The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-14


The Holy Father, perfectly recovered from |
his long illness, is enjoying his former good
health. 1t is wonderful TO see this venerable
man, past eighty, walking with firm step,
voice. marvellous memory, and witty remarks,
although in the midst of SO many iniquities.
He who whites this enjoys very often the honor
of his company, and he has never heard a Bit
ter expression from his lips against any of his
lie complains, no doubt, of the
damages to the Church, and condemns the
vengeance are quite unknown to his heart. and
You have an instance of it in the last allocu-
lion.
No doubt he regrets the loss of the temporal
power, he knew we'll what lie now proved by
the facts, that it was o very useful protection
to bis dignity and o defense Of his spiritual
power.
it, he woald never do anything to provoke the
calamity of war. What has been told sboat
Cancellation is perfectly absurd, and scarcely
think that not only n faithful Catholic Int
Since the goth of September, 1870, he has
never pnt his foot outside Of the palace OF the
Vatican he has never admitted to his audience
a minister or O senator, or deputy attached TO
the court Of the QciTinal, or of the service of
tho italian Government he never accepted .
fartbing from the invaders, and lives only by
the aims Of the faithful. The Italian Govern
ment tried by every means to induce him to
accept, but the reply was constant denial
The effect proved that he vas not wrong in
relying upon the love of his children, and We
receive aims from every part of the world,
from France as well as from Belgium (; from
the poor persecnted Catholics of Germany and
of Italy; from Holland well as from Ire
land although the Catholics there are poor.
The Catholics OF tic United States are not less
liberal. nl,., alma coming from the most
distant parts OF your great Republic.
His Holiness makes the most holy use of this
money, keeping for himself, perhaps, not more
than two or three dollars day, giving nothing
to his relatives. He sends aims to abont
hundred italian bishops, of whom the Italian
Government hos taken their honses and all
other property, and then to foreign bishops
and priests who are in the same condition, as /,
for instance, tho Swiss and Germans. Then no
grants to tho cardinals, prelates, eli OF whom
receive nothing from the Italian Government,
the necessary means to support their dignity
and Office.
When you add to that the necessary enter
tainments of the Vatican, Museum, Library,
etc., subsidies to all employed by him who
have lost everything by the change of govern
.,ient, then aluIs to poor monks and nuns de-
prived of their lnonasteries and converts,
without any pension, with n very tIitling
one; and, finally, to the thousands of thous-
ands of the poor of Rome, of Italy, and of
every country, you will have an idea Of the way
in which about six million of lire sent by the
faithful are expended.
And here must call the attention of your
readers not to believe what is written in the
italian official papers about the pensions to be
paid to these poor victims of tho most abomi-
laable in Justice.
The italian Government promised, it is true,
to the suppressed monks and nuns pension,
but this pension is not only charged with
heavy taxes, and paid always after three
naonthB delay, but, in many cases, is not paid
At all
lamentable. But this is not what We deplore
the most What aflicts us moro than anything
are the daily insults to religions institutions
and religious men. Fifteen yiliainous papers
are eyery day attacking, in Rome itself, the
Pope and the most venerable cardinals and
prelates, and everybody who is attached to the
-0aieas- eaEieataEes are banging in the
public squares; miserable pamphlets are sold
for few farthings.,
am sorry to say that some few over Jealous
Protestants, some from your country, but the
most part English and Scotch, do not hesitate
helpinp in their conferences or by their wri-
tings to daily spread insults against Catholic
institutions and clergy. Some, no doubt, may
think they are doing good work by over
throwing the Catholic Church, and fancying
they are making good Protestants out of poor
Catholics. Those who are slightly acquainted
with the history nature and feelings of this
country, know very we'll that you can make OF
an Italian an upbeliever, but in no case % reg
ular Protestant. You will not find n single
clever man who will say to the contrary; but
more than by any other the truth is proved by
the fact shown. Since thirteen years, every
effort has been made by the different Bible
Homily, Evangelical Societies, supported by
the italian Government; yet this did not leac
to any resell, and we never heard OF a single
regular Protestant community established il
Italy More than that we never heard of
single man or woman really and sincerely cor
yerted TO the Protestant faith.
The clergy behave bravely everywhere, an
perhaps there are not eighty apostates in tn
half or whole peninsular out OF eight hundred
and sixty thousand priests and monks. None q
the many thousand mans, robbed of their con
vents, failed in their duties This is the BEES
proof of the fnlsity OF the bad TumoTs sprea
against the Italian clergy. Would they prov
unfathful in their dates they would now hcv
the best occasion to do il, and they would b
sure of being supported, honorcd and largel
paid by the Government.
The Italians watch with deep interest tb
movement of the various parties in France
Every one predicts the return of Henry V. I
the throne, and most persons believe in til
rapid approach Of war, bet cen this Countr
and the French. 1t is a very curious Positjo
position for the Italian Catholics, ard pain
full orc also. They certainly hate the Pied
montesc, yet il caunot be said trn;hful!Y tEa
they lii @ the idea of owing ihcir delIvcr3nco
the force Of Ireuch arms. 1t must be rem n
bered that france is the traditional enemy c
Italy, and the struggle, in the hearts 81 loya
Romans at present Is "A very great one. The
long TO be freed from the yoke of PiedInOtE
lint Mt what q price! The price of q war wit
n nation they do not loUe-aud war IN whic
their own SONS will be forced TO fght thei
HberatOTH. 1t will be almost like civil wa
but it is inevitable. There is plan on I'll
tapis from which it appears that Victor Fn
manuel, assisted by Prussia, intends, IL poss