, 1874-12-01
THE HISTORY OF THE VATICAN BTRUg


H4Et
Arehbislop Manning has taken another
step forward in the Ultramontane contro-
versy. Ho has produced the whip Of coercion
and 1ourisles it from his pulpit. Tho Catho-
lies Of his diocese must now acknowledge tho
dogma Of 1nfallibility upon penalty Of excom-
nunication. We read the following cablA
dispatch with some surprise mixed with as
tonishment ut the temority Of tbs command:
LoHpox. Nov. so-6so 4. MA circular lotter from
Archbishop Manning MAS rcad In Ill tue oatholl
churches Of this diocese yesterday, declaring that all
persona who do not accept tho dogma Of Papa Insa1l-
hllity cease to be Catholics.
This, taken in conjunction with the re-
moval Of the British representative ut tho
Vatican to Lisbon, which is sufficient COM
ment upon the temporal woakness Of "tho
immomorial throno." shows that the struggle
now raging in Prussia may yet break out in
some form in England. As the issues in
Prussia are, sbstractly at lcast, the issues the
world over, it is important that the render
should have an intelligent view Of the origin
Of the controversy and the real points tissue
between the U1tramontanes and the German
Government. We therefore present the
lISt1ElEtA HOklka Ha lE40A$ III fIo9AI423 AS1SAF-
| ing discussion Of the issues until another
| occasion.
From the peace Of Wostpha1ia, in 1649,
| after the terrible Thirty Years' War, until the
| last meeting Of the Vatican Council, the Ro-
| man Catholics in Prussia we're as FREQ as any
other scot. They had great influence at
| Court, drew larger revenues from the Gov
/ Il, II, T1r0r0r$inn
to their numbers, and their Bishops were
Princes with priuccly revenues. In 1850
| tho Constitution Of Prussia gave to all the
Churches complete Independence in their
own affairs and the unrestricted enjoyment OF
| thpir revenues. Under cover Of this artlclo,
| the Jesuits commenced IN aggressive propa-
pandism in tho schools, conyents, charities,
and churches, and sought to uso the "cea-
tre" party in Parliament as an agency 10
effect their purposes. In other words, Pf1s"
s;a had given the Roman hierarchy M oPpor-
trnity to establish itself az au organic power
within the stnte, just Us our own GovernaenE
did in tho ease Of the slave oElgaschy. Inc
Ultramontanes took advantage Of 1t, ana
raisod the issue which compelled Prussia to
protect its own sovereignty.
The battle Of sadowa, in 1866, was tho
first decisive blow at the political encroach-
uents Of the Papaoy. It drove A1stna
from Germany and Italy, and placed tfot"
estant Prussia at tho head OF tho Nossn
German Bund. Tho Pzassian catnoncs III
the German-Italian War fought against she
Ultramontane powers, and wera as loyal os
the Protestants to their Gosernment; oo'
the Ultramontanes grew alarmed as they s'1"
that there was prospect Of great German
Empire under a Protestant head, and the 'eS
uits set to work sowing tho seeds OF usseh'
ton moro busily than ever by attempting u
arouso m enmity in South Germany aga'ns
North Germany, and BY creating divisions II
tho Bund itself, In 1869 the Vatican Coun
cil was held mud ratified the dogma OF lnta!l'
bility and the Syllabus, which made the fopt
absolute ovor the Bishops and priests, aud al
once brought him in collision with Po
liticol society rs the infalliblo executor Of TIL
authority conferred upon him by the Syllabus
l,rugsia, however, did not Interfere with LIZ
Council, did not restrain her Bishops IRON
attending, ana took no steps to defona hes'
self from the intrigues Of tile Ultralnontaa
In l870-'7l, france was conquered, aud Lo"'s
Napoleon, tho protector Of Papal tempos:!
power, was m exile. Rome became 'he
Capital Of united Italy, and Germany oecnil's
free Parliamentary Empire under the '@n's
Of prussia. In February, 1871, depu'a
ton from tho Pope waited upon tue I'm
peror and besought him to disposseas ''c'o'
Emanuel Of hiR Capital. He refused Il
mako war upon 1taly, md then tue oi1na m
montana war commenced upon him. In
Jesuita Immediately entered into a conspiracy
against the State, and tue clergy 90 q,
nounced the Empire as hostile 70 sa'
Church, and sought to incite seditlon an'
violence. The first noto Of warning cam
from Catholic Bavaria, and resulted IN To
pasange Of throe general laws These ~sF
the act Of Dec. 10, 1871, which made "
pennl ot1enao for clergymen to tndta rlota D
haranguos against the Govesnnenti the &c
Of July 4, 1879, baniBhing the Jeautta mon
tho Umpire, for whioh Prussia had The pfta