Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

DANGER IN THE DARK.
persecution and putting to death heretics and nnbelievers,
in the papal conntries of Europe, then mnst
it be acknowledged, the annals of the past, can in
nothing be relied on. We might refer to Catholic
authorities if it were necessary: I 'm prepared to
produce works of high repnte in the church of Rome,
wherein popes and their councils are landed for their
zeal in exterminating infidels and heretics; and the
most barbarous and sanguinary deeds justified. It is
not claimed by auy accredited Catholic author, that
the church of Rome ever tolerated fr dom of opinion,
and the right of private judgment in matters of religion;
nor is it maintained she ought; but the propriety
of putting to death incorrigible heretics, is strenuously
insisted on. Out of their own mouths, then,
and by their own pens, shall we judge, and condemn
them."
"Are we to blame papists in this country, for what
their brethren did in other lands and in other times ~"
"No; for that, we blame them not; but ra'ther for
jU8tifying their horrid deeds, in other lands and
other times. In that justification, they admit the
principle right; ~nd thereby virtually say, they would
now, if they dared, even here, treat Protestants with
like severity."
"0, but we all see that Catholics are becoming
more liberal- no danger of their hurting anybody
now-a-days."
" It is the boast of the Roman hierarchy, that their
religion is unalterably the same through all time; that
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