Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-23
Temporal Power of the Pope.

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Temporal Power of the Pope.
We publish another article to-day, from
gentleman who is well versed in ecclesiastical
history, over the signature Of *. Lopfj," in
refutation of the Hon j. r. Chandler's asser-
ton (for such it is, and Nothing but assertion
that the Pope has not claimed, and does not
claim, temporal power over the actions Of men
or of governments This article together with
one published yesterday, and several others
previously published in our paper csta6lish,
upon the authority both Of ancient and modern
writers, that the Pope has alaoays claimed,
and whenever it was prudent erercised poaoer,
as the Vicegereit of God and the successor Of
st. Peter, over temporal as well as spiritual
matters.
No truthful man will deny that Brownson's
Review is the recognised organ Of Pope Plus
the Ninth in the United States. 1t is worse
than in vain-worse than folly--it is presump-
ton itself, to deny this, when it is known that
twenty-five Catholic Bishops have endorsed
that Review-when, for years past, it has con-
tinually maintained, with the knowledge of the
Catholic Bishops and Priests Of America and
Europe, the temporal power Of the Pope, and
vhen the Pope Aimselt, oithin tho last nine
months, has granted Professor Bro,c7son his
apostolical benediction las a pledge Of our
che Pope's) gratitude to you (Brounson) for
the service you hare done for u.s." These are
the Pope's words
The October number of Brownson's Review,
ut page 638, contains statement from Prof
Brownson, that during the previous year, he
the volumes of his Review, 70 be handed to the
Pope, with letter to the Pope from Professor
Brownson, the volumes and letter were
delivered to the Pope by the Bishop of Boston,
and that the Pope on the Goth day of April,
1854 wrote letter to Prof Brownson, which
letter is published at full length in the Review
IUr UcrODer, aIIu Ov..s-a---
Sand as a token, Of our so great benignity, and
as pledge of our gratitude to you, for the service
you have done for us, we add our apostolcal bene-
dction, which we lovingly impart, with the poured
forth affection Of our fraternal heart to you your
self beloved son, and to your whole family"
In our Judgment the endorsement given by
twenty Catholic Bishops, to Prof Brown
son, and published by him, in his Review, to-
gether with the apostolical benediction be-
slowed upon him by the Pope, in April, 1854,
in consideration Of the serrice done for him,
and which benediction was pronounced after
full knowledge by the Pope, of the Kind Of SER
rice Professor Brownson had rendered, (these
things, we say,) establish conclusively, and be-
youd all cavil or controversy, that Brownson's
Review is entitled to full weight and implicit
confidence, as the recognised and authorized
exponent of the dogmas, tenets, and claims of
tho Romish hierarchy. If in the past, there
have been doubts and dsagreoments on these
questions, they can all now be solved and de-
cided, by the Pope's approved cxpoundcr.
What then, says Professor Brownson on
the question Of the claim Of the Pope to tenn
pordt powerf
In the january number QS54) Of the Re
view, page AZ, in an article entitled, 1.-THE too
orders, spiritual and temporal" Prof Brown
son says:
"Now, although we do not say that the Church
commissions the State imposes the condition
on which II holds its right to govern, yet as It
holds under the law Of Christ, and on conditions
imposed by that law, zoe do say that she 1.-THE
Catholic Church) az the guardian and judge Of
thai ldp must have the poicer to take cognixonce
Of the State, and to judge whether or not 1t does
or does not conform TO the conditions of It's
trusts, and to PRONOUNCE SENTENCE accordingly"
After arguing the question at some length,
Prof Brownson further says:
"For in deposing sovereign, and absolving
his subjects from their allegiance, and authorizing
them to proceed to the choice Of new sover-
eign, she (the church, does but apply the law of
Christ" &C., &c
At page go, of the same number, the profes-
sor says:
ave only ask our readers to bear in mind that
the Church Is not herself the civil authority, and
that, though she possesses the temporal authority
in radee Inherently she ordinarily governs the
temporal order through the temporal sovereign.
She bears, by divine right, both srords, but she
exercises the temporal sword, by the hand OF the
prince or magistrate The temporal sovereign
holds IL subject 10 her order TO be exercised IN her
service, and under her direction"
Now, we suppose no man can be so great
simpleton as to deny that the above extracts
from Brownsons Review distinctly announce |
the doctrine, and maintain IT, that the Pope |
is supreme over all human governments, WELD
ing both sDords, spiritual and temporal, as
Vicegerent of God
But, as we mean TO place this matter beyond |
disputation, even at the hazard Of being tedi-
Gus, we win make one more quotation from |
Brownson's Review 0he same number, and
following the above extract0 in which he gives
uttcrance to his piety, as follows:
90 sovereign pontifl successor Of the prince Of |
the apostles vicar of God on earth If ever through
love OF the world, or through fear OF the secular
power, whether royal or popular in its constitution
r al. *
Christ, my Saviour, of the whole spiritual order,
and as spch SUPREME ALIKE IN sPrRITuALs AND IN