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THE AMERICAN READ AND COMPARE Tk A. P. A. Principle With the Canon Law and Several Oaths of the Ro man Catholic Church, M Tksw J4f tor VanrMlf WMcB Max IBs Trus Sprit AmtrkMism Mt THsm, Ui A. P. rrtncvlM ar I ha Dafelical OWsatena Takan By Ramt'l M A. I. A. rriariplca. A following ars oWlarattoBS of prla ajalw a4pt4 by Iba NaUuaat CoudcU ot Ik a. P. A. at IkraMuiarat "Loyalty to trua American I m, which kaowa arlthrr birth, pin", rat-a. crved, aur tarty, la tha drl lMutraiuvat fur lucmbrr BBJp la tha Americas I'roUx-tlTa Aaauclatloa. Tha Amark-aa I'rwtaeUvs Aaaoclatloa ia Ml a political party, and dun nut Control tha political aftl UatUtoi of lu mombrni but It tsarhrs them to be Inteaaely actWs la tha tlacharfaof their pollUral d utlaa la or out at party Hum, bacauaa it br llama thai all problems confronting our propla will ba hound aolld by a coowlrnilous dUchargs of tha dullaa of cltlarnahtp by Yrry Individual. "While tolerant of all ciwk It holds that abjection aod support to any political power at controlled by American cltisons, and Which claims equal If not greater sovereignty thaa tha goTernuient of tha United States, U Irreconcilable with American cltlaenshtp. It la, therefore, opposed to the holding of oMcws la state or national government by any sub ject or supporter of such ecclesiastical ' gwver. "We uphold tha constitution of the Coltad tales of America, and no portion of It mure thaa lu guarantee ot religious liberty, but are ld this religious liberty to be guaran tee to tha Individual, and not to mean that ader Ita piotecCoa any un-American eccles iastical power can claim any absolute) con trol over tha education of children, growing t under the stars and stripes, We consider the non-snctarlsn free publlo school the bulwark of Americas) Institutions, tha best place for the education of American aalldren. To keep them such, wa protest against the employment of subjects of any a-Amerlcan ecclesiastical power as officers r teachers ot our publlo schools. "Wa condemn the support out of thepub Ua treasury by direct appropriation or by toatract ot any sectarian school, reform atory or other Institution not owned and fontrolled by public authority. "Believing that eiemptlon from taxation la equivalent to a grant of public funds, we tamaodthatnorealor personal property be aampt front taxation, the title to which la tot vested in tha national or state govern ments, or in any of their sub-dlvUlons. "We protest against the enlistment In the Baited States army, navy, or tha militia of ay state, of any person not an actual ctttsen at tha United Btates. "Wa demand for the protection of our cltl taa laborers the prohibition ot the Importa tion ot pauper labor, and the restriction ot all immigration to persons who cannot show alr ability and honest Intention to become jslf-eupportlng American cltlsena. "Wa demand the change ot the naturalisa tion laws by a repeal ot the act authorising tha naturalisation of minora, without a pre vious declaration of Intention, and by pro viding that no alien shall be naturalised or fjarmttted to vole in any state in tha union Who cannot speak tha language of tha land, Bad who cannot prove jeven years consecu tive residence in this country from the data M ala declaration of his intention. "Wa protest against tha gross negligence Mi laxity with which the judiciary of our ana administer tha present naturalisation laws, and against tha practice of naturalls tl aliens at tha expense of committees or aadldates as the most prolific source of the pvasent prostitution ot American cltlsenshlp wa ui Dasest uses. "Ws demand that all hospitals, asylums, Wtormatorlea, or other lnstltatlons In whlcn SMpla are under restraint, be at all times abject to publlo Inspection, wheVier they tan maintained by the publlo or bj private Tawporations or individuals. -we demand tbat all national ar state taflalatlon affecting financial. cotum relator tad us trial 1st rests be general In cl aracter aa la no instance In favor of any oaa sec Una of the country, or any one class ot the aapia." Cannon Law. I The constitutions of prtncea are not tmparlor, but subordinate to ecclesiastical vaaiatltutlons. S. The laws of the emperor oannot dis ss! ts the ecclesiastical or canen laws. a. It Is not lawful for an emperor to exact Baythlng opposed to the apostolic rules. t. It Is not lawful for kings to usurp the wags tbat belong to priests. a. Ho custom ot anyone can thwart the Mtutes of the popes. . Let no resistance be offered to the oatollo (canon) precepts, but let them be amlutlfertously fulfilled. T. The yoke Imposed by the holy see is to a torne, though it appear Intolerable and ttaaupportable. The pontiff can neither be loosed no wound by the secular power. t, That the Pontiff was called God by the Hous Prince Constantino, and that as god he tgaanot be judged as man. 10. That as god be is far above the reach tat all human law and judgment. it That all laws contrary to the canons Bad decrees of the Roman prelatea are of no force. U. That all of the ordinances ot the pope ra unhesitatingly to be obeyed. U. We ought not even to apeak to one Whom the pope has ex-communlcated. 14. Priests are fathers and masters, even tat princes. U. The civil law is derived from man, but the ecclesiastical or canon law la derived Izectly from God, by which the pontiff can, &a connection with his prelates, make con tfdtutlons for the whole christian world, in tatters spiritual, concerning the salvation it souls, and the right government of the March) and if necessary judge and dispose at all the temporal goods of all christians, 11 A heretic, holding or teaching false loctrlno concerning the sacraments, is ex Bommiinlcated and degraded, and handed f var to the secular court. IT. Secular princes unwlUlcc to swear to tat end the church against heretics are ex tommunlcated, and they are laid Uftder an Interdict. U. The goods of heretics are to to' con seated and applied to the church, IB. Adrooatesor notaries, favoring here tics, or their defenders, or pleading for them a law suits, or writing document for them, AM Infamous and suspended from office, SO, Tha secular powers, whether perma aant or temporary, are bound to sweai that thajr will exterminate, according to their power, all harotice condemned by the church and a temporal lord not purging his laud ot erotica, Is ex -communicated. tt. Those signed with the cross for the ex tarsklaaUoa ot hemic, rejoice la the privV Irf granted to to the crusaders for the help of the holy laad. XL They are absolved from all obligation who are la aay wise bound to nerelics. X. Whoever dies la battle against the unbelieving, iwriuthe klagdoca of heave. St. We do not awtevta those bouitcteee to whom It may have happened la their seal for thrlr mother church against the e I -co aims -Bleated, to kill some of them. IX That Catholic Prlaces are bouad, both by civil eadcoutuuta law, Bot to receive or tolerate heretics, aad much more are aot to penult their rites, or other exercise of their religion, or rather, their false sect, bet are most aolemaly bouad everywhere, to repel aad sipe them. 3a, The following temporal pualahmente are to be enforced oe heretics: 1st Infamy, and the consequent dlsuualtBcatlona fur ail civil act. tud-Iatestablllty, as well active as passive (that la, they caa neither make Bor Will Inherit what is left to them by others), Ird Loss of paternal power over children. th Loss of dowry, and other privileges granted to wouiea. 5th Confisca tion ot all goods, etb That vassals aad slarea and others are free from all, evea swora obligations due to their lord or an other. Tin Capital corporal punishment. especially death, and perpetual Imprison ment. 17. The eanoa law forbids all toleration. 18. That metropolitans and bishops are to ei-oommunloate him who grants liberty ot conscience. zt. No oath la to be kept toward heretic prtncea. lords or others. MX Heretics are to be deprived of all civil aad paternal right. 11. The pope can absolve from all oaths. St Every bishop Is ordinary judge la a cause of heresy. The reason la because the bishops can ex-omclo, and ought to extirpate heretics, and Inflict upon them the due pun ishments, and to this are bound on pala of deposition. Besides, are the inquisitors es pecially deputed by the apostolic see. Kvery bishop In his 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. U. In every promissory oath, although absolutely taken, there are certain condi tions tacitly understood, amongst which are! letIf I can 2nd To save the right and authority of a superior- Srd When the oath supposes the honor ot the apostolic see to be Illicit. 4. That the council of Trent, (the last and great authority ot Borne), decrees and com mands that the sacred canons and all gen eral councils, also the other apostolic enact ments Issued In favor ot ecclesiastical per sons of ecclesiastical liberty, and against Its violators, allot which by this present decree It renews, and must be exactry observed by all. Cardinal'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 8u Peter, the holy apos tolic Roman church, and our moat 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 persons that I will never knowingly and advisedly, to their In- Jury or disgrace, make publlo the councils entrusted to me by themselves, or by mes sengers or letters) also that I will give them any assistance la retaining, defending and recovering the Roman papacy and the regalia of Peter, with all my might and endeavor, to 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 legatee and nuncios of the apostolic see, In the terrltorlea, 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 tiielr prejudice, which is out of my power to hinder, as soon as I shall know that any steps or measures have been takeu In the matter, I will make It known V ie same, our lord or his successors, or son s r per son by whose means it may beba ! to their knowledge. That I will keep anu out and cause others to keep and carry v tue ruiea or toe noiy ratner, ine decree. ordinances, dispensations, reservations, pro visions, apostolic mandates and constitu tions of the Holy Father Bertus, of happy memory, as to visiting the U aholds ot the apostles at certain prescrlb times, accord ing to the tenor of that ' ich I have just read through. That I wlu seek out and op pose, persecute and light (omnl conatu per- secuturum et lmpugnaturum) 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. Bishop's Oath. elect of the ' 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 Rome, and to his suc cessors, canonlcally entering, I will neither advise, consent nor do anything that they may lose life or member, or that their per sons may be seised, or hands in anywise laid upon them, or an 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 their prejudice, I will help them to defend and keep the Ro man papacy and the royalties ot 8t- 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 ot our lord, the pope, and his aforesaid successors, I will endeavor to ore- 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 others. "Heretics, schismatics and rebels to our said lord or his successors, I will to my " most persecute and oppose. Hereticos, schlamatlcoa et re belles eldem Domino nostra vel successoribus predlctls pro posse persequar et oppugn bo." "I will come to a council whet am called, will visit the threshold ot the apostles every three years and give an account of our lord ot all my pastoral office and ot the things belonging to my diocese, to the die- rlpllaeof tsy ciergy and paol I will la like meaner aambly receive aad dUlgvatly exarut the epoatoile cosasBaada. If t am detained by a lawful Unpwdlsneat, I wtll per form tbe aforesaid by a anrmber of auy chap ter or a prieat of my dlurcae, fully Instructed la all thlaga above mratloned. Tbe puaaee stocs beloegtog to suy table. I will neither sell Bor otherwise alienate without consult ing the Roman pontiff. So aVp tae Sod and these holy gospels of Uod" (Wsnature), Sent to the Romish Manager. Priest's Oath. , now in the presence of Almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, the blessed Michael the Archangel, the blessed BL John the Baptist, the Holy Apostles eu Peter and 8k Paul and the Saints and the Sacred Hosts of Heaven, and to you, my lord, I do declare from my he trk without mental reservation that the pope la Christ's vlcar general and la the true and only head ot tbe universal church throughout the earth, aad that, by virtue of the keys of binding and loosing given to bis holiness by Jesus Christ he has power to depose heretical kings, princes, state, commonwealths and govern ments, all being Illegal without his sacred confirmation, and tbat they may aafely Cj destroyed. Therefore, to the utmost of my power, 1 will defend this doctrine and his holiness' right and customs against all usurpers of the Protestant authority what soever, especially agalnat the now pretended authority and church In England and all ad herents. In regard that they be usurpal and heretical, opposing the sacred mother of the church of Rome. "1 do denounce and disown any allegiance as due to any Protestant king, prince or state or obedience to any of their Inferior officers. 1 do further declare the doctrine of the church of England, ot the Calvlnlsta, Huguenots and other Protestants, to be damnable and those to be damned who will not forsake tbe same. I do further declare that 1 will help, aasist and advise all or any of hla holiness' agent In any place wherever I shall be, and to do my utmost to extirpate the Protestant doc trine and to destroy all their pretended power, regal or otherwise. I do further prom ise and declare that, notwithstanding I may be permitted by dispensation to assume any heretical religion (Protestant denominations) for the propagation of the mother church's Interest, to keep secret and private all her agents' counsels as tbey entrust me, and not to divulge, directly or Indirectly, by word, writing or circumstances whatsoever, but to execute all which shall be proposed, given In charge or discovered unto me by you, my . ....... - " "All of which I, -, do swear by the blessed Trinity and blessed Hacrament 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 and blessed Sacrauientof the Eucharist, and witness the same further with my con secrated hand, in the presence of my holy bishop and all the priests who assTat hlin 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 BU Peter and St, Paul and the saints and sacred host of heaven, and to you my ghostly father, the superior general of the society of Jesus, founded by Saint Ignatus Loyola In the pon tlflcatlon of Paul the Third, and continued to the present, do, by the womb ot 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 la tbe true and only head ot the Catholic or uni 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 ot my power, I will defend this doctrine and hla holiness right and custom against all usurpers of the heretical or Protestant authority whatsoever, especially tbe Luth eran church of Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and the now pretended authorities and churches of England and Scotland, and branches of the same now established in Ireland, and on the continent of America, and elsewhere, and all adherent In regard that they be usurped and heretical, "p posing the sacred church et Rome. iio now denounce and disown any alleg iance as due to any heretical king, prince ot state named Protestant or Liberals or obedience to any of their laws, magistrates or officers. I do further declare that the doctrine of the churches of England and Scotland, of the Calvlnlsta, Huguenots and others ot the name of Protestant or Liberals, to be dam- eable, and they themselves to be damned who will not forsake the same. I do further decil e that I will help, assist and advise all or any of his holiness' agents, In1 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, not withstanding I am dispensed with to assume any religion heretical for the propagation ot 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 I 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 mllltla 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 ot the north, the burning sands ot the desert ot Africa, or the plngles 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, communicated to me, I do furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity presents, make and wage relentless war, secretly or openly. against all heretics, Protestants and Liberals I am directed to do, to extirpate them from the face ot 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 Infanta heads against the walls In order to annihilate their execrable race. That wbea the same eanatf be doae openly, I will secretly use the pole ockmis cup, the etraagulatlag cord, the steel ot tbe polnard, or the leadea bullet, regard leas ot the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the person or persons, whatever may be their condition la life, either public or priv ate, aa I at any time may be directed so t do by any agent of the pope or superior ot the brotherhood of the holy father, of the society of Jesus. Ia confirmation of whUb I hereby dedicate my life, my soul aad all corporal powers, aad with this dagger which I bow receive, I will subscribe my same, writ tea la my blood, la testimony thereof aad should I prove false or weaken la my determination, may my brethree aad fellow soldiers of the mllltla of the pope cut off my hands and my feet, and my throat from ear to ear, my belly opened and sulphur burned therein, with all the punishment that caa be Inflicted upon me oa earth and my soul be tortured by demons la an eternal hell forever. Allot which I. do swear by the blessed trinity, and blessed sacrament which I am now to receive, to perform, and on my part to keep Inviolably; and do call all the heavenly and glorious host of heavea to witness these, my real Intentions, to keep this nu oath. In testimony hereof I take this most holy and blessed sacrament of the eucharlst, and witness the same further, with my name written with the point of this dagger, dipped In my own blood, and seal In the face of thlr holy convent fUe receive the wafer from the surierloi and writes his name with the point of hut daffger, dipped In his own blood, taken from over tbe heart The Fenian's Oath. I swear by almighty Ood, by all In heaven and earth, by the holy prayer-book ot my holy church, by the blessed Virgin Mary mother of God, by her sorrow and grief at the cross, by her tears and walling, by tbe holy apostles St. Peter and Paul, by the glorious apostle of Ireland St. Patrick by the blessed and holy church ot all ages, by tha holy national martyrs, to light upon the Irish soli, to fight for the independence of Ireland to fight until I die, wading In the red gore ot the Sassenach (Protestant) for tbe glorious cause ot nationality) to fight until not a single vestige, track or footstep, Is left to tell that the holy soil of Ireland was ever trodden by the Sassenach tyrants and murderers; and, morover, when tha Protestant robbers ana oruies in Ireland shall be murdered and driven Into tbe 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 VIII., and possess our selves ot the beasts who have so long kept our Island of saints Old Ireland in the chains of bondage.drlven us from her shores, exiles Into foreign lanes. I will wade In tha blood of Orangemen and heretics (Protest ant) who do not join us and become our selves. Scotland too, having given aid and succor to the beast, we shall live in her gore. W shall not give up until we have restored our holy faith all over the British Isles. To all ot this I sincerely and conscien tiously swear with my eyes blinded, not knowing who to me administers this oath Oath of the Clanna-Gae!. The following is the oath taken by the members of that famous Romish Catholio society: I (name In full) do solemnly swear In tie presence of Almighty God, tbat I will labor while life Is left In me to establish and de fend a republican form of government in Ireland; tbat I will keep secret the names and everything connected with the Irish brotherhood from all not entitled to know such secrets) that I will obey and comply with the constitution and laws of the same. Tbat I will preserve the funds of this order for the cause of Irish revolution alone as specified In the constitution) that I will ueem 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 U aeep at tne nazzard of bis life, it was printed in the Chicago Inter Ocean and was sworn to be correct at the Cronin trial. It was reported by said paper November 17, 1894. Priests and bishops act as coapiainB ior mis noiy (?) order. 1200.00 IS HOLD GIVES. Of Special Interest to Students and Teachers. R. H. 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