The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-21 00:00:00

Extracts from the " Tablet."

PIES IX.'S POPULARITY AMONG THE R0.30-145*--.
The Pope's annual visit to the Church of the
Twelve Apostles on the vigil of the Immaculate
Conception is always the signal for a loyal demon'
stration in favour of the Temporal Power. The
present occasion was no exception to those of the
past. At half-past three the Pope arrived, and A:
he descended from his carriage at the door 0'
the sacristy an enthusiastic burst of cheering
broke from the crowd, which, although niol-
boring a considerable proportion of foreign
Catholics, was mainly composed of Rem°.
Nothing could be more national than the
cries that saluted our cars. " Viva l 'Angelo le
Vaticano," " Viva it nostro Vecchio," were far °-
teller audible than " Five le Pape," or " -rive Pie
IX." A good Anglican clergyman who stood n°a:
me in the crowd was fairly carried away by th,
popular feeling, and waved his hat and shont7
with a " muscular Christianity" which
have rejoiced the heart of Mr. Kingsley. " bhp'
they told me these demonstrations were. gils'e
up by the French abbes and Zouaves,',
said, " and here are the Romans themselves Ore;
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most in showing their loyalty to the Pope." ati
the good Anglican been a little more accustoinv;
to the popular dialects, he would also hallo
distinguished what struck me at once, viz., that t
Romagnoli and Merchezziani, many of whom their
to Rome as workmen, were most clamorous in th.est
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loyalty. Nowhere, perhaps, is the mild and 3%,
rule of the Pope better appreciated than in the 4
happy provinces groaning under Piedmohte'o
usurpation, and where the massacres of San
are matter of recent history. The Holy Ft"
ab
s
having rested in the sacristy, entered the chi
the
preceded by the Sacred College, and surrounden;
his household ; and the prayers which closed 'ice
Novena having been recited, a clear, full, rich T°o
we all knew entoned the first words of the

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THE POPE FIFTY YEARS A PRIEST.---The
anniversary of the ordination of the Sovere*;ii
Pontiff as Priest, will occur on the 10th of 114 of
next. Pius IX. received minor orders the stijer,
January, 1817, the subdeaconate 20th of Deceu",h—of
1818, the order of Deacon 6th March, 1811
ap
Priest, 10th April, 1819, which was Holy Satu
He was ordained Priest by Mgr. Caprara,

wards Cardinal.
CATHOLIC POPULKTION IN EUROPE AND ASE
—The New York Times calculates that the Prnraie.
tion of Catholics to Protestants is greater in A 5,,
rica than in Europe. In Europe, with a P°P ire
tion of about 287,000,000, 23 per cent'
Protestants, and 50 per cent. Catholics; in Ainer'sre
with a population of 73,000,000, 38 per cent.
Protestants, and 59 per cent. Catholics. a
THE MOUNT OF OLIVES has been purchas' tow
the Princess of La Tour-d'Auvergne, whose i°
tion was to reside there in a house whic,ll,ol
brought from Paris for the purpose. The rt°3;ioto
however, died before her plan could be carrie'aea
execution, and the Mount of Olives, by a f
tvo
signed in due form, becomes the property
°
Crown of France.
THE CATHOLIC EPISCOPATE.—In connection 1
the approaching Council, it is interesting t°
that the number of prelates composing the, tb
archy, according to the A nnuario Pond/lei° O'OEO,
year, is 982. There are actual vacancies in Wget3o;
Belonging to the Oriental Rite there are 76; 10
and of sees in partibus infidelium there are 22'1;00
all there are in the Catholic Church 12 patriarcOa
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177 archbishoprics, 905 bishoprics ; but tif.(3ov
vacant one patriarchate, nine archbishoPr'a' OF,
102 bishoprics. The number of sees and 1 ie-01,
in the British dominions is 110. Great IBrit4it sot°
will represent above one-tenth of the prelt,
will have a right to sit and judge in the to
cal Council.

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