The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-07

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IL supposed to be the organ of it's cliuu
and, to that extent, respectable. Oh
sectaries who read it are presumed t
tolerate and generally approve the tone o
its leading articles. II, therefore, it ha
recourse to absurd puerilities by wa,
Of comment on the gravest question of tb,
day, il, in fact, it ia reduced to such arpu
ments as the only front to be mad,
against the growing influence of Popery
IT. while Rome is assuming a still NOR.
determined attitude, while her children are
everywhere becoming more docile to he,
voice and more indifferent to the spirit O,
the age, and while Professionalism is quakinp
to Its centre under the victorious agrees
sions Of this same Popery, our little Presby-
terrain neighbor sees fit to sneer at the
resistless giant as palsied dotard, what
must be thought of its candor and it's
coursef
Ihere are many, very many grave, in
telligent and honorable people among the
Presbyterians. We cannot reach them
with our writings, but we beg them to lay
aside the spirit of levity and seriously
ponder the article in the Presbvterian's ia
sue OF last Thursday, under the caption
winch Ia at the head also of these remarks.
Its text is found in the Telegram an
nouncing that France is withdrawing her
troops from Rome and abandoning it to
victor Emmanuel. On this slender basis,
our ingenious neighbor builds ND a glori-
rious fabric of the Pope's loss of all tenn
poral power, his degradation into mere
citizen or subject and apparently the an
initiation of the Church itself, if we can
the mystery involved in the
prophetic announcement with which the
article concludes, The Rome of the fin.
ture seems to be a simple problem"
Eternal City! bow melancholy thy fate to
be thus swept from thy lofty niche in the
temple Of History with the humble goose
quill of an unknown scribe!
1t is truly no sin to be unknown, but not
30 innocent in a public writer to be nm
showing. Suppose the Pope should be
driven from Rome and his territories occu-
pied by usurping government, would it
De the first time in the history of the
Papacyf Would it even be the first time
n the history of the present Popef Plus
x. knows well what exile from Rome
means. Rome herself knows full we'll |
what it is to be withought her lawful |
overeign, temporal and ecclesiastical. for
lmost centuries at a time. Does the
Presbyterian editor know nothing of the
'ope's residence at Avignon9
Napoleon may abandon Rome to the
reed of the Italian King, but this will be
My during the exigency of a war which
'ay be very short, and the French people
i'll never consent to be governed spiritual
by an Italian citizen or any other Kind
citizen.
Before that happens, however, other .
uses may save them the necessity of in
rfering. The unifcation of Italy," on !.
hich the Presbyterian counts sd much, is :.
Ire nonsense. There is no element of!
llty In 1t except among the good Ca
ollcs, who have nothing to do with the
esent arrangement, and at any moment =
may go to pieces. Some of these DAYS
lily may be unit with the exception of
3 Papal States, but it can never be per-
'nently SO by means of wrong and vio-
ice or in conflict with the thoroughly
tholic sentiment of the populations. ~
But what certainty is there that Rome
IL fall into Victor Emmanueps hands at =.
The Catholics of Ireland, Belgium,
ance and all other civilized countries are
'ndalized at such prospect, and are now "
silly engaged in recruiting the army and . .,
treasury of the Pope. If the Italian .: o,
'g does not make haste, he will never -,
Rome except on his knees as a suppliant
king removal Of that accommodation
lch hangs like a curse around his head. "A,
We cannot, then, be certain even that On
Is TX. will be driven from Rome. Ifhe M
however, we must remember that St. n,
er himself ut one time fled from his IN
scopal city. He returned, however, and RI
crucified there. Plus TX. also may go,
he or his successor will return. 1t NAV Oh
possibly be in the order of Gods ha
though no Catholic believes I'M
or moment, that the Pope will lose III
civil independence and become a mere inc
zen again as in the early centuries of the NJ
Irch but if SO, what ground of triumph o ore
that furnish to the enemies of the The
rch If God wills such an event. the be.
rch will certainly flourish as we'll under mo mo
dispensatiOn as the Dresept ona = o