The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-05
,MornIng Star and Catholic Messenge[,
80 ORLEANS, SUNDAY. JANUARY 8. 1873.
CLERICAL cELIBAcY.
g.. SPICY CONVERSATIONAL COMMON SENSE
ARGUMENT.

s,,cv CONVERSATIONAL COMMON SENSE )
ARGUMENT. II
Alta moment when scandals occupy the !
nnblic mind of kind to cause US 70 awen /
deeply op the lesson conveyed " cnc
treason of Judas" that even IN TIE nlgness
and hottest of ali callings man is by nature
g of the the earth earthly" and that wnen
raised above himself by grace he may yet
fall at any moment into the deePest AIouSu
Of moral Corruption, if he neglect the Only
means by which he can ssana "a % tha sacra.
ments, and flying from dangerous occasions
20 think we do we'll to reprint the 1oiioW-
inp. on Clerical Celibacy from Fa!ner
bikes letters from Rome on the veSlcan
Council works se3aS The Old Religion: The
Conversation is supposed to take place De-
tween a priest and Protestant layman,
both American citizens. for
"Well, Van, have not seen you 60.
two DAYS at least" said I, as our hero Q. .
innSre?i a ahts entered my study. What
can Won have been doing g-another pfusn
with the Britishers3 =" .....
Eyes" said he, very seriously, its an
eternal nuisance to get among em-. nt;o ~
to hear them. One can't read ones paper
in peace for, when hear EN- goln' ana
when INV dander's up, must go at en-
and then my mornings work ls sPoalv'
And what's more, can't smoke my NIL ''s sny
nor f 7 ret 40 vexed il can't answer
'em." n+ +,,;s time
Van Z" said pushing towards hlm Doa
of choice Havanas that had luse te :s;.srs
swell, YOU see," said he, speaking very
deliberately between the Puffs OF smoke,
g they were talking, when got in, about
some rumor that your priests were a'io~eu
to marry if they liked 1t" ~
sat down to my paper. But conio noS
do a stroke of reading. For they were on
full cry and deal they said about ths
immortality of the clergy, in TINS pace anu anu
in that-places l know'a n 4Ss1 w U saS
about the priests in America, because tnere
Iknew the fgurin' pretty we'll but they
kept off that ground. and went on inIo aoI.
eign parts that, as say, knoW.a nE NO 4al.
priests, and says it is bad system, ane
the priests, take 'em one and all, must pc
bad lot and set of bypocrites, and the!
hoped the Council would take 1t up, or els
the people would have to do lS themselves y,
last speaker, sLook here stranger says
Il amt a Catholic, but might be, and Nv
deal of friends Catholics, and priests, toe
here insRome and over in the states, an
takes what you say as a persona .a+a anso T,
make YOU prove your words or eat EN-,
would" l., cow that
had got my dander up, begged my Pa. 4,
and said he had no intention OF oneholt
me. and that he only echoed what he d;
4 heard said in Italy and South America,
fathers of families, who had such lo
opinion of the priests that they would n
let their wives or daughters go W eon's
sion to them, and 30 on.
al said that I'd met deal OF leaIa
that were not Catholics, but Deists, II TN
was that, and that hated the rope anu
priests, and was more bitter agalnsS :
Church than any Professionals, ana Tn
1yare not witnesses to be trusted. SAT-
did not know anything about the priests
italy or South America, or anywhere .
hut at home, over in the States, and In II
land, and that had had good spell o,
in France as well; and l dehed an
world to produce body of men that ste
higher in public estimation than the prize
of France and Ireland. AS for the pre-
of America, says 1, I've been orought
with many of 'em; know,a em fnra =,
time we were boys together, aiere u. 7!
went to college met 'em In al circ
Protestant and Catholic know'd what
men says of them, and though amt
tholic, I'll let no man asperse Ine An :e;.
priests in my hearing. If he does, IT.! ITS
one as if he did not believe my word; IT'S
same as if he called me a liar, and II
Saws it again, tell him he is mar an
coward too, for he is attacking 1etCei
than himself, that can't defend themsei
and he's attacking me out here, W l,e
can't do anything to de.e eners NY an SS" ,
practice" u ere W,
to get so waxy, it's not the way aRo
gentlemen, and you spoil + GOOD good e eads J
ards, and rifles and revolvers."
al know it," said he; Its my bad pa; !
cation know, but the cold livered lyle
those Britishers does 1iIe me about q
can tell you; and was l going 70 ISL! slS
and hear some of my best friends IKE
that I've know'd all my life, set down
.. set of hypocrites by that sour-faeed,
iow-headed British Special and say
thing to shut him upq'
off you'd challenged his s5gnment
stead Of his person, it would have
much moro to the purpose" said l.
nJ I,ro-v IL y ssid Van. very penite