The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-20
.IF THE WHOLE WORLD WE'RE
\ CATHOLICS, THE POPE WOULD
GOVERN THE WORLD.

GOVERN THE WORLD.
Avery allie writer in the Frankfort (Ky.)
Commonwealth, discussing the subject Of
"iIe pope's powers" quotes the following
remarkable extract from work by the Able
do pradt, Frencl, Roman Catholic Bishop,
on "dnciem and modern Jesuihsm." Note
the assertion ihnt "if tho whole world were
Catholics, the Pope would command the
word"-and also, that the Roman Ca.;..ic
CLERGY will, in tme, give embarrassment to
the United States"
"Caiholicism is not organized like other
worships. The latter have no common cen
tire, 10 exclusive source from whence flows
power IN every religious society. They have
no Rome--nor predecessors of Rome--nor
pretensions of Ronie-4no Difference, which,
from al parts of the world, is paid to Rome.
The eraitation or dep 4Yion of those is of no
importance in The po 2ssai order cf States.
II is not so with Rome. Everything in Cath
olicism tends to Rome. She is felt and fear
ed everywhere. She exercises an immense
empire over her ministers; upon one part Of
her faithful. She has her public and con
cealed-her sacred and proiane codes. Her
representatives ARE first every where. The
honors which she lets fall on the head of her
elect, are the summit of private grandeur in
the eyes OF the world"
"As nothing is to be neglected ina subject
so grave. for it's perfect elucidation,I fear not
Ia. place under the eyes ct the reader the
religious statistics o. the world. This table
will place within the reach of Judgment, the
respective forces of the different kinds of wor.
I ship, and the nature of the conduct which this
force requires.
stipulation Of the terrestrial globe---six
hundred aud seventy millions. o..
Catholicism, l2O,OOO,OO0
Professionalism and dissenting
worship, 400p0,000
Hebrew, 40DO, 900
| Alahomedans, 70000,00O
Greek worship, 36,00u,0O0
ldOlaters, 4O0,00O, 900
"The actual question limits our attention
Ito Catholicism. 1t counts one hundred and
tcenty millions Of foliouers. 1t cannot have
less than fur hundred thousand Minister'S
This worship and its ministers are spread
everywhere. They hare but one head Re-
spect for him increases with distance. Major
c longinqto rererentia. The Irish and Amer.
lean priests are more obsequious to Rome
than the German and French priests, who are
placed nearer to her. Rome, viewed at II
distance, is n colossus. Who is the chief OF
this immense family, of this militia, present
everywhere. The PoPE. lie counts, Mem
more SuljPcis than a sorereign; more euen
than many sorereigns together These hare
subjects only on their oUn territory-
The Pope counts subjects upon The Terri
tory Of all sorereigns. These command oni,
The erterior; their authority teaches only er
ternals. The Pope peueiraies deeper, he com
nands the interior. The seA of his empir.
is pleced in The CO, science ITSELF If the whoi,
'oorM were charlottesville Pope pould commane
The b0rM.
"M Ireland, Holland and the Unitpd States
Rome does every Thing by apostoiicai rieas, II,
in countries of missions. The Regime pleasc'
Rome; for it gives her the means Of being
mistress everywhere. The clergy OF tn,
United States, like that of ireland, is very de
voted t" the Pope. 1t is very rigorous. 1t
time it will give embarrassment to the Uni
ted states, us that OF Ireland does to that o
the British government" . Ed, pages 295
297, 29S, and 3O6.