The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-24
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5Sulng Star and Catholic Messenger.
~ osLgAEs. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 81. 's7e,
noME. Oct. 25th.-Two seemly acts Of
sensational courtesy towards the Holy
afafer have just grated harshiy on the
Rosings of the Italianissimi. Tho one ana
= other imply formal recognition OF
n "a position as an independent Sovereign.
|6F e new King of Sweden and Norway,
|&Ra1saah his Catholic subjects are unhappaiy
to few hundreds. sent an
|SfScial communication to the Vatican, no.
3isyfBg the decease Of his koyai orotner
srdI his own accession to the Scandinavian
<3krone. His Majesty had the good sense
Ind good feeling, to be scrnpnlons IN neg
5SSsing none of the diplomatic formalities
6Esi3tting such occasions. And the Papai
fEscxetary of State ordered six lines to that
8afzect. to be inserted in the Ossefca a.
The Vatican has no longer an ohclai
iournal the Giornale de Roma havlng
i Sesaed its publications on September 10th,
IsyT1 in seouel to q mob visit and sum
Z rranev appropriation to the profit OF the
Isolation of its printing Office anu enects
y &haxoin contained.
That, however, which is most resented
M the anti Catholic faction is the lnclu-
s{s,xs of a delegate from the Sovereign Pom
8 5fsa Government in the French Congress
g JG< The regulation of the metrical system
Easher Secchi was regularly deputeo ny
sSarS in the proceedings at Paris. AT hrs'
zze Liberal papers here Perpetrated t.ie
p $s4hriity of emitting the learned jesuit
IRE in their lists Of the assembled ply
sfcssts. Then it was made known that tht
sSlegates nominated by King slctor L .a.
1uaaa1el's Minister for Foreign Anairs ha'
s inatructions to abstain from voting In cast
Father Secchi's claim to sit was allowed.
n And. thanks to the spirit OF fairnes
avinced both by the French Governor
naad by the assembled sarans, our italla
enjoys really had to do 30; toi!iG ~ !:
~ - ra;nsay that the solicited interventio
az the Pope in an International assembly
& e0pvened to discuss matters so unspirlta'
a,ssR savoring 30 much of temporal powe
~ Weights and measures, was not caicula
f,oa TO reassure those who hold that 1!
I1SFAo,s reinforcement has been dennlte
I TeSsrnized by the Catholic powers.
IA coming attempt to extirpate all col
~ frafernities and charitable association
whether ecclesiastical or lay, Is more ths
xumor. Confiscation, ever primal
Il Fnn5slre in onslaughts on religion, was
soIved upon in the Council of Minister
mere than four years ago. A circular Iro
ffe Ministry of Justice and Public we
shin. dated October 9th, 1868, order
fhe Srefecte to report fully upon the rev
muee of every description OF relgious
charitable society existing in their Prov
go. and the data thus obtained have SIN
Iaasn infinitely verified and systenilse
IA Were it not that the Roman Suppressi
leaves no room for another sponation
~ sha kind this session, the persecution q
paRtial destruction OF those otner luss
Able creations of Christianity-i COM
Tnrnities and charities-might be conslo
"a "a imminent. Before long the Questi
szviN undoubtedly be discussed and reso
ed to their own pecuniary adVanCaSe
t1c enemies of the Church. AS PTeit
the semi official Lt6erta receives ie "
from anonymous correspondents com pia
inc that the gathering of Cath0ilcs i
aasociations, particularly if endowed,
al along been a most dangerous veal
n1ade use of by bishops and parish prit
"a the furthering of their own views
to the thwarting OF the enuS VI A'o'
atTiots.
Overture to another variety OF perse
ssf,, appeared a fortnight since a clrC'
- fhe provincial Project, emanatlng II
ftnister De Falco's office, and dated W
her 9TH. 1t treats of civil marriages
Of the registration OF olrths, INC uoi ~ :,
ter says that the Italian code, mucn
liberal in principle than the legislator
ether countries, leaves unpunlsneo
blessing of marriages by the Catholic
Nv in cases where the civil ceremony
k not preceded the religious rite. Inc
ian people took from the beginning Ih'
atttntion of civil marriages as an anroI
their religious convictions, ana In co
ouence, without caring for the man
~ s0m0yapces to themselves and 1or
euuivocal position OF. their future otisp
eIsonaapds of couples annually recelvt
ecrament Of Matrimouy in the presen
i,cir parish priests. aud P9rposely ON
sresent themselves to the I'M iel
s"rged with the civil celebration OF
snioD. The law was MADE IN IooS,
Eom official statistics It results tbs
That year the number Of legal MARI
Sell from 226, ASS TO l42,024. 1t is also