The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-09
Some Interesting TEistG:;ce2 Facts
Concerning the gsTs.

BY REV. DIR. BETHLEHEM, OF E!CEEoND.
A period remarkable ia the jewish pi5-
tory-vz: from 113O to 1lg0-iS still await
ing an explanation. The historian has still
to strive with difficulties TO find proper an
swer to the questions: How did it come that
| the whole Christian world arose then against
the handful Of people (the Israelites), and
considered their destruction as their highest
ambition: What were then the complaints
- -, .i-"t thu nytrpaiion of the
Israelites has been so perSistiyely asked for
by the Catholic people, the lower clergy, and
granted by the Popcs? for we must ac-
knowledge, for the sake of historical truth,
that the Popes, with very fc| exceptions,
were the safeguards 0i Gle (s;aeiites.
What had the Israeites then done that the
whole Christian world wa, so suddenly pre-
pared to risk second crusade, alter they
themselves had had such bitter experience
with the first!
In vain we look for an answer in our
histories.
First, let ME say to the reader that the
ISraeltes, as class, then in the poSt-eXilical
period Of prosperity, had done nothing as
people. But one Jew had; and as it is so
often, even at present, all were made re-
sponSible for the wrong committed by an
individual. But to state an unbiased his
torical truth we have to say that even this
one Israelite had not committed any wrong,
but died q few years before bis rival, and
this gave the living man an opportunity to
condemn his dead opponent and the adhe-
rents OF his religion.
The sources of our narratives are Baro-
Mus e 160T), Stollberg, Jatle, Milman, and
Golfers; for the Catholic histories, as Rohr-
bacher's. Alzop, and the plagiator Darras,
are partial and unscientiic. Now to our
theme.
1t was on the 14th of February, 1850,
when Pope Honorius III. was very ill, there
FASTENED the mighty party of the Fraugi-
pany's to spread out in Rome the false intel.
igcnce that the Pope was dead, which, in
fact. took place not till the following night.
The party mentioned did not wait for the
actual death nor for decent funeral, but
elected, in a hurry, against the usage of the
church, Cardinal Gregory from st. Angelo,
who assumed the name of Innocent ii.
Only sixteen cardinals were present at bis
election, and even the holy Bernard acknow-
lodged that the election of Innocent was
irregular, which is similar 10 nulity. An
other but more powerful party, and to say
the real Catholic one, under the guidance of
thirty-tTo cardinals, elected, according to
the rules of the Church, in secret conclaye,
after the burial of Honorius H., Cardinal
Peter, of the family Leon, with the name
Anacletus II. compare Surenius Wit: Ludv.
reg frame. BarOnius ANIMAL: Tom. II sect.
/ ad. ann 1901
Anacletus was, so to say, the real national
Pope, elevated by the choice OF the people
and of the clergy, and when Innocent has,
tened to secure the investiture OF the Ger
man Emperor, then this act construed as in
opposition to the Church, Anacletus has
been considered as the only and true success
sor of Gregory VII, who established the in-
dependence of the Holy See from the Ger
man-Roman Emperor. Innocent had to flee
from Rome and to escape over the Alps,
while Anacletus lived honored and beloved
ia Rome.
Lothar took naturally the part of limo
cent, for he invested the latter with the
tiara, but Rome was so hot for him he had
to leave again. Anacletus died 1888 March
25O, after eight years of manly struggle
and faithful administration of his holy Office.
The papal throne became vacant. The strong
Catholic party elected again counter
pope, but only for short period.
One fact We have purposely omitted TO
mention-namely: Pope Anacletus Ii. was
born as an Isrdekte. He was married. His
sons name was Isaac, and the grandson.
Juda, was Rabbi Jehuda ben Jizchak ben
Cardinal, the renowned translator of the
Arabic book "Duties of the Hearts," fCom-
pare CaSselis kore Hador, p. 1O) Ali di f
hcultles about the aforementioned period
are removed. Bernard of Clairyoux, though
convinced that the election Of innocent
was null and void, but, nevertheless
could not decide himself in-fayor of
Anacletus, the Jeap, although the lat
ter had been entrusted three times with
the most difficult task to perform, in Eng
land, France, ETC., by Paschal IL and Homo
rius Ii. Innocent had so far an advantage
over bis rival pope that he could cover his
own wrongs with the statement that nacle-
tus was jew, and therefore not entitled to
the highest honor in the gift of. Christianity.
The schism left wide cleft in the Catholic
Church for many years, aud for all subse,
quent troubles We're the Jew or the Jews