The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-12

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ROME, Oct. l2.-During the laat few days
utations 81 the Vatican, though the Pope's /.
health continues excellent His Holmes :
has been engaged in giving private sudf- :
ences to ecclesiastical visitors ana 10 Sne !
preparation Of business for the gsaSs-ion
occasion Il is expected that great number
Of new sBishops will be preconizeds ana the
vacant Itaiian Secs, eighty-two In number,
will be filled up. The last deputation re-
ceived lOct. s. consisted OF great mum
iahes Of the Moati quarter. These honest
natives delighted the Pope by their hearty
sentiments, which they expressed, al QUO
Others on q late occasion, in the homeiy ous
energetic Roman pdtois. some poetry IN
the same dialect, appropriate to the occa.
sion, was recited. lid caused amusement
to the Pope, who Joined in the laughter the
verses excited. IN return, be made them
little address. OF the kind which they pest
understood and appreciated. II was ao9ds
"St, John said the Pope, "sPeaks admir,
,ablv about this miracle Of Our Blessed
Sayiour. There was the Synagogue, which
sont3sned men very like some We have
fis STnnpopue possessed certain privileges
which they were very anxious not to lose.
But the heads of the Sy nagogue would not
Eadmit Cur Lord to be the true Measlas, al
though they could not deny that His works
were divine. They questioned the blind
anEwoTGO
fearing to lose their Synagogue privileges.
They said Our son is of age, let MN
speak for himself; and the son said I'm
less this man were from God he could DO
nothing" Then, applying the narrative
tn his audience and the times, the Pope
said; 'sYou now stand before the Revoln,
ton as the blind man and his parents stood
before the Synagogue. The Revelation
wishes you to deny Christ and HIS vicar.
Follow the example of the blind man who
bad heen cured, and remember those words
ofJesus They who saw not see, and they
Who saw become blind" The Holy Fa-
ther then blessed the deputation and all
whom they represented, and they retlrea
deeply affected and impressed.
The Revolutionary papersShaye recon-
menced their publication OF taisehooos
about the Pope's health. They make
handle of the partial cessation OF deputa
tions, which have not wholly cease though
they have become less frequent. This Can
SURPRISE no one, considering they have
heen going on now for quite four months
However, the other day the Pope received
one more it was composed OF delega1el
from a society of young men OF the class OF
mobiles, who have organized tne%s haHs fo
the working people, and for others, who "a arr
unable to procure them without aid. I'M
S7sputation was headed by the Duke Deil'
Regina, who is we'll known both in Rom
and Naples as the model of good Catho
n m
Nv 6onored by being Admitted into the PR
Gate apartments of his Holiness AM
when the belhnEapg for the evening AZ
Maria. the Popessaid it with them. 1t !
almost superfiuous to add that .ne - aI 81
Father continues In the epJoy "eh' vi LA
wonderful health.
THE last aet>of violence on the part {
our invaders, (the breaking open OF Tn Tn
Convent of st. Antony and Sta: Maria an an
Quattro Fontane, on the alen ins9., ot tu
column of to-day's STARR has, perhap
cansed greater horror in the Eternal CIT!
thar ANYTHING they have done since the
entered through the breach at forsa IN
Not only the act itself but ITS evloehe y
ouel is producing a sense OF alarm as we
"a of disgust. It is not the religion
women alone that have been robbed an
maltreated. They are the daughters al
eisters of Roman citizens and nopies'
may we'll be supposed, and 1t ls 1rue, VI ~
not o Respectable Aahnhy III @soS ~
some relative q momber of one or otn
conventual~ community. They have )!
taken with them, into their religious sec i
sion, q dowry at least equal, in many cas-
even greater tn, wou1 10 t Ia
dowries they are now robbed by the usa
ping Government which offers them in
turn pension, which, ridiculous as Is
disproportion to their loss, will most PR
ably never be paid. The nuns, thereIo
----sseSVfla oaRain became char0eable to their o
families for their support, and it is not
human nature that those families sho
retain feelings of loyal attachments u
Government by which they have been