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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."
This oath the candidate is abjured to
keep at the hazzard of his life. It wat
prlntei in the Chicago Inter Ocean and
was sworn to be correct at the Cronin
trial. It waa reported by said paper
November 17, 1894. Priests and bishopt
act as chaplains for this holy (?) order.
Seerets of Rdmish
Priests Exposed,
Prlos 40 Const.
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