The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-17
Differences of Opinion.

this rountry when it discovers--or thinks it
has discovered--any difference of opinion be-
tween the teaching Of the Gath9 h;ch apotbeg
ecclesiastic puts forth. During the past week,
all our daily contemporaries have been III
eestaces first at the soealiea po l0tgI ot the
letter of Father Hyacinthe to his superior III II
Rome And yet both documents are really oil
.of.theC ;ermaIf Bishops The protest they have
made is upon hypothesis-they nave put
forward in this shape, (and in order TO con
trovert them,) the anticipatI0ns OF 1he anu
Catholic party in Germany. The English press
has only been too delighted to peIleVe thaI
these prelates intend their protest as an appear
against what they believe the Gomez ; ol IND
nothing of the kind, but have set up the hiau
of straw and knocked him down again, IN order
to quiet, as it were, the extreme ahS
ideas that the infidel teachers and Soclnlan
preachers in Germany have promulgated
respecting the Council that will be held IN
Rome But, supposing for the sake ora unlemS
an extreme case-supposing that these nineteen
Bishops did differ from the(maJorlty oil Lne
Council in any matter brought before thas
assembly, do our friends think tnat Woulu
cause a schism in the Church 7 II so they are
greatly mistaken The German bishops wonio
most assuredly submit their opinion to the rest
of the assembly, and wonld henceioctn De, as
before, obedient to the voice when they
believe as Catholics to be lniallipie. AS
regards Father Hyacinthe's letter, 1t is only an
old story told over again. A clever anu
yentilates opinions which are condemned by
his superiors. He is reprimanded Tor the same,
and rebels against authority. He does not put
forth any doctrine contrary to the Calhohc
! faith but he has not learnt how to be oDedlent
| when censured. He will either subslde IN time
| into the obedience he owes his superlors, or he
| will sink into insiSnificance after Il season OIL
Dopu1arity. But, in any case, he VIII not fnJafe
| or undermine the foundation of the Church,
nor is he likely to found sect OF his own.
! But, to turn from imaginary to real differences
| how is it that the English press do not look at
| home little more The worst that can be
| said of the German Bishops and of Pere ny
! acinthe is that they differ from the Church
or from the authorities on matters OF discipline,
! or upon questions which have been, ana are,
considered ais not of faith In the Anglican
church we see clergymen refusing TO meet on
! the same platform. Incumbents of churches
! that are in the same diocese, teach ana preach
| doctrines upon the vital points of Christianity
at direct variance with each other. There arc
| thousands of rectors and wears IN England
who would far sooner allow Baptlst or an
| Independent minister to occupy their puIplts
than they would permit DIR. Pussy, DIR. Llddon
or Mr. MackonoChie to preach for them, and
| who would infinitely sooner worship IN MI
Surgeons Meeting House than in ST. Adams
! or Christ Church, fapham. We know of III
stances in which Evangelical clergymcn have
advised members of their congregation VINO
| happened to be going to reside in places where
there were no Anglican churches except those
served by Ritualistic clergymen, rather to e.
to a Dissenting place of worship than attend
where, what they were pleased to term ldolatry
|
often seen Anglicans of the Catholic schoo
hearing Mass in our own churches, rather THAI
attend Evangelical place of worship. How
is it that these dIferences-these ute
Emergencies upon the most vital doctrines
are never made mention off Or take the cas-
of Mr.-Yoysey. How is it that that gentleman
is, so to speak, backed up-detended by a aea'
and fl We other clergymen of his own Church
Surely what he has written and preached 10
= two or three years are at variance Win I'll
. tenets of the Anglican Church. IT they ar
{ { fta yinin Common BfuNG
is nothing more less than false from bt
ginning to end Mr.. Voysey's defenders sa
that he ought TO be allowed to teach what
= likes II so, no Anglican DlShop coulu rel us
u to ordain Mr. Bradlaugh.
Differences of opinion exist, and alwaS
q must exist, even within the limits OF the san
II Church. But with Catholics they exist on
= upon such subjects as. the Church hassnot "
!, defined to be matters of faith. In the AnSiiea
. Church they exist upon subjects OF vital II
Il Dortance-upon. questions upon which the
} can he no two opinions consistent with trut
l, The Church of England has had an opportunl
= of bringing her dogmas all nnder one define
a opinion. Had the Bishops of that Churc
u half-a-dozeu years ago, joined, and led Il
u Catholic movement within Der pale, she wou
}, at the present day have BEEN at auyszEate,
Va united and consistent body. But 1T has turn'
II ont differently, and the opportunity has bee
~ lost for ever. The Council of the Vatican wi
u no doubt, open the road for the Cancellation
10 CathulC-minded with the t.Cdth0l
Church, and in such. a way as not to iniu
their feeliugsrno hurt their pride.-E N
OF within tho last weel=Be- have learned cert.'
y facts which show that the work OF union
IN IN tween the Anslieans and ourselves is me
CT advanced than we have had any idea OF a
~ that on both sides men are stepping forward
= explain, conciIiate, and unite doctrines, d
Us ferences, and opinions. The work is gre
1d- and good one, and it will be indeed n hap
10 10 day for England when it is carried out y
% present it E-iseEl1d exers "
nc better, not to enter too infinitely into detai
NJ The work is in good hands, and may be SAFE
OF left to the care of those who have undertak
TO it. In the meantime should certain
~ recommend the English press to think lit
more of the troubles at home, and make
u little less noise about matters which til
ne certainly do not understand. They are CT
ne sstent in their antagonisrn to Catholicism, |
GU the pertinacity of these attacks upon us ser
IN our ends much more than they believe.-Hee
~ -; Register.
We n.- 60, 1, C,,.II,t,,,s c,
m @ - re -, t;,,t in this 5ay,s mr.