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

thollc education is becoming emancipate
after struggle of many years with tn
1nfidel proclivities of the Government.
The chief enemy of the Church in al
countries nominally Catholic has just been
destroyed, after a struggle which has beer
peculiarly violent during the past three o,
four centuries. We speak of the principle
known as Gallicanism.The=d dogma o.
| Papal Infallibility has exercised this fou
fiend forever. The Pope being infallible
| the National Church becomes nothing. II
has no fraction of infallibility in itself
there Is but one head and one Church.
Apart from that head all is error, confusion
and death.
1t is a mistake to imagine that Gallican-
ism is or ever was confined to France.
Gallicanisml is disposition on the part of
the State to usurp prerogatives Of the
Church, and interfere between it's discipline
and the people. 1T gives the local or ma
tional church certain Independence of the
general Church. This principle is fatter-
ing to the pride and worldliness of some of
the Bishops. They are placed, in certain
sense, at the head of their Church, when
other head they are made dignitaries Of
the State in reward for their nationality.
and are high in favor at Court in proper
ton as they grow in their willingness to
oppose Rome. Some of these high func-
tionaries, puffed up with importance and
dignity, are frequently in position of far
greater power and wealth apparently than
q
simple and sanity old man as children to a
far more than that-as weak,
erring mortals to the inspired organ of the
Holy Ghost, is CALLING in the extreme to
such men. They have no longer the con-
soling reflection that it is only the General
Council which is infallible, and that thew
are part of it. Now it is this very Episco- |
pal pride and independence, taking a ma
tional shape, which is called Gallicanism.
md it is this very doctrine of Infallibility
n the Pope instead of the Council which
llone could kill it, and which has effectu-
lily killed it forever.
This Gallicanism was the chief allv of
he Government, not only of France but of
Austria, Belgium, Portugal, and other Ca
hollc countries, in resisting the proper
influence and discipline of the Church. 1t
lvided the population in their spiritual
lleglance, and through this division en- i
bled an 1nfidel minority to control the
government. Hence all the scandal given I
these Powers IN their opposition to q
he Church on all questions of education. i
the selection of Bishops, in the promul- s
alton of Papal Bulls, in the secularization t
+ marriage, and in so many hundreds of a
avs. al
Henceforth the Catholic laity will be IL
ait, no matter how few of their Bishons h
ay go. They can no longer be misled or o.
stracted by the ambition and bad faith Of
local allies of Government. They will IL
cognize no inspiration but that which 81
mes direct from Rome, and that will
ways be in the true interest of Christian
7. NO wonder, then, that the Infidel Cd
'vernments were opposed to the great VI
'gma. to
1t is hopeful sign that the Catholic Sc
tiers OF those countries are beginning to al
derstand the situation and organize for lie
tory. The children of the world are On
ser In their generation than the children II
hight, and are constantly inventing de- n.
es by which to secure undue advantage H.
themselves. They have been more pL
'mpt and skilful at combining their III
ength to secure Office and control. ~ ~
nest men generally have no inclination thj
such occupations, and it is only after asl
y find the ill consequences arising from tn
If neglect that they Seriously think of Ia a
ng the means necessary to arrest them. rul
ienever their resolution is taken, how the
r, the wording may be sure that they res res
be just as quick witted and untiring as uei
lself in using those means. Honest men CHI;
learn all the arts and use all the appli- Sol
es of caucuses, conventions, etc., when DO,
essary, and though it may be very dis of
eful to them, they will undergo for ana
sciences sake the same labors to which sta
r prosecutors have recourse for pur- tbI
ss of pillage and mischief When they Ma
worked up to this point they can gen. SER
~ control affairs in any country. g 10
ow the question arises, is it right for van
1olics, as such, to combine for political the!
9osesf Is it right to have Clerical con con
y at the pollsf car
q answer that they have undoubtedly the