The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-13
i1erning Star and Catholic Messenger.
INV oRLTANs, SUNDAY. AUGUST -. ISL.
lCommunioated.]
c.thoEsity and tho Hinetsensn cen'uty'

neryerted by Roman prejudice 0na osy""y ~
Never would there be mo e.,e;cS the REPRE- ev
tue uS ~ Peter. the Apostle, could bind G
o;n~"a end art in sectarian letters, ana cry Oh
=, them Thus far shall ye 60 ana 10 cs
farther" h.ta,ca IF the o,
a;sconrse of some eloquent divine or pions
elder (rather some narrow-minoeG. Sis ';n,
should you chance to converse VIII I'M =.
upon in.eisctua, If this same
0entieman is forever dwelling upon tne
beauty of brotherly loVe, anu apseineI0e h
from Islander and catumny. Sucn . an i
diyidual contents himself with assertions, =
comnletely ignoring to support HE opinions
nv evidence # not scientific, moral, deoacI :
i've or intuitive, at least, clrcumstaCCial'
Being requested to substantiate MS very
lie viii peruse history. ANIMAL ana traGl!lon,
and not he able to discover that which VIII
suffice to show the antagonist,c PIlncap,e.e
- Catholicity to intellectual developmene.
Perceiving your contempt Ior ms nTnseI the
cal ideas, he will proceed to introduce Tue
of Rome to scienee. !" Still harplng. on
Calico declares the pauclty Oh ma.eataI,
which compels him tn discourse Az tha RI.
of the Florentine astronomer ana uhe tbe
man inouisition. Plunge this man OF me
Ribie into historical facts, and marx ume
resnit. Previous to SO doing, however
upbraid him with obstlnacy aSt readine
tnss fnIi refutations given by Cardinal WISE
Io Archbishop Kendrick and others, to
the misstatements which have oeen nlauS
=: ,o1ar6 fo this matter. Or, we shouio
Il, na.h heg saw. censure him for his culpabie
;~norance-had he read their works, ms
e;nd would be free from the absurd theors
Of incongruity between science anq ae sat;s-
fed with bringing him TO- history do
source whence to draw facts.
Unless recourse is had to partial ac-
connt. the truth will clothe itself after tns
following fGs trn nhe Of aPpe the helocentric
theory, and the Inquisition only ae.eo ~ a
~rovisional and precautionary manner;
The scientific world had not yet accepse1o =
its yeracity ana aes snG ,e" sntagonism to thu
language of the Scripture. onti ]! =. snT S'ar
he received by astronomers, and its mar
mopy with Biblical language mace appa =
the ,ehois Christian scorsd), the Inauislt =! o
Instructed Galileo to teach 1t as q scienS a,
hvpothesis. But to allege 1T was , cor
demned az hypothesis is aosuE T;rst 1I tW
hundred years previous to Galileo, I'll
Pope approved its exposition at Rome
80. second. Urban VIII. permitted two Jes9,
to give it publicity in Rome a anu Ia 81 ii
the same Pope appointed Caseela, ~
ciple and defender of Calico, professor
mathematics in the Sapiepza. 1t cannot
denied that some eminent persons OF
Catholic clergy opposed IT, ~, i mest em,ne
of the Protestant clergy men were "a
same opinions. c.L
Tell those who would impugn Catho
improvement in science; ls a NOV ~ To the e
capital of Catholicity, the seat OF t,le =
artsf Do you wish to gaze upon the
bodiment of architectural skill Den
st, Peters, the RECONCILIATION OF Ansel
genius. Would you Ieea S Mmri 1I Sch
tian, and the other master mlhds ~
the Vatican and be lost in the spienoo
its pictures. Would you Sc. see PT lasi!.s ar
the productions of genius. Would you
knowledge clothed in the panopiy Oh =
and daring philosophy l-sSeP An naro ms
under the direction of Catholicism. w
YOU listen to eloquence in its highest
-oratory combined with elocotion
yiction with percussion ENTER INTO
tholic Church and hear men OF the
stamp as Bordaloue, Massillon, LacoEu
Fenelon and Bossuet-perhaps not eat
sublimity or erudition to these 1nSe!le
giants yet energetic and persuasiVs
Shev are actuated by the identical
ments which have made the above
toned famous. Indeed, it is time le
speak further upon this point.
Is Catholicity opposed to the sP'
freedom, Most emphaticaliy, no
olicity inveighs against tyranny, no n
in what form it clothes itself. II
war with despotism aud teudallsm,
both fell to rise more. 1t recogn
monarchical, democratic or an arlsto
government-providede each be the WI
for the benefit of the people. 1t neS'
deavors to subvert any particular to
government; on the contrary, eac
Established by the fiat Of ,, the o people IL
with q principle of modern clVlilZa
not to esteem man on account OF
cidentai distinctions of birth or r .is !;
because he is man, rational and
tai being. 1t propagates the doctT
equality and fraternity. 1t opens tn
to- ali who would compete for the
It presents honor, alike to n,t the P peas,
society by foolishly seeking to unite
Who are directly opposite to each o
deportment and education. But it
the poor an opportunity to becom