The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-13
VOLUME ".
N ,rnlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
sew ORLEANS. SUNDAY. AUGUST 10. 1871.
FROM ROME.


in which he condemns the revolutionary
nress in Rome, Since the Doth of Septem-
her Rome has been deluged with papers, at |
the lowest possible price, that are publish.
ed each day, and are filled WIN a,; tde nm%
morality. 1t is evidently an effort OF the
secret societies to try and undermine the
faith and simplicity of the people. In no
country in the world would such q system
be tolerated, and, for their own lnSelesas,
can allow such newspapers to be printed.
Some day the Government will reap the
fruits of allowing sedition to be openly ad-
yocated, and order and religion to ne az
tackled in the way it is. The letter . Oh .ne
storm of indignation and ridicule, as did
likewise the letter against the Professors OF
the Roman University. The effect of the
former will, however, be as marked as the
latter. al.
Ponies condemnation counted over l2Uo
students, in the middle of June the number
did not reach 400. From a different cause
the students of the Roman College rave
decreased from 1000 to under 2Oo. 90
much for the present state OF education IN
Rome. and the attempt made to educate
without religion.
people often ask why the Holy Father
never goes out of the Vatican, and are
quite indignant when they are told that ms
least be exposed to insult. AS examples OF
what might happen, the papers, gooo as
we'll as bad, have informed US OF what mas
taken place during last week. The i'ishop
of Segni was very severely wounoed IN
the head by a stone being thrown at him
As he was walking quietly along the street.
D. Agostino Fracassini, secular priest
and brother of the celebrated painter, was
attacked by number of men with SUCKS,
and was 60 badly wounded that lie remain
ed insensible far some time. Two other
priests have likewise suffered, though Tess
seyerely from the same treatment. Last
Tuesday Spanish gentleman, CavaleI
Torres, was passing before the Church o,
st. Irnazio when he saw large placaIu
fastened to the door with the WORDS
"Death to the Jesuits," and other express
sions of a similar nature. He immediately
vent ND to pull it down when he was at
tackled by a mob who were lying in wal
for the purpose. He defended himself al
we'll as he could, but received O shgn
wound in the head. The police VINO mac
witnessed the scene at last arrested MIN, ~
having caused a disturbance, anu theFeoS
rescued him from further ill-treatment.
Last Sunday week Mgr. Vitelleschl wa
giving communion in st. Peters TO mum
Der Of people at the Altar of the BLESSED
Sacrament, when two men came up am
began uttering the most horrloie oia us,pr S
mics against Our Lord, He turned TOWARD
them and begged them to desist, If not 10
their own sakes, at least for the sake OF tn
people there present. This, however, ona
provoked them, and they continued wors
than before, so that he had to leave t th
altar rails, and replace the Ciborium In Ia
Tabernacle. These are only few OUT
the many insults that are daily iauncne
against God and against His ministers, az ~
vet people are surprised that the HOLY
ther remains in the Vatican. 49,.
Cardinal Antonelli has MADE tf n ~
phapt answer to the inslnuatiohS oi u
Prince Bismarck with regard to the Ue
man Catholics. The number OF the Catn
lie members has risen from oo to ioo' al
has therefore become considerable opp
sition. Most of these are from bavaIla
the annexed provinces, and are not, 1n II /
fore, we'll disposed to the unity OF 0e
many. They very naturally support I
temporal power of the Pope, and the Ge
man Minister tried to make out that tn'
opposition to the former proceeded ire
their support. of 'thes latter, and, by m n,
quoting Cardinal Antonelli, gave o3t u
Rome disapproved of their policy. I
no doubt, thought that he could lntlmldi
the Pope's Prime Minister to silence
threatening the Catholic party. In IL
however, he was mistaken, as the CaTdl,
boldly stated what had occurred, ana q
the Pope had made no allusion to the uh
of Germany.-Tablet.
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