, 1874-11-25
THE RELIGIOUS WAR.

gUTs SIMu6tcHe An0 tAS tsLtaCAH re-
crecs-A Reply xrona tho Mo1t Gecv.
DIR. MnMtlislE.
To Tho Editor ef lhe London Daily Telegraph
Sir: The gravity Of tho subject on which I
address you, affecting, At it must, every Catholic
in tho British Emplro, will. hopo, obtain from
your courtesy lie publication Of this lottor.
TIlis morning 1 received q copy Of a pamphlet,
en:i tod "1he Vatican DecyeeA In Their Daar!ng
On Civil Allegiance" ! 1ud IN it direct appeal
to mysolf, both for the office hold and for tho
writings have published. I gladly aclnowl-
! edge tue duty TINT lies upon mo for both thoso
sonaous. nm bound by tile oflico bear not to
suffer day to pass without 1opoling from tho
Catholics Of this country tho lightcst i,nputa-
ton upon their loyalty; and, for my teaching,
nm ready to shpw that tle principles hayo ever
taught arc beyond impeachment upon tllnt scoro,
T. is trl!e Indeed, that in pa:+o 67 Of tho PAM
many OF biz Roman Oat1olio frieuds and fellow
couutry1ncI, arc, "to say tho least OF it, aB
good citizens as htn,aolf." But, ae tho Whole
],amphlot is M elaborate argument to prove That
the teaching OF the VaticAia Council renders 1t
impossible for them to be %. cannot accapt
tllis graceful acknowledgement, which implies
TINT they ara good oiti2ons beeausn they n1e at
variance with tho Catholic Church.
should be wanting III duty to tho Catholics
OF this country and to nyse1f 1t i did not give
prompt contradiction to this statement aud II
did not with eaun! promptnes6 Affirm that the
loyalty Of ollr civil allegiance In not III spite Of
the teaching OF the Catholic Church, but because
of it.
The sum Of the argnmont in tho pamphlet
Just published TO tho world il this That by
the Vatican decroos such chauga has bsen
made in tha relations OF Catholics to tho civi!
power Of States that it is no longer poAsible for
them to render tho samo undivided civil al
legnnce as 1t was possible for Catholics to
render before the PRONUNCIATION OF those docraos.
In answer to this Il Is lof tho present sufficient
to Affirm:
title changed oithor tho obligations or tho oon-
dittons Of CIVIL allegiance.
9. That tho civil allegiance of Catholics Ia 40
! undivided az that Of all Christians. and OF VII
,non who recognize Divine or natural moral
Ian.
y: That the civil allegiance Of no man IL uf,-
limited aud therefore, to civil Allegiance Of all
men who boloyo III God or aro governed by con-
aclonco ia iu TINT senso divided.
II thts sense. a1'd Z, no other. can y pS sala
ia divided. Tho civl! allegiance OF evcry Chris
tim lnan IN England is llmltea by conscience
md tire law OF God; aud tho civil allegiance Of
CltholloA IL l,mltol nether less nor moro.
Tho public peace OF tho British Empire has
been consolidated III tho last half-century By tlo
elimination Of religious conflicts md inequalities
from our la"a. Tho Empire Of Germany might
have bcen equally peaceful md stable II ith
| to rako u! he old tirea Of religious dianMiou.
Iheh hand Of ono man, nore than any other, throw
tha torch OF dlacord into the dormnn Empire.
| Tho history OF Germauv will record tho natno
this national evil. lament not only to read the
namo. put to traco tho arguments Of Dr. yon
Dollingor IN tho pamphlet boforo us. May God
preserve tl,eso kingdoms from tho public aud
over Gerlnanyl Tho author OF tho pamphlot,
ln Lila 1!rHt jttlO, aSHrrpA H that bis purpoY0 ia