Reverend no. 14's story (Crowley, Romanism a menace to the nation, 50th thousand,1912)

Text: "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women..." Daniel 11:37 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry..." 1 Timothy 4:1-3

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Rev. No. 14.—Celibacy Inexpedient.

   This priest has an international reputation. I now give a translation of an affidavit in Latin which was filed at Rome against him, but no attention has as yet been paid to it by the Vatican:

   —— makes oath and says: I am a priest of the Archdiocese of —— and was lately appointed Rector of a Church in the same Archdiocese. I was Assistant Rector of the Church of —— for about thirteen years. During all these years I lived in the same house and sat at the same table with the Rector, Rev.——. During at least two years the aforesaid Rev. —— was an intimate friend and faithful adviser of the Rt. Rev. ——, Auxiliary Bishop of ——.

   Of my own accord and of my own knowledge I bear testimony to the following facts: The aforesaid —— lived the life of a layman rather than that of a priest. His associates and friends are certain priests of doubtful character and some from among the laity against whom again and again grave charges have been publicly made.

   For twelve whole days in a year he has not lived in his parish. For ten years, clad in secular dress, he spent a night, nobody knew where, away from his house, once in every week. It is certain that he frequently lied about the circumstances.

   For twelve years he never missed the festivity called Mardi Gras in the City of New Orleans, which is one thousand miles from Chicago.

   He lived for at least two months in the year not only away from his parish but away from the Diocese.

   To my knowledge and that of my associates the Rev. —— rarely said the Divine Office nor did he hear confessions except two hours in a year.

   For ten years he had the Stations of the Cross in his church without canonical erection.

   He made sport of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

   In the hearing of myself and companion, Rev. —— priest of the Archdiocese of —— Rev. —— has maintained that carnal intercourse of priests with women of illfame is not to be held as a sin, provided they do not cohabit with the women of their own parishes.

   The intimate companion and mistress of Rev. —— is ——, who publicly maintains that the celibacy of priests is inexpedient if not impossible. Again and again I found Rev. —— and —— in a bed room with the door closed. The circumstances were such that no doubt remained but that they met there for an immoral purpose. The sister of Rev. —— was grieved at the visits of this woman, but nevertheless they were continued.

(Signed) ——

   Subscribed and sworn to before me April 17, 1902.

——,

[Seal.]

Notary Public.

   Rev. No. 14 tells his parishioners from the altar: "It is none of your business what I do. You don't have to do as I do. You do as I say and not as I do."

Crowley, Jeremiah J., Romanism a menace to the nation (a new and original work) together with my former book "The parochial school, a curse to the church, a menace to the nation" (two books in one): a searchlight on the papal system startling charges against individuals in the hierarchy made and filed by the author and a score of prominent priests—with photographic proofs and illustrations, 50th thousand, Aurora, Missouri: The Menace Publishing Co. [, c1912], pp. 428-429.

Online Source: archive.org/details/romanismmenaceto00crowiala

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