The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-17
intolerance.

of Vicksburg, an lHfauous PASSAGE 49, ! .
ing the spirit OF bigotry, AID brisshns :
with mis.tat sments Of fact regarding the a
Church, treating, of the recent Ie'ectlon
IN Nav York. the article attributes her {
na.,s defeatf I'd, his being a Catholic, ana
olories over it as such. Not that the
writer would have " Roman Catholics os-
tracised. or forbidden from holding once
for which they are fitted. Heaven forbid!
be says. "There is no doubt" he con-
tinues 4" that the religious utilization OF Nj.
Herman contributed a very important
element to his defeat, not because OF his
| relioion, but because Of the political char
aeter of the Church organization WIN
which he is associated" ~.
The passage to which we particularly
refer, however, ia the following:
" ia we'll known that the Roman Catholic
church authorities are bitterly opposed TO IN,
sectariau and non-Catholic public schools. ~
sc wsi known that the subordinate officials
| and members are bonnden to obedience TO the
PontiF, who has denounced the American sSs.
: tann Of free schools most upspalrlngiya IL Is
we'll known thai the church holds the ai'egl.
ance of its members to itself to be paramount
~ to their allegiance to their country. " 10
IS we'll known that it holds that the government
II should be 50 Unfortunate to the church and that
6 ali means used nv the church to ret the n..lci
= hand are perfectly Legitimate and proper.
j. The lesson which the Roman Cathoitc NJ
YORK is, that the American people will permit
o, Nothing of the sort The sooner the Cnurcn
IA understands that it will not be pefnit'eu ~
snbyert our established institutions, am
le Romanize America, the better for ALL concerned
AZ The business of the Church is with ting Tei'go"
affairs of men. The right of Roman Cstnoilc
! TO the full and free enjoyment q pefieecI 10
:. I,pious and political equality viii! be "llnne'!
10 concede ed and main tanned unimpaired. c..
he just as soon rs the Roman Cathoiic Chn l,a
tv relinouishes it's claim TO supremacy as ma,
ter of right in affairs of state, and ceasing a
/; attempts to subvert American institutions
interfere in politics. confines i.se, Iii csas
eo WHY can not our Roman Catholic freinds laAF
TO- this lessonf i.. ,a:.
full In the first place we think the Vicksbnl
in writer mistakes entirely the temper OF u
ant American people. We eannet cay Whetn
: q Mr.. Herman ran much behind his ticket
ted New York, but we know that here, In Ne
in Orleans. at our recent election. We h
the very devoted Catholics as candidates o
tina fore a population fully one half Prote'
hv1 ant. without any noticeable DISCRIMINATE
fare having been made against them. ~
af. as Catholics voted for Protestant can
ont dataa so Professionals voted for Catho
..,d;dates. Aud we can hardly dol
,trol that the eie'', "'l -, - ..,on,Id
ton, the same ieAset nantad
der singular io' -
ono, vote for Professionals if the doctrines OF
Vicksburg paper were accepted, prevent
,h+s the rule from working both ways.
g.. oply very blind bigots who have 30 II
commonsense as is manifested IN the
rish ticle cited. Il
vides Beslaes WAN - eoN'' ~
,ront want of truth also.
.ee,v list. 1t is false that Catholics are opp
IA ia to non- Catholic public schools. They
ction perfectly willing for Professionals to
$50 them. hut wish to have their own sci
exact on a different footing.
lction I'd. IL Is i@ise Vu"' WI" a.,
, hean the allegiance of its members to its'
Wisely be paramount " 'n'i o." 81
ren.a, country or that the government 81
not be subordinate to the Church." ana
;. Hall means to get the upper hand are
na.rd mate and proper" The Church holds
, VI, the spheres of Church and State are t.
80 distinct and that neither is subordins
|1he other therein; that the allegian
- in every Christian to his Church Is Parat
~ ,bv in spiritual matters and to his co
+h paramouut in temporal and politlca
=, -; ters. The asperson of the Tunes an
go tn publican is, therefore, mere vie al
o. ta The insiuuaton that the Church via
w. of "subyert our established institutions
;, ,,rs, absurdity, as those institutions are I'll
',ood of attr,bu table to the old Catholic sett
vroo1.n America, and it is known to every
climb tial man that the Catholic Church
nreference among forms of Govern
nal i'll. but is perfectly and bona fde loyal tt
,,ot,,ars Sd. 1t is false that all hostility
There Church will cease in the contingenc!
,.tvaep toned in the last paragraph OF the
hos the quoted. That contingency ALREADY
e. Init it ia because the Church will not
e.usuou the State to encroach upon it's p'
L. that this hostility exists. II the
~ I'D would tamely submit to abandon I'll
~ lid Which Christ has given 1T, aud
that frost to temporal rulers OF
.L.,o rptars vOnld take it unQer Til