The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-29

Morning star and Calnonc W. e"sS
.>c~s. -. ~ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 50, is7a'
Ano Mask.
r,o ,ew Bill against the Church y
p-nasia ia the open declaration OF inc wa
vbicb the triumphant Empire mas 49,
tr! .ins, ~ wav 50 long. By this new piece OF
u.s"u,;on Prince Bismarck, or more
p%ahiv the irresistible spirit OF the ln-
RRa.I Revolution, in whose hands fhoee
Bismarck is but willing INSTRUMENT 3aaa .hsn the
at the ds;trn't of the Church itself. The
Ehnrch could not exist if it were not or
Sonized. and accordingly the German I ,an.
99;re is now openly bent on noth.ng luss
Than the extirpation of Catholicism: va
draw no distinction between tween ,at.er al
the German Empire in THIS m ,I.;a,,.;nn
thonrh a very wide and deep distinc.,o oa
ust he drawn between Prussia anu
Gsrmany. We know that what PRUSSIA
wills the German Empire wills, anu .ta
the Church is the INTENDED si nc. LIN nt,,ar
TInIess a religious community can sep
80 from its fold members who nave
ceased to belong to it, it is plainly 1mpos-
s;hie that it can continue to exist. : ~ :se
pulpits of church can be occup';e a.ars u,
eerently by believers and unne,esers AZ
the n'ost sacred and fundamental dogmas'
thot church ceases to be a church, ana pc
anS n debating society if you please, Out
~ On institution for the preaching 1i
Irvine truth for the salvation OF nans a inu
If church is denied ne pow M1H rnisom detrc
"a q church If the authorities OF cnuacn
are forbidden to condemn error thLs ineane
that they are forbidden 10 be auteofi s..sI,.
The German Government oelps AuJ
aware of this fact, which Is sens,o,o W VIC .o
accordingly, u
dacras the suppression of Catholic Chrtst-
;an;tv when it forbids Catholic Christian
itv to be a teaching body, when 1t 1oroias
beretical members to be excluded from ths
Church, when it orders that neres'c y. anu th1
name Of members of the Church. We may
saV. indeed, that the right of e1communl
cation ia not only essential to the Churcn
but to every other corporation: Jay OF y
clesiastical, upon the face OF the eaItn
The German Empire itseiI Is no 1879 Az ~
to the rule. If the German Empire aia no
POSSESS and exercise the right OF relectlon
e.communication, separation, OF wnat 20
will. there could be no German Empire
II ia in the name of the right which the En-
pire possesses to keep itself diet'nc' .a1
power. that million of rif1emen await th
orders of General Won Room. The poor
est club could not be CLUB II IL ala Nc
possess the right of exclusion from
BODY, The rights of ASSOCIATION anu "a
communication are convertible ana laenI
col II ia not necessary to go beyond tn
SIMPLEST aud most rudimehtary notiohs
exhibit the monstrous injustice OF u
measures which the Ger Goverhne,
has taken against the Church. VI couIl
in o special sense Cathoncs musS e..
the doctrine of RECOMMENDATION ylts
The 80 called Church which allows dou
to exist upon a point of faith, which pc
mits Baptismal Regeneration, the no
Eucharist or any other fundamental 90
trine, to be indifferently taught OF aehi
within its fold, has forfeited every Title
the ecclesiastical character. The Germ
Government is endeavouring, in spec
reference to the fundamental doctrine
the Papal Infalliblity, to force oy pa
and panalties the Catholic Churcn IN "
many to forfeit every title to the ecciesi
tical character. o, g,
Rv the firse section Of the proposed !
II ia declared that no priest is authorl'
to threaten or infict any oisciPinaty r
ishment that does not belong to the exc
sively religious sphere: rms migns rm M
all that the Catholic Church In Germ:
requires. 1t would in any case be I'M
preted to mean all that the intoierant
icals of Germany demanded. IL 's, ~
ever. in sections 2 and that the sting OF
new legislation ia contained. by sectlo
minister of religion is forbidden TO III
ecclesiastical censures IN consequeness
the performance of any act commanded
the omission of any act prohibited
the State. As the owledgment OF
right of heretics to CATHOLIC Commune a
expressly epjoined by the state, IL Seco,
punishable to treat even the profana'
Of the sacraments as an act deserving
ecclesiastical censure. By section a, Il
precisely laid down that no person is to
excommunicated by name. A Frledrlci
Wollmann, nay a Luther or Gavin m
continue for years to direct his calur
and denunciations against the Cath
faith, and yet it is TO be penal to ma
the distur6er of the Church's peace uI
the penalty of "imprisonment for -
wears or fine of thousand thaiers."
compel the Church to maintain false tel
ers within her bosom, to hand over
faithful congregations to the influence
false or suspected teachers, this is evid
ly the aim of the presenting ed,ct.
the barefaced unfairness of the prop
law. The bitterest Jansenist or Dollin