Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-24
PanaI InfaIlihiIifr.
ARCHBISHOP MANNING IN REPLY

ARCHBISHOP MANNING IN REPLY TO Mr.
GLADSTONE.
The London Daily News publishes the fol-
lowing letter TO the editor from Archbishop
Manning
address you, affecting, as il must, every Catho-
lie in the British Empire, will, hope. obtain
from your courtesy the publication OF this let
ter:
This morning received copy of pamphle
entitled ''The Vatican DEGREES in their bearing
on Civil Allegiance" 1 fnd il direct appeal 10
myself, both for the office hold, and tor the
wIi;lngs have published. | gladly scknO WI
edge the duty thst lies upon me for both those
reasons. am bound by the Office bear nor o.
sufer day to pass without repelling from the
Catholics Of this country the lightesr imputa-
tions ulon their 10y atty; and, for my teaching
am ready TO show that the principles / have
ever taught are beyond impeachment upor
that score.
1t is true, indeed, that in page 81 o. the
pamphlet MF. Gladstone expresses bis belief
that many of his Roman Catholic friends aad
fellow -cCuntTS men, are. Ito say the least OF a.
as good citizens as himself" Bat, As the whole
pamphlet is an elaborate argument 70 prove
that the teaching OF the Vatican cOuncil reu
ners IL Impossible Tor them 10 be so, cannot
acceIt this graceful Acknowledgements, whicn
implies that they are good citizens because they
are Gt variance with the Catholic church.
should be wanting in dnty to-be Catholic.
OF tlis country and TO myself, IT did not give q
prompt contradiction to this statsnt mt, a. e
d;d rot with equal promptness affirm the { Io
loyalty Cf civil allegiance is net il spite a lr
teaching OF the Catholic church, but bscaus,.
of it.
The sum of the argument in the pamphlet
just published 70 the world IL this That, bV
the Vatican DEGREES such hsnge has beer
made in the relations of Catholics 10 the civil
power OF states, that II x no longer pcssible foI
them 20 render the same undivided civil ale
glance az II was POSSIBLE for Catholics 10 render
before the prCmui CATION OF those DEGREES
In snswer 10 this, it is for the present sut
hcient to affirm:
/. That the Vatican DEGREES have in no lot O.
utte chfnged elther the Obligations OF tas con
ditioHs OF civil allegiance.
2: That the civil allegiance of Catholics IS as
undivided as thai Of all Christians, sud OF a.,
men WHO recognize divine or natural morsl
law.
3. That the civil allegiance of no man is IN
limited; and therefore The civil allie giaac5 o. al.
men who believe in God, or are governed BY
conscience, is in that sense divided.
In this sense, and in 10 otHer, can ID be said
with truth that the civil allegiance of Cs'honcs
is divided. The civil ale glance az every Chris
tan man in England is limited by conscience
and The law Of God; ana the civil aliegiauc of
Catholic is limited neither less more.
The public peace of the British Empire hss
beeL consolidated in the last half century b,
the elimination of religious conflicts and ire
qualities from cur laws. The Empire Of Ger
m8Ty might have neen equally peaceful apC
stable ii its statesmen had not been temotef In
an evil hour 20 rake MP the old fires OF religion
dIsUIlOn. Tie hand OF one man, more Than
any other, threw this torch or discoFi iato tie
GtrInan Empire. The history of Germany wilt
record the name or DR.. Ignataus Won D9li.ngsr
a. the author OF this national evil. | lasnsnt
hot only to read tbe name, bat TO trace II,
arguments, OF Or. Won D0llinger in the pam
phtet before me. May God preserve these
kingdoms from the public and private calami.
tie which are yislbly impending over Germany.
The author OF the pamphlet, in his first line
assures u that bis ''puTpOse is not poemical
but pacific" am sorry that 50 good an iDten-
ton sbeuld bave 90 widely erred In the selec
tion Of the means.
But my purpose is neither to criticise nor tn
coBtoVeFt. My desire and my duty as an Eng
hshuan, as a Catholic, and as a pastor il L
claim for ny flock an1 for myself, 2 civil ale
glance as pure, as true, and as loya as is zen
6ered by the distinguished author of the pain
phlet, or by any subject OF the British engirs
remain, sir, your faithful servant,
HENRY HowARD,
Nov :. ArchbishOp of Westmiusf'r.