The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-05-02
Or. DOLLINGER.
From the Philadelphia Tel, graph,

From the Philadelphia Telt graph.
Dr. John Joseph Ignatius Dollinger,
against whom the Pope has hurled the
major accommodation, was born in
bamberg, in Bavaria, on the 2sth CT Fob
fuary,. 1893. He was educated fer the
Church and, Immediately after his ordina.
ton IN 1922, was appointed chaplain TO tho
diocese ot'his native town. In 1896 he
made his hrst appearance as an author.
publishing In that year a work on The
Doctrine of the Eucharist during the First
Three Centuries" This brought him into
lprominencc, and the same year he was in
vited to lecture on the history of the
Church before the University of Munich
a Roman Catholic institution, with which
he has remained in connection until the
present time y. Professor of Church His
tory. The substance Of his lectures was
Published in 1928, under the title of "Man-
ual Of the History of the Church" and in
a more extesded form in 1898, as Treat
ise on theI History OF the Church
Turning his attention 10 political life
hnally. he was. In 1916, elected 10 fepre-
sent the University Of Munich in the 'Ba-
yarian Parliament, becoming, in 1851, a
delegate to the Dict of the Germsuic Con-
federation ut Frankfort. Hero 10. gave
e
and cast his vote for the absolute sepAta-
tion OF the Church from the State. He
then attacked the temporal power Of the
Pope, the abandonment of which headvn-
Gated in u series of lectures delivered in
1851. Throughout his long career be has
frequently appeared ~ nm author. all Li,
works having n direct bearing upon the
history of the Church ard its relations 20
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extended. and he has long stood in the
very front rsnk of the historians Of the
Church.
The action of the late Ecumenical
Council on the question of Papal inidlibil-
ity served to fully arouse the venerable
thcologian. and during the discussion in
eument' Of the Papal party in n msterly
manner, enectually exposing their absurd
~. and bringing down upon himself The
full measure Of Papal wrath. He i--sus-
pected, also, Of having been one Of the un.
acknowledged authors Of Janus the fa-
nous ant-infallibilist tract which ap-
peared the year before the assembling OF
the Council This suspicion tended to In
crease the disfavor in which he was held
at the Vatican and his final refusal, when
called upon by the Archbishop Of Munich
to give in his adhesion to the obnoxious
dogma has resulted in his excommuni-.
cation by the Pope. But DR..
Dollinger still holds his proicssorship in
m orthodox university, and the grave
question which is now presented involves
lis retention or removal from this post.
II is understood that he will be supported
fully by the Minister Of Worship and the
other lay functionaries of the Bavarian
Government. -
1t is scarcely possible that, in opposi-
tion to them, King Louis will succumb o
the demand for his removal E; and IN the
event Of his retaining his professorshp.
lively and necessarily bitter watcfarc be-
tween the Liberal and Ultramontane par
ties in Bavaria is in prospect. Whatever
may be the result of the struggle, the high
reputation of DR.. Dolinger is beyond its
reach, and in the end the cause Of II liberal
and enlightened Christianity will not be
apt to suffer.