The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-11

". This modification has now been voted
by the Chamber Of Deputies, 30 that
through the benign concession OF the
Florentine legislators the Pope will enjoy
the property of his museums and palaces,
but it will be inalienable property. Seventy
members voted against the law, the greater
number of whom are members of the Sect,
aud, as such, consider the guarantees too
great q concession. ss-e
A strong proof of how far the Holy Fa-
Their is free In the exercise Of his spiritual
authority in Rome has been given us this
week in the sudden dismissal from the
military hospital of the chaplain, who had
been appointed by the Holy Father him
self, with parochial Jurisdiction, and the
nomination in his stead of a chaplain sent
from Florence by the Minister of War. It
appears that after the newly -appointed di-
rector, DR.. Pantaleone, had dismissed, from
motives of economy, the Sisters of Charity
from their posts, he wished to do the same
by the chaplain, but was foiled by that.
gentleman telling him this need be no
reason, as he was willing to remain and do
the duty for nothing" This not suiting
Pantaleone, he easily got the Minister OF
War to nominate another, and few hours
notice to the chaplain to clear nut his room
was all that was necessary to geo rld OF
him. This usurpation of spirit Il jurisdic-
matter, since it opens the va. for the
Minister of Justice, who mays as the o.
serUatore properly says, zone day or other
order the parish priests of Rome TO leave
their parochiai residences in order to make
way for other parish priests sent from
Florence"
The names of those professors of the Ro-
man University who signed the address TO
Dollinger, of which l spoke in my last,
have at last appeared in the columns OF the
Liberia. They are twenty-five In number,
SIX of whom only belong to the old corps
ed since the Goth of September. 1t is need
| less to say there is no theologian among
them; they belong to the different faculties
of law, medicine, etc.
think a few words regarding Freema.
sonry, the spread of which, masculine ana
feminine, is assuming grave proportions
here, may not be amiss. Among 'he Eng
lish, or where English is the common
| tongue, as in the colonies and America, this
society is looked on as o mere gathering
for good fellowship and dinners, ana
passport to charity, which is never known
to fail its poorer members. nave even
known case where the orphan OF poor
Catholic mason was religiousiy educated as
o Roman Catholic; but on the Continent
the society has far other aims, and though
the new Emperor of Germany may be the
protector of German Freemasons, ana
hereditary Princes and Grand Dukes be.
long to it, these parties are perhaps OF all
the members those most Ignorant regarding
it's workings and aim, being purposely KEPT
in the dark-.the statutes being mere
blind to the unwary.s What can there DC
, in common between the King of Sweden
the Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt
, Prince Frederic of Holland, or his royal
and imperial aggrandising Majesty Wiiiian
of Prussia aud Juarez, Mazzini, Garibaidi
|
, there be in common with those VINO nave
, SO large d stake in the preservation OF orde
!, and O society which openly declares ltsei
!, the enemy of. kings, and that 1T prepare
! and works in the dark for the destrucuol
f of Catholicity in Italy, Germany, Austria
BELGIUM, Spain, Portugal, Mexico3 de
2 clares that every where 1T has possessed II
r self of the most important positions. L
: 'Dhas penetrated the army and the civil gov
4 kernment. 1t directs the greater part OF tn
h Npress. and its universal watchword
Il down with the Church, down with authori
a ty. no more of Christ, no more OF Coo!
y few wears since the society OF the Freema
"a sons declared itself to he in the way {
"a progress and in the enjoyment OF full pros
,fI perity; it declared, in one OF It's own OF
y gans, lie Monde Maconntque, August LOU
IF and February 1867 symptoms when E Eat
If to a day of general development of IL
!, power end influence of Freemasonrv In IL
" world. Masonry understands each da
"a more fully the Importance of its mission
al She rejects the swaddiing clothes wit
Ia which the necessities OF another Gne hs
IT, ;nvested her. She knows the significant
Ut of her device, aud soon, Kidding herself
e. the last wells of vague mysticism, 81
he will proclaim as the principle and,pase
the institution complete independence
Va conscience Nor is it only OF late yea
oy that the denial of the existence OF you
| I'd
b. the so.called philosophers and workers
n the FIRST French Revolution were enrolled
he it's mem bers and propagators OF It's cree
he Voltaire, Helvetius, Rousseau, Dider'