The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-12-01
rux nORNINe sfAR AAD cA4n0L!C


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n. .,.,svr.r,......s ,,sr ,.a IL e B.E,i. sa. tahs. . |.
very aavssosa stsp in the prasesae q j
posisn. A week has ssspsea sises q
.s,uoapesa = by tslsgran sbas su te pro-
.;h,t ..,.,.ssassicai sassares ;anaer severe Z
penalties, had been prspoesa y 49,
ernusns, and wo have sinoe "aasea ~
for denial, o. sone nodihoaeion' .,
statement. We presume that she e..S
nrs.e uust bsve been waiting for some
th;,~ of shs eame sozt also, - 1t na' o''A-
to..ilv silent on the subject Los I'D
whas that subject involves.
| The Chnrch claims tho right OF innscs'ns
spirita aal peualtiss on ito chiidren' eoe' On
aeea.,ops. Of pronouscing public censu[e
| and exeomnunication against .ne"'
Maternal Government OF Prassas -
s;tiye about the feelings OF 10 oea0'oa
subaeets. that Il prohibits the e1ere.s" "
esss ri4ht. Hsneeforth there n.ss oe' ~
earms.y. NO decree Of oKeeomanicasion,
or saspenssop, or deprivation OF c'sr'c"'
'4 4Fbs Severnment eess itself into sinsu-
lar a;lsnua. by this preceding. Either
tn. church 10 diviuely autassized ss innses
.besa punish meuts, or it 10 not. II IL 10 10
, TIA Government has NO right TO Interfere
therein. II is is mot, its punishmenss arc
. q. ee. and NO punishments at all. VINO
oa.es for the spiritual thunders OF an M
. ro.tor. or for expulsioI from society
|, h..ea upen fraud and iniquity A Priess
Who II degraded from the service OF se faiss
y co6 IA really benefited not punis'ed
!, the, eby, and one who claans h's ss'@ss'ss
throagh q false Church, loses nosainS wne1
> that authority is taken away. II" ose'os
10 to say that he may not think 20 and ma!
y be "A mach hurt in bia feelings ~ thoas'
!, = he had bees priess Of tho true Geo. an
y had beea thus punished by tho ero
Church. No man can claim to DO Psotse'
!. ted in f.eli1gs which are based npoe
- viekea and ippious deluaion. II the Ca "a
= shoIie Church is false enc, II 10 eonsFaE
= 20 tho snirit OF God and hatefal 70 ham !;
- ia i,.uoral in it's nasare; any man wh
~ com,nunes with it, participates in its 10
~ ~ mo, atty, and, a. between the swe' . "
soectable governnent canase snsefsefe' :,
cannot espouse the quarrel OF one side s.'nl IN
'os oomuact OF iniquisy, but mast treat q
vhole affair with severe indideience, II
with active prosecution. In OUT own CAV
'on o.veuuept it is q we'll known maxim tna'
sy' man uust come before thecourt with cie
ASo h.,aa. No court will entertain jorasd
".0 .;o, Of any cause based on an i0mo
contract. either to enforce 1t IL NOT
conan M mated, or to relieve from its op
asson if already complied WITH :.
onr If, then, tue Church OF God 10 efsass'
!, Mt all in Prussia, it 10 impious in tue VI
arnment to interfere with its legitimate
,..t &bor;sv. If all the Churches there
f.,sa then their censures are really ee
y, bD,;ments and their expalsions are bene'
,:rer If every religion there is an insu't y"
"a ia tine God, the believers In such rehg'oos
ern. tainted with their impiety ana un"ol
ons1 of protection from the State, In
Bus we must suppose that the Aiuii
80 bas not left the great nation OF Germ
60. v;thout a branch of his authorized Gnu
.;S,. And il sa,h exists can we suppose th'
him. has not the power Of expeihng u""o
80. uembers and Of depoeing pastors
III. have changed into woivesf What
Dbemv to say that the Almighty
e,ssd Church and that Prussia
b tho not PeEmis "iA ~,....
mined from II! AN" ~ -. throuo,
Carl effect sucn oApu'o n. -. foru
. -. organization 20 his ChurehS
-, The Prussian Government in prop
heard this lag, has committed. biasphemy-
public, notorious biasPhe"y. h M
sulted God. II has refused TO hi1
.sh of right OF giving TO his Church an org
Q gen. ton without which it cannot exiss'
y sur- arrogated to itself all power op'rtt'
acrally cell as temporal. Il has declared
whom nu.atisaed with that amount Of
10 un- which the Creator has chosen to
ulnrity upou human governments, and hes ~
ich he ately invaded HE saered sPherS'
ely and This il one step forward In s0'