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THE AMERICAN I A V 4 SEAD AND COMPARE ' A- P. A. Principle! With the Canon taw and Several Oatha of the Ro- man Catholic Church, eJ Than Judg for YoufMlf Which Hav th rv Spirit of Americanism in Tham, the A P. A. r.-incipa or th Diabolical Obligation, Taken by Roma'a Minion. 4. T. A. rrim ipUn. ft following are the declarations of prtn ,ltm adopted by the National Council of A P A. atIVHula.-: 'Loyalty to true Americanism, which 08 neither birth, place, ra.-e, creed, uor vty. Is the first requirement for member- nor Inherit what U-ft to them by At? la the American Protective Afc-soclutlun Jolliers). 3rd Lo of puU-rnal power over The American Protective Association i! children lib-Lou of dowry, and other ot a political party, and doe not control xo political affiliations of lu nit-tubers; but 1 teachea tnetu to be intern ly active In the 'iacbargeof their political dutiea In or out f party linen, bwuse it believe that all troblms confronting our people will be tound solid by a conscientious discharge of tfe dutiea of citizenship by every lndlvldu "Wnlle tolerant of all creeds. It hold tha , objection and support to any political power ot controlled by American citizens, and wbich claims equal if not greater sovereignty titan the government of the United States. Is ineconcllable-wlth American cltltensblp. It a. therefore, opposed to the holding of offices jb state or national government by any sub tact or supporter of such eccleslastlcU xswer. "We uphold the constitution of the United States ot America, and no porticn of It more tban lu guarantee of religious liberty, but w'ld this religious liberty to be guar a n x. o the Individual, and not to mean that coder Its pi otectlon any un-American ecles astlcal power can claim any absolute con trol over the education of children, growing en under the stars and stripes. 'We consider the non-sectarl-n free public w.bool the bulwark of Anierlcau institutions, tha best place for the educatlou of American Silldren- To keep them such, we protest tlnt the employment of subjects of any M-Anierlcan ecclesiastical power as oflicera w teachers of our public schools "We contlonin the support out of the pub- ire treasury by direct appropriation or by Scntract of any sectarian school, reform- t-tory or other institution not owned and controlled by public authority. "Believing that exemption from taxation - equivalent to a grant of public funds, we t smand that no real or personal property be t erupt from taxation, the title to which Is tot vested In the national or state govern ments, or In any of their sub-divisions. "We protest against the enlistment In tha 7nited States army, navy, or the militia ot aav state, of any person not an actual citizen fl the United States. "We demand for the protection of our cltl sn laborers the prohibition of the importa lcnof pauper labor, and the restriction of .U Immigration to persons who cannot show Velr ability and honest Intention to become -supporting Ameri an citizens. "We demand the change of the naturaliza tion laws 'oy a repeal of the act authorizing toe naturalization of minors, without a pre vious declarat'on of Intention, and by pro. riding that no alien shall be naturalized or srmltted to vote in any state In the union ho cannot speak the language of the land, M9 wno cannot prove jeven years' consecn Kve residence In this country from the date f f his declaration of his intention. . "We protest against the gross negligence tad laxity with which the Judiciary of our land administer the present naturalization Jaws, and against the practice of naturaliz ing aliens at the expense of committees or Candidates as the mott prolific source of the present prostitution of American citizenship e the basest uses. "We demand that all hospitals, asylums. reformatories, or other lnstitatlons In which aeeple are under restraint, be at all times object to public Inspection, whe tfier they are maintained by the public or b private aorporatlons or Individuals. "we demand that all national r state taflslatlon affecting financial, coma rclal or Sadustrlal Interests be general In cl iracter aad In no Instance in favor of any oae sec tion of the country, or any one class of the people." Cannon Law. I. The constitutions of prlnees are not anperior, but subordinate to ecclesiastical Constitutions. t. The laws of the emperor cannot dls- eelve the ecclesiastical or canen laws. a. It Is not lawful for an emperor to exact anything opposed to the apostolic rules. 4. It Is not lawful for kings to usurp the tilings that belong to priests. 5. No custom of anyone can thwart the Statutes of the popes. a. Let no resistance be offered to the Apostolic (canon) precepts, but let them be alutlferlously fulfilled. T. The yoke Imposed by the holy see is to e borne, though It appear intolerable and Insupportable. I. The pontiff can neither be loosed no hoond by the secular power. That the Pontiff was called God by the pious Prince Constantino, and that as god he cannot be judged as man. 10, That as god he is far above the reach f all human law and Judgment. U. That all laws contrary to the canons and decrees of the Roman prelates are of no force. 12. That all of the ordinances of the pope are unhesitatingly to be obeyed. IS. We ought not even to speak to one whom the pope has ex-communicated. 14. Priests are fathers and masters, even tt princes. 15. The civil law Is derived from man, but the ecclesiastical or canon law is derived lrectly from God, by which the pontiff can, ta connection with his prelates, make con Itltutlons for the whole christian world, In natters spiritual, concerning the salvation f souls, and the right government of the Cnurch; and If necessary Judge and dispose if all the temporal goods of all christians. 19, A heretic, holding or teaching false loctrlne concerning the sacraments. Is ex Communicated and degraded, and handed ever to the secular court. 17. Secular princes unwilling to swear to Cefend the church against heretics are ex sommunicated, and they are laid under an interdict. 18. The goods of heretics are to be con fiscated and applied to the church, U. Advocates or notaries, f.vothlg here Mcs, or their defenders, or pleading for them a law suits, siting documents for them, are lnf anion " suspended from office. W. The secuiar powers, whether perma sent or temporary, are bound to swear that they will exterminate, according to their sower, all heretics condemned by thechurchi and a temporal lord not purging his land of -Mretlcs, Is ex-communicated, tt Those signed with the cross for the ez tera.lnatka of heretic. reVrfc la the prlvt l (ranted U Ui the crusader fur lb bain of lb holy land. Ttwy are a Wins! from all obligation bo arc la any tax bound Ul Berwtloa. U. Whoever die la battle again the unbelieving, menu the kingdom of lira. 8. We do Dot e:rui ltuMi hooitcu-ee to whom It may bar happened la their seal for their lumber ch :rch against Use o-COuiuu-Bleated, to kill kiuw of theia. IV. Tbt Catholic Prlnoes ara bound, both by clrll lal uiiin.n lae, But to receive or Uil r&te bereil - and much mora ara tot to permit their rltea, or otbi-r rirclaa of their r Ugtoa. or rather. tbir false vt, but are ui.tot solemnly bound every ehcre, to repel and expel th. ui. 34 The following temporal punishment ara to beeaf.ir.-fj on heretics: lt Infamy, an 1 tueconsuqueut dlttjuaiiBcailou for all civil aria. 2nd-Intestability, aa well active a passive uhut la, they ran neiiuer male privilege granted to women ih Confisca tion of all good. 6lb Ttit vaaaals and slaves and others are free from all, even worn obllgatluis due to their lord or an other. Ttb Capital corporal puolahtuect, especially death, and perpetual Imprison stent 71 The canon law forbids all toleration. W That metropolitan and b'shop are to x-oomtuuntcate bltu who grants liberty of conscience. 29. No oath Is to be kept toward heretic princes, lords or others. 90 Heretics are to be deprived of all civil and paternal rights. 21 The pope can absolve from all oaths. 33 Every bishop Is ordinary Judge la a cause of heresy. The reason Is because the bishops can ex-ofiiclo, and ought to extirpate heretics, and Inflict upon theiu the due pun ishments, and to this ara bound on pain of deposition. Besides, are the Inquisitors es pecially deputed by the apostolic see. K'very bishop In bis diocese Is thought to be, and in reality Is, a natural Inquisitor, (liter ally born Inquisitor), so as to have the same power with those already mentioned in a cause of heresy, & In every promissory eath, although absolutely taken, there are certain condi tions tacitly understood, amongst which are; tit If I can; 2nd To save the right and authority of a superior) 3rd When the oath supposes the honor of the apostolic see to be Illicit 34. That the council of Trent, (the last and great authority of Uume), decrees and com mands that the sacred canons and all gen eral councils, also the other apostolic enact ments Issued In favor of ecclesiastical per sons of ecclesiastical liberty, and against its violators, allot which by this present decree It renews, and must be exactly observed by all. ( anHnal's Oath. "I, .cardinal of the Holy Roman church, do promise and swear that, from this time to the end of my life, I will be faithful and obedient unto St. Peter, tbe holy apos tolic Roman church, and our most holy lord, the pope of Rome, and his successors, canon lcally and lawfully elected: that I will give no advice, consent or assistance against the pontifical majesty and person; that I will never knowingly and advisedly, to their in jury or disgrace, make public tbe councils entrusted tome by themselves, or by mes sengers or letters; also that I will give them any assistance in retaining, defending and recovering the Roman papacy and the rgalla of Peter, with all my might and endeavor, so far as the rights and privileges of my order will allow it, and will defend them against all their honor and state, and I will direct and defend, with due form and honor, the legates and nuncios of tbe apostolic see, in the territories, churches, monasteries and other benefices committed to my keeping; and I will cordially co-operate with them and treat them with honor in their coming, abiding and returning, and that I will resist unto blood all persons whatsoever who shall attempt anything against them. That I will, by every way and by every means strive to preserve, augment and advance tbe rights, honors, privileges, the authority of the Holy Roman bishop, our lord the pope and his before mentioned successors, and that, at whatever time anything shall be decided to their prejudice, which Is outof my power to hinder, as soon as I shall know that any steps or measures have been taken in the matter. I will make it known to the same, our lord or his successors, or some other per son by whose means It may be brought to their knowledge. That I will keep and carry out and cause others to keep and carry out the rules of the holy father, tbe decrees, ordinances, dispensations, reservations, pro visions, apostolic mandates and constitu tions of the Holy Father Sextus, of happy memory, as to visiting the thresholds of the apostles at certain prescribed times, accord ing to tbe tenor ot that which I have just read through. That I will seek out and op pose, persecute and fight (omnl conatu per- secuturum et impugnaturum) against here tics or schismatics who oppose out lord, the pope of Rome, and his before-mentioned suc cessors, and this I will do with every possible effort." (Signature) then sent to the pope. fiishop'8 Oath. , elect of "I,- diocese, from henceforward will be faithful and obedient to St. Peter the Apostle and to the Holy Roman church, and to our lord, the holy pope of Home, and to his suc cessors, canonlcally entering, 1 will neither advise, consent nor do anything that they may lose life or member, or that their per sons may be seized, or hands in anywise laid upon them, or any injuries offered to them, under any pretence whatsoever. The coun sel with which they shall Intrust me by them selves, their messengers or letters, I will not knowingly reveal to any, to tholr prejudice, I will help them to defend and keep the Ro man papacy and the royalties of St. Peter against all men. The legate of the apostolic see, going and coming, I will honorably treat and help In his necessities. The rights, honors, privileges and authority of the Holy Roman church of our lord, the pope, and his aforesaid successors, I will endeavor to pre serve, defend, increase and advance. I will not be in any counsel, action or treaty, in which shall be plotted against our said lord and Roman church, anything to the hurt or prejudice of their persons, rights honor, state or power, and, if I shall know any such thing to be treated or agitated by any whatsover, I will hinder It to my utmost, and as soon as I can, I will signify it to our lord. The ordi nance and mandates of the pope, 1 will ob serve with all my might and cause to be ob served by othf.rs. "Heretics, schismatics and rebels to our said lord or his successors, I will to my " most persecute and oppose. "Hereticos, schismaticos et rebelles eldem Domino nostro vel successorlbus predictts pro posse persequar et oppugn bo." "I will come to a council whet, am called, I will visit the threshold of the apostles every three years and give an account of our lord of all my pastoral office and of the things belonging to my diocese, to the dis- rlfJlneui my cwify and prop!. I will la lias Bianmt hum'ily rwvlve and diligently rtaruta the apiattollo rum ni and. If I bib detained by a lawful tni pediment, I will per ioral the atoreaald by a aw-mber of any chap ter or a prinst of mit iN.a-rw, fully Inairurted In all things above nwniluaod. The punaes slous U 1. wilting to aiy tabto. I will neither sell nor otherwise alienate without consult ing the Kouiaa pontiff. 80 &' -a God aad these holy gospels of (Jod " , etc nature!, Pent to the KoniUh Maaurr. rrfaM'a OttlB. , bow In the presence of Almighty God. the bii-om-d Virgin Mary, the bleaard UU'haW the An aanrL the b esm-d ft. John the lluptl.t, the Holy Auoatlea HI. JVter and St. I'uul and the Saint and the Sacred lliia of Heaven, and to you. my lord, Idode Ure from my he rt, witl.out mental reservation that the pope 1 Chriht ' vlcar general and 1 the true aud only bead of the universal church throujnoul the earth, and that, by virtue of the key of bin. ling and lousing given to hi holiness by Je-us t'brlst he ba power to depose heretical kings, prince, taua, 1 on.nioiiwealilm and govern ments, all being Illegal Without bis sacred continuation, and that they may safely be destroyed. Therefore to the utmost of my power, 1 will defend this doctrine and hi holiness' right and custom against all usurper of the l'rolentaul authority what soever, especially against the now pretended authority and church lu England and all ad herents, in regard that they be uaurpal and heretical, opposiug the sacred mother ot tbe church ot Rome. 1 do denounce and disown any allegiance due to any Protestant king, prince or state or obedience to any of their inferior oflicera. I do further declare the doctrine of the church of Kngland, ot the Calvloista, Huguenots and other Protestants, to be damuuble and those to be damned who will not forsake the same. "I do further declare that 1 will help, assist and advise all or any of his holiness' agcuta luany place wherever 1 shall be, and to do my utmost to extirpate t te Protestant doc Irine nod to destroy all their pretended eower. regal or otherwise. 1 do further prom ise and declare that, notwithstanding 1 may t) permitted by dlsuensatl in to asiume any Heretical rellgluu (Protestant denominations) for the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private a.I hur axe uim' counsels as they entrust and not to divulge, directly or Indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatsoever, but to "secute all which shail lie proposed. given In fharxu or discovered unto me by you, my jiost reverend lord and bishop. "All of which 1, , do swear by the blessed Trinity and blessed Sacrament which 1 am about to receive, to perform on my part to keep Inviolably, and do call on all the Heavenly and Glorious Host of Heaven to witness my real intentions to keep this my oath, "In testimony whereof I take this most holy aud blessed Sacramentof the Eucharist, and witness the same further with my con secrated hand, In the presence of my holy bishop and all the priests who assist hi in In my ordination to the priesthood " Extreme Oath of the Jesuit, I. . now in the presence of Almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the archangel, the blessed St. John the Baptist, the holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and the saints aud sacred hostof heaven, and to you my ghostly father, the superior general of the society of Jesus, founded by Saint Ignatus Loyola In the pon tlficationof Paul the Third, and continued to the present, do, by the womb of the virgin, the matrix of God, and the rod of Jesus Christ declare and swear that his holiness, the pope, is Christ's vlce-gerent, and is the true and only head of the Catholic or unl versal church throughout the earth; and that by virtue of the keys of binding and loosing given to his holiness by my Savior, Jesus Christ, he hath power to depose her etical kings, princes, states, commonwealths and governments, all being illegal without his sacred confirmation, and they may be safely destroyed. Therefore, to the utmost of my power, I will defend this doctrine and his holiness' right and custom against all usurpers of the heretical or Protestant authority whatsoever, especially the Luth eran church of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and the now pretended authorities and churches ot England and Scotland, and branches of the sumo now established In Ireland, and on the continent of America, and elsewhere, and all adherents in regard that they be usurped and heretical, opposing the sacred church et Rome. I do now denounce and disown any alleg iance as due to any heretical king, prince or state named Protestant or Liberals or obedience to any of their laws, magistrates or officers. I do further declare that the doctrine of tbe churches of England and Scotland, of the Culvlnlsts, Huguenots and others of the name of Protestant or Liberals, to be dam eable, and they themselves to be damned wbo will not forsake the same. I do further declt e that I will help, assist and advise all or any of his holiness' agents, In any place wherever I shall be, In Switzer land, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Notway, England, Iceland or America, or In any other kingdom or territory, I shall come to, and do my utmost to extirpate the hereti cal Protestant or Liberal doctrines, and to destroy all their pretended powers, legal or otherwise. I do further promise and declare that, nob- withstanding I am dispensed with to assume any religion heretical for the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private all her agents' councils from time to time, as they entrust me, and not to divulge, directly or indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatever, but to execute all that shall be proposed, given in charge, or discovered unto me, by you or my ghostly father, or any of this sacred con vent. I do further promise and declare that T will have no opinion or will of my own or any mental reservation whatsoever, even as a corpse or cadaver (perlnde ac cadaver), but will unhesitatingly obey each and every command that I may receive from my super iors in the militia of the pope and of Jesus Christ. That I will go to any part of the world whithersoever I may be sent, to the frozen regions of the north, the burning sands of the desert of Africa, or the pingles of India, to the centers of civilization of Europe, or to the wild haunts of the barbarous savages of America, without murmuring or repining and will be submissive in all things whatso ever, co nmunicated to me. I do furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage rtJentless war, Becrctly or openly, agai n st all heretics, Protes ta n Is and Li bet als as I am directed to do, to extirpate them from tbe face of the whole earth, and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition, and that i will hang, burn, waste, boll, flay, strangle and bury alive these infamous heretics: rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women and crush their Infants' heads against the walls In order to annihilate their exerrable rac. That wbea the tame rannc bdot openly. I will secretly Use the aula onou euu. the strangulating' ford, the state. of the polnard. or tbe toadea bullet, recar tnssof the hosuir, rank, dignity of authority VI the person or (M-rsma, whatever tuav be thrlr roudltloa la Urn, either public or prt ate, as 1 at any tine aiay be dlrwu4 so te do by any agent of th poos or superior of tbe broiberiMKid of the holy father, of the society tif Jesus. In rooflmiatlan of whl -h I hereby dedicate Biy life. Buy soul and all corporal powers, aaS with this dagger which I bow receive. 1 snJ subscribe my name, writ tea la my blood, ir tawtlUMHiy thereof; and should I prove fai or weaken la my determination, may -y brethren and fellow soldier of the imlltli the pope en off u.j hands and toy feet, en6 my thr.Mit from ear to ear, my belly opeuej and sulphur burned therein, with all th punish merit that can be Inflicted upon me o earth and my soul be tortured by demon In an eternal bell forever. All of which I dowearby tun Messed trinity, and blessed sacrauieot which I am aow to receive, to perforin, and on my part to keep Inviolably) and do Call all the heavenly and glorious host of heaves to witness these, my real Intention, to keeg Uits my oath. In testimony hereof I take thl moat holy and blessed sacrament ot the euchartat, and witness 1 tie same further, with my nam written with the point of thl dagger, dlppe4 to my own Mood, and seal lu th face of thir holy convent file receive the wafer from the auDerlon and writes hi name with the point of his uagKiir, uipper inula own oi.hmI, taken rrua over tue Heart The Fenian's Oath. "I awear by almighty God, by all la heave and earth, by tbe holy prayer-book of my holy church, by the blessed Virgin Mary mother of God, by her sorrow and grief at Ui cross, by her tear and walling, by the holy apostles til. Peter aud Paul, by the glorious apostle of IrWandHt. Patrick by tbe blessed and holy church of all ages, by th holy national martyrs, to fight upon tbe Irish soli, to light for the Independence ot Irelaud-to fight until I die, wading In th red gore of the Sassenach (I'rotostant) for the glorious cause of nationality) to fight until not a single vestlr, track or footstep, Is left M tell that the holy soil of Ireland wa ever trodden by the Sassenach tyrants and murderers; and, morover, when the Protestant robbers anu tirute in Ireland shall be murdered and driven Into tho sea like the swine our Lord Jesus Christ caused to be drowned, then we shall embark for, and take England, and root out every ves tige of the accursed blood of the heretic adulterer, Henry VIU and possess our selves of the hoists who have so long kept our Island of saints Old Ireland In the chains of bondage.drlveu us from her shores, exiles luto foreign lanus. I will watle (n the blood of Orangemen cai heretics (Protest ant) who do not Join us and become our selves. Scotland too, having given aid and succoi to the beast, we shall live In her gore, Wt shall ot give up until we have restored otu holy faith all over the British Isles. To all of this I sincerely and consclen tiously swear with my eyes blinded, not knowing who to me administers this oath Oath of the Claii-na-(ael. Tho following Is the oath taken be the members of that famous Iiomisb, Catholic society:' "I (name In full) do solemnly swear In tie presence of Almighty God, that I will labor while life is left In me to establish and de fend a republican form of government In Ireland; that I will keep secret the names and everything connected with tbe Irish brotherhood from all not entitled to know such secrets; that I will obey and comply with the constitution and laws of the same. that I will preserve the funds of tbli order for the cause of Irish revolution alone as specified In the constitution; that I will deem it my special duty and mission to promote and foster sentiments of union, brotherly love, nationality, among all Irish. I take this obligation without any mental reservation, holding the same forever binding upon me, and that any violation thereof, or desertion of my duty to the brotherhood Is Infamous, and merits the severest punishment, so help me God." 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