Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-01
Rel atoms II the Pope to ths Civil Powers Let
tel Z ON o A Brownson.

Relttious Of the Pope t. the Civil Powers Let
tel ON o A Brownson.
Bosraz. Tuesday, June ID, 1853.
Ny Dear Sir hava received this moment
yours of the 9Th ia-t..vi.h il, caa.,slre / am IA
itiIeat -, to drterG,iu. 0nat .a#fH-r to take.
Tbcre a,e..o nau5ols ~ -, Ee,l,e, abercin
have maintained Inc ciil uaf.rait5 Il IT,, Pope
in TIL country d.. - ihere ,e -..-r, numbers
in wLIah have ujsel ssed the relations -. lie two
orders---tempor,l mud spiritual-'I din; shall
npon tho whole, be - answer your Wishes .,}' srud-
inc lhem. vii therefore order mY publ - to
sehd III tho MURDERS Of S53 aud l-5i.
You will find in the articles entitled tho THO
Orders." Januaiy 1898. "2Hc Spiritual nat for
He TtmporUp Apl.. and "Ihe Spiritual So
prems." July, Of the same year, the statement of
my doctrine on the subject; aud in " iou go too
Far january, ISL, "Ihe Temporoi poicers o {
Ht Pop'S.' April, 1871, aud "LRcic Jack ieih
his Hephcie." for October Of the same year. my
e1p anotions and defence of m, 4octrine.
May ak you 10 rcad these article in the or Ter
IN which have named them If you will, al
though you deuhtlcas will find much which. if
nou-G nihoc.you will object to,I am sure you wifi
find 10 ~aeh doctrine ~ am arcuse / Of holding.
III" subject treat ha- been much nhscured hy
controversy, mud ann huhle 10 msapprehen-iun
hq tl.a-o WHO haye not studied il ,a0lra What pro
feoudlr hem tho Catholic paint If view. trcaf
thu -ua ,yct only uns.Nr certain aspects aud for
1|baIt- $. mo many Oh l4t i tHl~ Disc nave I'll
Catholic Theology algthue3l scn~r, which iii..a
not famlar with h4t theology may tai -apprehrud
-ls dis in excuse OF those who have uiere,re#
sentri ne.
! elaim-ond never haye 1caird for III" P,re.
ont Of the Ecclesiastical States Il wu IA lie Is the
temporal sovcrcign--uo temporal or OWL iarjs.
aictjon, mower, or autbsrity, property - called
ae oalv power the Pop has in thu country.
is hs power over Catholic. rs tho sp ituul head
uf the Church. rs plrrly spirit aal power,
AMI eau be exercised only for spiritual end, aud
even then only oyer Catholics, for rhe Church
does not Judge tho4c who are without.
Ia mutters purely temporal, l. IA a Catholic,
owe no obedience to the Pope, because re has
received from Jesus Christ IN auth ritv as
temp ,rul sovereign over me. lie cannot make or
anmnkr thcrisht ofthe sovereign, or the duties
If the subject -abroqate the former or, ab-ove
from the latter.
Thus tar all Catholics whether the SO caed
alira Montanes, or the SO called Call cans, IRE
agreed. The dispute lie. not here. All agree
thm the Stutei- supreme andndrpendt mt N IL
own ar,ier- that is to say in the temporal order.
BHt rbat imsgn Is, that tLe temporal ordfr IS
aot suyrem, and iadrpsadeat. but, IN the req M
fure Of things srbordiaGttG to tn, SpiritHak sine
{hr tud ~ m4n-thc end Of thicL God mri dim.
directs and @orcrns him by his prorideace-.hS
IN The Spiritpoi NOT in NE ftmpor0t. Every
man who believes ANY febe.oa al all. wHei her
Catholic or non Catholic, does. aud must al mt
tl-: f il J., ruiv ~, my that w must obey tsJd.
ratbtr than mnu, aud live for the Creator Gather
thau the creature. This promised think con
state To- YOU, in u few words, the doctrine | 90
renily bold,
iaaym0ch as the t,8torai or3e r is sabordjaatea
to tht spiritual II toll1'2 thai the Stofe is aader
he iacs Of jastjec. consequently the prince holds
his powcrs Is uu-.. u9t as uu iu4e'a.sjhle
right and therefore lati.it- item Whnhr abuse,
Them mud ls-a. his Ilolf "a rgffru. Fins