The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-15
Archbishop Manning on. tho STATE Of E.,.s
HE SEES A TERRIBLE WAR IN TIE NE..
TURE,

n"p nannang on. tho State Of Eurs,.
HE SEES TERRIBLE WAR I'M TEE Me-,
TURE.
A large and influential meeting con,,.
oy the League of st. Sebastian" wa, h.
In London on the 2eth of January. p
Grace Archbishop Manning, who ;,
called upon unexpectedly by Sir G.. Bow
to address the meeting, said !
hope the League NAV take ito On,
by surprise as much as Sir George RonA
has taken me. When I came hear tn.y
it was to listen and not to sneak. ~
subject under discussion ia one on uits
words are not wanting. 1t is a ones
which occupies the minds-I NAV saw
animosities-of O great many nations
seek to put difficulties in the way If !,
pointing successor to Pope Plus TX.
case of an event which hope is far dist,
Ten years ago in Rome distinguis'
diplomatist was in communication y
certain great statesmen. He was asked
give bis opinion Whether the dissolus
produce the dissolution of the spiritual
thority of Plus ks Z" The diplomat
question, sswho was not a Catholic, answer
~ Be sure of this-you may dissolvet
temporal Power-you may destroy Ron
if you will /; but as long as there are N,
Capuchins in the world, two of them
elect the third as Pope!" Eighteen b,
deed years have not sufficed to break
links of st. Peters chain. We need ,
have any anxiety on that point. The
cited antagonism of the nations of Eun
ls founded on fact full of consultations
am perfectly convinced that the react
which set in after the first French Revo
ton. when infidelity had wrecked the ne,
OF Europe, has continued until now, a
is turning the minds of men back to trr
and order. The reaction has gone on er
since, and has never been go powerful
in the Pontificate of Plus TX. Instead
being alarmed, or scared, or discourar 4
y the great sharpening of animosity
me grea: tossing together of antagons
look upon it as the most beautiful al,
For am confident that the Catholic Chm
vas never more developed in it's action
he world. Therefore it is assaiIed da
~ all the stones and sings and acoustic
# the nations Of Europe. We ought +
axe great comfort from such things.
S4S, all the Revolutionists of Europe We %
.own in the streets striving to overturnt e
Society of Europe. The diff,
nee between 1s45 and 1874 ia that ~
instead of being in v
treets, are at this moment in the cabins
nd on the thrones. Down to 1870 Il
ioly See was in conflict with horde -
eoels and neutrality-suspicious. from Is
arts of the continent-and when th
lightly host of maraudors came round AIN. S.
le Holy See, the chival-y of all the natiogs
Europe came and turaed them out. AIS
ow In this day, we are looking on a mu1 4
lmcult position. 1t was then dificul6 II Z.
eed, but it was by no means Impossible
meet and beat back a revolution. Mo-
hen the nations of Europe have reyoItes
Id when they have dethroned, as far
en- can dethrone, the Vicar of ,Jes,
hrist, a1d when they have made the usul
'tlon OF the Holy City part of INTERIM Sc
onal law, when all this has been dom
ere is only one solution of the dificultSE
a solution, 1 fear, impending, and that s ~
9 terrible scourge of continental var
ar which will exceed the horrors of any
9 wars OF the first Empire. 1 do not see hot
Is can DO averted. And it is my FRI
nvlctlon that in spite of all obstacle 8;
o Vicar of Jesus Christ will be put agasS
his own rightful place. But that "a,
ii not be until his adversaries will hav
nshed each other with mutual destrul
m. Greatly as glory in the chivalry
League Of st. Sebastian, this will
ne without their aid The nations
rope are doomed to executive iudgmess
each ether; but the League of st. s.
stan, wearing their old grey and humbs
form, will, it may be, once more star
the throne of Plus TX. amidst the day
eak of that restoration.