The New York herald., 1869-01-08
the TEMPORAL POWER o. the POPE.
Lecture by the Rev. Father Boyian n
Cooper Institute.


Cooper institute.
"Tne Temporal Power OF the Poper was the sub
ect Of an elaborate and interesting lecture delivered
last evening In the great hall of the Cooper Institute
by the Rev. DR.. Boylan, OF Crosscrlough Ireland. A
very select and highly appreciative audience was in
attendance, and number OF eminent dlyines and
public citizens, including among the latter Mayor
Hail and ex-Judge Connolly. occupied seats on the
platform.
Mayor Hall introduced the reverend lecturer in
very complimentary terms. He welcomed him to
the city or New York. ana said Father BoyIan had
given the subject OF the lecture considerable study
and had little over year ago accompanied his
bishop to Rome, on the occasion OF the assembly OF
many distinguished Catholic divines.
The reverend lecturer after thanking the Mayor
for the elegant compliment paid him. said that the
present was most opportu ne time there being NO
INTO the causes that led TO the recent troubles IN
Italy, lie believed the Catholics or America Welded
70 none In love and sympathy for the Pope in his
Catholic world In throwing around his Holiness the
shield OF their devoledness at critical ana irving
time. The power OF the Papacy was not limited by
mountains or rivers and loss or gain OF strip or
territory could never aect the royal spiritual power
which the Pope possessed over the Catholics Of
America. II was clear that the temporal power
or the Pope was providential order to secure
In peace the Popes personal freedom and supreme
ulftctlOn over the whole Church earth. Either
the Pope must he King or n subect-thcre was no
medium lie must be King, independent and for
the full, free, fruitful aud religious agency OF the
Papacy sphere and throne OF his own were
necessary. But the idea OF having Victor
Emanuel and the Pope both n Rome at the
same time was absurd. The Pope the subject
placed, could not on any point OF faith or sacri-
hce any principle or the Church: but the sacred
brought from Calvary to the Eternal City the
records the herlooms OF the Church. and above all
", ,ie SOVEREIGN independence o. the head OF the
Christian world, should never he In the custody of
sandman robbers. Rome must be the in,iolablc re.
', sldence o. the Papacy. Applause. Who could
ueny Tue justice OF the P0pe's title to hs dolniona
title arising from the free choice OF Tie people the
necessity OF sefprescrvation, and confirmed by the
preseIlpuon oi Zoo years-a right singular IN iis
sacredness, recognized by the imperial laws and
sanctioned by the Almighty Himself aud which has
ever preserved Rome 10 the Popes. From the very
nature OF the Pope's government II could not be
inferior 10 any other In Europe In promoting ipdi-
.ilna napplness and public virtue. The subject of
me ,ne r9pe pay W taxes iwentytwo francs: French
man IN the same position pays forty.nye francs
and u could be guessed how many francs
poor irlshnan pays to the English
government, when he told them that out OF every
pound paid In taxes In Ireland the first pull tax
out OF u was twelve sblings sterling, 10 nav the
Interest interest o. me British national debt. John Francis
lightly taxed when the whole expenses of tho papaI
government, Including the incomes Of the Pope and
cardinals, was only about fl25,000 per year While
there were only ia ecclesiasiics In civil ofrces
there we're seven thousand laymen IN smilnr EN-.
pioyhieht-, anu reason ana common sense must
show that the Popes temporal government could
sent II to be. 's ''p'
Proceeding 20 account for rebellion against the
Pope the reverend lecturer said that the farm.
ing people-the masses OF the Popo's govern
ment-werc eminently satisfied with hjs away
for s justice and TRUTH bat those ho reielled were
class that rebelled for the very reason that n was
just; because no would not consent 10 make Rome
~ they claim, the mistress OF the world by AZ.
gressi0n ana disregard OF Justice sancty OF trea e.
ana the rights OF religion itself. These were the men
who swelled the ranks OF Garibaldi. II could not
be said however, that the Pope was opposed TO ma
ernl and social progress ~ every was aware OF
the reforms and concessions made by the generous
and conndng Plus the Ninth, adapting 40 iar A. he
could, the new IDEAS OF progress 70 the forms Of
ancient wisdom. he asserted that the peue