The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-28
81. PATaigK's CaTAEDRA..

Power of tho Pope-The Churcii's Haur of
Trouble. es
Archbishop McCioskey preached yesterday morn.
inSat ST. Patrck's Cathedral, taking the subject
or his the religious duties imposed upon the
consciences OF all good children OF the Church by
the holy season Of advent, which had just opened.
After dwelling upon the necessity OF devoting as
much OF our time as we were able to prayer ana me-
dlation he alluded as follows 10 the recent course Of
"a AFFAIRS IN ROME
and the removal OF tho Pope from his temporal
throne. Wien the head suffers all the members OF
the body suffer with it. When the father Is allicted
all his children are in sorrow end IN tears. And the
head Of Christs Church on carlh His VICAR hero the
SUCCESSOR or Peter, Is now, as we may say, for q
tine delivered up into the hands Of bis enemies.
The chalce OF a.Icti0n. OF Which he has
had already to drink 80 often, is now
again pressed to his lips, and he is told that
He must now drink 1t even to It's very dregs: ana
we hear HIM say, as did his Divine Master before
him, "Eot my viii, but thine, o Lord, be donc.r
He Is now in sorrow ana in aliction not only for
himself, but FOR tie Church Of Which He Is The ST.
prene pastor: for His wrongs ere her wrongs. and
His surerings are her su,rerlngs. We, on our
part owe Him our symeathies, our heartfelt
ana our best sympathles. Bat q. the same
time we cannot and we do not withhold our
SENTIMENTS OF JUST INDIGNATION
against The wicked and perversc men who, without
any offence Of his, without any provocation, without
any just caus OF any kind have dared TO invade his
capita, to usurp his power, take away from
him the little rcrrit Org that still remains to HIM, and
TO drag him from his throne as temporal rulcr--a
position he has held by title more ancient venera-
bic, just and more worthy OF obedience and respect
than any sovereignty on the face OF the earth. We,
say. DO not restrain our sentiments ot
HOLY ANGER
and Indignation against these outrages aud insults
and fnjusccS that have been offered to the Father
Those possessions were given to the Pope not by the
people OF the ruler OF what Is now called the King
dom OF Italy. He did not gain them by conquest, or
fraud or violence. They were bestowed upon him
In the Chlistiar aud Cathoc ages by those who had
In order TO uphold him in that dignity and
that Independence which were Justly his IA tile head
OF the uniyer al Church OF Christ. They were given
TO him to secure for HIM that liberty which was
SECURE AID IMPARTIAL DISCHARGE
OF the duties of his apostolic ONCE. They were
given TO him. then, not Tor hInse not for the peo-
pie OF particular locality Or country but In trust
interests of the Catholic Church, to protect
ana preserve hg aIepsnaSec ,.n ana liberty
his own. 1t was necessary that he should be the
subject Of no civil ruler; that he In his capacity OF
divinely appointed, supreme pastor q the Church
rulers aud eraperors as well IA over subjects and
peope-that lie should speak with freedom to all;
temporal maSler that he should rebnke wickedness
IN high places TWAS necessary In order to secure
this that he should not he the subject OF any temporal
primes, and the Catholic world saw and felt that,
and all Catholic princes and eInperors worthy OF the
name acquesced In 1t. And III the
ORDER OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
that little State has existed thus for thousand
years, but now bold men nave come IN 10 usurp
that power and Interfere with that Independence
We have right TO enter protest against this as
an injury to our holy father ana an injury TO US.
For when they hayo robbed him they have
robbed the CHURCH.; when they have outraged
him they have outraged TWO hundred millions
OF Catholics throughout the whole world; when
they have placed bonds as IL were, around him, ana
have restricted his independence and his liberty
they have
OFFENDED TIE CONSEQUENCES
OF all good Catholics aad done them grave MUS
tice. You know that the archbishop5 and bishops
oil the province OF New York have already protested
against these inquiries. Ir ~ right the clergy and
the people should do the slmc anu he opportunity
To do so Will be gwen: for the voice OF the people
should reach the Holy Fater to console
and strengthen him in his hour OF trouble;
ana While we pray Tor him we should also pray for
his enemies but we must pray, above al, that Cod
who never deserts his Church. may console the heart
OF his vicar, may deliver HIM from the hands or his
enemies, ana may in his own gsod lime which we
hope may come speediy-reestaDli3h aim la his Just
rights and thus strengthen the bonds OF faith over
tie whole carih and unite the children OF that
Churca oace more III Charity and peace.