The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-21
rhs Troubles in w1lHanspsrt, Pa.

.vlyania. has been removed from the
church Of the Administration in that p!aces
md prohibited from the exerciSo CL AZ
,riestiy functions there (ss6 sTavsl ~ nas
Scranton. Rev. M. Stake administrations
Il the alFairs Of the Church Of the Annnn-
,iation vas such, declared the Bishop, %
the latter TO adopt the measure
II removal.
While the cause which led to this pro-
,eedin9 Il mot given in the Bishop's conf
mnnicstion. thst it ives serious may be In
erred both from the penalty 1t entai,eas
md from the very extraordinary methoo OF
redress which the Rev. Mr.. Stack has seen NJ
10 take. He petitioped Judge Campoeli. OF
the Court Of Common Pleas OF Lycoming
Bishop O'Hara from carrying out his order
Of removal, alleging 40 grounds for the IN.
defendant, as Bishop OF
che diocese, ON the 5th Of November last,
by note marked Exhibit A. removed him
from his Office Of pastor Of said church,
and forbade him to exercise any PliesS.y
function in Williamsport. and still contin-
ues said prohibition under severe penalty |
whereby he is deprived Of his revenue,
rights and perQuisites. That be 10 not
aware of any act done or duty left undone
by which he is justly liable 20 ecclesiasn-
cal censure or punishment; that no regular
matter has been had; that such act 10 I'M
warranted by the law Of the Cathoiic
Church and contrary to the law OF the
land"
The Injunction was granted. On motion
of the Bishop's counsel to dissolve IL, argu,
mens was heard. and the Court ovedI",i i
full force. Judge Campbell held that the
I H;shnr o;Hara was necessarily required to
follow q Economical form Of procedure,
anu anu, trial y He admits. however, that
nn ;s .,s. st w.ra IN the inrisdiction aud
su.s ~ ~ p;shor .nS Authorized by
ausn1y ~ tSe Cathn5ic Chnrch. then the
tue 1s;..nt w"uli ia hound to submit, or
seek redress in the judicatories Of the
Gnuson, ~ ~ +bs ;rci;nat;on to interfere.n
the poMe., nJa ~. s;r,ri;as. tha whoie oues-
Hnis aoI: :, a.. h.5 ths Riahon the
uon 20 .t S~ :. ,.r,ova sho. Rey. M,
requisi.o H1s.oy .aontsaS Jndoe Camp
STACK IN .Ie .s IL hrt we W;il hrieflv ahov
boil thought n0s, ous w ~. III ..;Nri .a;ct;on
that bIsnok III. 100 So s nshosized nv the
ana sus1olV r sIu ch"rchn ahsoluteIy
Iews OF VIC ~ ~ ,.n.o.a;no aoeinst
ana on ne S.ses And AT Iet ma see what
rev; 1T. S'sS1 t..,;. s.;d in isis order of re-
tho bisnoP Sctuey sa'o ~ We
movA. Asls ~ Ao"o"
Rev. n. p. Stack:
| Rev. Sr-Your administrator OF tno enM..
connected with the Chqrsn Of . me neiled
ton nas oeen a nu .na I.sve Che Church vacant
70 remove yoI anu sa'' to a~ercisa nny priestly
NOW a7sn 70 say
The prohibition binds ss1 eTss' You may
Of NV fuxther intention in Your regard.
". oHARA, Bishop Scranton.
Nov. 6, 1871. t.. ,..,.;,n :, ,
lengthy opinion, and attempted to sustain
It by the usage Of canon law and paragraph
~ Of tho Acts and DEGREES OF me Secc ~
. Plenary Council of Baltimore Sisoo). ~
argued that at canon law Bishops canne y.
remove clerics without cause and until =. 2,
, ter q hearing. 1t is not necessary TOT Tn
: present purpose to enter into GissertatI3
upon the canon law of the Catholic Church
! which indues Bishops with powers ana au
thority that Judge Campoen ~as I h.s.
t quainted with Che surely would not nav
suppressed the truth had he known ~.
/. is wholly needless to touch TINS nranc9
a the matter at all, for the plain reason tna
. canon law is not in operation as the eccIe
= siastical code of the Church in TINS c0ustr.
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