, 1874-11-22
RELIGIOUS WAR.
ur. Gladstone VS.. the
Pope.
g1s Pamphlet Recently Issued
by the Ex:Primo:Ain'
ister Of England
;srl, 1 vatican DEGREES in Their
=: Bearing on ciTil Alle-1 z
=. giancc.' .,:::1
~ Political Ezpostulation" to En-
glish Roman-oathol:os' -
Does th. British Catholic Obey
queen OF Pope2,
RI, sttit la,ly to Arise from ths Claim
dGal, to Absolute Obedience:
fulny and Danger of the papal kttempt
:: 10 Regain the Temporal '.'"
49, Power. y
Archbishop alanning's Champion'
ship Of tho Popo's Pre-
=. tensions. :.
rhrdiual Cul|en's Blast Against Brother
- Moody.
r,oss Ii. British Catholic Obey
Queen OF Pope2>
RI, stii, Itsly to Arise from tle Claim
dRant to Absolute Obedience:
e,,;1;ty and Danger Of the PapaI attempt
10 Regain the Temporal ''.~
f0Wc5. ~@
..,chtishop Manning's Champion
ship Of tho Popc's Pro-
tensions. s..
r4,dinal Cullen's Blast Against Brother
Moody.

n,dinal Cullen's Blast Against Brother
Moody.
- ! - .--
f+ou the London Times, Nor. 7.
n. ecboes of Mr. G1ndEtone's article upon
r.n,lism in the Contemporary Retier have
.,,p*Iy disd sway; when be again appears npon
N. fed of current controye.syin . pamphlet on
.1bs Vatican DEGREES in Their Bearing on
G7a Allegiance" Tha pamphlet, indeed, arises
mt Of tbe article, and is perhaps an illustration
.ftb, oe1il. statcsman lncu1s who INDUCES IN
n4nnhlstee.ing. His words are apt to touch
soue feeling OF interest besides that which ne
had immediately in view, and demand arlses
for ordinations and Qualifications. . Valuable,
INDEED. Is thu present pamphlet may be in many
,,,oerts. Fe carnpt but contemplate With some
.1,rm tha maes Of reading, il not Of wiring.
vhich it ELF possibly eptall upon its author. Il
b described on the tltle-pase - 80 political e.
nostu,asipa." Iha e1postalatiou is addressed
10 Enanth Rumsn Catholics, and It formally
CHALLENGES then, ip justice to themselves and
fheir conptr, to demonstrate, il they can, how
the otadiencs noH required Of them by the Pope
eau BE- reconeusd VII the integrity of their civil
allegiance II j. not likely that such challenge
ton such quarter will remain unanswered,
md thus aex poril threatens Mr. Glads1one's
lrrosa. But these considerations enhance 1ather
kaa otherEtso tbs interest Of the pamphlet 1t
atals Filh controversy which is aSitating
Errppa, aid Ar. G!adstone's interpretation will
). d Importance tar beyond the umlts OF this
kingdnp- The main scope Of the pamphlet is to
iasdfy eingle passage in The previous a1ticle-
EeeiTLg to the question ''whet1er handful
d Tue clergy ase OF aie not euguged in an utte1-
lbepelesS and VISIONARY effort 10 ROmauize the
Aasch snd people, Of England, i" Ar. Gladstone
tsd sid;
i ~ tine Etacc the bloody reign Of Mary has surh
tt<1e been poesihle. But, il IL nad been possible
&l<1epteeatp n eighteenth centuries, It would still
kH ns1 impossible in the nl1eteentn, when Ho,ne
tuEsattute4 for the proud boast Of semEeT edae1n
F43 violence and cnnnBa in faith wneu she has
s.Es4ed zud pa1aded anew every rusty tool she was
EkJ thought to have dlhustd wien no one can le-
eask ~ convert without renounelng his MORAL and
H@A tee1ou- and placing his cv1l loyalty and duty
EaA ue.cy Of another aud when Zoe has cqlslly
ts:1d modern thought and ancient history.
Iii public will remember the burst of !" dis
lssasa.t, indignation, even fury" u Nr. Glad
Eqs e.pi eeses it. NTH which these wo1da Hete
!sz1a by = large portion OF the Irish press.
MtENr- Gladstone bad done fur the irish
E9ao Dathollcs was forgotten az ouce, and le
III cen0pnced as II he had been the widest
qaageuan, He saSn, too, that mo1e than one
htaa Of bis, e. amoug those uEo have been led
70 Jun The Komau Catholic communloo," have
nsda tic passage the subject OF cxpossulatiop
slhs him. He maintains. however, that his
assertions we're not aggressive, bnr defensive.
Ind saJs thKt insEeao OF tha sbetrors Of the
Pute having : night to remonatrate with tne
x1td NasEe, h is the world ut large which hAs
f1A $utAKt ~ - xffh pcpa
Ga hn tolptFE. He SAYS :: 80
hs:sttgE ane Of the world at lsrge. propose to
E1fssahS n my su1o. e12u strive " show to such
~ hoaia cahoio felov-subjects Us may kindly
"a ,a,sd sg t5as aIter tGe s1ngalaE stsps Which
Meah ii 10 take. Tie people Of this country,
xsoia be.:'e N their loyalty. are entitled, On pur@
HIW e1oaads y Expect from them some de.:lara-
~ manifestation ot opinion in reply 70 that &C. |
=: sc ps1t7 IN thei. Church, who nave lid down
s1E s2e pnctpe& adverse 10 tie purity and In |
EFT of etEI allegiance
~ proceeds accordingly to defend his state
4tA. a1o he dlacs1sses them under tie heads |
s,a11sa N tee following passage:
hi ssnes<dE ~ alegatioaa are ot great brcsdth.
-. - Ite nrst question which they ralbe il, Are
II, % ihs nster1sl part Of them, truee But even
- sa might not au1hce to Hhow that Their publ
~ - Ky oppostuns. The second question. then,
a. r.; 1y fasse L. Are they, for any practical pur
-. - @aesaals And there Is Jet third, though
% ect.aoa, which azlses out Of the proposition.
~ Eoeaoa tsk Nth their authorship: were they su1s-
s* 3oEa by the present w11ter7
~. s1iadfaNs nothing, and does but alter |
xom rot materially Affecting bis mean
H.. +as proposition that Rome has substituted |
rxsas Is Proud ooast OF se'nper enden1 a policy OF
,,a..s aod change in faith, and that she has
fs.n1!s stoolated modern thought and ancient I
l1.a.!, oe dtsnlsses somewhat eumnasily as
Res;s % lhe theological dowain- He briefly
49, ~ ae mauner in..Rhich of late years tho
- q uniformity OF doctrine has been practi-
=! -! elaborated By the claim TO ! 1ight Of de-
r51 1 ~Ihht the Papal DEGREES arc at war
ks,nIs Isaeta thought aud ancient history he
ess ms; 20 accepted opinion, at least by the
h1,s slofat5 Of the British public, for whom
,rSss saang. and the charge "vio1ence" he
*sdo4s = me arbitrary manner IN which the
a. ssanes 1870 hare been forced upon the mod
d Esaeo ssssa Of tha Roman Catholic community:
Ls., fe md paraded anew every rusty tool
ks;,....o .ooais thought to hare disussd, !" be aiao
s.,ejt IN a,h comparative brerity, contenting
Ill., -. sna quoting few propositions, all the
saef ~ su1ch have been condemned by the
hi. %e. .S.a. during HIS generation, referriug
b H. hiaun1y H"a TO the Encyclica1 and tho Sylla-
aLs s1 m ass Which is no doubt amply sufficient
TpupoSe, is "a follows:
i9Hs II tao maintain tbs liberty Of the press.
ID 9s liberty OF speech. -.
sksn n,1n n sontend that Papa1 Judgments ind d.
sna e. *aaoat a En ba dieobsred or differed from.
saA Heas of tie rules lto7uatE} Of faith Of
essa No.. .sttgn to the State the power at defining
40 ~ =. HtFu) and province Of the Church
ansnds' hNo noso that Roman ponufs and Eruueut-
a,s.4S na's t1anagressed The limits of tneir pow
10 III h. Ae Fights OF Princes. :. 80
ID th,. e ea enu.th may not employ force
fz1tat< ~ t2Ter not inherent in tha- otica Of. tha
agk vfhs. se. 1anted to it by the ctst1 authority,
eaaxi,r @71 tfun It It the discretion of that
I'D ~ ~ she {i'anunifas) civil immunity of the
4 IN. - Z ministers depends up~n civil right.
IT, ~ = tas Conflict OF lAw., civil and ecc1es1-
u o. L., ~ =. law should prevail.
h b. na.{ he spproved,
@ey lM ~ sno~ledse Of things philosophical and
*sas:aar.sa1Io s1oaia decline to be guided By ttsin3
aosskaage IL not, In lis essence, = saera-
:.kaa's's% Infringe, not sauamenta1y contracted
0e abolition Of the temporal poner Of