The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-21
A State Reliqion.


:. A State Religion.
n IL Is standing source of calumpv again,
r. !ne church that it constantly strives =,
9 iuentiy itself with the State and even cor
r 'rol IL. 1t is charged with being arbitar
g ana despotic in its tendency. and TIM
totally unfit for citizens of a rennh1;,
, Jesuits' especially, are supposed to b
. deeply lmbued with these principles an,
70 oe Willy schemers for political influenza
NO" the facts of the case are lust I'll.
reverse OF this and the true sentiment ~
enhghted Catholics and of the Jesuit Fa.
.ners IN particular, is well set forth in the
1onowing language quoted from an address
OF hev. Father Mcclure, S. j., recently de-
iiVered at Georgetown. He saws.
These principles of religions ,ihe,+, - a.,
| fPenuence OF Church and State. leach
ma;ng IN its own orbit,) we affirm and
we should fee Gi r. as patrots and Christians
lasnmsnt on the soil of our common conns.s
other. "o'e AZ our own or any
II our Protestant friends will take tho
pains to inquire they will find this the view
OF all enlightened Catholics. and TINS CON
vince themselves that the hue and cry of
oa'noiic absorption of the Government in
'"iS country is mere bugbear. Some on
Ponents OF the Church are, or fe;on +o no
areadfully alarmed lest the Catholics should
oo'aln 'ne supremacy here which would
result according to them, in two terrible
wis FIRST, we would prescribe and nor
'ecu'e every other religion, and secondly !;
No Would subvert the form of government s
lnd abolish repnblicanism in favor of a. :
,otism. Va "es
- IS strange that men can be so Hind 70 o
Il, no most common facts of history. Nearly t.
IL republics have been Catholic. N.rr - .
.1 owiss cantons are Catholic, and all the Of
"'',n republics were of that faith Mex
o. central America, and all the sonth n,
meflcan republics are Catholic. and b,
Uuen oadiy conducted, owing to the be
'nelcal equality of conflicting races. the, an
least SHOW that Catholicity has no snecio, W,
nchant for monarchy. 10
ana even In monarchies, what evida, Sn
1here of prescription towards protest nm
vs. IN france they are, if any thing, the for
-, y. '.e government. In Austria, one Au
- 'hen Is fr1me Minister. No.Protestant thi
.he world who has the least famjl;,,;t,- sul
IL foreign countries would hesitate for . tia
"ent' on the ground of persecution to Sea
- his nome in any part of Italy, even dit
10 lCseH. What particle of eYcns. Tn,
Fe1ore, based on facts, has any bonas. wat
capital against Catholics Ind
ss.s"ne tnas their sway in this coun- NEE
'an'alhount to persecution tine
oS".o" OF eur political institu- Pop
east
nefe would be no danger of either conse- kno
lce' even though Catholics should con- wor]
70 nine tenths of the population. nor frigl
oeAeVe that with such a and
rlty there would be the least cbonoa rid q
thollcity being even recognized as the In
oH Oh the State. Catholics in this is ov
Try are we'll represented by Father vale
ire III MS remarks above quoted. and nobo
truly abhor the idea of such a contin- beau
: All they ask for their Church is to of WI
alone, satisfied that 1t can accom-.
The mission which God has o;v.n ..
itnout any assistance from the T.
II arm. In fact, very often such hest :,
III amounts to real impeachment, for war
all, "'o 'he hands, oc- by hi
any, OF bad men, who use their posi- able
lnJure instead of to protect. .hat
and tn sop,o 100 oi'izens are sub prepa
dram i oh the footing weeks
oh ga III. hoaa =, may 40 Tor the Natio
.ligion 10 ho, '""' 'aniiiy' TO see every
a rennhIio - 'no maintained, ton,
+ b,,+ no ni"h Is porn a In full
{, but each is virtually sovereign. not -
citation of this kind would be con- tions
;ore F.+bor s'sernment. agains
'phcatlon of his remarks to this .anr,.
and with that limitation, we heart T. :.
cuss tt
EsIoNs TO THE CoUNc1L.-Aft.r oil they a
a ne admitted, Catholicity produces same t