, 1874-11-24

4 WORD TO AMGHIOAN CATHoL1C9.
Our realtors have already beon made su1Il-
oleutly acquainted with tho points at issue in
tho controversy botweon 1Ir. Gladstone mid
Archbishop Manning upon The political powers
which tho latter asserta aro prorogasiyeB Of tho
papal authority. Hitherto We hayo considered
this subject in gonoral way. and moro particu-
larly aa 1t Affects political complications in Eu-
rope. It has, however, an application ucaror
home aud ono which IL worth considering. Az
Archbishop Manning, Of Protestant England,
presses the rapAl claim to political pomor with
authority to net in tho promises, aud PROSE 1t
in tho most aggressive and unqualified manner,
the Catholics of this country oau hardly ramaiu
neutral Oh thEs question, md 1t becomes In
soreating tn kuow how they arc going to standin
this important matter.
First, eyhat does Archbishop Manning de-
manl7 We quote from the summary Of iIs
discourse boforo tho Komnn Catholic Academic,
es printed In tho London Times
Commenting upon the proposed system of interna-
tiona arbitration dacBsel ut tho recent Conference
ut Geneva, ho said slcro could be but authorized
arbitrator 6ciee tho nations ef the earth, aud that
one Wes tAo ouo "ho "aH Ao ahterestcu sa Ac tepo-
rat affairs Of ono nntton than another. but
impartial to at. md that wAa tho Sovereign Pontif
hpaolf otler questions which ho invited their most
serouH attention to were tho tnfalltbtty Of the Holy
Father hnas, his Tahs II tt"oras na vel as spirit
ual authority, mud, amidst all the conflicting opiuna
OF tlo worlu tho ultimate hoeeseltyo OF ac4ao~lca9ang
eaem a.ea'anes 70 "'m AZ suss LILLY satoss;
for tho degrees Of Ae Vatican 1lyelf. put they must
have no haf-heartcd uloasures. They must have no
naaear1u. nai'neassea assesnon ~ 'l' aosese'gn
rno,n5 uul to the world. tho SOVEREIGN pon,itr,s
claim to infalubi1ty HE r'aht to temporal poutr, aud
fhe u'y of tue aaona Of tue or'h 10 se.fh 70 no1r
t,,,a win m m,corn,u souud. rcntcstans or Eurluu
aud protcstants throughout tho world would henr
them aih pa convinced. IL on ,ae olles haha they
od onv turo avay frorn tnam Sor thcir
want Of honesty.
TniH declaration Ia unmibtahablo in ita moan-
Ing and clear ar the sunlight iu it's purpose. It
lisposos also IN tho most summary n,anner Of
Archbishop Dayley's letter, Which waa printed in
orr last issuo, in which ho says.
It las no foundation e!tLer In tho word Of tho do
cree nor n my possible deduction fso1n these Words
na.ts n.s., ontar,1 ,,,to I'm mini of nuv ,e,ns
bcr Of The Council. The Vatican canon did not cango
III ono ioa tho relations o. Catholics TO tue eiv power
y 9t ,aor.ant a,ior ~ cone"tc, viii, ta order Of
evil pocie,y. where the Naw Testament leayos 1t
where our blcasod Lord loft It w''on Ho told us to
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