The New York herald., 1870-03-25
GERMAN 7.

Tho lcuueuicai Council and lite Effects
National German Feeling Towards Nore-
What of tho Fu!dn Protest-Ncw York
Herald Prophecies-Priesiiy Liberalism In
It's Truo Iight-Cnthoiicism In the smaller
siates-Bayaria, Bel siun anif Switzerland.
BgsLIS, March 10, 1870.
The various accounts which Mach here from Rome
agree in respect, namely, that the Ecumenical
Council Is rapidly progressing towards the solution
OF the great question, Papal nfalpnity, Pho Nono's
"irump card" which, when played out with the
assistance OF the Jesuits ana Italian bishops, Will
1in him the game.
Those who were foremost in advocating indi.
vidual liberty OF members--the German, French and
Englisn bshops-are now canght as II IN . strong
net woven by themselves-a net suca as every one
Of them al along employed 10 make sure Of his
nocK. More OF them ever regarded the laty or
listened TO maioru.es; they demanded blind sub
mission only to The dictates or the Church. Thus
Plus *. does moi count the vast majority OF con-
stituents OF opposition bishops. The most obscure
Italian bishops IN partl5us with barely a rudi-
mental education. ana whose dock. may consist OF
less than loo poor dshormeu's families "a 10 him
Just as good as tue Bishop OF Bres!au or Cologne
The prelaes are altogether powerlcss against these
proceedings. They cannot set at defiance their
own teachings at home ana must now yield 10 the
prepoaderance or the Italian clergy notwithstand.
ing their almost incredible ignorance, rs revealed
by this Council and accept whatever law they might
see nt TO dictate TO the Catholic world.
Admitting some efforts on the part OF the oppos
sion, what can 1t amount 10 II sach men as Bishop
Kettelsr, Professor Dollnger. sepp aud Others who
Dut lately looKe1 upon the very cream or the
orthodoxy, are regarded az ultra liberasf What
are they more than the pioneers who zeaousy
paved the way to and la,d the foundation for this
Council and who are now pushed aside by Others OF
more foresight anu snrewdness who are going 10
crown the work In their own style aud fashion Does
apy one believe that the Kettelers, Doingers, &c.-
men In advanced years-yili uproot what they have
planted when youDg' was u not correctly stated
IN the Fuida correspondence ol the NEW foaK
HERALD more tGan SIX months ago that al! true
Catholics had already acknowledged the doctrine OF
snial,ibity ana tnaL II was impossible for any one
20 be olSnop ana not D9eNe IN ltf And, added
the Fulda Professor, as 10 he friends OF Dcnger,
they would lack the courage to oppose the ChurCA
4nd leave him IN the lurcu. And what did the Dome
Capitular Dr. hanne, OF Fuda, reply TO the ques-
son whctber or not the resolutions OF the ECumen.
cal CounCii would hold good against the Pope "A
general council. Nithout or even against tue Bope
-the church OF christ Neltner science, iamty ties
nor State governments can ever be separated from
che C0urcl toe only source o. divine tl1th.r--lNEW
YORK HERALD september ~, 1853.
The only "consummation devcuuy TO be wtsbedo
In tnat Che hierarchy should ouilive Itself The
coalition poYerJments, rs proposed by the Baya.
ran Premier, Prince iioneloAe, wou'd have re.
suited IN NaScO, and the protest Just made by
France against the s0-cdieI ''SGtehtt-Ai aud her
demand TO send an Imperial iepreseniatlye TO
tne Council is likely 20 be disregWdcd, for
Jtahsp diplomacy has beea always very sue
eessfui because IL Is herarChicaL without com.
plcte separation Of Cnurci aud STATE opposition
10 II Will o. ~ vain. Nothing remains Olt 10 leave
Churcbdom to take care of tsCl to ABOLISH OIL legal
distinction between the clergy and lguy Oh All
cgeeds TO protect citizens against whatsoever On.
croacnments OF priestcrait TO exclude eccleslastcs
from government service either in schools IA the
performance OF rites OF matru0uy. aud 10 give the
rreest scope TO al ercesaStca and theological doc
Gnes. II wond be plty Il flus X. and the Je5nits
should waver IN carrying cut their Ultimate designs,
the full accomplishment Oi which would be the
greatest service the Council can render tue word
Dy proving beyond ,u0u9t thlL CAurcn and STAGE
power are incompatible anu irreconcuabe. !. -
While we the governments oi the lalEe Con.
unental Powers greatly agilaled respecting Inc pro-
ceelings al Rome smaller states, as, for instance
Belgium, nnety-e9hl per cent or whose population
ere Catholics aud win dynasty sincerely devoted