The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-03

ISLANDERS AGAINST TID GERMAN BIsu-
oPs.-The gross misrepresentation respect
ing the recentmeetingo of the German Roman
Catholic Bishops has called from the Rev. L.
"A. Reiter, S. j., the following letter:
The English Atlantic cable seems to be
operated by the old boy, "the father of
lies,n whenever he sends reports of the
preparations for the approaching Gcnmeni-
cal Council Absurd lies he told but few
months ago about the intention of the Con-
vention of French Bishops, and then he
comes to dry week with conglomeration
of ignorance, blnnders, misrepresentation,
and lies concerning the Convention of
German Bishops.
The cable operator says: First: "They
assembled in Fulda, Bavaria" -Biuader No.
i. A school boy knows Fulda is not u
town in Bavaria, but i'll the former Eiecto-
rate of Hesse- Cassel, now part of Prussia.
Second " To consider in hierarchial con-
clave." BlaadeY No. 2. Conclave means
only the room for, and the assembly of
Cardinals, when eiecting new Pope.
: Third 8 To consider what course that
body, will adopt with reference to the Papai
summons calling it's members to attend the
Gcnmenieal Councils Lie aud misrepre-
sesafdti0n. The German Bishops met in
Convention in order to como to m under
standing in reference to the points to be
discussed and decreed in tho Gcumenicaf
y.
mons to the Council is, as every Catholic
child knows, q matter of course, and an
indisputable duty. Fourth: ''To consider
the line OF representative conduct, which
i they viii preserve duriDg the Council"
INSTRUMENTATION and gross ignorance, that
without shadow on reason represents the
German Bishops as some kind of rebels,
and intends to insin uate that they suspect
the Pope to misuse his rights and authority
IN relation to. them against which they
had to be upon their guard. Ignorance
only can talk of q Cline of representative
conduct during the Council, y instead of
Representatives way of proceeding, which
means neither tfcansidering" nor "preserv-
ingyP since such always has been and will
be observed in all ecclesiastical Councils of
the Catholic Church, as every one knows
but he who knows nothing about history,
like our stupid cable operator. Fifth SIT
rs understood Thy whom p that the Bish-
ops evince disposition to adopt liberal
: and independent views in the premises
20 --N'''tN ideas and DESIGNS
eIsae-seIfa aty1ed- worldly X fefoEtnetsi
which mover will or can be reaiized through
nm Gcumenical Council, How indepehd-
emit views the German Bishops have in
regard To tho Pope they have abuDdantly
proved but few months ago, when they,
more than any other, evinced their allie
glance and devotedness to che Holy Father
= on the occasion of his jubilee by their most
truly n6eraf and Bu bstuutiaf cen ttsHfs ala
tions and gifts all over Germany. Inde-
. pendent views will do in q Congress or
Parliament, but are nonsense in an In
fallible GcumenicaI Council of tile Catholic
Church. fe AS. a
These miaehs7ious reports foreshadow
what a mass of absurd gossip and nlisstate-
Z ments we must expect when the Gcumeni-
cal eiRnncil VIII have begun It's sessions;
Look out for the engine for fabricating hes