New-York tribune., 1874-11-30
a,nina authority dcems itself entitled to obedience

therefore, to which the Pope claims obedience or tue
OF divine truth does not affect his right TO b
Were he fable. yei, If he caimei any s ,n m the
sphere OF morals, his supervision woui .Atenu 40 @
whole of conduct, snd he would be enu'eo " o"oui0
Ue SEEKS TO- nrovs that the present Pope would not
hesitate to employ forces but his proof o, tn
ference he says referring to the cases OF Philip Augns
us Aphonso c Se nT sc ' an end do not
employ temporal means. only fail to employ thtih ne
cause they have fhem not" wherein, then, 10 tne
sronpd Of slarni For cerlanly the authority OF me
Pope is not generally recognized now as ~ was ~ M Mo
tiiaSstone aprreiends is armed instruction TO
restore the Pope TO the temporal power. Mr. Hlau-
stone appears really to have had this violence alone
In view "in his inner hearP while contrasting the
conduct Of the present Pope with that OF his pre-
ecesSos for his arguments only tend TO snow tna' .ns
Papacy has always been The same, senper eddem anu
Stunned violence as far as REGARDED aehnon % oa
spiritual matters There rs great eon,nsou ,,,nncS &
aud expression ~ MI. Gadstones pamphlet AItn9nga M
he addgced ecp0a ] TO nS .o Se present
pontI does forgts TINS soon afterward ana oD
SossSle tiat We nave here The key 10 the enlargement
OF the province Of obedience beyond the limits OF nfal
I'D dsc,piaGDs ct regimen ecciesie" Yet IN former
quotation hSe sio"n nat ne attributes 10 tht ropes
o the Middle Ages the sane views On the extent OItHer
auhoIiiy tat entertained by Pope Plus the NlnIn
FAuIBuIrY OF TIE STATE
The right writer has just said Of duty that
"nis cocxtcnsye with the action of our Intelligence"
Eut nc adds Oar Savior had recognized as distinct
the two provinces OF the civil rule aud the Church
However, on the whole, Mr.. Gladstone, though MS
utterancc. N the POINT not easily reconcaDe with
each other seems disposed to Erhstanis ana 10 g'IS
The State the power % defining questions OF duy. III
iaTc NJ s,cl, a ger lcluy vested in the State. For
III; rufpose he rtrrs TO tie possibility that Pope
MY cIas y tic ate could Goiand he also oscates
bct Tern na assertions the Catholic Church is no
in"cr scgI, f.irs ANA yet is tracing the closest
scInblancc conduct OF Plus tx and his
lie add: tue P,po, had kept NJ. with compara-
vcy h'te intern i,on Tor VEL Mg tnT@ssna n years W ns
nod, w!til tue tract OF time, often enough mSdc
rcfctly les hut lr,ctirly larGcc-iher claim TO an
obc,rence virtually universal from the baptized mem
"1oI.uc q: it present Pope ana BIS dcparture from
me oI L$' scienr, nI m mGirrEt sSnU1 wsn aIo 10
show tn. consistent IN his opposition to CathOnc
Iior to n.s Understanding the docrces Of 1870 and
IN Ord,r IL Ks out q strong case against
iDi,G. ,ds Of is prcJoeostofs, Of which he does
Ut rlctcnt 10 ha7o been Ignorant down 10 1879
IL aHcsctt f"iarts thdt ne admitted Ine ph, pr"uu
boast o. SiT cSdcH'" was well founded down 10 thai
ssricied rrl,r J,hn, France under Phiip Augustus,
Leon un:or AphOoso Noble. and every country IN
Mr. GI-i,p.,' G ycrnnea Oh the Irish EducatioI bill
Yet 10 th1t dI'e be was almost more Roman than
concerned, ABOUT Which he now seems 80 anxious why
should he nave bced dcsrous to confer further
PRIVILEGES o l.. uus whl If his statements are right
would Bey 10 abuse them to the detriment OF tie
fiyII pnweIl TINS makes as much fear that 1t was no
love tie allegiance OF Catholics that has
led TO this wondrcus pamphlet out rather an appeal TO
work Ol Tho D"iiOt has brought to light.
WHY CA!IioLIC TEACHING Is BINDING OK CATHOLICS.
There are millions upon millions" he says, "Of the
PrOtcsan;s O. ais country who would agree with Arch
bishop Manning II he simply telling US that Divine
truth sought from the lips Of the State nor
to b. sacrificed at It's command" Why does not Mr..
Gladstone lGt ali Pi0tcSauts are OF one accord on
contradictory jIst quoted, for he adds But
those men would tel Linn IN return that the State as
tn power wcs - alone responsible for the external
order Of the world, can alone copclusyey and
place in the sphere OF that external order"
Now, this language is rather vague and Inaccurate;
order oi tnc world" Tnen argument moves in
circle To whom is the state respoasi5ei To its sub
ccts And TO wrom are the subjects respOnsloIof 10
the state. which can alone eonciusVey and finally be
be learned IRON the state by those TO whom alone the
State Is responsible. Surely Mr.. Gladstone ought to
prcme ail matters, II, he alleges
TO DO taught stl less is 1t TO be taught by
state. Tue reason why Catholic teaching is binding
on us Is because 1t Is hrst accepted by the
rs to accept the doctrine of an authoritative
and infalhD:s CHur.h which afterwards amply
On future just the valno of the syllogism is
asccrtdHod -tsctveiy and that instrument OF
tue oyideIcts OF its ruh and use standard
would merge al moral and religious Obligations III the
bunt precep to hear tAe STATE III her own sphere while
duct are inseparLhle Ino obligation. however, which
rived the natural we'll as the revealed law that
all power ImmeGiAleiy from God, though medIately
through tie monarchy arIsocracy, demOc-
lie again Observes "Tne spirit of the neophyte is
expressed by The wor is winch have become notorious
a Catholic FIRST an Engiisnmsn Afterwards" Bat in
thc very ncAt sentence ne suggests that the phrase
ought not 20 be notorious for Ac adds, Words which
properly convey no more than tIuisIn for every
Chrs aS seek to place his religion before his
rountry IN ms inner heart" Here again ne does ylo-
euce" his previous assertion, thG the claims OF the
state TO allegiance are supreme. He now that
they are not; only that Catholics may possibly, at
some tine other, let the Queen shiit for herself"
We much op.igcd TO him lnr Suggesting such an
plandtiOB-1B explanation hppanty suggested, but
tolemnly repud lated by Catholics.
LEGISLATION PROPOSED.
What is 1t that Mr.. Gladstone wantsi He is still in
favor OF repeating any Catholic disabilities that
may be found In the statute book. ~ shall be guided
hereafter heretofore he SAYS "by the rule Of main
tanning equal civil rights irrespectyey Of religions and
shall resist ali attempts 10 exclude tho members OF the
Roman Church from the benefit OF that rule lie could
avoid making mis- PROMISE in order to show tnat lie
has been consstent cvcn since 1870 Indeed" he
tnues Bay that have already gwen conclusive
aMnister suce 1879, the repeal OF the Ecclesiastical
Titles act for what thns ample reasons" These res
sons extraordinary ever yet urged by
The time for penal enactments, We suppose has
not yet arrived. ~
BY his recent posltioA toward Cahoicity mot only
because The lime las not yet come when assume
the consequences Of The revolutionary measures OF 1870
10 nave been thoroughly weighed ana dlgested by an
capable the Roman Communion" Ole should
think. theD st might have waited for that period,
tnasmuch s conduct since 1870 shows that he dd not
in that year. Gown 10 February, 1874 regard the
Vatican DEGREES VITA feelings OF apprehension
whatever. His argument il quite Inconsistent
with his excuse for propounaing his notion that the
uecrees at variance with modern thought. His
excuse was thai THE opinion there gwen" lin his
arucle The Contemporary RerieH) lis the opinion of
these with whom 1 eudcIvoring TO reason.
namely, the graf majority OF the British public" Well
what docs he OF this great majority I" And
how does lie account for his acquesence DEGREES
since 1901 Not only because so great numerical
capable OF mastering and forming their personal judg
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