, 1874-12-05

tnOugnI 10 HdVe ulSuseu Wnen no one can
become her convert without renouncing bis
moral and mental freedom, and placing his
civil loyalty and duty at the mercy of another
and when she has equally repudiated modern
thought and ancient history.
Mr.. Gladstone reiterates these views in his
pamphlet, and, while Withdrawing nothing from
the main attack, says that undoubtedly these
allegations are Of great breadth. The Pam
phlet centres upon the proposition that no one
can become a convert to Rome without re.
n~ouncing his moral and mental freedom and
placing his civil loyalty and duty at the mercy
of another. Mr.. Gladstone then proceeds TO
expose the subterfuges by which Catholics
endeavour to lessen the stlingency of the claim
which, he further insists, Rome has set IN by
the Vatican DEGREES to direct and control civil
obedience. Upon this point he is very ex-
plicit, declaring that the Vatican Council
established even q wider claim than iufallibility
namely, a claim OF absolute and entire
obedience.
Thus, Mr.. Gladstone says, the Papal net
sweeps q multitude Of facts, including whole
systems of government in all parts of the
world, including even the Unit d States. where
the severance Of Church and State was sun
posed to be complete. A long catalogue might
be drawn of subjects showing the competence
ofState domain undeniaAly affecting the Church,
while in Europe the circle is still wider.
He therefore calls upon Catholic citizens
either to demonstrate that the powers claimed
by the Pope and adherence to the Catholic COM
muniOn cannot imp air civil allegiance, or else,
when such claim is made, to rppel and reject it,
like the late Bishop Doyle, of Kildare and
Leighiin, who answered this question by the
declaration that he would use all the means
in his power 10 oppose intermeddling. In his
argument to the people the ex-Premier says
that the Catholics, when emancipated, gave
the allegiance to the Pope and not to the
sovereign of England, and that they now do so.
Ireland, he adds, will in the future be govern
ed without reference 10 Catholicism.
Mr.. Gladstone expresses the decided opinion
that the real object of the Vatican policy is to
renew the struggle for tho temporal power.
He ridiculeS such a project, but adds that it IS
difficult TO 0verestinate the effects of the
strife. 1t would probably jeopardizo the
peace Of Europe. He expresses fears en- this
subject, and, by way Of confirmation, quotes
Archbishop Manning's pamphlet on Casarism.
The pamphlet closes with an appeal to citi-
zens Of the nineteenth century to follow the
example Of their fOrefathers Of the sixteenth,
when marshalled to. resist the Armada Mr..
Gladstone declaring that highlands sound
hearted race are not to be hindered by foreign
l~n1llenGe OF caste IfoIu accomplishing nor
mission in the world.
ARCHBISHOP MANNING'S LETTER.
The following letter, bearing date the 10th
of November, has been addressed to the
Editor of the New YORK HERALD by Arch
bishop Manning =
Nov. 10 1874.
To THE EDITOR OF The HERALD -
DEAR SIR assisted in framing the Vati.
can DEGREES, which have not changed one iot
or little the obliga ions and conditions of
civil obedience that Catholics bear toward the
civil Power.
Mr.. Glalstone's pamphlet hangs upon a
contrary assumption and falls with it. In proof
0fthis assertion | assert
FrSt-That the dceriue Of the infallibility
ofthe Pope was a divine trust before the
Vatican Council was held, and that it was set
forth and explained in The second and third
parts of the book called Petri P~riOtlegjun
Secoad-I gave sufficient evidence of this
assertion in this, that the Vatican Council
announced no new dogma, but simply declared
an old truth.
Ihud-That the position Of Catholics in
respect to civil allegiance since the Council is
precisely what it was before.
F0urth-That the civil Powers Of the
Christian world hitherto stood in peaceful
relations with the irfallible Church, and this
ro1ok;oo vvoo of4on ~ooOrDicoJ and JooIorod ~