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4 Catholic View of .he Russian Question.

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4 Catholic View Of ,he Russian Question.
From The Tablet
The claims Of the Emperor of Ra,sa based on the COM
mum 1t religion between himself aud the Greek schis-
MATES of Turkey appear the uuius AMI iosolent
shen consider, what in fact g-n.r lily known,
that the Russian snd Greek schismahcs differ vital
point Of discipline involving doctrine 10 call the Greek
schism by The ~ the Greco R1 sian Church as
Russia hss done in the Nrc dram Of Convention she Is
attempting force upen hrtey, is AZ al.e theoog Ally
As j. politically Were for the bazy nconseqa ent
reasoning which ia the unt'ng mark OF h-r-sy and
schism The Russians and Greeks would m claim to
De- with each Other than with the Catholic Church.
which they unite IN resisting Toe Grscks Initiating tho
blind hatred Of the Oons'-t- Of old VII not allow
hdy OF CNh" Baptism AMI treat an apD.tWs Catholics
sho c,me n them exactly II they hashens bsp.
uyipg them sre.h WITHOUT CONDITION IL Il the u
schism 10 d,eien and sif-n II goes and Il not
an the 1856 that the Creeks adopted this rule the
hmg and absurd or-eHt that the Latns h,d altered
their rite and baptized by sprnkng instead ~ by -ifi
sion II ID. change had been made in the thirty years
hrtN eel 1913 and 3d. for AZ the former fae The sch sn.nc
Patriarch Of C,nsantnope approved of the opposite
rule for Russia OF receiving Catholic sp'stltes and LIh
erans and Cavnss also with chrsn only aud DOT rahap
tn Ever since 1909 the Rl-sans have mtnt ,nst this
practice and have paid attention % The ds'rees n the
mother Church sister Church Of Byzsntiun. TIE
son # this obvious Rus.ts nj D, to be huge. anal
camsing power absorbing hin its-lf nation t-r nation
She wishes TO proseys not order to souls but %
make the empire homogeneous hence ahoreyer prose-
hfism would be- politically inconvs nieut she avoids IT,
Thus she does seek 90 br the dseuers any great
scale within the pale Of the national Church, and whore
she does aim II making pro,e she uses suoh material
methods will accomplish the result with ths trouble
10 The State Ia The Baltic provinces from 100000 - 1JO
OOO uherans have been brought into the Russian Church
the question Of the validity u their baptism had been
allowed be rlsrd perhaps not quarter at thess
versions would have been effected The process very
simple the Lutheran ritual j. already splendid thl1
that # other protessD's they have none of m myster
Gus dread of the Russian -ch.mscd Church with which
the Bride Of Christ in.pires those alien to the Faith thus
they become Russiaps ~ rsl'yon, much az IN English
bisseneT becomes mhsr at thu national Church whsn
he gets rich No troublesome question. asked ,DOut
his baoii,m; no oh ,nge Of life il required Of him snd
be easily gldes out of one heresy n,n smother liss
England, Russia prefers to keep the cpadtOn Of
coumui ion with the established sect very phi sble and
easy and is lot az all Opposed 10 secure theological
consistency n the price of poucd poser Again the Rus
siaus have adopted companions method NJ making
converts sin liar To that which WAS IN in Ireland
the suy days If p-rsu when 10 be- coming Out
of Protestant church constituted man Protestant in
the eyes Of the law Any who has ptrta-
ken OF the Sacrament from the hands IT Creek Prls,i IL
r-gard.das COVE md formal 20 renpuncs
', faith tor hat ~ the STATE. Among the fbOassn1s
"of Luh,rlns Firms Esthonans Lettes, AMI Germans in
the Rus-sn army di-p-r-ed A. that army Is the face
of The vast empire many are Obliged to abstain from ths
consolation Of the Sacrament unless they willing to
receive from The hands Of Russian Priest. Conpslsd
as they are 10 JOIN M many OF the Church ceremonies
"tbey often tea pied o receive the Sacrament keFiss
after which the Law refuses 10 rccogn then any 9TH
"er character than members # the Greek Church"
Caihohcs who, moment ct weakness may have sc-
g.. ped The mmsTa'i,Ds Il = schismarc Pde,t
7 j.
from this policy that they avoid " Il any Difference for
he decisions IT CoDst,nnopis which would At al imply
that the all of The Patriarch could control that of the
Gar The Pararclaie OF Moscow has long ag) merged
IN the im peral supremacy, and by the phrase
Greco Russisn' applied in the Seied 10 the Oriental
schi,uatica Churches generally the Patriarch Of Con
siantuope is alreacy being taught hd he i not 10 expect
10 The Pope Of tn Rome. when the Car h. have
realized hi long cherished dream Of the revival OF the
Lower Empire This appears 10 be strongly felt by ths
Patriarch and even now IN the very cradle and earliest
germ If events which Il will take centuries deysl,pe
W. hear hat violent dispute arose between him aud
Prince Mrncikoh on The point OF discipline which forms
the subject of the present article good deal Of
very has lately been going IN Greece and Turkey
bs Gne,iion started tEo years ago by the singular A.,
tempt Of Mr. Psmer Of Magdalene College 70 obtain from
the synod Of C0bsiantDops solution Of his diculties
ab, Ut B4pim, M Anglican seeking communism
with the Greek Church lie forced upon their a,t-n-
ton IN long memorial the p-eposterO1s position IF tbs
Oriental Church, branch II H. ilis Rlssan admitting
the validity Of Catholic aud Protestant Baptism the
other the C0nstannop0tau ree ting H. aud yet A. tho
sane time receiving 70 communion without inquiry all
those Who admitted BY the Russians lie hgnbly
craysd for the sake Of his conrcencs 70 be atsded
On this difficulty but ELECTED from tie Greek Pfet'es only
avery brief and rather III tempered reply TO the eject that
there was but BaDtsm, and that they nothing
about the Russians admitting my other However ia
cent correspondence from ton-'antlnpe, We read hat
the Pairrch G.unanOs lately put forth pamphlet attacks
III the Rusian Church for fs facility la admittn Z Lain
Batisms Prince MenchikOn compelled the Prel ate to
withdraw his publication. Such incident - this shows
thai the Russian PrOe tOras is likely . very
cslfabe the Greek Psiarebs Tie lover Clergy cod
the Greek Datou gftftly a. thDss Drihkiuk 70 10
Oriental Greek schsm called ia the Turk h Empire,
are all Tor Russia and against such tide Of popular f7rhag
the yro ss Of sbadOwy claimants Of The sicssson
~ mighty namts will 0f course, be able 10 effect no'hng
Tn, Greek .hsmstcs everywhere call me Gar our npe-
ror even for the pre.eD comPronise be- Effected,
M The black storm which hsngs over the Turkish Empire
y % nss, off in the Ogpogs u tedious negot .iion,,
an ~ Fr,uer0r will have ctsd all be ably looked
n, ~ his sudden ia - the Object " hi- o. w.
.ng Impetus gwen 70 me general feeling Haioh kiss
J.; H. Fast fsse start always lessons the chance II
$50 INT N a not false which has sc1 atsd
sefrehasf and j. designed 70 produce cert ain result
~ period perhaps the prayers # Catholics for
ne pr0 elton aud extension Of the Church in the Last
more urgently needed than now Diheartsning as the
times IN appearance the Russian aud ahlence
daily advancing CAthocy depressed and rs ssssr
ID By Catholic powers with too much codnesA the
present stir and agitation IN the East nevertheless y great
opportunity Tor the Church II sill cres'e-perhaps has
already created spirit Of inquiry among the Greeks such
a. no other event Lcs the chsn has Occ 'sOned sod ws
may confidently expect in The various Greek schsmttical
corrnunions analogous 10 that Of Pgssyisn in
the Ap0ieap Establishment drawing greater and grsa
nurbers Of individuals within the r1e Fed 10 proportion
a he h.maricAl body tssf comes out more strongly In
IA real ehar.c,rstcs u pride and hatred Of the truth.
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