The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-03 00:00:00

ROMAN CATHOLIC 6.

,
When wepfestrile(lto our Reade nr
s onentittclay
'ast The Catte6raot, or Convention., between THE
FUPK and the KING OF FRANCE, we animadverted-
on the Stiliterviency of the latter to the tlead of
the Rottlan 'Catholic Church. A second Concor-
dat, which we inserted the nekt dAy, strengthened
our objections to any PikPAL INTERtEIIENCE in
the Governinent anther State, except merely
on the grocinitg the National Faith of that
State, if it acktowledged THE PoPE as the Head
of its-Q.(oth. We are glad to find that our ob-
jeCtions receive support from the very able and
loyal conductor of The (Dublin) Correspondent,
Voth Which Paper we have taken the following
just and pertinent observations on a subject that
must always he interesting to those who wish to
preserve our Constitution, in Church and State,
twin the open or insidious assaults of PorEeY

he mil oltdaim against U. Anti what is tote
ground upon Which this undue interference in the
affairs of a foreign independent State is attempted
that the free exercise of religioo is allowed to
per'son's riot belonging to the communion of the
Church 'Of Rome I. No human power can inter-
cept the prayer of any religion, On its way to the
Aliniglify—tyranny tins always sunk Irtfiled from
the design. The heart will pray—even the lips
will grow wearrin pious labotirtio power that
mati ever sswayed can prevent it. Alt that human
power can do, is to prohibit public worship : all
that the dangerous liberality of the Constitutional
Charter established was to secure to all religions
the right of pttblio Worship—the free exercise of
it. Does his Holiness the Pope consider the free
exercise of religion " contrary to the laws of
?" Does he consider it as repugnant to the
religious scut intents professed by Louis X:11111.,
that the free exercise of religion should be allow-
ed by law ? It he think thus concerninv a state,
professing that religion exclusively of which he
Is the head—what must he rooceive of a Nation,
wherein his religion is not the religion of the
State, but is allowed, with at! others, free exer-
cise If the free exercise of religion be contra-
ry to the laws of religion, in the contemplation
of the- Pope—what moist he his horrors at be-
bolding any other religion that' his own para-
mount ? Here is evidence irrefragable, of the
circumspection and sensibility which the Holy
Father exercises and indulges concerning the in-
terests of the Church committed to his charge—
here is demonstration, that hi, zeal in the dis-
charge of .his trust has carried him to the length
of intermeddling in the civil concerns of an inde-
pendent State—and yet there are men who, are-
endeavouring to persuade the Roman Catholics of
Ireland that the Pope and Gonsalvi are conspir-
ing with Lord Castlereagh and the English Go-
vernment to destroy the Roman Catholic reli-
gion ;—amd there are others, endeavouring to per-
suade us ail, that the Head of the Roman Catho-
lic Church confines his vigilance and superintend-
mice to mere spiritual atrair.• !—antl whets, that
affect to think that all reasonings upon public facts
are libels, and all inferences, however just in
point of reason, fit to be answered by execrations
atid ,larders.!

" The King of France excuses hinself from the
impi.tation of haring conferred that upon his sub-
jects, %%hien is " contrary to the laws of reli-
gion," by affirming, that the oath which he took
" does not extend to any of the dogmas or laws
of the Church, and relates only to the civil con-
stitution of afraies." How could the free exer-
cise of religion relate to any thing else ?—Sorely
the Pope most have known as much, even when
he was complaining."

NEXT WEDNESDA Y THE LOTTERY WILL BEGIN
AND FINISH—ONLY Q,900 NUMBERS—FORTY THOU-
SAND POUNDS MAY BE GAINED BY ONE NUM-
BER I—PRIZES ALL f.a,TERLING MONEY.

'7l-liiATRICAL REGISTER.
Performed Last Night.
THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.--,TeaZing' Made Easy: Prin-
Chnracter, by Mr. Terry and hiss Matthews. After
which, The Actor of All Wort:. To which was added, Tilt:
Critic.
NE W THEATRE ltnirAt, EtitivlSH OPERA-HotT3E..—The Purse.
After which. Frederick the Great: Frederick the Second,
Mr. H. Johnston ; Matilda. Miss Kelly. To which was
a..ded, Fire and Water.

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LONDON,
IVEDNESD:IY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1817.