The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-30
The Catholic Union and tho Pope.

The following address was presen'e" w lii
the Pope on the 4th of April, by depota- do
ton headed by tho Duke of Norfolk: rn
16o.t Holu Father-More than f0urseen -;
centuries ago the greatest OF the AMER .Sat .ca
proclaimed to his separated oretntoI IN A
HGod had established the teacmng ga - vonrl
H",;nes. from that Chair Of Unity has DO =
clared again and again TO the MGr.u Do. Il
nv a ANGULAR provision Of the Divins ;o. Il
whence tho ks .Ss hs rSp and centre Of tho
Hfhole Church, has obtained CIV. PIin1 =
W.. and likewise it 10 your will firmly 20
maintain and preserve whole ana nss% !
that civil principa's , OF .as and rights
Which nre the property of the wheie CaSa ~ q
~, SnrId and =. such claim the defence oI .
ali Catholics throughout the VOTE oslG; MI 6
for this reason tnss We; ss" 0uis approach
ul on 80 ~ .-"rsss our adherence of misdee0
Nv which neither the rights OF monasen nS
which has lasted more than = unoa;
years. nor the long t nna s sanctioned and
oonfirmed ,y the whole weight OF EnroPe:aih
= authority, have been respectea. yS.ra to
!. With one voice and one heart 10 asu ~ords
th;s teaching of your Holiness In ~olu
: . wh;c% S have been consecrated by the grest
u host of prelates, who, nine v;,S them
q semhled round your throne. WIZ n;v;i
. Va proclaim thst we recognize '.o +hine
kI,o
~ aoasaarv and manifestly instituted ny 'to
=. pr"v;dance of God, and do not hesi , ~
of declare that in the present state y. va
ic Affairs this civil principate Is aosoy Of
,lf "u;rad for the good and free governinenss ~
~ ftha Church and of souls. For the neau y.
ma III Hboie Church, the Roman Pontin, musS
m ~ -" nrince's subject, nor any p!lnces
en- onest. but, seated in his own oo.n'u nS Az IN
!. s;neSom must be his own master anu ~
20 nntt7s Tranquil and benign liberty muss
ID n 1ot,a and protect the Catholic faith, ana
;ts W. and Govern the whole Christian com
monwealth. There must ne sac 80 P, aT,5
nnd an august See from which great anu ~
ow "n warfnl Voice. the voice of justice anu y,
Jus tpruth fayoring none above others, anu
in nhsr;ne no mans will, inaccessible 10 .ei
the ror. and not to be deceived oy .lauu a,onIss
on no nroclaimed to princes ana 10 Peop.e5,
% ILL., such a voice could not oe uttereu
les. a; se:,ri,v il it owed a civil obedience &c
be- INV man: for those whose crimes an =
ann errors it was obliged to ;t,s ;nan"uity
ned never allow it to be heard WIN illp ~" ~,
the S"ch a voice could not be respected ey TN
4 e';.hf", of all nations with the obed'enc
So, dns TO tho head of the Church if 1t wer'
ems spoken by one subject to snH ean the
ele- tamporal prince. NOR, agaiu, oau W. d;
mas iates of the Church hocking to your ho n
duo "s. a. nil times for consultation an
the. Eauidance from SO many different ieglo;;
the And nation. of the world aPpr PIC 1uIng owe
out, .ecnrity if they find a sovereign ruu9s v
OF so"uS ee- who may either regard the
the ssom;ng With suspicion and dislike, or pc
side anm;tV with their respective country
hiss The duties Of the Christian anu ;ue
ured in themselves distinct ous nvo nies.
and his cannot be fulfilled by bishops u4,ess
the civil orincedom be maintatneu 49, g.
,eard .nch "A that of the Pontitfs, aosoiutei9 :.
the from foreign control, q centfe y. a,
du- concord, so.led by no oreath VI ",tl
mall" hilton. touched by no desire OIL COLL ~
uillo- domination. dax
tue Nor is it possible for those to dev
ticks. guarantees of independsnce ,vhs,
ont Darallal have 0elZoO WuA
I'd the at tbe;r own. Lawless force and sha1
with less fraud, uniting to connscase NC"
Only heen held for centuries under the coneee
,ers OF ton of all divine ana nu ..sn.tnsa VIII
cb for NO basis for any future etruS T' '"
police. could secure independence. no eu"
no Of tee Of thieves is worthless. kooDery,
in tho neradded to sacrilege, can possess No i'S
and in and therefore can confer noneI oos
q time victim consent to accept as ooio :. pu ~.
votion. If the plumber taken from MIN, ~ Wy
Reggie always remain in tho power OF .no -,
rooms to resume it, when length OF time ne anu nro
+. But mission had seemed to palliate eho vi Z
ouse to nr;we, But the Vicar of Christ cannot
ose his mon the suffrance of those VINO oisre
while a nv the same act the law Of nations ane
out the duty of Christians: oil r.e
twenty If as Catholic CHRISTIANS VIC al, ~
of the the liberty of the Pontlh- hihg' n' eee
1orities. the security of all thrones upon cart
mend upon the inviolability of the tl
of Peter. The safety OF rulers rulers a aan
ing the freedom of nations are equally yra lou
to the upon A.Suo' -. .Lrona Jt,is not m
attempt .,eu' . nartcular State no monarch
,ntlemen no common wealth can boast Oh zig,
mselves. august so anciens, anu 80 q
is we'll sesses La, .a K Ke &c Justice and ]
very I'M nras;dinp over that temporal order ,,
rgh con- He had re-created and re.lniorceu H..
was that when the nations OF the
Commons hao ie" Hhr;st the throne Of Peter wa
to some Id" VI -; tomnoral sovereignty al
ire loiter- 10 Ileo "A thaI were built upon tn,
lemselves cenCle. @ We christian faith ant
Iounu". .ha 1oice Of the Holy Faith
the open ,ien.ss' Sno tLen. lending a lustre
,ant pub nealu ;t nf nSinces which it had not
ast in Ed olsna.S n because superior to then
of Town possWvG;s cor Of Christ. There was not a