The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-15
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you not promise US full liberty OF worshirsn $50
aid" was tue reply; 80 did, but not the mass;
number OF nnglisamen, who really believe them
selves 10 be LIBERAL They are quite willing TO tolerate
ana even 70 admire, any reiisious oenonna,osn mr.
Catholicism because 1t Is something "iorcign;'
something which has never. in all ITS ecclesiastical
poty, submitted TO DO meddeG win BY tnt
State; something which has It's CHIEF head out o
England ana in whose eyes Gil men and women, Ia
Guiding even her gracious Majesty Queen Victoria
are when Ia the Church, equal
Now in giving you FIRST few Of the reasons lol
which this Ecumenical Council OF the Calbolls
Church Is convoAed by the chiel pastor OF tina
Church, us also in noting for the Information OF YOU
hundreds OF thousands OF readers WHAT we may Elk
pect the results OF that Council and, lastly when
give concise historical account OF the eighteen
councils OF the Catholic Church that have preceded
the which is to assemble upon the 9TH OF Decen
ber-on all these particulars ! intend TO treat my
subject irom Catholic point OF view, and 10 look vi
the various reasons ana opinions which clash Sc
much upon ali that belongs to theology as foreign
to the matter tnat 10 before me. You want (as
once heard Mr.. Weir, who was long time editor Of
the London Netcs, and who died just as The great
American cIyl war broke OUT, you 'want facts, uo
opinions, IRON your correspondents; more partlcu
larry upon subject which Is fraugnt with so much
Interest 10 very large number OF American cit,
zcns and 1t Is with iacts anu vita facts only thai
propose 10 deal.
And lrst, then, as to reasons why the Ecumencal
Council, Which ~ to assemble about five weeks
hence, aud winch has been, OF rather VIII be, called
the '.fir5t Council OF the tatean"' has been con-
v0Aed, LopniDg NJ this question, as | SAID before,
from q Catholic point or view 10 was Impossible or
next 10 Impossible TO avoid sooner or later, calling
together Inc bishops Of The Church 10 decide upon
mauy points which require settling between the
ciyii ana the ecclesiastical governments OF THIS
word. FOR instance, wnen the edlct5 OF the last
General Council, that OF Trent, promulgated III
LurvPe, the civil Powers OF Europe we've all CathO-
nc, aud not only had large participation IN the
Council lseu put received and accepted all that the
Council had enacted All this is now changed. Not
only have England, Scotland. Germany (tlat ls the
northern parts anu provinces) Denmark Norway
CltnDIc
Church, Dug many Of the civil iaw5 ana ordinary
legal practices Of these countries at direct yari
anee WITH tae canon law OF the Church. Then
again, u vast republican enp.re-H may use to-
gethef two antagopstic words--nas arisen on the
other side OF the Atlantic, and III tnat Immense
country there are many thousands OF Catholics
whose present position as belonging TO gnat Church
ougnt 70 be more defined, and the cauon law that
binds Them ouglt TO De much modified IRON what IL
Is at present. hor must we omit To mention the
great hatred not only 10 everything Catholic, but to
all that CHRISTIAN walch OF late has 50 greatly
prevailed IN Italy, where the people are ali either
Tie most dey0ut followers OF Catholicism or
else the most bitter enemies OF the very
name OF the Cnurcn. Then AGAIN, since the last
Ecumetfca Council oil the Church, there have arisen
III Europe and also IN America what are known as
the principles oi 1881 the fundamental law ~
which tue source OF ali power Is acknowledged lG be
me people, ana tnat no emperor King or priest,
or president has any right " natevef 10 RUE unless
he Is accepted o. by the people VINO are his subeos
OF course TINS principle, which Is utterly NJ variance
wltl the principles of the old canon law ami VITA
that OF the dyine right OF kings, Is IN theory antag
in theory adylsedly for firmly believe 1t Is not
SO IN practice. and III pastoral letter upon the SUI
ject OF tue Council addressed by Archbishop Man
ming, the Archbishop OF Westminster twho is great
personal friend Of the fope to The clergy OF lbs do
cese, Bad tilese very remarkable words, showing
as panty as can be- how the wild Will blow or ID
Likely 10 bl1w, In tnat quarter. He says:-
IN moment OF haste and precipitation French
writers aad politicians have interpreted the concentrations In
the Syllabus contamination OF the principles OF 1859.
Ihs il enough 10 raise grea. turmoil. Bit is IL well take
granted and TO make who distance be that
the principles Of l7sJ such the theology and the
riy OF tne Gnriaan world mist eoDdemn. We would
sire 70 believe Ii that those principles they
oil period Excitement rather than of Gala
and OF measured thout nevertheless ia
coauaahe with the law, political morality, which lie
the foundations o. human society and consecra.ed by
tue sanction of the Christian world.
copy this from "The Ecumenicai Council ana the
Of the Roman PontlH pastoral letter
70 tue Clergy. BY he-ly Edward, Archbishop OF
Westminster"
Remember that these are not the words OF o So
called iiDera prelate but OF very Jealous ultra
VINO is personal friend OF the Pope.
Here then Tor to-day, | mast cose my letter,
merely asserting that believe OF the chief works
OF the Ecumeaical Council VIII be to reconcile lib-
erty Of government pnot revolt or revolution) with
canon law, aud t1at therefore, every American, like
every Eagilsnan, ought to feel greatly Interested
In It's proceedings