, 1874-11-17

The proposed meeting Of the Ultramontnnc
Congress in London to aesort tho temporal
powers Of the Pope has brought about q contro-
ycrsy between alr. Gladstone and Archbishop
Manning, which Is but = repetition Of tho co.l-
troyersy row going On IN eTerJ part Of Euro[o
whore ultramontanism oxiBta. The coutroycrsy
IL this instance assumes mora general Interest
because 1t is between two representative mon,
tho QUO q staunch ndhercnt Of Professionalism.
tho other tho recognized mouthpleco OF tho Vat-
ican, and tho fact that two such mon hayo ar-
rayed themselves agaiust each other shows that
this vo1ed question goes deeper into politics
than has been goncra1ly supposed, and may yot
joopar1lze the peace 0! Europe. This being tho
case, it is worth wllilo to look over tho ground,
to SEQ what the mcrlts OF tho controversy arc,
and tho proapcc!s Of the succcss Of Uitramon-
tanism.
!. What is involved In the temporal or politi-
cal powers Of the Pope? Tho unsveraal politics
OF Europe now turn upon this question.
as against Republicanism, Liberalism, FREQ
thought, and intelligence, and as against Prot
eatantlsm and Old Catholicism, led by such
mon as Mr.. Gladstone and Dr.. Doellingcr. The
Ultramontanes aro those who assort not only
tho spiritual dogma Of infallibility, but the
secular assertion OF political power. They
would roatoro tho Pope to his patrimony, tho
K!ngshp Of the States OF Rome, and overthrow
tho Kingdom Of Italy, which was established By
tho almost unanimous aud ootbnsas.ic action Of
tho very brain and heart Of tho Italian people,
eager to rescue their country frool Ler down.
t1odden and dep1orable position. aud restore
somewhat Of hor unc;ent power aud splendor.
They would crush out the unity aud freedom OF
twcnty-eight millions Of people, and dismcmbor
their county into petty fragments, to bo ruled
over By Bourbon mlsruto, rather than strip
tho Popo Of Ills political prorogativeB. Thore are
other elemeuta in Ultramontaniam beatdea tho
compulsory and absolute submission of civil 10y.
atty aud duty. In addition to this prerogatiYo,
| Ul.ra,nontauism claims tho right Of tho
hierarchy to regulate and control marriages
without regard to tho civil power or civil lar,
md that no marriage coutractoa by civil law is
valid or binding. 10 with buriala. So with edu-
cation. UItEatnOHt4u!au4 tlaHAa Iuat tuG Il1uEcu
has tho right to step in between tho parent and
tho 8ta.o and dictate tho education Of Tue child.
Il Ia opposed to the froe-Bchoo Byatem aa It exists
in the United States, IN Germany, 6reat Britain,
Switzerland, and other countries, under tito con.
troll of the civil power which only ma|soa 6ccula,
education obligatory, nna it demands that the
child shall be educated in tho spiritual dogmas
Of tho Church, md that itH education shall bt
under priestly Surveillance. Ultramontan!s,1
claims al the political powors propounded ii tue
sy|labus and copcorlat, whichmay be summed III
il the ono assertion that tho FIRST anl Alghcs
allegiance Of all men a to tho hierarchy OF Homo
and TINT after tloy have rendered to the Papa
C.eaar ths thIugs which nro cesass, then tho.
may oboy tile civil power In all things not claim
cd By tho herarchy,-a system Of allegiance
wh!cl, reduces responsibility to tue atato to til
minimum of civil loyalty, This position il no
disputed by Archbishop MRnu!ng hlmaoll, a.
reading Of tho oahlo dispatch shows.
2. What azs tho prospects for tho succesa q
Ultra.noutauia,n in establishing thoso clsims
They caullot 10 secured without war. II 1nl
mlstad to tho arbstramant Of war. tho whole c
prosentantlssn viii be arrGyoa agaluns thon, hot
morally aud pl.ysicallg. Tile ignorance and In
parialasn Of Franco would tou bands III thelr IL
tapae, aud bo In tayos OF wRr to ss.ablIah til