Show THE IN AMERICA AMERIC 1 the KoI devotes a long article to the conditions in the united states and endeavors t to 1 prove that the greatest menace to the republic la is the growing influence of the roman hierarchy a danger clanger all the more threatening because 0 the feeling ol of security with which the american people regards their republican institutions the article is ie condensed tor for the literary digest and contains many interesting points the author argues that it always has hae been the aim ot of the he roman hierarchy to extend its power at the expense of secular authority and that the united states skates is ia no execution to abis bi rule in proof of thle thin to la quoted the canonio law to in baltimore in 1886 need not be kept it it to IB pointed the interests inte reeta of the roman catholic church A promise of this kind Is 18 nuli dot to be considered as an an oath bishop biebow Gili wilmour nour of cleveland is 18 quoted as aa saalig in march 1878 the nations must learn to subject to the dictates of religion we must learn to be catholics first and ioUi zeus next among other proofs adduced are also the following plus pius IX in his hia syllabus of december 8 1864 declares it is a mistake mintage to believe that in a conflict between church and state the decision can be given accordine to civil law leo XIII in his hia pastoral letter of january 10 1890 addresses addressee the american catholics Catho lloa as follows it is ia wrong to break the commandments of the church in order to obey the laws of the state if there is ia a conflict between the rules of the state and those of the if the interests of the church are hurt or the authority of the pope doubted doubled it is a duty to oppose the laws ot of the state and sinful to submit to them 2 pope leo also denies that the church is 19 separate from politic sand the general vicar preston said in 1888 american catholics Cai holics often think that the supremacy ot of the church in ia restricted to matters of faith that is untrue and disloyal you have no right to think as you please you must think chink like catholics whoever pays 11 1 I will take my faith from st peter but not my politics is not a true catholic in a pastoral letter from pope leo dated november 7 1885 the american catholics are urged to do everything in their power to change the constitution of these states in accordance with the principles of the true church the catholic church at present coo con atit utes avast a vast power in this country in 1885 there were 16 arch archbishops bishops 70 bishops priests priced rind ana 2122 theological students and catholic members the church has baa churches chapels 1 ii university diversity 37 87 st ac high schools ec boole academies mind and parochial schools with pupils at the bead of this multitude stands standa the popes pope ambassador andor whose power is thus defined in the papal decree we command all whom this may concern to acknowledge you our apostolic ambassador as the supreme power we command them to render you help assistance si rs and obedience in all things and to receive with due reverence your commands whatever men se nence ence you yon pronounce whatever punishment you may inflict upon those who oppose your authority will be confirmed by us according to the power god has conferred upon us and we will use our authority to obtain obedience and satisfaction though it may cause a conflict with the tion tiona with apostolic precept or any other rules the author closes with the prediction of a paris professor of a bial economy that the time to is near at hand band when the catholic church will be called to lead in the be administration at the instance of the people and con those who doubt this need only glance at south america where the united states of colombia presents a case in point under the influence of his strictly catholic wife president urdez turned over all the schools seminaries all the charity organizations hospitals museums and libraries of the country to the catholic hierarchy the liberals fought for their rights righta but were beaten during the civil war which lasted four years the united states too will have to face the question whether rome or liberalism should rule who will be the victor it is impossible to determine th thus as much however is certain the struggle will cost tremendous sacrifices and it ig will endanger the existence of the united states concerning the views here set forth opinions may differ some will doubt leeb fear regard them as the prejudiced forecasts of RD an alarmist the author fails to point out a remedy against the supposed dle dis ater aster what would he have us ua do the day id past fortunately when persecution to is considered oon eldered pr proper operand and leffe effective beside a general crusade against any church would be as ae much contrary to the constitution ol of thle this 10 country as are the be alleged plot floto of the R roman aman hierarchy it to is safe to any aay that the free tiong of this thia country will stand firm as ae the rook just as long as the people are revolved resolved tu to keep them in perfect harmony with the constitution frair framed ned by the lathem fathers if they are ever torn from froba the hands of the notion nation and given to a faction it la Is because the nation forgetful of the sacred trust hall baa ren dered itself unworthy of being its ite guardian |