New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-05
THE FAPAL QUESTION.

/ We have not heretofore touched upon the I'M
profitable subject Of the Papal question, which i
engrossing so much Of the attention Of the work.
at large, for the that the bare facts of Ma
poleon's controversy with The Pope, the former,
scrowding upon and the latter's resistance to
are familiar to all who have the least interest il
European politics; and believing that any specu
lations and amplifcations on the text would only
| confuse subject which is best understood in the
fewest words, we have awaited the development
Of some phase Of novelty in this vexed question to
furnish material for matter Of interest in its cen
nection, and something of this kind is supplied br
the proposition Of an American gentlemanJ. l.
0Snliyan, Esq late q. s. Minister at Lisbon. who
has published pamphletin Paris sketehing plan
for the reformed establishment Of tae central pom
titicatc, which will place i Forever beyond the
reach Of interference by-semporal soyereigns by
removing the cause which excite their envy Or
covetousness and provoke their aggressons, for it
VIII Che cause BY depriving the Pope Of
any moEs strictly temporal dominion than that of
control Of the principally in which he pre-
sides
The plan suggests that guard Of honor for the
Pope be provided BY small contingents Of troops
from al the Catholic countries Of Europe, and the
universal guaranty Of the neutrality and tranquility
Of Rome be secured by atcommon treaty among all
the Catholic powers. To provide the revenue for
the Papacy thus simplifed back into its proper
character Of q purely spiritual authority as the
high priesthood of Catholicism, the plan proposes
. regular annual collection from the two hundred
millions Of Catholics Of the world through the
efficient machinery al ready for the purpose, or
is thousand bishops and at least five hundred
thousand minor ecclesiastical funetionaries, This
'ystem Of contribution would yield vast income,
many fold as great as that now derived from his
emporal dominion by the Pope, and would sup
'ort the Pontidcate in style of lavish and i'm
,osing splendor becoming its dignity and unequaled
\ It's history, and afford . surplus sufficient to
heck the assaults with which time is devastating
be holy city, and restore it to all the magnfcence
{ its palmiest days. Palaces and cathedrals,
enecent institutions ana vast public works, could
e reared and supported, and unlimited control of t
loney would enable the largest charities and give
10 Pontifieate more real temporal power than it
az possessed for centuries. AS it is quite impos-
Bile for the Pope to resist the overwhelming force
Napoleon, be will probably yield to what he
lnnot prevent, and some such plan Of keeping up
2 fonLIheate as that above sketched be adopted.
r. O'Suliyan, himself of that Church, pledges
. Catholics of America for liberal share Of the
nual contributions to the revenue of the Pom
eate.
It does not seem wise for the Papal Government
persist in clinging to that nnthankfuI shadow Of
npcral authority and modicum of earthly do I
in which costs more than it comes to to support
which is continually keeping it III hot water q
] sole cause Of trouble when there never has c
en- the least reason to doubt but that the Spirit
I Court could be kept up on the grandest scale v
m the offerings of the world at large, and its n
erations be unembarassed by the clog Of admin s.
ering an expensive and troublesome secular fl
yernment, in striving to overthrow which Napo- b
N promulgates so much pleasing claptrap about 81
rking for the liberties of the people and all that
a story is told Of the celebrated Paley. When o
the University he was giving himself 20 dissipa !.
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