St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-02-03
What the Pope Demands.

VNU( me 4 ODt Dt"o"o"'
Last week we noted TIE successive steps
by which the government of Italy had
become rc-ros,csscl of the city of Rome,
and had made it the capital OF the Italian
Empire. 1t has not escaped the notice
of even the general reader of the trans
pirino events of the day that the rope
has, from time to time, appealed to those
states and princes of provinces where he
had reason to expect or hope for assist
ance. TO intcrpose in his behalf for res
storation Of his temporal sovereignty.
The principal states Of Europe reluc-
tate in taking such steps rs would COM
NIT them TO active interference 10 bring
about the desire of the head Of the Rom
ish church, yet for the sake Of obtaining
his favor some of these states would be
glad TO 90 50 far as TO intcrcede diplomat
ically, to Il limited extent, with the ltal-
ian Government in tie line OF his wishes.
They have gone 50 far as to cm'leavor TO
ascertain the extent of the desires ot the
Pope. 4 TELEGRAM, dated at Rome, Sc
late rs the 18th Of January, announces
that the ambassadors of Austria and Norti
Germany, in compliance with ln-trui'
lions from their various governments, m
uuired of AntoncIli what guarantees the
Popc woul | REGARD sufficient on the part
dissent to the civil and religious auihorl-
lies. AntoncIli replied that by order ct
the Pope he has intimatcl t" lii" Court
of Rome that his Holiness wished M
guarantees but their pure and simple les
titution of the territories of the chnrcl
and the Ncapolitan frontier OF III" 10
lie would accept no arrangement not
based ON these conditions.
Antoncll is the. Prime Minister of hi.
Holiness, and, it will be observed, Ii,
speaks cmpIatically upon the question al
issue. lie will not, willingly, accept any
thing short of the REIMBURSEMENT, by
Victor Emanuel, of his assumption, a
King of Italy, of temporal sovereignty
over that portion Of the Italian nation ii
and about the city OF Rome. This stcl
brings the matter to a direct issue -
viii the king and people Of Italy reccd
from their position and permit the Pops
TO exercise temporal authority over th>
people OF Il certain section of Their king
dom ?
We apprchcnd that III this period o
the world other states will feel warrant
ell in going no farther than to offer al
vice to Emanuel in the premises. III,
and his people, Catholic though they
may he, will insist that the authority o
the king of a nation legitimatcly include
the exercise of all civil supervision, AM
that the authority of religious teachers il
riglItlully limited to the spiritual neees
stiles Of the people.
The recent meetings in this country
held at the instigation OF the Bishop
of the Catholic church, if not of the Pope
and often addressed by them, has brough
this question prominently before the pub
lie, and therefore we have given som
historical facts relating 10 it. 1t Is
question of more than ordinary interest
as it involves the propriety and justice c
the union of church and statc-a unior
which for centuries past, the people have
step by step, cast off as detrimental an
unwisc SO little of it has been tolerate
III the recent past that what remains
considered but a remnant of the dark,
ages of the world
The recent act OF Victor Emanuel, i
extending his (civiD authority over I'll
people Of the city of Rome, has revive
the subject and given it fresh interest.
is just now partially ecIipscd by I'll
French and Prussian war, ana the EaS
crn question. When these shall be SCI
tied it will become Il leading question i
7 Europe, and from present Indications,
likely to asitalc England, involving til
English church and It's connection wit
the government And we do not know
but that in the immediate future, til
world will take up the refrain Of the I'iI
grim Fathers, and demand, cvcrywhcr,
"A state without King, and churc
without Bishop"