The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05
LETTER FRoM ROME.

LETTER FROM ROME.
ROME, September THE anti. Catholic pro
poganda in this city continues with much ami
| nation. The Vaccinations of the so-callei
liberals oeI and OF the government, are only toe
Wet known and therefore need not be repeated
But those of the Proteatants are not less re-
marka6le and are, if anything, more danger
Gus. The liberals offer nothing in exchang 90
lor MUCH I, but the Evangelicals present half
rarely, II ever accepted, nevertheless it Ellis
mp so much space in their innumerable pamph-
lets tsts and books which they distribute Cratic,
| sedueed into reading them, for they see therein
90 Oft repeated the name Of Jesus and even of
May, that they are often not aware Of the
s sfne nature Of the poison thus subtly offered
shem. Some Of these pamphlets are actually
named with Catholic titfes-tbus "The as.
sumption of the Madonna which is only q
mask put on fendish little book written to
The Blessed Eucharist is another which in
the coarsest manner treats of the Great sscra-
ment Of the Altar and endeavors TO persuade
sns readers that transubstantiation il the
enc tnls is done by rnisquoted passages from
Scripture especially from Catholic doctors Of
religion. Lives Of saints are even thus writ
bitter sarcasm and unjust and untruthfal mis-
representation. ST. Ignatius, as the bnpbear
Of o.. the party comes In for his share of vituper-
Sse1vu anu Wickeo bianuer, anu all our religious
Orders are described as the basest and most
debauched societies that ever God permitted
satan to establish for the greater perdition Of
msnkind Now, al. all this is done grayely,
but that the first pages Of these works are not
the production of Catholic writer's, so thickly
is the pill gilded. Not q few of tho little books
moreover embellished with figures of Christ,
the Saints, and even with the Papal Tiara
They are usually written in light amusing
style, and are 30 very peDfdious that many
holy men devote their time to buying them
back from the poor creatures to whom they
nave been gratuitously given. The other day
one OF them appeared under the title of " The
FIiar at the penitent's death bed.n 1t was as
vile as the famous Confessional Unmasked,"
which became the subject of SO much talk and
scandal when the notorious Murphy, was in
E Segue, some few years ego; Imagine how Ia,
priests at present when you consider the
amount OF mischief now in progress. Two
winds blowing contrary ways, yet both direct
ed against the churehs The revolution and
that the Italians are marvellously sagactous,
they know thoroughly how to discri innate,
and are therefore less gullible than Mrs. Goold
and Mr.. Van Meter believe them to be- Neither
of these WORTHLESS have mach to boast of in the
way of perverts, and Italy stands more risk of
becoming atheistical than Protestant.
TIE HOLY FATHER.
The Pope continues to enjoy most excellent
rumor circulated that his Holiness was iii
again. This was happily false alarm, and
the Pontif seems even more robust and strong
than he has been for many yerrs past. During
the past week the Pope has received many dep
utations, and amongst others one from the Ca
tholic schoolmistresses of Rene. OF course
there was speech made and his Holiness
cation. He presented several al the ladies
and their scholars with silver medals. An i'm
age Of Our Lady of Lourdes, blessed by the
Tn Rss Of soe
which commenced August 22d. Il was well
attended. aud the Bishop of Sillani celebrated
mass each day. This is the first statue of tho
Madonna under THE invocation, which has
been seen In Italy.
ST. MARIA NIADDALENA.
There haa also been q triduo Of reparation
celebrated in the fine Church Of the Nadia
lena in reparation Of the many calumnles
Their Gioachino Ferrini pronounced very ex-
celleut discourse upon the iniquitiea of the
sects and especially of the Protestants who are
appear, bringing with them doubt, heresy, and
finally atheism, which is the greatest of
scourges. Many other fridaos will be celebra.
ted soon, and the more the better, for Italy and
Rome need praying for.
BRIGANDAGE.
This is another scourge which is lamentabIy
on the increase. There are several women who
now head bands of bandit and positively they
are worse than the men, Inc great band OF
Manzi, which has doae.so much harm In the
Principato Ulteroire, has been destroyed.
ManEi was killed and over 1,00U dollars found
abOut his person. zaf
JUSTICE.
The attitude of the government towards
Father Secchi, has been greatly misrepresent-
ed. No insult was offered TO him whatever,
and the officials civilly informed him that
there was no one who could examine him,
he was FREQ from all such fofmalities." The
report circulated by the ObSeyrdfOy0.. that the
Church Of IS. Cosmhs and Daaian has been |
is also contradicted. That church |
was once used for . conference by the society |