The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-11
ROME.

ROME.
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Twenty-fOu Years Popc-Pius the Ninth and
Gregory the Sixteenth-COrpus Christi
Early Mass and Grand Religious Process
siou-C0uncil Debates and Episcopal Inte-
rests-What will BE Declared.
ROME, June 26, 1870.
Twenty-four years ago and over-on the 10th June,
ls4o-Cardinal John Maria Mastai-Ferretti was
elected to the Popedom in place OF Mauro Capel-
lari Gregory XVI, who was poor bakers boy at
the age OF twelve years. Plus TX. consequently
commenced on tho 18th inst. the twenty fifth year
OF his reign.
On the anniversary Of his election to the tiara the
Church celebrated the solemn feast, the most i'm
p0rtant in oil Catholic countries OF Corpus Christi,
this year. More than ordinary excitement existed
as the morning dawned and the cannon Of st. Angelo
announced that to-day the great feast OF the "Body
OF Christi would be observed, and that twenty -four
years ago Plus TX. was elected Pontr King.
At halfpast seven O'Clock the Pope said low mass
In the Sixtine chapel, and Immediately thereafter
the grandest procession Of the Blessed Sacrament
ever witnessed in Rome or elsewhere was
In motion. The cardinals, In full dress !;
four hundred and fifty bishops, with purple
and cappo; priests, with jet black cassocks
and snow white SUPPLIES; monks and frIars booted
al t,yinitum. ST. Peters was filed with people.
Tho walls Of the Scala Rega were hung with the
tapestry OF gObelins; awnings Of immense width
the square and extended all the way OF the
procession to the door OF ST. Peters, the ground
strewn, as is the custom, with green leaves: the
chanting and most solemn music but the
recollection and absorbed devotional air of the
Holy Father, as he held the Remonstrance contain
Ing the Sacred Host all contributed to render this
observance Of the festival intensely impressive, and
more than ever. since its institution, expiatory,
eucharistic and edIfying. The procession closed
with benedcuon OF the Holy Sacrament In ST..
Peters ny the Holy Father.
HOW THE POPE LOOKED.
As matter Of course all eyes were fixed on Pho
Mono from tue moment he appeared until he ended
the ceremony py giving the benedction. He looked
as well, sung as WELL aud walked with as elastic q
step on the twenty-fourth anniversary OF nus cleo
veilous pontillcatc. A better preserved or finer
looking cd gentleman could not easily be found,
and the Italians use more than ordinary emphasis
when they say, YES the Pope is good; good IN all,
and handsome" Few entertain towards him per-
sOnally any but the kindest feelings. The great
target OF enmlty ls AntOnell who is credited with
all the disorders and mislortunes Of the Ponsdeai
States.
informed you OF the debate In the Council on the
Schema de EccteSid being abruptly closed. The Car
dina President and teh inaliIDilists acted little
too quick; the opposition soon made them 'draW in
their horns" ana the Pope found by the protest no
received that there were men wearing mitre who
would not permit him nor any number OF bishops to
''gag them; that they came here to deliberate and
vote on measures touching and relating TO the
Church. and that II they were not permitted TO speak
upon the matters under consideration as The other
bishops they would leave Rome ami abide the conse
quenceS OF their action.
Although the Pope may be said TO have '.lnfalli-
bilty the brain, and has bestowed the Apostolic
blessing al uoutDt on all the learned pamphleteers
who have written In favor OF the same he has too
much good sense and Is too well vcrsed IN the customs
and traditions OF the Church to do anything rashly
Fanatics like Archbishop Manning ana the men OF
his school have certain kind or influence here but
Pho Mono would rather have the support Of Bishop
Dupanoup than all the bishops In England. The
protest was considered and the privilege OF address
Ing the Council restored. and the jealous gentlemen
were informed That little less zeal would be very
acceptable.
The question now Is how will the matter OF infai-
bilty be settled? AS the HERALD has furnished more
authentic news abou, the Council tnan any other
Journal printed in the English language it viii ma
ing question will be disposed OF. Many persons
suppose that 1t will be passed by majority vote,
and the minority dare not oppose II once 1t l.
ever contemplated. The dogma as advocated by
p Mnnn the AND Pons The viii sys
a unanimous decree or none; OF this be certain.
II any prelate remains opposed to It, uninspired by
the Holy Spirit the Pope VIII wait until ne be con
yerted but there will be no rushing the matter
through because the minority represent too much In
reported from the committee who have it in charge,
Will not be passed, and II it be the opposition viii
not die out but more than one venerable bishop will
resign.
But will the dogma be Withdrawn In toto from the
COuncilP II will not. Several members OF both
sides OF the question nave been celebrating during
the past week, and the conclusion, or, rather re.
commentator, OF Archbishop Dechamps and Bishop
Dupanloup seems to meet with approval. They have
agreed on project OF decree OF papal infallibty
which takes away the odiOus 'tSe SOOn and resolves
che Pope's inlalbillty into that OF the Church OF
which he IL the constituted 0rgana tnng never de-
Med.
Al present the indications are that this compro-
mise, If IL can be called, Will be effected. II il be-
the Pope Will be in the same place he was last No.
vember, but, 10 appearances, IL will he neces-
sary to make little fuss and send forth long docu-
ment IN Latin. Once the use SOlO is eXpunged from
the schema the whole affair dwindes into aiente.
THE POSITION.
Some OF the Irish bishops have been making them
selves ridiculous. The octogenafan Bishop OF Cork
called the congregation Of his cathedral together
short time since ana delivered an address upon In
falby, and urged all present to vote for the same.
When the venerable bishop finished his recomInen-
passed nemtae Contyadtcente Bishop Butler,
Of Limerick, fired with the great example
OF his brother OF Cork, has presented the
Pope with an address from ms dock implorlDg
the Pope to make himself infable. The JOKE was
too good TO be lost; 30 the Pope communicated
tie substance OF 1t TO his Council lew days past,
ana OF course there was broad grim from one end
81 the table to the other. The object VI all these
nonsenscal addresses to receive letter from the
rope conveying the Apostolic blessing, so that
wien the Bishop returns he'll have something good
10 SHOW ms people.
r,- AMERICAN TRELATEs.
~ bisliops MacKennOn, Sweeney and Mcintyre, OF
canada, have left for home
=, AIcnDi -. Purcell and McCloskey VIII leave
bfesl III the iatter part OF July for New York.
FRANCE AND JERUSALEM.
Cardlnal halnIeu Archbishop OF Besancon gave
the patriarch OF Jerusalem fearful overhauling in
~ offensive analogy between the Mouotb atea ana