The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-11-15
words Of the Holy Father.
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address, of which the following, q hasty
translation of reporters copy, is not
satisfactory rendering. But, from 1t, til,
Faithful can gather the words by which the
vicar OF Christ on earth seeks to inspir,
courage and manlinees among the tempo
rIzing and cowardiy, who are disposed t.
q" hold the truth in upjustness:"
Yes, the Temporal Power lie ipdispens.
able to the Sovereign Pontiffs for the free
exercise of their Spiritual power. The
Head or the Church requires a temporal
authority to have that freedom of action
which is necessary to him."
is true, that If instead of the Tenn
porai rover, the successors of st. Peter had
received the same power that the Prince OF
the Apostles possessed and of which we see
| striking evidence in the death of Ananias
and of Saphira, they could we'll do without
the Temporal Power to freely govern the
Church of God. But since God has other
, wise ordained it, and that we have not the
power which st. Peter possessed, it is alb
solutely necessary that the Sovereign Pom
tiffs be in no wise subject to any human
authority to be able to guide the Church of
Jesus Christ with all freedom they must
therefore possess q temporal power. God
has desired that the Church be INCREASINGLY
prosecuted, and We must submit to his holy
Will; but We must always fight for religion
and justice. Moreover, as we read in the
holy book life is constant warfare !;
militia est Vita honainis srper terrain.
"This has been true t~r many ages, and
1t will be true unto the end of the world.
1t is but too true that We have to carry on
a combat within ourselves, but we must
also combat exteIiorly, and this combat has
now become necessary and more formidable
than ever. 1t has become far more necessary
In the present times, when inter communi-
cation is more rapia and more extended, SO
much SO that we may say that the whole
world has haan afn mt
battle field.
Two armies are arrayed against each
other. You form a part of the Catholic
army but You have before you the revolu-
tionary army, which counts numerous
adopts ever ready for the fray. We must
always hold ourselves ready to sustain the
shock, and repulse its assaults. You have
before you the army of the Revolution, that
is to say, the army Of impiety, of infidelity
and of irreligion. This army, like the Ca
tholic army, is divided into many parts; or,
rather, it is like the hour that precedes q
storm. at this moment the heavens, ouer-
cast ioith clouds, became darker and darker,
and a fearful storm araS about breaking
forth, aohich explains the alIusio,s of the HOLY
Father.J There is the moderately clouded
the time of great darkness
and the time of total darkness. These
three shades of the heavens make up the
tempest. This also occurs in politics.
L gu nave uEbG Vic ucu w uO seem 10 eCaQQ
with folded arms in state of Indifference,
but who by the most infamous perfidy oc-
cupy themselves in propagating and pub
fishing the most pernicious principles.
These men are all the more dangerous be.
cause they appear inactive.
"Then come those who seem to be
moving step by step, but who every day
commit an act Of impiety and accomplish
new deed of usurpation they succeed in
this way, little by little, in getting hold of
and in destroying everything.
Then there is the entirely dark class, that
which corresponds with the weather at the
when the storm breaks forth this
class thinks only of overturning everything,
of deluging cities in blood, of scattering
desolation, fire and death.
These three shades form the Revolution.
"And now I leave you to judge for your
selves, if it is not to the second shade, or
class, that belong certain well-known gov
These governments never forget
to do harm, and they daily take new steps
in immortality and impiety. 1t is not more
than three days ago that received letter
in which was asked for some assistance
to open q school of refuge for servant girls, |
in which when they are out of service,
they may find an asylum, and not be ex
posed to the dangersf being lost. Besides, |
one of the chief reasons for opening this |
house of refuge, 10 because the government |
itself pretends to be interested in these
poor girls. And do you know how it is in
in themf By condemning them to |
an Infamous career-by putting them in |
houses of perdition. This is what the men
Of the second class are doing. They move |
step by step, but they do not for this reason |
work the less for the overthrow of princi- |
pies, of honor and morality, and to destroy |
religion itself, if it were possible. On our |
side we must do every thing in our power |
to combat these terrible enemies.
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to confound impiety and prevent sacrilege
we must have confidence in God. There
Is no God,' they every day cry out, Non Get
Deus, dirit incipiens in corde suo. And how
many are there, alas! who say 80 openly,
and who really behave as if God did not ex-
st. Bat do you loudly proclaim that there
g God, and make it known everywhere.
n public and in the bosom of your family,
hat God always was, and that He will be
orever, and that He will punish all who
ave tried your patience and that of the
ervants of God
"Be firm, then, and remember the re-
yard in store for all those who will have
one their duty, as was the case with the