The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-23
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Church, and SfAbeShAs hb& ibeSnunes the qtes-
naturaly I've enough ask what does it meant
What has the Church to do with the StateT'
To Catholic the natteris clear enough 1.-THE
wards the Chnrch, and that Is to enable the
Church to fnlfl her mission and to assist her
in every possible way. Thus we have
the origin, of the old saying e Church and
State" 1t is not the State or Kingdom first
and the Church afterwards, but the Church
first and then the State. The duty OF o Ca
tholic king is to maintain in his Kingdom the
true Catholic faith, but he may not make that
faith subservient to Sl,in, but must be himself
its servant j He is bound to beIifs temporal
guardian as the Holy Father, the bishops and
priests are its spiritual protectors. In this
light we Can weff understand the connection
between Church and State, the Church (the
Catholic Church, the only true Church, coming
first and the State--the r6yalty iafFlr ef Aof
the kngdom-coming to its, defence and
lowering over, il for it's protection lAJrpIf
BIit in Ensldnd 1T tis not soA Iasteadi of
"ChHroi and Etate' itr istts State and Church"
The State, the Government, ministry, call it
what you Will is the hrst' eonsideratiop, and
amongst The 1aahy departments oyer, Which it
has 1eantrols this Governme mt includes the Pro-
testant Church.. ;fThe ministers have each their
share of batronTge, and they are called upon
by tfieIfi gnnportsrs IN Parliarnent to- exeEeise
it in hehalfDf some special candidate. ItDlay
be that each minister has some fifty appeals
before him and scarcely knows how to make a
selection; butt it must be done, the Church is
under the State and the State must rule the
carried on which is called " convocation" when
archbish0ps, bishops. and parsons meet, talk,
do nethisgs and theg return hope z their if
the Protestant Church is transacted in the
Privy Council. A bishoptic is vacant, and it
is matter af course in the gift of the Crown,
which sifaply means THAT the. Prime Minister
may nominate bis own subject, or secure a
double vote i'm the House of Lords by sub
hitting to the dictation Or entreaties ofarpious
peer. Let us try to paint the scene in words.
TYpto AN nv nyy-or HAITI NO nrir
osc-r- is vacant. 1 would wish to recon-
mend to her Gracious Majesty the Rev. DIR.
Doits rsn - -" ," l4E S7's sAs5 irssgs< d8IcT
An animated conversation then ensIes, and
selnetimes the PFensier's nomineeis sscfptched
and another s1bsttutediI his place. III
This is tie way they make bishops in Profess
tant EnglaRd1 anasin, the rotten Irish Establish
Inent, and this is the true secret of the con-
neetion bet tween Church and State which has
beep Converted into State and Church. III q
word the. English Church anst Irish Establish
Called into Existence by, Acts of Parliament,
they are eyer subject to its authority IN
Ireland they. are clinging to the State a
shipwTecke d.man clings to spar. They know
heaven, and now. that even Parliament has
them, they know not where to look
for support. They cannot look to heaven,
earth has forsaken them. Contrast Mt this
moment the Protestant and Catholic clergymen.
After three centuries of persecution the priests
are >tYiumphant. After three centuries of
domination the parsons degraded and
disgraeed, They have, been the parasites of
the State, but>tbe State has now cast them off,
and treats them with scoFn and disdain. The
priests have ever been independent and defiant,
they have suffered, and yet they have con-
quered, and they are now recognized as the
spiritual rulers of Ireland. 9Ienceforth there
will be in Ireland no Church and State y, but
" State and Church." the true holy Catholic
Church, not depending upon the State. bat by
its authority supporting any legitimate Govern
mept-Londen Unirerse.