Rome’s Mexican Policy and Worldly Pleasure
THE Western Catholic says: “Mgr. Averardi was sent to Mexico as apostolic delegate, principally for the purpose of endeavoring to establish better relations between Church and State, and indications have not been lacking that he has met with success in that undertaking. One of such indications is the delegate’s recent instruction to the Mexican Catholics, that they give the Diaz administration their loyal support.” Rome claims that it “never changes,” but that does not say that she never “tacks.” It is not uncommon to see a ship sailing in a direction opposite to that which leads to her intended port. This is simply taking advantage of adverse winds. Rome has for a long time been contending for power in the Mexican Government against the influence of the Freemasons, of which President Diaz is the head, and has so far been defeated. The present tack is probably for the purpose of gaining some new advantage. SAYS the New York Observer: “The great and growing power of pleasure must be admitted by every careful student of the tendencies of the times. The increased and constantly increasing supply of the means of excitement, self-indulgence, and social dissipation is a distinguishing feature of our generation. In modern society amusement is more and more coming to be regarded as one of the supreme ends for which men live.” Against this tendency the Lord gives us this warning: “All that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.”