The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-10-18
FOREIGN CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.

RoME-The Roman correspondent OF the
Pail Mall GdSettc says: ." We learn-that
the five committees appointed to prepare
the proposition to be debated by the Ecu-
menical Council, are progressing more rap
idly with their work than was expected.
This has not been done without taking
counsel with French, Italian and German
theologians, and in the course of October
or November, the report of the fathers will
be submitted by the Pope to an interna.
tionaT committee, composed OF preiates OF
those nations, as iweh as England, Spain,
Portugal, Holland, Belgium. and Poland.
Finally, the amended and elaborated prop
ositions will be examined by IL committee
of Cardinals which will give them the
shape in which they are to come before the
Council. The list includes the following
important subjects: :.
q 81 /. The policy Of uniting the Catholic
and the Greek Schismatic Churches.
SO. The regulation Of the relation be-
tween the Church and State, in view OF
the almost universal transformation OF
absolate into constitutional governments.
"3. The position of the Catholic clergy IN
general, and particularly of religious COM
munities of women, in presence of the rev.
olution which. desolates the Italian PEN
insula. iivt.' si,'i ~ i5.tt4 y %. y =
."4.i The best mode of providing religious
instruction as a barrier against the atheism
Of the day, so destructive to faith and NOR
| ais. Cardinal Pitra, Benedictine, is APP
| pointed to plead the cause of the Greek
| Church, and explain the differences which
divide it from thatof Romes" -,I s.s;ae-
| The London Register says: } .s.s.L
| Private letters from authentic sources IN
Rome state that the bishops of tile Greek,
Armenian and HISTORIAN Churches are to
| be invited to attend the Gcumenical COun-
Gil, and to take part in the discussions, but
not in the voting. The reason for this is
that the Catholic Church has always recog-
Al. tn In
valid although they are in schlsm. On the
other hand there never was any question
of inviting the Anglican prelates to attend
/ the Council, because the orders of thai
communion have always been deemed
invalid, and both bishops and clergy looked
upon as mere laymen. 1t is supposed tina
the Government of Russia will do 1T
utmost to prevent the bishops of the EN-
pire from attending the Council; for il
| that country Erastianism pure and simple
is the order of theday. The bishops o
Greece proper will also very probably b.
prevented by Russian intrigue from attend
: ing; but from all parts of Turkey, Bulga
ria, Asia Minor, Palestine and Syria, grea
J number of Greek prelates will proceed t
: Rome. The desire for union with tn
: Catholic Church is very universal through
, out those lands; and in many parts, numer
GUS priests and lay people OF the Gree
r Church have, within the last ten years
acknowledged the supremacy of Rome
l abiured what is termed the ytitioque heresy
: and Joined the Greek Catholic or Unite
Q Greek communion. This portion of til
Church retains the whole OF the Greek Fit
5 ual their liturgy is in the vernacular {
: the country; they allow Holy Communio
:, in both kinds and Exactly as in til
/; Greek Churci) married men may b
}, ordained, although they cannot be marie
It after ordination, nor can married ma
e become bishop. In Bulgaria and in par
: of Palestine the movement of union wit
the See of Rome has been very extensiN
= indeed lately. 1t is supposed that of I'll
l. patriarchs, archbishops and bishops, con
s. posing the hierarchy of the Catholic Churc
there will be about 900 present at Il
a Council and not less than 100 bishops
q Oriental Churches not in communicate
m with Rome are also expected on that gre
g. occasion.
ID Lyons, the most fervently Catholic CT