The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-16
AUSTRIA.

Politics, Theology, and Science-The EpIscO-
pate and the COuncil.
by mail we have the following remarks OF the
tran Eplscopate:-
First, we heard the action Of our bishops with re-
spect to the Council would be determined by con-
ference, and we long vainly expected it to be
moned. Then 1t was said the Archbichop of Salz-
burg would attend the assembly at Fulda, by virtue
of his office as Primate of Germany, and there an-
nounce the adhesion of the Austrian clergy to its
resolutions, as his predecessor Prince SchwarZen-
berg did in 1s4S. This report proved equally un-
founded. Both plans were mooted and dis
account of spotcal and theological differences
among the Austrian clergy. Cardinal Rauscher the
Archbishop of Vienna, is in favor of Capitalization,
pire he has had no political programme. lie drifts
from party to party without being able to find a
sphere oi action suited to MS opinions and powers.
Inc Bishops OF BrlXen, Trent, Salzburg, Linz, st.
Poiten Gratz, Lavant, Laibach, and Gurk follow hun
In his uncertain course. Though it may be dficult
TO say who are their friends, their enemies are
vous enough as they are still considered the oppo-
nents of the federal party, at whose head stands
Of Psped by t6a the CLERGY
of Corr and ParenzO. The disputes OF the VderIrid
and poEStreund furnish an amusing illustration Of
the friendship OF the two Cardinals. The whole
theological world is likewise divided by the
line that separates German from Latin theology
the German theologians wish to found their science
The phlosophic followers of Gunther belong to this
party as they are desrous of applying the principles
of the Church to the lives OF nations aud individuals
Cardinal Schwarzenberg the Archbishop of Saz-
burg, and the Bishops Levant and Gurk are the most
distinguished patrons Of this system. The Latin
theologians are bitterly opposed to them. They
desire merely to state as simply possible the dog
mas Of the Church after the manner OF the medieval
schools Of divinity, and to exclude all independent
investigation. This new scholastic method, which is
patroniZed by the Jesuits has caused the existing
decay Of scientific theology. The Polish
bishops, and those Of st. Poten, TRENT
Brixen, Seckau, Brunn, Olmutz, Leilimeritz
Laibach, and Corr are its supporters. These
two parties are engaged in continual
strife, but there are some cergymen
who as they belong to neither, make war on boUh
Thus Bishop Rudger of Linz is foe to all the learn
ing OF the schools He takes opinion for knowledge
and turns with holy horror from every theological
conviction. The breviary and only the breviary is
the sum OF his divinity. The Bishop of Budweis
holds peculiar views his system-if system it can be
called-being formed Of Heterogeneous elements
gathered In almost equal measure from the school
men and the Hussites and strongly favored with
the religious sentmentalism of Boizanosche. Car
dina Rauscher is well versed in the theology both of
the German and the Latin schools but his dislike of
Gunther divides him from the one, and his oppos-
tan to the Jesuts separates him from the other In
fact, he disapprOves OF all scientific theology and
only tOerates 1t as part Of the education OF the
clergy, which, though necessary, is still evil He
il man OF high general culture, perfect master of
the German language, and deeply read in history
statistics, and politics; indeed he is ignorant of no
branch Of science, and cherishes an aversion to
divinity alone