The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-15
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TRANCE. I,
RocAeforfs Mar,iage.-M. RocheiorIs p
marriage il an instance of how very ei"plo
facts may be twisted In obedience 10 tne
of party. The hrPaoaas.. 4
the religious marriage, and therefore TO '
presents the Bishops Of Versailles as having ]
sent two 'semissaries" to obtain a retracta /
ton from M. Rochefort, which retractatlon {
being refused, the marriage Is sald 70 ma ,
been celebrated at the intercession or med
iation of M. Lefranc. The facts seem 70
have been these. The person who has De
come Madame Henri de Rochefort has oeen
for some time extremely i'll, and iies 30" IN
immediate danger of death in Malson oe
Sante attached to convent at Versailles.
Her earnest desire for marriage which
would lepitimatize her children, desire
that was shared by NJ. de Rochefort, was
made known to the authorities, who accoI-
convey ed to Versailles under sufncient
escort. But the dying woman was no'
satisfied with the civil ceremony, che earn
estly desired that the marriage SHOULD 20
! one which would satisfy her conscience as
well as the laws of the State. Here! nov
ever, arose q dimcuity' ana nei s;s.o-,sd
point at which the story has been distolIeu
The Bishop of Versailles, learning tha'
both parties desired religious marriage,
was Of course most anxious to acceoe W
their request. But the question natural:y
suggested itself how far M. dc hocneioat
had been q public blasphemer of the Sacra-
ments, and whether public retractation on
his part was not necessary before he couio
, ha admitted to tho Sacrament of marriage:
NJ. de Rochefort was accordingly ASKED
before witnesses for an explanation al MS
sentiments by the Able Bourgeois, cure OF
the parish, and delegated by the Bishop
f for that purpose. He replied Immediately
!, that she was Catholic, and his will was
o to remain one; that he had taken part IN
9 politics without ever intending to attack or
q question q single dogma of religion, ana
: that he remained in this respect submissive
:, to the teaching of the Church." Thereupon
= the Bishop, considering that Rochefort had
q never been nominally excemmunicated,
p and that the other party had rlght 10 Tue
ir Sacrament for which she asked, desistea
D. from all opposition to tie religious mar
rage. The next day 1--WE quote from the
T. Unirers) after the civil act and before the
religious ceremony, ROchefort sponean-
O. eoueiy renewed his declarations, and then
% in presence of the civil officers and wit
N nesses of the civil act, Of the guards, ant
80 Of the witnesses deputed oy the b,sh9P lo
20 20 religious marriage, he took the Aooe BOUT
se geois. who was about to celebrate TIT
=. marriage on one side, knott down, AM
be made his sacramento, confession. w III
as would have thought" asks the Unarers, nv
ne years ago, when Pere Hyaeinthe Loyso,
e. and M. Rochefort was editing the Lantern
he nit BRUSSELS ZEN style Ferade, who woui
10 have thought that the serious anu reigiou
=. marriage of the editor OF the LahteT"
an would serve as a moral antldote 10 Tue SAT
at rileoious and adoninably frivolous maj
le- Rage of the preacher of the conference
,rt that the pamphleteer would be marie
ty, before the Church and the Carmelte oeto
in a registrar; the one to raise up again POI
ave fallen woman, and to raise himseit aga
of faall
Hnh her to fall with her whom he had chos
IT. or to cause her to fall with himself, the o.
on submissive to the Church, the other stu
EN- idly rebellious; that, in word, In u
est strange contrast, all the sense OF right,
ing the feeling Of honour, all the whoieso'
and generous attachment, the noble
les larpe.hearted compassion, in fine, eve
good feeling and all the esteem OF
hat world, would be on the side of Rochefoi
we'd "Who indeed3 but it Is not the hrst I'll
Oar that spiritual pride has ended in mo
DIS. downfall, while temporal ruin has LED I
A sa spiritual resurrection; that the 'irst hf
en- become last and the last first"
" of The Comte de Chambord-The Comte
gre Chambord has written a letter-ln ackno
, re- edoemeut Of an address from lnhabitant
thst the Department du Garu. ne eApies
IA his especial qualification at seeing the
80 thors of the address " SO strongly attac
at To those principles of religion, mora
suit and honor, which are the basis OF all soci'
and Their example will bear fruits. lucy
over end by inducing all those VINO are nov. nov
fleet arate from us to follow them and these
was then understand who are their rea! frle
con- pr; and defenders" The letter contains NJ
,ni+., inc but this, aud iu spite OF the alarm
1 had PRESSED by some Of the Radical joornRR
Y. to the Princes reception of deputies at - .
from epZ and by n GoVerpmehO organ Nv
Is de- n;jn'r;mane to Tours, every body knows
ested we We'll that there is nothing underhan.
Rec below the surface in what the Comte
wing OSio" W.. sr;tas or does He will sin
dents IT'S await the call of France, though ne rs
,erior IDENTIFY some"haC u'es .h,ut
legal call has been 80 long deiaSeu. 49,
eclipe DEPUTIES of the Right nave Visiteu
d, we seippeur az Bregepz, and H. Il. II. mas
have 80 home to Frohsdo1ff. AS to the
,or aed srimage to "the Tomb Of s. P p"bo
'olice, louls' aoou' h fnss tho Unirey
sites, been masking 80 No. sha Sa;n+ M Ia
terni- exists. aud the pilgrimage on his festi'