
monarch, but al the command
and Suffcrancc of the priest.
II bchoovcS the one sword 10
be under the other. the temp
oral authority To be subject To
tile spiritual power" No Pope
hes rCpudlatcd this claim.
The Reverend Francis J.
Cornell. a noted Catholic ed
ucator. states. However much
we praise the American system
as far as our land is concerned.
II Is not preferable to the SyS-
TEN IN which the one true
church would be acknowledged
and specially favored. We must
not. therefore regard the A.
mcrICan system as the best"
John y. Ryan. Professor of
Theology at the Catholic Uni
VcrSity Of America, 1T (thc
State should recognize and
sanction the laws of the chur-
CHI" The Catholic Church
claims only 10 be a Church.
with one voice. but with still
another. calls herself a State.
and between 1927 and 1861
has received 3S ambassadors
from other countries To the
Holy See. Not only a church
but II you please a sovereign
State dictated 10 by the Pope.
Louis VcuIllot. a French Ca
tholIC writes. When we are IN
minority We ask religious
liberties in the name of your
,protcStanD principals. When
we are in a majority we refuse
Il in the name uf ours"
To come a little closer home
and To- the present ace. let's
look at the Constitution of
some Catholic dominated cuun-
/ tries.
The Constitution of Argcn-
/ tina states, To Oc el .gible To
thu Office of President or
NICC-PrcsIdcnt of the nation.
a person must belong to the
. Roman Catholic Church"
The Constitution of Para
quay states. The President
of the republic must profess
the Roman Catholic Relig-
ion"
The Constitution Of Spain
states. ITO exercise the Office
OF Chief of State. Knc or
Regent, IT shall be necessary
To profess the Roman Cathul-
&c Religion"
| Look to the 9th article Of
the Spanish charter. No one
shall be moleSted from his re-
ligious beliefs or the private
practice Of worship" This wor-
ship may have no outward or
public manifestation. ConScuu-
emily there Is no place for the
practice of any act of proSclyt-
ism or propaganda Whatsoever
by not Catholic religions
whatever may be the methods
used. as for instance. the
founding of educational lnSti-
tutions, gifts having the APP
pcarancc of philanthropy. re-
crcational CcntcrS. etc. For this
would necessarily involve an
outward manifestation which is
not allowed.
Because of this article al
least % Protestant churches
have been closed. 200 Protest
ants have been imprisoned and
1913 killed.
STATISTICS
North America 26.639.4l2
More Catholics
South America ll6gi2 29i