The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-10
Tyrants In the Catholic Church I'm America.
New YORK, Feb. 8, 1913.

Tyrants In the Catholic Church I'm America.
New YORK, Feb. 8. IsiS.
SIR +
Being satisfied that your paper is rapidly
gaining influence among the Catholics of the
world, and especially in Rome, beg room in
1t Tor the following remarks the ate OF
important section OF Catholics in Amerlca-the
priesthood
Some time since gave you letter on similar sub.
ject, which am glad TO know useful and hops
this will be Of more
Thero 1872 priests engaged in the ministry in the
United states, and 1877 priests otherwise employed
Every II theae is deprived OF his rights By tho
bishop who rules him. and 1t is especially sraugs that
country celebrated for political liberty
ss this country is - bishops and three bishops
should be allowed 70 act as tyrans large ur
Der Of priests.
And if keeping back tho rights men, and keeping
them the Of anothers power and
tyrants OF them then all these priests ssvo5 and
all those bishops tyrsnts.
the duties aud this rights of bishops and priests in
in the Catholic church in America So much Of 1t
suits the bishops fnrcy he oppress his clergy
is refused
Pnresrs.-Ths canon Law provides, tina. where the
church is unoested the rights and privileges of the
clergy and their duties, shall be tina csnous direct
But although In America the church Is unmoested tbs
bishops srorosd law or
esoh diocese into parishes and In each parish fixing
priest pastor who cannot be removed from unless
he DO guilty OF sufficient crime. When u parish II
vacant, two parish priests sworn to examine and
decide the merits Of the assistant prisrs ths do
into learning ability, and character OF each and
decide oath who In best qualified This exslts
sSs PR S D sns most ana so
of ability and Of high principle No church should
be governed by psticcat influence or interested tter
Merit should outweigh lady's smls-learnpg
should preponderate petty intrigue Were there
. dem and chapter to appeal to, it would not rule
a. II does In many cases at present
liza priest dare remonstrate now he would be sus-
pended. In Catholic countries, there canon'sts
ecclesiastical urss who defend priests in the eoces!,s.
fiSol nrrxa md vfulh
laugh at the charges which get priests suspended here
frivolous are they.
ant; there 10 appeal Aud to IL worse yet
he will not totally cut of the accused priest lest he be
he withdraw his functions and sends him bsor. the
world priest, who dare not beg. tescn, work.
exercise his functions, tell Of the tyranny pracsed
him,
The canon law provides that when priest errs and
has his facuties withdrawn (snd the dean and chap
would require almost Estate prison" sort of offence
for that he must be supported by fund raised IN the
diocese for the purpose osupportng all priests who
not obtain the of subsiitng independent of it
In France every candidate for orders GER
tain amount Of property to maintain him, II such diff
Guilty should come on him.
and hunted down, and abused them in this
dioce,e every day. he is regarded still a child
Co amend and to destroy spoke OF the dean and
chapter, they council for the bishop elected from
the psrOchsi clergy BY vote in the rurest spirit of de-
though the Of the bishop valid without the
dean and chapter, they are open to censure and
picop II approved by them In this formthis
the dean and eleven prestswe the origin OF trial
by jury and yet In this democratic country where all
are guaranteed freedom this trial by jury is withheld
from the clergy Of the democracy There Is Justice for
the people but Justice for the clergy The dean and
chapter steady balance to the bishops power at the
time that 1t rashnees his part and gives
bis peers and condemned and this verdict confirmed
OF injustice; snd II the jury against the decision
Of tho judge they appeal to the sroh bishop and
Rome This justice and this 10 the in
on law.
BIsHors Promotion from the degree of priest to
that of bishop Ia understood by the church to rest
ths following claims:
This highest grade Of lesrning.
The highest grade Of ability.
The highest character.
Formerly all Catholics voted at such elections and
the public authorities took active part In them 1t
Was like the election OF This the spi
1t OF democracy But bad made of the lay votes
Ia many and the people ceased to vote and left tho
ed from her fee and usual by outward
this dean and chapter made the election and the
selected tho candidate The bishops only have the elect
ing power here tho country were under the most
tyrsnnous rule But here there for such ty
ranpy Religion Is Free and why should its ministers
slaves! No such abuse tolerated even in the seryils
stassof Europe. few dinners and astery, gains
the mitre for IA pet, whose Ignorance 10 disgrace to
it, and clog religon Why take the vote of the
priestsl They best know each otherthey would more
kindly obey of their o,ing and he would 20
vern them more kindly The bishops care LITTLE ABOUT
him, they have to do with him but the clergy
over whom he plays king log" " the stork,n Of
Hsop suffer. The priests have q canonical right to
make the choice then why do the bishops withhold it, or
pack their pets them MIR Brownson seeks all social
reforms from the church. Why does he not begin 1t
home Before the northern constellation glmmsrs in
New York again, let the clergy have justice first make
them free and then let them f society their
fsrence help the popular amelioraons But how
such bishop atk for popular rights, while ne Is well
known tyrant CHE mitre going Is price for dinners
and ckspittingpus and hsttery) and while he bestows
preferpent, not the merorous, but on the pct Of
pets In pett.coatsthe tea table gossipcr who
blot society Let the bishops to the priests OF
the Catholic church their rights and after that shall
hear the Boston philosopher Let them subscribe frst
to the truly Catholic sentiment Of Ventura Of Rome,
let separate that which IL united by God
and ia God-iiberty and religion " CArHOLlCUS.