The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-03

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years ago he had cCDsnlted the King on
this point He found, however, shat there;
was SO much dislike to the idea, both Ia ex
allied quarters and among the public. that
he was obliged TO abandon ii. Az 70 the.
Prince Won Bismarck declares that the law
as it now stands prevents authority being
given to o Bishop to revoke any public
functionary q collision, therefore, be-
tween the State law and the law OF the
Church s'as 1t has now been brought to
perfection," was inevitable; and the solu-
! ton of this difficulty is matter for legis,.
lation. and one which the new Minister OF
Public Worship will take in hand: Thisfs
very we'll, as far as the declared intention
goes; but Prince Bismarck must be aware
that not only now, but in all the past his !.
would always have been likely to arise, SO
| long as teacher of religion was held to
be State functiOnary, irremovable by &C.
clesiastical authority.
Debate In the Bararian Chanber-Miniss
ter Lutz has been carrying matters with a
Thigh hand at Munich. The Catholic depu-
| ties had intended to hold meeting in or
der to concert measures amongst them
selves tor organizing Parliamentary sup
port to the appeal made by the Archbishop
| to the Chamber against the arbitrary pro-
| ceedings of the Minister in prosecuting the
real Catholics, and taking from them their
churches to hand them oyer to the new
sect of soi distant IS Old Catholics When,
Lutz heard of the intended meetings, he
Immediately issued his prohibition against
! it's being held, and> ordered the police to
enforce the same in the most summary
manner. When questioned in the Cham
Der on this illegal proceeding, he ordered
| one of his subordinates to attribute it to
| an Incorporate expression, uttered by one
OF the speakers at former private meet
ing held by the Catholic deputies A de-
bate followed upon the Archbishop's appeal
members of the Left took part. Their ad-
| dresses consisted simply of abusive person
alities and wholesale insult against every
| thing Catholic; but they seem to have had
the effect of illuminating the Catholic rep
resentatives into silence; for nothing was
| offered by way of reply on the other side
On division it was. however,, shown
that the Catholic party-had no need to i'm
dulge in such excessive timidity.e The
votes were at first equal being z6 for, and
76 against the motion: but before the close
of the division, the casting vote was given
for the rejection of the Archbish0p's appeal
by Radical deputy who had been pre-
vented by an accident to his leg from being
present at the debate, and was wheeled into
the House in chair just in time to vote,
and thus to save his friends from defeat
When we add, that three Catholic senators
III
were absent from the division, it will be
seen how much the good cause must suffer
IN bavaria from the want Of staunchness
ana resolution on the part of It's reputed
fposnds. A letter ial the Courier de DT7ir-
Giles; from which we have extracted the
foregoing facts, says, that there exists
grave upeasiness in Munich, and through.
ont the kingdom, on the subject of these
unhappy Church discussions. The Catho--
lies, who are the vast majority of the pop
| rlatt a..
sions,committed on their constitutional re-
ligi0us rights by the existing administration
and it IS well understood, that, in the
event OF disturbances taking place, the ad-
ministration dare not resort to force for the
purpose of maintaining themselves in
power.
BELGIUM.
DedH Of Mgr. Lafoyet.-Reli2ion and
learning have sustained a heavy loss last
week in the dccease, after very short
Illness. in his 10Th year, of Mgr. Laforet,
the I" Rector Magnifcus " of the Catholic
University of Louvain. The illustrious
and learned prelate expired on the evening
of Friday, the Goth, fortified with the holy
sacraments and with the benediction of
Plus TX. His faneral took place on Tues
day week when all Louvain was in mourn
ing. The obsequics were attended by the
Archbishop of Malines and other Bishops,
by large number of clergy, anG by the
|
gian notabilites.
1 t-' ITALY.
Lao Of Church Property in Rone.-It is
stated that the measure respecting religious
houses at Rome is now ready for presenta.
tion to the italian Parliament and that il
ia Intended to enact. first that the law Of
suppression is applied to Rome secondly
that all ecclesiastical property is to be
taken into possession by the State third.
", that the "case generalizie" are TO be re.
eognized as international corporations, the
Generals of Orders to be allowed the ne
cessary staff, but their residences to bt
, fixed by the government fourtbly, tha
, the . futaV great -Patriarchai Basihcas, st
join Lateran, st. Peters, st. Paui's ani
Sta Maria Maggiore-are to retain theil
revenues, converted into Italian funds
proyiso always pregnant with meaning
but the full force of which is now beini
practically exemplified.
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The Very Rev. Thomas Burke, the grea
Irish Dominican, who is considered tie mos
eloquent preacher in the English Language