The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-24
The Church and Modern Society.

for the Church and the world. His Allocu-
ton to the Cardinals, given in the hall OF tue
Vatican on July 25th we publish elsewhere t
The Prisoner of the Vatican speaks as ,
fearlessly as ever. He stands before the
church its defender,-before the world'-
its accuser. He arraigns, before the court
of Religion and Right, the usurpers and
the robbers who have dared encroach upon
the "Kingdom Of God" on earth. he "ll'
not compromise. He will not temporize.
Like the Christ before PLATE, the prisoner
becomes the kccuser and the Judge, anu
he asserts the majesty of Truth and OF JUS
tice and he denounces those who dare lay
hands on the Holy Church, telling them
that utbev have fallen into the most terri
bile vengeance of God, and are walking IN
plain peril of eternal dsmnation." lie
denouuces as wrong doors all those VINO
sanction or approve the acts committed
against the Church. He stands by the
divine rights of Religion and IN words
that wear the bravery of martyrs IAN
cuage he defends the cause of Faith against
usurping Kings and lawless peoples. Strange
position The crownless King OF Rome
|
Kings of Earth. Before the Italian Gov
erpment,-before the German EmPlre'-
before Victor Emmanuel and Emperor
Willamette stands undismayed,-he
sneaks undeterred,- and to their faces he
, tells them that they are wrong,-that their
| acts against the church have no vaildlty'-
3 TINT their measures and laws against reii-
: oious orders, with all their royal sanctions
@ are wicked and worthless,-are tyrannles
t which, let none on earth oppose, he must
r and does denounce in the face of the world
y and in the name of God.
Q Modern society, outside the Cathollc
o Church, applauds every act, no matter oS
l. whom devised, which tends to limit the
Al freedom of Catholic Faith. Modern socie
n ~ and Plus the 9th are therefore at war
d For modern society desires to be rid of the
church. This desire has for ostensibl'
r axcpse that the Church is behind the age
and 80, is a barrier to progress. But the
at real reason of the opposition Is that mou
~ ern society wishes to get rid OF all TN
a. moral restraints of religion. 1t wishes t.
"A oct rid of the idea of God. But in order t.
"a do 40 it must rid itself of the Church
to Liberal Catholics, who ore scarcely, II
IN at all. better than avowed heretics, ar
al foolish enough to imagine that there ca
he be and ought to be truce between tn
Il. Catholic Church and the age.
lat There cannot be. The Church came
to stoop to conciliate this or any other ag
no pios 9th fronts modern society and tells
ri. that it. has gone astray,-that 1t is wron
I rbpr nd it fhaF1 ~
)i- be no peace, until it gives to Religion Il
the Mace of supremacy that the Church
The right and always right,-that no power
ess on earth has any right against the Churc
of that the Church is superior to the sta
ion and as such that the state has no rig
his to dictate any law which shall have for
ing in the spiritual order against the rights
are the chprch.-There need be no quibbli
ms, about the matter. The Church and me
rks ern society are at War,-anu lnooern
cietv is wrong. The chief of the Chu1
the and the leaders of modern society o
one side the Church are mutually hos'
en- and must be so.
Let Bnt the Church will not surrender.
IRISH chief will enter into no truce. lie
r up rie,d not an iota. We stand by him as
be- high representative of God on earth.
to care not for tue hostility of the en-
de. world. Plus the 9th is right. All aga
be him are wrong
1sti- His syllabus drew the hnes,-hls
fore allocution is the cry not of a man &c
fold down in defeat, but of warrior 6
me of triumph.-He says and says truly tt
ed" never was such union in the Church,
,rth- that it's works of to. day are worthy of
ZACH best days of religion.
Grey. There is light of hope in his W.
| the pointing to a near approaching vict
ough Aud he bids the Catholic peoples to Re
pure themselves,-to beseige heaven by I
bove prayers,-to give no place to doubt
those fear-but to hold high courage in
ense, hearts.-Let every Catholic read that
ct us locution, and like the Prisoner of the '
con- can, be firm in faith, fearless in the sp
" the of truth, Incorporating in prime
Il His I'D ;ntax;b1a to all the faiRehoods of I