The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-07
"n the whole World were Catholics, the Pope
would Govern the World

| A very able writer in the Frankfort (Ky)
Commonwealth, discussing the subject of 'the
Popes powers" qaotes the following remarka-
| BILE extract from work by the Able de Pradt,
French Roman Catholic Bishop, on ''aneient
and modern Jesuitism." Note the assertion
that '.if the whole world were Catholics, the
Pope would command the world"-and also,
that the Roman Catholic Clergy will, in time,
''give embarrassment to the United States."-
Read:
Catholicism is not organized like other worships.
The latter have no common centre, no exclusive
source from whence flows power in every religious
society. They have no Rome-nor predecessor of
Rome-uor pretensions of Rome-nO Difference,
which, from all parts of the world, is paid to Rome.
The erdIation or depression of these is of no i'm.
portance in the political order of States 1t is not
so with Rome Everything in Catholicism tends to
Rome She is felt and feared everywhere. She
exercises an immense empire over her ministers;
upon one part of her faithful. She has her public
aud concealed-her sacred and profane codes. Her
representatives are first every where. The honors
which she lets fall the head of her elect the
summit of private grandeur in the eyes of the
world"
"As nothing is to be neglected in q subject so
grave for its perfect elucdaton fear not TO place
under the eyes of the reader the religious statistics
of the world This table will place within the
reach Of judgment, the respective forces of the
different kinds of worship, and the nature of the
conduct which this force T, quires.
Population of the terrestrial gooe-six hun
dred aud seventy millions.
Professionalism and dissenting worship, 10000 900
Hebrew 1000, 600
Mahomedans, 70,OO0,OOo
Greek worship, $4,000. 900
ldolaters, 40O,OOO,OO0
"The actual question limits our attention to
Catholicism II counts one hundred and taOenty mil
lions of followers. 1t cannot have less than four
hundred thousand Ministers. This worship and its
ministers are spread everywhere. They haze 6nt
one head Respect for him increases with distance.
Major lonoinQuo reUerentia. The Irish and Amer
can priests are more obsequious to Rome than the
German and French priests, who are placed nearer
to her. Rome, viewed at distance, is colossus.
Who is the chief of this immense family, of this
militia, present everywhere The Pope. He
counts them more subjects than sovereign more,
evesa than many souereigns together. These haze sub
jects only on their oWa territory. The Pope counts
subjects upon the territory Of all Sovereg''s These
command only the exterior; their authority teaches
only eriernals. The Pope penetrates deeper, he
commands the interior. The seat Of his empire is
placed IN the conscience itself. II the UhOle toOrld
uere Catho.ics, the Pope woadd commend Tie OOrld.
"In ireland, Holland aud tie Uuited States, Rome
does everything by dposoticaE Wears, as in countries
of missions. The Regime pleases Rome; for it
gives her the means of being mistress everywhere.
The clergy of the United States, like that OF Ire
land, is very devoted to the Pope 1t is very ngo-
rous. In time it viii give embarrassment to the
United States, as that of Ireland does TO that OF
the British government" Ed, pages 295, 2s7,
298, and 800.