, 1869-12-05
TIE LITTER TO TIE POPE.
Erow 1t In Regarded By Roman
Catholics

The November number OF the casholic EorH se-
views II = kiId and courteous Msnner the letter
two GerezN AEemeliea II oompttnenis Presoy-
.esiacs Tor having eoyetnEett rnote Vigorous
than han that os any other Church e1ctps the Meth.
all ether lane soetetes oes!dea being the ff1s
denomination - feg1fds fe4ptcsabllity, taxing
,ss esa9 "a - Rto % q y, Ms
to the pont tetleF, IL toinas hate ahown mora
enn1ttsI, nd Hote feft tresrect, than either the
Btshops. VIII respect 10 the lere9 i,selt, Il
fne tone OF The document u remarkably disa,-
considered ~ the pselalea Of the council And tie
holy Father. We would suggeas to the gentle
nen shote signatures are apperded the ptops.e-
II Of mafttg IN AuthentC tIHcslAton Of The docu.
Eent Ito the latn language, zna os sendinx tnts,
With tie oKtKtnA nanheE, properly certified, to
Roma The editor Of the fsaa;slsst sec II TO ap-
E1enena That The Address1nR Of lhss letter 70 the
pupt mtt hi be deemed onCcRt or !npcrttpent.
We can sItore h.r, howrref, and ii other peztons
eoneeE ed. tnat Snis hy 10 means The case. The
adFrtss Of the frpe 10 n, CErtFt,ans not IN
Eta COMMUNION. was no mere tcEmsl1J, bot
1eTfect!y etuce.e 4nd n earnest me Netw1u
nd E1s}eaiao. =: ~! .s sss CREE B.soes we5e
though tncsr are fAr te3 ortnodox On the tunos-
mental doarnes Of the Truity and lncarnauon
than TIE PHesb.tetiAn Assemblies hare proved
on there st.ie1es- Is rus has tne 1oove men
ins, rot Eere1 u cnrsss,sns, bas ' Is HisS- as
ops Ine reaton Of this =. that .hetT epls-
copal character IL recognized End does not
10 do d to pmru thenaeives ., hefey nd
achAm n osdcr 10 be entitled, ttso }eetn,
70 tale thar p,acea IS constituent memoer4 Of
the ceul c1. with right Of vpunV, which wilt mort
Certainly uos bc Otherwise conceded to tnen
The Prufe naus bishops coold not be invited Is
b,shops. tec4uEe ther episcopal character Is not
recognized. II some q them ahou,d appear 10
ppt n tAef c11tlp, We have DO dapbt, from the
tebor Of the LETTERS paolished IN ine EaR.na
Catholic psrest, that rnev voold b. received With
sIeue their ez1sc ether before The ooun-
eli or spect11 congregation. 1t u not
yet too tAte for some OF them, who have
sufnete1t eo75sss ana eoondsnce cons enc En- r. @ sneir
bJ1cr1zn rru.est2nts make no ela,m To epts-
coral euecexsicn or ordination Consequently
6y lie council and hJ III rho sdnere % The
h!erarchcsl principle On which the mt ix oo1n-
cis ~tre constituted. n destitute Of AnJ right to
position Above that of iaJmen. Seversoeaesa.
spece1 7e societies, eqna1 u point Of fae u our
judgment, 10 thoee Eno cali .neDseites nsnopa
Of ptotessact. IN es.seepally suyuoed
spect ano consideration No do1ns they would
1ecetye an this, xete they to present tocnselEe4
70 the council - representatives Of thes1 70
Tie er,te1, however, sntnts sns, u any Psesny
tahh should lrpear II the ccnncl, I. must be u
lne attitude Of "ptrsons as1trK Tor N explains
On vnlen they sre bssed.n but tbat he councs
previous councils. Tns hope Is expTea.ed that =
cnnvensd Il which tleaseI isEiude q d,scasssoi
WM % permitted. ard which may bs atteudet
with the Eappaest rseuln IN promoting Ch1izdA1
oa T., IL ass us1sa1s Ss, 1' & e. ,s;sss
separated from tho CatAonc Church. - poaaesstn
"Sez1 1tesS interest a00 &roak weaEhss