The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-10
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Msrnlng Star and Catholic Messenger
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FROM ROME.
ROME, August 9.-The Roman section O
the International is now organized. Tht
work has been accomplished by two dele
gates, one from London ard the Other
from Brussels. They were received with
"faternal welcome" by the revolution.
ers Club" Popular Club" The "Romau
Club" was not unfriendly, though less cor.
dial. The only ones that held aloof were
the Bernini and Cavour Clubs, twin sisters.
There was little to do in tho way of organ
izing working mems societies that is done
ready to their hand.
Talking of clubs, q curious circumstance
has come out lately, drawing public atten-
ton to the secret working Of the political
societies here. The popular Club"
which have just mentioned, is q society
of neutrality-suspicious.. It has no president,
because that would involve the ideas Of
power and of authority, which it repudi-
ates. One of the members, named Benni-
CELL, presented for admission q friend of
his own, Mezzetti by name. The council,
composed of the Marquis Vitelieschi, bro
Their Of the Bishop of Osima; Nathan, the
friend of Garibaldi Petroni and Pastorel-
Ii, old conspirators; recommended to the
general assembly of the members to admit
Mezzetti. The assembly, for reasons of it's
OVID, rejected the recommendation. Upon
this, Bennicel writes o letter charging the
club with having, in 1867, ordered the as
sassination of a friend of his, who he says
was, all the time, good patriot, and inno-
cent of the charge on which he was con-
demned by their secret tribunal. The man
was, in effect, wounded, but not fatally.
He is still alive to tell the tale. In revenge
for this revelation the club has expelled
Bennicell.
I have reason to know that the Pope is
afflicted at what goes on in the hospitals in
this city. The Free thinkers are masters
there, and have driven away the chaplains
and the confessors. The patients are not
to be allowed henceforward to see Catholic
priests, although Protestant sectarian min
isters of all sorts are given free admission.
The medical students, who are full of ami
mostly against the Catholic clergy, mount
guard at the doors and in the wards, to
keep them at distance. Through nom
ahave made complaints to Florence; but all
the concession they have obtained is, that
the Catholic ehuplains are in some in
stances to be allowed to visit the female
patients, but in no case the men. Such is
religious liberty" in new Rome!
pers of the Feast of ST. Dominic were
sung. The grand old church was decora-
ted and lighted splendidiy; there was a
large congregation, and the ceremonies as
perfect as they were this time last year.
But what a difference in the Dominican
community itself! A remarkable circum-
stance happened in this church one hun
dred and fifty years ago. At that time the
fathers were SO numerous that many in the
house did not know each others name
One evening q man clothed in the Domini-
can habit entered the church, took his seat
in tha oh nd hn off
monks. When it was over, he fixed his
attention on one of them, who had gentle
and mortified look he accosted him, and
intimated his wish to 60 to confession.
The. monk replied, that being still young,
he had not the necessary faculties. The
stranger answered "I can give them to
you; l am the Pope" 1t was Benedict
XIII. The general sentiment among Ca
tholics in Rome is that those times will re-
turn. Many think the International is to
be the means of bringing them back. 1t
may rid us of our present masters and stir
up Europe to. the work of restoration. 1t
may be SO the remedy in that case will
indeed be terrible, but not worse than the
disease.
Up to the present time the Revolution
airy Government has not, 80 far as 1 am
aware, thought proper to NEEDLE burglari-
ously with certain converts where the
heads of orders are established, such as
the Gesu, the Minerva, the Capuchins, etc.
The reason of their abstention is not that
the Government is intimidated by any re-
Carnations on the part of the Catholic
Powers. Probably none such have been
made, or if they have, the Piedmontese
Cabinet is sufficiently convinced of their
tutiitty. But remonstrances have been
made by the heads of the Religious Orders
themselves or by their representatives at
Florence, and the Cabinet has for the
present yielded to them. It is acting on
valid reasons, which are not as vet fully
known 70 the public. Still the respite il
put temporary; at least the good monks