The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-17
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M,rnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
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NET ORLEANS. SUNDAY. DECEMBER IT, 1871.
FROM ROME
FROM ROME.


FROM ROME
ROME, NV. 1.-THE book of NJ. Favre
made no little sensation here at first, but
after more careful perusal we find moth
ing in it to concern ourselves much about.
1t is evidently written in the interest of
the Italian Government, as appears from
the documents referred to in it, which are
nearly all from Italian ministers. The
most painful pages in it are those in which
the writer processes to give account of a
conversation held by NM. Lefebre and
d'IIarcourt with the. Cardinal Secretary of
State and the Holy Father. 1t is easy to
see what an excellent opportunity such an
occasion would offer, to any one SO dis
posed, for Misrepresentation and distortion.
Conversations held six month"; ago cannot
be reproduced. 1t is, however, proved Ivy
the original draft of NJ. dHarcourt's de-
spatch, preserved at the French Embassy
IN Rome, that the expressions attributed to
the Pope by NJ. Favre have been mutilatcd.
TIERS words: " That is not to sag that if
they offered to & VIC me back my States, l
would not accept them" The words in
italics were omitted by NJ. Favre, so that
the sense became quite the opposite of
what was intended to be expressed. But
who can be surprised at such q trick from
\ man who can fa!sify public documents,
land pass off as born of Madame Favre the
child of another woman, living with him,
whose husband is still alive9 This, how
ever, was proved at tho last trial. Yet as
we have to do with people, so many of
whom are bad or at least ignorant, good
Catholics can only desire to see NJ. Favre's
statement promptly contradcted. This is
primarily the duty of the French Govern
ment, as we'll as of NJ. d'Harcourt, whose
honor is more directly concerned than that
of the Holy Father. 1t is expected, how
lever, that his Holiness will express HIM
|self on this subject in his next Allocution
Hat the prcconization of some thirty or forty
more Bishops which has yet to take place.
|M. d'IIarcourt had a private audience with
the Holy Father last Saturday. His Holt
|hess, as was natural, enquired seriously
what was the meaning Of the published re-
ports Of the supposed conversational He
sSas at once assured by y. dIIarcourt that
lis words had been ta.ircred with, and
fthe audience was of 4 most friendly char
acter. Tie Pope repeated in public that
the declarations attributed to him were
Il quite the contrary of what he had express
ed, and with this NJ. d'Iarcou!t entirely
concurred.
The rumors about the Popc's leaving
here for France are eEtirely without foun-
dation. For him to undertake such a
Il journey at such time of the year. whether
by sea or by land, would be morally i'm
possible. The public invitation given him
by M. Favre is not very pressing, nor has
it much appearance of being in earnest.
Even if the Holy Father were to take up
his residence in France, he would be the
guest of the French people, not of the
French Government. But the history OF
the residence of the Popes at Avignon is
H by no means favorable to the choice of
Franco for his retirement. The Holy Fa-
Their is at present in n state of real suhjec-
ton to Il Power. whose principal aim is to
In t1,.li vail pify
We should look upon his departure from
Rome as grievous calamity for the Church,
but we should consider his remaining for n
long period in his present condition q still
greater calamity. The Italian Govern
ment fears nothing SO much rs the aban-
donment of Rome by the Pope. Under the
direction of Prussia it tries in all its acts,
as far as It can exercise control, to avoid
h every thing which might absolutely oblige
4 the Holy Father to take this step.
Though there has been certain amount
of rejoicing here for the fall of Beust, it
has been only moderate. His successor,
Andrasy, is IL Catholic, but he has shown
himself an oppressor of the Church. 1t
was he who restored, or more properly
H speaking, introduced, the "placet" fol
Hungary, for it had never before been ex
ercsed there. 1t was he, too, who gave
the Impairment admonition to the mos
/ excellent and venerable Bishop Jekelfalus
II sS VI cGuHlWelSSeuOuIS. Gu is tt va
tholic and a Hungarian. AS Catholic ht
\ can scarcely forget his poor Church, which
n is now suffering so grievous and so univer
sal trial; AS a Hungarian he cannot b.
/ unmindful of the immense benefits derived
II from the Catholic Church by his country
which, without its influence, would hav
remained Turkish province. The Czech
will be sorely disappointed. They were il
dread of German influence, and after get
ting rid of the German Minister they fin
matters still worse for them, and fall int
the hands of Hungarian. 1t is YER