The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-15

Shutcb, Out IL was Rreat Denetb ah" sup
port to it; it's overthrow was simply a blow
at Christianity, step towards the compile:
ton OF Noltaire's mad enterprise of Ecr"s
soas Finfame' The following are the reso-
lutions passed at the meeting. They were
voted unanimously by acclamation, and
with enthusiasm
The Temporal Powes.--l. 1.-THE violent
SEIZURE of Rome by the troops of kin9
Victor Emmanuel, on the Goth of Septehl-
Der, le7O, is an act of Robbery (ctn Hdn6)
committed against the Pope, against the
Church, and against every individual Ca
tEollc. 1t cannot be justified. 1t cannot
be recognized as consistent with the law OF
nations. 1t cannot, by any lapse OF time,
ever create n legitimate title of possession.
=. The Laws of Guarantees enacted by
the Subalpine Government and Legislature
are unacceptable for the general reason
that no Government can be admitted to
possess the right 20 lay down, of its own
a a the conditions on which the
Church and the Bishops vino rule her are
to exercise their threefnd office OF priest
hood, teaching and Judging Also, for the
special reasons that these so-ca!!eu laws OF
Guarantees do not i'll any wise secure to
the Pope the free exercise of his spiritual
power; and because the Government, late
OF Turin, has given SD many proofs OF Its
falthlessness. that there is no certain pros
pcct even OF these guarantees being main
tanned.
3. The numerous petitions and recon-
mendations by which Catholics have ex-
pressed their fears for the freedom of their
religion, and their desire for the restora-
ton OF their spiritual chief to his temporal
rights, have not been deemed, by any Eu-
ropean Government worthy of considera-
ton; nor has any one of those Gov
ernments thought fit to afford the Pope,
plundered and imprisoned as Ike is,
any protection or support. There has not
hnAr ~ L. -,
lOmatlc act of an energetic character. Such
conduct on the part of the Governments of
Europe is crying injustice towards their
Catholic subjects. 1t constitutes a sanction
OF an act of political wrong; it is step
towards the abrOgation of international law
The Possessors of temporal power should
bear IN mind that they are abettors, to the
revolution when they abandon to its out
RACES the fundamental pillar of authority,
namely, the Church and the Vicar OF Christ.
!. +" The Catholics of Germany will never
cease from claiming the restoration Of the
rights of the head of their Church. They
will ever be loyal and submissive to their
own Monarch, they will ever be devoted in
their love of their Fatherand, but they
will consider it their duty to oppose by all
lawful means policy which is against law,
and dangerous to public order.
D. Liberalism at present flattcrs those
in power; it thereby prepares the way for
aHaiSHS. Il tdStS suspicion on Tue ttHtHtt
OF Catholics but the time will come when
Governments will find that the real safe
guards of public order aud well-beinS do
not consist in the phrases Of partizans, but
in the tirmness of the Christian conscience.
Catholics, therefore, do most for the flu
ture benefit of their country and for the
honor of their princes when they oppose
with energy and perseverance every arbi-
trary infringement of their rights.
TIE fnfuttiGlify.-6. f" Guided by their
unshaken obedience to the teaching of the
Church, and united to their Sovereign Pas
tor, the members of this Twenty first Ca
thoiic Congress of Mainz, affirm with joy
of the Pontiff's teaching office (moyisfcri-
um) in the matter of faith and morals, as
defined by the Holy Gcumcnical Council
of the Vatican. We reject with horror all
the shameful INTERPRETATIONS of the
dogma that have been put forth, and es-
pecially the assertion that tie Vatican
definition, and consequently our faith as
Catholics, is incompatible with the ohedi-
ence due to the Temporal Power, and with
our loyalty to our King and country.
.. I'VE firmly believe that this doc
trlne, which was revealed by God and has
ever been held by the Church. has been
provldentlally brought into prominence IN
strengthen the Union of Christians, and /"
be to them as guiding star.
Science and Educdtion.-S. 81 This Con-
gress, impressed with respect for learninc
and science, and for the marvellous powers
impaired to them by Almighty God, yet
deeply regrets the very serious errors into
which certain learned men of Germany
have been led, because they had forgotten
the obedience which they owed to the
Church. A wound has been inflicted on
the Church but may it become, by the
mercy of God, the providental means
whereby those alterations OF science, so
wrongly denominated German Science
may be corrected by real science.
.. So long as the Catholic foundations
left by our forefatheIs are diverted from
their original purpose AID employed to Il
large extent in the service of ntidelity, so
long will it be the duty of German Catho-
lies to unite their efforts with those Of their
prelates, in order to create new establish
ments for the promotion of sound learning
and Christian education.
The German GorcrHmctf$.-lD. This
Congress hereby protests against the meas
ures taken by those German Governments
which have sought to prevent within their
d"minions the publication "t he truths of
the tAtis6TiC f;lytt. at.d t. favor with their
support the attempted revolt against the
Church. by such conduct iuc t'"yrtumunts
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