THE CORONATION OATH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 86, 20 July 1910, Page 5

THE CORONATION OATH.

ALTERTIOXS FAVORABLY VIEWED. By Cable.—Press Association,—Copyright Melbourne, July 10. While blessing the new convent, Archbishop Carr took the opportunity of expressing tli-o intense satisfaction of Catholics.at the prospects of seeing removed from the British constitution the iniquitous terms of the Royal deela ration. When the oath was framed to secure the Protestant succession to (he Throne it faithfully reflected the intolerance of the time:?, but since those days a much wider dominion -.va* governed by the King of Euglanl, and liberty of conscience has been soured by all faiths excepting t.ie Roman, which was singled out, for most; opprobrious epithets at the most io;,\T'H occasion in the life of each sovereign. The Premier, Mr. Murray, said that the affirmations in iihe coronation oath were most objectionable, n >t only to the million Catholics of the Empire, but to millions of people of other nations who were friendly to Britain, a> d to all right-thinking Christians. Ati/ culinary citizen who used such as were contained in the iifl'irmatniis to his fellow citizens would be giveii in charge for endeavoring to pn vote a breacfli of the peace. The King f.lculd not be compelled to set a i example which his loyal subje:o9 would be punished for following.