The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-31

The Debate and the Steele both understand
the appointment a. direct blow to Catno-
lie interests, and the AueRir National says
that 1t logically implies the recall OF tue
Ambassador to the Holy See.
Church and State in Alsace.-EOthing can
be more conciliatory towards the German
Government than the second letter which
his Eminence Cardinal Antonelli mas az
dressed to the Bishop Of StEasburg, on tue
subject of the relations between Cnurcn
and State in that province. There 49, as
+" denounce," aud such, therefore, was not
the intention of the Holy See. The oo-
iect of the previous letter was merely 10
acquaint the Bishop of the view taken OF
the question ut Rome, and to point out tue
necessity of concluding fresh arrange
ment with the Imperial Government. No
such arrangement having as yet been
| uade, it is natural, adds his Eminence, that |
the dispositions of the old concordat should
| be followed in all those matters with re-
necessary in accordance with the 18th
article Of that concordat. Therefore there
can be no objection to the consent of the
Government being obtained for the nom'-
nation of the parish priest, but that consent
had better be obtained in private man
ner, Sd as not to expose the nominations to
the chance of refusal-and this is, more
over, the method adopted even in Ger
many. The North German Gazette says
that "this letter in no way alters the
position of affairs, as both parties agree
that treaty [concordat] is abrogated,"
but argues that, :" though it appears that
in Rome fresh agreement is desired, it
does not follow that the Holy See has any
right to demand one" "The Government"
adds Prince Bismarck's organ, will regu-
means, aud the legislation will be kindly
one, and as favorable as possible to the
Church.:' 1t is not clear whether this i'm
plies that the ecclesiastical right of nomi-
nation will not be interfered with.
The Church in Prussia.-The pretended
plot against Prince Bismarck's life appears
: to be falling into discredit, since the ac-
cused youth has turned out to be not o
. particularly ardent Catholic, and to have
, had his terrible pistol in his possession for
several years. NJ. de Bismarck, however,
? has by no means renowned his intention
2 of forcing his Bill through the Upper
, House, whittier, it is said, Generals Won
: Moltke and Won Room are to be followed
. BY q new batch of peers, consisting of Her
rem Delbruck and Won Title, and five more
- generals. More repressive measures against
. the clergy are announced prosecution
= of the Bishop of Ermeland for excommuni
y eating heretical priests, the suppression O.
= the army chaplains, or at least their chief
!. Mgr. Namzanowski, in consequence of tina
- prelate having put under an interdict thu
~ garrison church at Cologne, which had beer
y profaned by the heretical priest, TaDger
. mann, with the sanction of the authorities
In the Braunsberg affair the Government
has met with a slight check. The motion
ic to pass to the order of the day, on the reso
~ luton brought forward by the Catholi
ic deputies, was defeated by q coalition be
IL. tween tue Centre and the Conservatives
he But the point at issue is not likely to prov
e, Of great practical Importance, as the Gov
les ernment will evade it by abolishing com
ng pulsory attendance on religious lnstructio
he in public schools. Among other measure
es. hostile to the Church in Upper Silesi.
If foreign priests and religious are to be pro
h. hibited from preaching, in order that q
of preachers may he thoroughly amenable
Ia. the provisions of the recent law. 1t WI
m feared that clergy from ustria might GRO
lid the frontier to preach, and afterwards II
an turn to their own country, in which case
tra would be impossible to imprson them f
-,e- preaching unacceptable doctrine. On We
nat nesday the Schools Inspection Bill was i
of troduced into the Upper House, and Prn
of Bismarck made q speech, in which he sa
hat that the fall of Austria and France, tv
an. great Catholic powers. had deprived Pru
srs. STA of the blessings of religious peace, o.
in she and the Minister of Public Worsh
not read reports of cases in which the Catho
clergy had +" acted in a manner hostile
=. the State" The conclusion pressed We
AT AT that the petitions against the bill we
N worthless, because obtained by clerical
NOT fuence, and the Bill itself necessary
or the Germanization of the non-Germ
OF provinces.
an. Military !Slarery.-The German ofic
ain papers are highly incensed at the spirit
onr conduct of Mgr. Namszanowski, the gra
, IN chaplain of the PIussian army, in havi
cen forbidden the celebration of the Holy S
ON crifce in any church decorated by the c
ant. Catholic party. According to these journa
emf Mgr. Namzanowski and the chaplans und
ntv his Jurisdiction are but SO many Sta
.bis functionaries, whose duty it is to celebra
ON Mass whenever and wherever they 6
Bile ordered to do so by the military authoriti
rec Threats are even openly avowed of abolis
ent lag the Catholic chaplains, and of ags
ua- forcing the Catholic soldiers to attend I
TWO Lutheran services.
III AUSTRIA.
~. The Old Catholics.-A decree of the NJ
.rI lister OF Public Worship orders that nc
Iii Iii of the documents iesued by the Old Catl
~ lie parties or the actions of their prize
-n n shall be recognized by the State. I
A"@' credit of half a million forms, demand