Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-08-11

ago the iolloWlnB atlnck upon the
Catholic Church, which, to say the
least Of II, is n very curious position
for a leading political journal to take
in Republic whore It's citizens proudly
boast OF religious freedom, ald that
they can worship God according to
the dictates Of their own conscience {:
"TnE GREAT PopIsH CoUNcIL -
In December next the Bishops of the
Church Of Rome will gather from all
parts of the world in the Vatican, At
the summons Of the Pope. If the his
tory Of this church did not warn us of
the designs Of this conclavc, we might
readily have discovered them from the
Encyclical letter Of the Pontiff, pub
lished in 1854. That remarkable doc
ument caused great uneasiness, at the
time Of its promulgation, 10 countries
entirely Roman Catholic; IL was the
source Of anger in many where the
population is equally divided in reli-
gious iailhj and il excited derisiOn in
countries mainly or Overwhelmingly
Protestant. In these last, our own
among them il was locked upon as
tho pcevish protest Of senilc old
priest, besct by dangers which be
could neither avert nor patiently en-
dure. And many who pass their time
contemning the power of that splendid
superstition, and the ability of its
priesthood, rested, aud still rest, in a
security which the designs Of the
church d. not warrant.
These designs are nothing less than
the declaration of the temporary in
iallibility of the papacy, and the abso-
lutte temporal sovereignty OF the Pope
The virtual accommodation of the
King OF Italy, the assumption of su-
perior authority to the Emperor OF
Austria in matters Of civil government;
the alarm OF Bavaria, next to Portugal
the most bcsotted government in the
world in Popery; and the caution
given by France against too bold an
assumption Of power by the Ecumeni.
cal council, all point unerringly to
the tendency of the hierarchy and
the distrust Of the governments OF
continental Europe Let il be remcm-
bered that the Jesuils are intent on
political power now, as they have
ever been that the dogma Of tempo
raj iniallibility is their darling scheme;
that If they are successful, the con
science Of every Catholic in every
land will be bound as firmly to uphold
the temporal sovereignty OF the Pope
as il is now bound TO accept the doc.
trine of Trans substantiation, or the
Immaculate Conception Of the Blessed
Virgin; and some idea Of the danger
to temporal powers from the arrogant
assumptions of tie church at Rome
may dawn on the most credulous
mind.
Let the Ecumenical Council ieciare
the dogma that the Pope is supreme
in temporal affairs, aud infallible, and
not one government on earth can dc.
pend on the loyalty Of its Catholic
population, in any case where the
Pope may refuse his assent to the acts
of government. A word from Rome
can place Ireland in frenzy Of rebel
lion, to which will be added all the
enthusiasm of religious fanaticism
against the English government. Lei
il announce then that our schools ar,
hot beds Of horcsy, as il has already
done let it declare, with all the au
thoriiy Of iniaIlibility. that our form
of government, for separating Churcl
and State, is an enormity and wick
edness, as it has done before; let i
/ command its votarics 10 withdraw al
legiance from such an engine of tn,
devil as our Government, and to worl
day and night for its overthrow, as i
must if il be true 10 itself and ia
teachings, and let that strange broth
erhood, whose oonsummate ability
has been the dread and the admira
tion alike Of mankind for Eve hundred
years, be authorized to carry out Oh,
orders Of the Church, and where wOull
we beg Four millions OF Catholic
led by the Society Of Jesus, frantically
intent on purging Chris.endom Of 81
monstrous a crime as Republican gov
ernment, which condemned the trul
faith, which refused to prevent tn
teaching Of heresy in her schools
which denied the pspal power, laugho,
at its assumptions, mocked its zeal
and glorified in its defeats, woul,
prove danger so far greater thai
the three hundred thousand slavehol
ders, that the. fallen aristocraoy be
comes as nothing by comparison.
Ourprescnt purpose is fulfilled whel
VIC call attention to this pregnan
subject but we shall, IRON time 4
time, discuss the Great Council, an,
also discuss it, designs and acts, II
such spirit as they NAV seem to dc
mand hoping always that the attemp
TO make the Pope superior n iempora
things over constituted civil govern
mont may eventually prove iaaatica
dream Of some mouthing enthusiast
or at the worst a scheme Of that pcs
iilent Society which has intngue'
against every government on earth
and been driven ffom all except on
own. But, while hoping these things
We are bound to say we are hoping
against hope. That evidences aceu
mulate on all hands that the popcdon
is on the eve Of a struggle for the res
toration of universal sovereignty, AM
that it should be closely watched an,
sternly met. For in the defeat O
such a scheme lies the hope, and lh
last hope, ofliber,y on earth"
The Telegraph Is edited by Georg
Bergncr, rich Hessian Radical b
is Postmaster at Harrisburg, havin,
induced Grant few months ago L
kick q brave soldier out and plac
him in, which may account in par
for bis devotion 10 the Radical schom
Of making citizens of millions Of Chi
namcn brought up in ths belief O
Bnddha idolatry, aud millions Of nig
I gers trained in the still lower grad
Of Fetch worship; and it is not sur
prising TO MS, that journal using il