The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-07
Ronanism and Politics.

The interference of Roman Catholic infu-
ence in political AFFAIRS seems 20 pe On
GUS Mr. Disraeli stated in the British House
of Commons, the reasons that induced MN TO
decline Office when the crisis took place IN She
Cabinet. Foremost among them was that
the differences between himself and the Irish
Catholics were insurmountable. In Spain IL
is we'll known and indeed publicly avowed,
thew propose to re- establish legitimacy, that
is despotism, from the priests, and that the
whole power and influence of Rome is bronght
to bear to give them success. IN Italy, tne op,
Is unwearied and vir1lent. In Germany, Ghe
struggle between the Government and the 10
manists is for existence itself and either the
Jesuit influence must be overthroWn or Bis
marck and his party must fall. In FRANCE,
Theirs has been compelled to truckle to the
ecclesiastical power ut the risk OF OFFENDING MS
reliable ally anS the
brings in the aid OF the police 70 enforce aSs
decisions upon the rebolious prelates, THESE
claim that to require them TO observe 1ne
civil laws which disarm them of political po-
wer is to make them martyrs: Russia mas
crushed the robellious prelates by the strong
hand and is held up as prosecutor. IL IS ~
tinated that even in free America this actlve
intriguing Church is not without its political
influence, and that it's interference is Percelv.
ed in some of our great cities-in New fork ana
San I rsa nF tSs is certain that
political Church" is not as such, Christian
| Church. The wisest and best OF the Roman
Catholics themsclve utterly repudiate THESE
| ultra montana heTeses.
| The above is taken from an Episcopalian
paper called the Southern Churchman. We
must say here that the journal referred to
claims to be published in the interests OF
Christianity. Yet, observe the strange an
tagonism, between such pretension and
| ~ hn ohnvn oAitr.
rial article.
Its proposition plainly stated would be
this. When the Church is plundered aud
prosecuted by the civil government, when
| its property is condscated, when it religious
| orders are broken up, its bishops and
| priests prohibited, under severe penalties
from performing the vital functions Of
| their offices except with the permission Of
the civil Neutrality-suspicious. without
which the Church would cease to exist
when, in fact,S it's determination is actively
striveD for by that government, resistance
by political means cannot DO approved o
or permitted. The Church can never re-
sist or complain. If it does, its prelatet
are rebelliouS, its interference is dctire ana
mischierouS, it mcddles IN POLITICS.
| Now, this is plain and correct state
ment of the proposition virtually sustained
| by the ChUrchmdn. Thus, in Spain, We
| think it quite probable that many of the
clergy side with the Carlists. OF course,
it is absurd to suppose that the priests in
the northern strip of that country can
command money enough to keep forty
thousand men in the field on victorious
footing. But that little piece of Wholesale
coinage aside, We will presume their C&rlist
sympathies. And why3 Not because the
men holding the reins-Of government, at
Madrid are Republicans, but because they