The parochial school, a curse to the church, a menace to the nation : an exposé of the parochial school - an appalling account of priestly graft, sacrilege and immorality - the loss of thirty millon Catholics in the United States, etc. : with an appendix which deals with the separate or parochial school in Canada

Appendix

WHICH DEALS WITH THE

SEPARATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN CANADA.

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REV. JEREMIAH J. CjROWLEY,

A Catholic Priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, and an American Citiaen.

"I am convinced that Almighty God brought Father Crowley to America to save the Catholic Church, and that the present scandal in Chicago — the most terrible that has ever occurred in America — was permitted by Providence to bring to a climax the reign of rottenness, that it might be unearthed, exposed and wiped out." — ARCHBISHOP KATZER.

OF THE

( UNIVERSITY } SECOND EDITION.

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Published by the Author,

REV. JEREMIAH J. CROWLEY,

Sherman House, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1905, by

Rev. Jeremiah J. Crowley, in the office of the

Librarian of Congress at Washington.

Also copyrighted by the Author, in 1905, in England, and copyright protection thereby secured not only in the United Kingdom and throughout the British Dominions, but alsp in all countries signatory to the Berne Convention.

All translation rights reserved.

D ED 1C A TION.

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO THE EMANCIPATED CATHOLIC LAITY OF TO-MORROW.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Author Frontispiece

Archbishop Falconio 206

Cardinal Martinelli 57

Photographic Copy of the Apology Insisted upon by Archbishop Quigley 65

Photographic Copy of a Letter from Archbishop Falconio 67

A Devoted ? Parochial School Principal 243

A Purgatorial Memento 265

For God and His Church! 319

Cardinal Satolli 359

Monsignor Sbarretti 416

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter I. Introductory

The Scope of this Chapter 21

The Book.

Catholic Priests and Prelates Determined to Destroy the Public School 21

Parochial School Considered as It Is : 21

Sources of My Information 22

Attitude of Bishop McFaul, Archbishop Quigley and Cardinal

Gibbons 22

A Hurricane of Hate 22

Plain Speech Necessary and Commended by the Church 22

Precedents 23

Conservative in Statements 24

Devotees of Bacchus, Venus and Graft 24

Some Classes who are Especially Informed about Clerical Sinners 25

Other Dioceses Compared with Chicago 25

A Warning against the Catholic Press 26

No Attack on the Church 26

Priestly Corruption Only Attacked 26

No Attack on Christian Education 26

The False Cry of " Scandal " 27

Why Did not Arraigned Priests Demand an Investigation? 27

To the Pope Shall be Sent a Copy of this Book 27

The Author.

Writes in Obedience to Insistence of Friends and Advisers 27

Arrested and Begging Priests Representing Themselves as Father Crowley 28

VI THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL.

Personal Description 28

Parentage 28

Nativity • 28

Dedicated to the Catholic Priesthood at Birth 28

Early Training and Education 28

Ordination to the Priesthood 28

First Ministerial Labor in Ireland 29

First Ministerial Labor in America 29

Commendatory Letters 30

Commendatory Editorials 31

Return to Ireland 33

Ministerial Labor in Ireland 33

Defends a Helpless Protestant 33

Arrested, " Tried " and Convicted 35

Excerpts from Editorials 35

Jail Treatment 40

Case Debated in British Parliament 41

Released from Jail 41

Excerpts from the Press *. 41

Triumphal Return Home 41

Address of Welcome from Schull and Ballydehob Branch of

the Irish National League 44

Address from Parishioners at Goleen 46

Return to America 49

Commendatory Letters 49

Adopted into the Archdiocese of Chicago 51

Appointments 51

The Famous Chicago Controversy 52

Sued at Oregon, 111., in Name of Archbishop Feehan 52

Threatens to Publish a Full Account of the Sad Conditions Prevailing in the Archdiocese of Chicago 52

Excommunicated Unjustly and Invalidly by Cardinal Martinelli 53 The Ban of Excommunication Removed Without any Apology Being Made to Accused Priests, and Without any Promise

to Refrain from Issuing Publication 55

Celebret Issued by Bishop Scannell, Agent of Cardinal Martinelli ' 56

Celebret Issued by Archbishop Feehan 56

Celebrates Solemn High Mass 56

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Cardinal Martinelli's Promises Broken 56

Press Notices of the "Chicago Controversy":

Leslie's Weekly ...... '. 58

The Ram's Horn 59

The St. Louis Republic 60

The Interior 63

The Ram's Horn 64

Archbishop Feehan's Death 64

Archbishop Quigley Appointed to Chicago 64

Archbishop Quigley Demands that an Apology be Signed 64

Singled out for Persecution 66

"Celebret" Denned 66

Refuses to Sign a Lie 66

Archbishop Falconio Succeeds Cardinal Martinelli as Papal Delegate , 66

The Reply to a Letter from Archbishop Falconio 68

Archbishop Falconio and Archbishop Quigley Meet in Allegheny, Pa 68

Archbishop Falconio Exhibits a Petition of Accused Priests,

Beseeching to be " Whitewashed " 69

An Interview with Archbishop Falconio at Milwaukee 69

Archbishop Falconio States that the Charges of the Twenty-five Protesting Priests were Duly Considered by Being

Thrown into a Wastebasket 69

Confidence in Pius X 69

Loves Ireland 70

A Naturalized Citizen of the United States 70

Delights in American History 70

Glories in American Citizenship 70

Happy in Vocation to the Priesthood 70

In the Catholic Church I was born, in the Catholic Church

I have lived, in the Catholic Church I will die 70

Not Unmindful of Seriousness of Position Taken in Openly Exposing Parochial School 70

Champions of Parochial School have Wealth, Power and Prestige 70

Relies Solely on God and Approbation of Decent Men 71

" Simple Duty hath no Place for Fear " 71

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Chapter II

THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL, AND CATHOLIC CLERICAL HOSTILITY TOWARD THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Historic Statement.

Its Origin Explained by Bishop Spalding 72

The Real Reasons for its Establishment 73

Clerical Coercion of Catholics.

Threatened with Hell-fire 74

Jesuits Particularly Vicious 74

Refused the Sacraments 74

Archbishop Elder's Letter 75

Dire Predictions 79

Coercion by a Sodomite 79

Not Five per cent, of Catholic Men Favor Parochial School 81

Catholic Hostility Toward the Public School.

Annihilation of the Public School the Object 82

Destructive Clerical Tactics 82

The State Must not Educate the Child 83

Minority Rights 84

A Division of the Public School Funds 85

Abuse of the Public School 87

Charged with Being Godless 89

Charged with Frivolity and Depravity 90

Charged with Breeding Socialism 92

Charged with Causing Lynchings 93

Scheme to Deteriorate the Public School by the Destruction

and Prevention of Normal Schools 94

Attacks on Public School Veiled and Open 96

A Simulated Liberality 97

On the Eve of an Aggressive Clericalism 98

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Chapter III. The Board Of Education Of The Parochial School System

What and Who. ....../ 99

Vatican History.

Taken Exclusively from Works of Renowned Catholic Historians 100

General Immorality 101

Unchastity and Simony 102

Papal and Clerical Immorality 102

Prostitution, Sodomy and Murders in Churches 102

Gross Liberties by Artists 103

Immoral Religious 103

The Church Between the Ninth and Tenth Centuries 105

Morals of the Clergy, A. D. 1303-1517 . 105

Graft at the Papal Court 106

Popes Influenced by Astrology - 107

The Plain Catholic People Saved .the Church 107

Corruption in the College of Cardinals.

Graft, Immorality, Cruelty, Worldliness, Etc .................. 108

Incidents in the Lives of the Popes.

Pope John XL, A. D. 931-936.

Made Pope by His Infamous Mother 108

Pope John XII., A. D. 955-964.

A Profligate. Indicted for Incest, etc 109

Pope Benedict IX., A. D. 1033-1044.

A Profligate. Gets Married ...110

Pope John XXII., A. D. 1316-1334.

A Multimillionaire Ill

Pope Urban V., A. D. 1362-1370. .Indescribable Immorality 112

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Pope Gregory XL, A. D. 1370-1378.

States of the Church Revolt 112

St. Catherine Denounces the Papal Court 113

A Two-Headed Papacy 113

The Father of Several Children .' 115

The Writer of Erotic Literature 1 16

Pope Innocent VIIL, A. D. 1484-1492.

Formerly Cardinal Cibo 116

Buys His Election 117

The Father of Two Children 118

His Coronation 118

Marries His Son in the Vatican; also Two Other Relatives. .. .118

A Sumptuous Wedding Banquet 120

Reform 120

Forged Bulls 120

Clerical Sports 121

Simony 122

A Foul-teen-Year-Old Cardinal 122

New Means to Extort Money. 123

Pope Alexander VL, A. D. 1492-1503.

The Most Infamous of the Iniquitous Popes 123

His Memory Rots 124

His Character 124

Grossly Immoral 125

Has Four Children 125

Luxury 126

Buys the Papacy 127

One of His Mistresses 129

Has a Son Born While Pope and Legitimates Him 129

Makes his Daughter, Lucretia Borgia, Regent 130

A Pointed Poem 130

Forever Infamous 131

Muzzled the Press 131

Energetically Repressed Immoral Heretics 131

Pope Julius II., A. D. 1503-1513.

The War Pope.... 132

Formerly Giuliano della Rovere 132

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Made a Cardinal in Youth 132

Table Bill $4,600 to $6,900 Monthly 132

Objectionable Ways to Raise Money 132

Bribery in the Roman Court 133

Had Three Natural Daughters 133

Accused of Sodomy 133

Made Cardinal when Fourteen Years Old 133

Lavishly Extravagant 134

Least Fitted to Push Reforms 134

Religion Secondary 134

Table Bill Over $16,000 Monthly 135

Indulgences.

One Explanation of Decay of Spiritual Life 135

In Connection with Jubilees 136

In Relation to Pope Nicholas V 136

Gold the Inspiration 137

In Relation to Alexander VI. Gold Again 141

Indulgence Graft and Luther 142

Pope Hadrian VI., A. D. 1523-1534.

The Reverse of Leo X 148

Sincerely Religious • . 148

Admits Corruption of Priests, Prelates and Popes 148

Inaugurates Reforms 148

Assails Luther 149

German States List 101 Grievances Against Rome 149

Attempts to Economize 149

Poisoned? 150

'Trafficked in His Sister's Shame 150

Excommunicated Henry the Eighth, King of England 150

Pope Innocent X., A. D. 1644-1655.

Lady Olympia 151

Pope Alexander VII., A. D. 1655-1667.

Nepotism 151

Extravagance 151

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Pope Alexander VIII, A. D. 1689-1691.

Nepotism 151

Pope Benedict XIII., A. D. 1724-1730.

A Reforming Pope 152

Clerical Corruption 152

Pope Benedict XIV., A. D. 1740-1758.

Disordered Finances ' 152

An Infidel Secretary of State 152

Pope Pius X., 1903.

The Cardinals 152

The Vatican Assails Americanisms.

The Issue Stated 154

Americanisms.

Human Equality 155

Sovereignty of the People 156

Freedom of Conscience, Speech and Press 156

History of the Establishment of Freedom of Conscience in America 157

Americanisms Enunciated by American. Presidents.

George Washington: Resist any Innovation upon American

Principles 158

John Adams: Venerates the Constitution 158

Thomas Jefferson: Freedom of Conscience and of the Press... 159

James Madison: Free Conscience and Free Press 159

James Monroe: Equality. Sovereignty of the People 159

John Quincy Adams: No Union of Church and State 160

Andrew Jackson: Free Conscience and Free Press 160

Martin Van Buren: The People the Source of Power. Church

and State 160

William Henry Harrison: No Government by Divine Right.

Free Conscience, Speech and Press 161

John Tyler: Popular Sovereignty. Foreigners must be Americanized. Personal Liberties 161

James K. Polk: Equality. Freedom of Conscience. A Treason to Mankind 162

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Zachariah Taylor: Most Stable Government on Earth 163

Millard Fillmore: Common Schools. Constitution the best ever

Formed . . . 163

Franklin Pierce: America, a Beacon Light to the World 163

James Buchanan: Richest Political Blessings Heaven ever Bestowed 164

Abraham Lincoln : America's Free Institutions 164

Andrew Johnson: God's Hand in the F'raming and Adopting of the Constitution. Equality. Education. Free Speech. Religion. Popular Sovereignty 166

Ulysses S. Grant: Personal Liberties. Free Pulpit, Press and

School. The States of the Church. Education 167

Rutherford B. Hayes: Education. Separation of Church and

State 167

James A. Garfield: The Constitution 168

Chester A. Arthur: Popular Government 168

Grover Cleveland: Popular Government. The Constitution 169

Benjamin Harrison: American Liberties, Blessings and Duties.. 170 William McKinley: Popular Government. Six Free Things. Education. The Constitution. Fruits of American Sovereignty. The Step of the Republic. The Nation's Hope is

in the Public School and University 171

Theodore Roosevelt: Free Schools. No Public Money for Parochial Schools. Full Religious Toleration. Separation of Church and State. Immigrants must Revere our Flag. The Church which Remains Foreign is Doomed 172

Vaticanisms.

Against Equality, Freedom of Thought, Sovereignty of the People, Freedom of Conscience, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, and Separation of Church and State. Catholic Church Should be Supreme in the State 174

Laments the Lack of Ecclesiastical Authority in the Public Schools 177

When Church and State Conflict, Obedience to the State Becomes a Crime 177

Church and State Cannot be Separated 179

Separation of Church and State an Absurdity. Sometimes it is Worthy of Toleration when Situation Practically might be Worse— in the United States, for Instance 179

Confirms and Renews all Censures of His Predecessors 181

Not in America is Found the Most Desirable Status of the Church . ..181

XIV THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL.

Sighs for the Favor of the Laws and the Patronage of the Pub- • lie Authority 182

Any Civilization Conflicting with Holy Church is a Meaningless Name 182

A Question.

Does the Parochial School Teach Americanisms or Vaticanisms ? . . 183

Chapter IV. The Parochial School Superintendents

Who and What 184

Two Illustrations of the Selection of Parochial School Superintendents 186

Unworthy Parochial School Principals and Assistant Principals

Shielded 186

Moral Inconsistencies of Superintendents 194

Thorough Supervision of Parochial School Practically Impossible 194

Superintendents are not Answerable to the American People.. 196 A Pertinent Question 197

Chapter V. The Parochial School Principals And Assistant Principals

Who and What 198

Parochial School Principals Shield Each Other 202

Cheap Politicians 203

" Get Rich Quick " Investors 203

Liberal Patrons of the Arts and Sciences at World's Fairs.... 204

Nautical Clerics - 208

Dealers in Smut 208

Brazen Hypocrites 209

Malodorous Pedagogic Samples.

Explanatory 209

Rev. No. 1. A Forger 210

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Rev. No. 2. A National Rounder 211

Rev. No. 3. A Lover of Fast Horses and Fast Women 212

Rev. No. 4. A Grocer 212

Rev. No. 5. A Pugilist 212

Rev. No. 6. A Fiend 216

Rev. No. 7. A Doctor of Medicine 216

Rev. No. 8. A Sot 217

Rev. No. -9. A Gospel Pitcher 219

Rev. No. 10. A Wounded Veteran 220

Rev. No. 11. A Hat-Band Lover 220

Rev. No. 12. A Wolf in Priest's Clothing 221

Rev. No. 13. A Ballad Singer ...223

Rev. No. 14. Celibacy Inexpedient 224

Rev. No. 15. A Festive Fellow 225

Rev. No. 16. An Equestrian Hero 226

Rev. No. 17. A Cuspidore Martyr 226

Rev. No. 18. A Dead Beat .227

Rev. No. 19. A Brewer 227

Rev. No. 20. A Sodomist 229

Rev. No. 21. A Philanthropist 229

Rev. No. 22. A Seductionist .231

Rev. No. 23. A Debauchee 233

Rev. No. 24. An Admirer of Little Egypt 233

Rev. No. 25. A Ground Hog 236

Rev. No. 26. A Monstrosity .- 237

Rev. No. 27. A Preference for Black 241

Rev. No. 28, Plus Scores and Scores. Devotees of Bacchus,

Venus, Graft and Gambling 242

" The Gates of Hell " 244

Chapter VII. Graft

Parochial School Officers are Grafters 251

Holy Orders Graft 252

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Promotion Graft .253

Vacation Graft 254

Anniversary Graft 254

Baptismal Graft 255

Penance Graft 256

First Communion Graft 257

Confirmation Graft 257

Matrimonial Graft t 258

Extreme Unction Graft 260

Last Will and Testament Graft 260

Funeral Graft 261

Cemetery Graft 264

Purgatorial Graft 264

Building Graft 266

Incendiary Graft 267

Sanitary Graft 268

Corner. Stone Graft 268

Dedication Graft 269

Consecration Graft 269

Mass Graft 270

Church Fair Graft 271

The Paulist Father's Fair 274

Poor Box Graft 275

St. Anthony Graft 276

Relic Graft 280

Charm Graft 284

Grotto Graft , .284

Holy Thursday Graft 285

GoodTriday or Holy Land Graft 286

Holy Saturday Graft 286

Easter and Christmas Graft 287

Mission Graft •. 288

Revolving Candlestick Graft .' 293

Candlemas Day Graft 294

Indulgence Graft 295

Special Collection Graft ' 295

Peter's Pence Graft 296

Catholic University Graft 297

Sodality and Lodge Graft 298

Advertising Graft 299

Sacramental Graft 299

Savings Bank Graft 300

Eleemosynary Graft 300

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Undertaking Graft 301

Employment Graft 301

" Pull " Graft 301

School Procession Graft 302

Commencement Day Graft 302

Tuition Graft 303

School Book Graft 303

Accident Suit Graft 304

Testimony Graft 304

Naturalization Graft .305

Janitor Graft 305

Assembly Hall Graft 305

Miracle Working Graft 305

The Last Straw 306

The Handling and Investing of Graft 307

A Suggestion in Arithmetic 308

Annual Income of Pastor of Small City Parish, $10,000 309

Annual Income of Pastor of Large City Parish, $100,000 309

Conclusion 310

Chapter VIII. The Parochial School Pupils

Inadequately Instructed Secularly 313

Irreligious Instruction 314

Demoralized . ..316

Chapter IX

THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL AND THE LOSS OF THIR- TY MILLION CATHOLICS IN THE UNITED STATES.

A Statistical Argument by a Catholic Authority 322

Admitted by Bishop McFaul of Trenton, New Jersey, U. S. A. 324

Admitted by Official Organ of Cardinal Gibbons 325

Placing the Blame 325

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Chapter X. Apaism

Historical Statement 334

A Catholic Cannot Become President of the United States 337

History of the Catholic Church in America 338

The Causes of Apaism, and the Cure.

The Parochial School Its Chief Cause 342

The Federation of Catholic Societies 343

Temporal Power 350

A Nuncio at Washington 353

Blatant Boasting 362

The Cure for Apaism 366

Chapter XI. The Emancipation Of The Catholic Laity

The Laity Must Control Temporalities 372

Laymen Were Formerly Trustees 381

Laymen Ceased to be Trustees Because they Interfered with

Priestly Drunkenness, Immorality and Graft 387

An Impending Explosion 388

Catholics Should Study the Catholic Bible, Particularly the

Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles: Commended

by Leo XIII 388

These Last Named Books Give the Very Words and Deeds

of Jesus Christ 389

The Acts of the Apostles Gives the Early History of the

Catholic Church 389

The Simplicity, Frugality, Unselfishness and Purity of the First

Hierarchy 389

The Fathers of the Church did not Occupy Palaces, Wear

Princely Clothes and Receive Royal Incomes 389

Laity Should Scrutinize the Confessional 390

Punishment of Drunken and Immoral Priests 392

Prescribed by the Council of Trent 394

Clerical Excuses for Priestly Misconduct 395

Judas 396

St. Peter 396

St Augustine 397

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The Catholic People Should Forsake Drunken, Grafting and

Immoral Priests 397

A Decree of the Church to this Effect " 398

" Ecclesiastical Power, when it Destroys the Church, is Infernal Power" . , .399

Chapter XII. The Public School

Historical 400

An Absolutely Necessary Institution 400

The Safeguard of Freedom of Conscience, Free Speech and Free

Press 402

Prevents National Stagnation 404

Appreciation of the Public School by Distinguished Catholics.

Bishop John Lancaster Spalding , . .405

Hon. John F. Finerty 406

Religious Instruction.

Religious Teaching in the Public School 406

A Suggested Religious and Ethical Parliament 407

A Sectarian Minority Dog-in-the-Manger 407

Recommendations.

A Warning to the Critical Friends of the Public School 408

Non-Catholic Friends of the Public School Should Withdraw all Support from Catholic Institutions 408

Catholic Public School Teachers Should Unite in Defense of the Public School 410

An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, (originally Proposed by President U. S. Grant) 413