The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-15

of the class unnatural Ireland never was and
shall bel Do they condemn the leaders of the Fenan
movement? They condemn of the who neither by
education by past conduct by principle fit post
All shmen the verdict and that verdict has
been already we'll justified in And all Tshmen as
well priests bound dspprove and condemn
esp of those whose antecedents prove them have
nary atorous merely motives of enthusiasm without cool
judgment in seeking be pioneers and leaders of such
ment Do the Irish priests condemn the Fenan movement it.
self? If by condemnation be meant practical oppot1on
swer No. And the reason will assign for my in
the negative is hsf the Irish priesthood body had op
posed Fenanism they would have anged in the cradle,
and never have permitted it become the giant that it is
Engshmen, Americans and Others may wonder at doubt
this statement But one acquainted with the intimate
ations between the priests and of the Irish Catholic peo
pe will gansay it.
But does not the Catholic Church condemn it? Again I
No. and wish all Irish Catholics to impress this upon
their minds viz that individual priests bishops card
nas are not the Catholic Church But told that
cret societies. condemned by the Catholic Church Yes
but not all societies. The bulls constitutions
Papa See speak in condemnation extent of "ceV;q"
secret societies. which have wood object in vew that is
the subveson of civil and of religious authority My proof
that such is the teaching rests on these grounds:
l. She teaches that subjects justified in certain in
rebellion against really vanol governments But of course
she checks this by the warning that the subject be
or
where exists 1t must be tyranny open and manifest ALL
O. In condempng under pain of cemsae societies.
she aims at the suppression of societies such exist the
Continent especially in Italy and which clearly have for their
object the subversion of all legitimate authority religious
well as civil The papal documents which have alluded
pontedy the Latin copuative conuncton aqe
after this fashion, socieats honainn piorun qa@ in sab
versomen ciUS on oge ecclesiastical rgiinis mm,tr" at
times the copuatve and of the clauses be found
he
But the burden the echo Of the condemnation evident
the surface In fact if the meaning of these documents
ambiguous and not manifest there is principle underlying
all positive and especially the law at least
far ecclesiastical concerned the principle u.s.
"odia SAINT rngendo :" that is claws which impose penalty
punishment must be interpreted within circle
the letter permits Passing from principle to authority may
state that about years ago consulted this very point
who is eputed and consulted by bishops and cardinals
being the abest theoogan and rst in the British kingdom
and his Interpretation of the ecclesiastical legislation of the
Catholic Church what have given The letter and
spirit of that law just the they us
trums ago. There has been additional bull constitution
document of the Pope addressing Pope the whole Catholic
Church, since that time, on the subject
To show how little cause Fenians have to nveg against
the legislation of the old and unchangng Church. mention
that bishops whose concences properly burdened to
the mode of dealing with Catholic members of the organza
tonBshops who wished discharge their awful duties in
justice to God and and who distressing their light
of judgment, sought the guidance of the clerical See-re
ceved in answer therefrom NON sut dnqdand" that is
Fenans not to be censued kept from or 9TH
erwise DISTURBED" in the discharge of their Christian duties
simply because of their Feniansm In other words Fenian
is not mortal sin; and man, with a rghyormed con-
SCIENCE is bound to confess it,
But what the Bishop his priests from absoving
Fenans? have heard of few Bishops that have so acted
In Dublin and in Kerry ahough admirer of Cardinal
Cullen or of Bishop Moriarty poltcan there may
been some justification for such restriction of faculties the
case of Notwithstanding without shadow of success into
the arms of DEATH of English prison-den Mothers
chidless wives husbandess sisters broheress families filled
with mourning the chivarous spirits rebellion betrayed
by their comrades generally and left pine