The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-21
DIR. DOLLTUGER.

DR.. John Joseph Ignatus Dollinger, against
whom the Pope has hurled the ma jor excommu-
nication was born at Bamberg, in Bavaria, on
the 2Sth of February, 1899. He educated
for the Church, and, Immediately after his ordi-
nation in 1922, was appointed chaplain to the
diocese of his native town. In 1926 he made
his first appearance as author, publishing in
that year a work on ''The Doctrine of the EL-
charist during the First Three Centuries" This
brought him into prominence, and the same
year he was invited to lecture on the history of
the Church before the University of Munich,
Roman Catholic institution, with which he has
remained in connection until the present time
as Professor of Church History. The
substance of his lectures was published
in 1928, under the title of manual of the His
tory of the Church." and in more extended
form in 1888, as a Treatise on the History of
the Church"
Turning his attention to political life finally
he was, in 1S45, elected to represent the Uni
versity of Munich in the Bavarian Parliament,
becoming in 1851 delegate to the Diet of the
Germanc Confederation at Frankfort Here he
gave full vent to his extremely liberal opinions,
and cast his vote for the absolute separation
of the Church from the State He then attacked
the temporal power of the Pope, the abandon
ment of which he advocated in series of lee
career he has frequently appeared as an author,
all his works having direct bearing upon the
history of the Church and its relations to the
State. His erudition is as accurate as it is ex
tended, and he has long stood in the very front
rank of the historians of the Church.
The action of the late Gcumenical Council on
the question of Papal nfalibility served to fully
arouse the venerable theologian, and during the
discussion in the Council DR.. Dollinger assailed
the arguments of the Papal party in mastery
manner, effectually exposing their absurdity,
and bringing down upon himself the full mea-
sure of Papal wrath. He is suspected, also, of
having been one of the unacknowledged authors
of "Janus," the famous anti-infalibilist tract
which appeared 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 accommodation by the Pope. But DIR,
Dollinger still holds his professorship in an
orthodox Catholic university, and the grave
| question which Is now presented involves his
retention or removal from this post 1t is under
stood that he will be supported fully by the
Minister of Worship and the other lay function
aries of the Bavarian Government.
1t is scarcely possible that in opposition to
them, King Louis will succumb to the demand
for his removal; and in the event of his retain.
ing his professorship lively and necessarily
bitter warfare between the Liberal and Ultra,
montane parties in Bavaria is in prospect
Whatever may be the result of the struggle the
high reputation of DR.. Dollinger is beyond iti
reach, and in the end the cause of liberal anc
enlightened Christianity will not be apt tC
| suffer