The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-29

aaT0 recently had eomversation with hi
nonne ss-.-nt least 30 he says. Ia fespots
sosa question from bis visitor as to,th
Ipcpuiarfty or the reverse Of his Govern
mont, the Pope is represented as sayfpr:s
SO far from our mode or governing bein,
noeslie 10 any but the irreligious, who seei
| acnange without any. regard to it's conse
quences II they afforded them excitemen,
OF revelry, our laws rather provoked the
jealousy OF an ill-rnled and turbulent peo.
PIE, whose taxes before these lamentable
thnsa were nearly four times as great az
..Ose imposed on our subjects in any par
ucutef. Our calendar of crime did not re-
veal In as many years SO full catalogue OF
Woo and lnfamy as we have heard Of in
"a LIS once unblemished city during the
lnoIths succeeding it's usurpation.
Solfespondent-Many Catholics in Eu-
rope ana America, Holy Father, agree to
.ne abolition of your temporal power. and
- 'eave you the full exercise of your spirit
ual authority over the Catholic world.
ne Fope-Such, my son, are not Catho-
ncs, for they connive at the overthrow of
Ihe earthly head and bond Of Catholicism
sary for the exercise Of our liberty. and for
the full, perfect and complete discharge of
our apostolic office, an essential condition
TO secure our freedom from the control of
o1her temporal powers and the caprice of
hostile princes. Therefore, those Catholics
VINO deny us this prerogative demean and
, MeaRen their great religion by depriving its
nead OF essential power, and disavowing
the most wholesome tenets of their Church, !,
= correspondent DO you. still believe.
H0iy Father, that the majority of your
SUBJECTS oppose the change of Government,
ana warmly sympathize with your minis.
The Pope-I do believe; but the maiority
EnhlPnfa nfoI 4 :.
'ne rest are a more Ignorant and turbulent |
lass chiefly composed of families WHO
zane hlther during the disturbances of ,4s.
md at other times, from the towns on the
rontler, which have always been influenced
'Ia corrupted by connection with the
FUELS loere are many, too, son, in this
MY who, with the good though unfortu-
ate Peiegrino Rossi, would declare, "The
dependence Of the Pontifical dominion ia
.uef the common guarantee of the con-.
ciences of all Catholics. The cause of the
,ope is the cause of God. Rome, with its
rand monuments, its European treasures
'ome, the centre and head of Catholicitv' +.
elongs much more to the Christian worii
IAN to the Romans" This was uttered ,
ltrepidiy by poor Rossi in an hour of dan !
er, when many voices were raised against =
lms and he concluded that celebrated de- .
nee OF Papal rights by saying, "Be as :
lred that we should not allow Christianity r
DC decapltated and it's fugitive chief re- j,
aced to demand an asylum for which he :
ay pay dearly by the price of his liberty" 4
Correspondent-But, Holy Father. Tou :.
we not relinquished your authority as :
% highest in Rome, spiritually and tenn Il
,rally considered :. "
The Pope-I have not relinquished apy =;
ght but that which has been usurped from - -
9, and 1 will relinquish none but those =,
hlch tyrants and usurpers may wrest 3,
'm me-. If the Italian authorities de- =
and aught from me which is our own and :,
IT theirs, Twill refuse it, and if thew then y
rsist, they take it without our sanction. :,
hich is robbery. On being asked for the y
ys OF the Vatican, peremptorily object +
to give them up, and the official of Vic :,
Emmanuel, who demanded them in tie r,
ng's name, insisted that should deliver. n
gain refused, but said that if Victor EN- :,
'nuef must have the keys of the Vatican. \,
~ wero on my table, and his ministers :.
re at liberty TO steal them. s7 :! =: