The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12
CARDINAL CULLEN.
His Pastoral Letter on German
Persecution Of the Roman
Catholic Church.
SHALL THE TUDOR POLICY BIB REVIVED

diocese OF Dublin
VERY REVEREND SIR-Feengs Of gratitude
o Oh u.s. N union with tue Catholics Of the word
the chair 0i st. Peter, in these difficut times,
Pontin SO holy and edying in his ne as Plus TX.
courageous in defending the rights of the Church.
Pontin who In most dilncut and troubled times
has won the respect and admiration even OF MS
most bitter enemies. During the asst twenty-eight
years this great Pope has been necessarily Occu-
pied with the spiritual welfare OF the vast fold OF
Christ encouraging every form rof pety and
denied pestilerous errors. the OFFSPRING Of indi,
and defined Catholic doctrine and crOwn6d all his
other great deeds oy assembling the Vatican
duties and In his solictude Tor all the churches, he
has been principally called on TO grapple with TWO
each other, unite in assaing the foundations OF
our holy religion, and IN their deeds OF darkness
harmonionsiy act togetnet In the first place HIS
wild revolutionary spirit that Lends TO do away
with subsection to every law and to undermine the
by als repeated exnOrtati0ns aud admOnItlons
checked the growth OF this canker, scenes OF blood
enacted by the Oommunisis in Paris, would, per-
haps, nave disgraced many other cities and cOun-
REVOLUTIONARY TORRENT
he has also been Obliged to oppoee himself, IKE q
wall OF brass, against The enoroachmens OF despot-
lisa pagan C@sarlsm, under which temporal and
spiritual things and all the concerns Ol i'm
HOTtat SOulS WOulu pe Subjecteu 10 the Stbbc. HHu
the things belonging to God given over to Cesar
setting aside the power OF that Church wbich has
been invested by God Himself with bis own au-
thority, to guide us III spiritual matters IN car pill
grlmage through this valley OF tears. Within the
last few weeks HIS Holiness has addressed to all
the bishops OF che world an encyclcal letter, In
which, in the most solemn way he raises his voice
against the Two prevailing anti-religous scourges
winch have mentioned-that is, the revolutionary
tendency to despotism which would destroy
al nDerty Of soul and body, and bring
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document OF SO much importance at the
present time that send copies Oh translation
it from the pulpit tor the people on SUNDAY, or In
parts upon two successive sundays In this way
edIhcauon from The WORDS OF Chrsts Vicar on
earth, and be confirmed IN the ath once delivered
to the saints; and, at the Same tlme they WIZ oD'
tain an accurate knowledge OF the wicked persecu-
ions and dreadful sunerlngs to winch our Cathonc
brethren are exposed
IN SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, ITALY AND OTHER
TO know the truth Is difficult ut present, as it ap
pears tnat the authorities oil the German Empire
nave adopted the system OF briDlng the PRESS In
order TO Circulate news favorable to their persecut-
ing measures. and 70 prevent the world rom
the catholic church has been lately subjected
Some o! the public papers go 50 Ear . ipdeed
soecial Department Tor 'i the bribery OF the
press, ana that In the late war with Denmark
10000 kreutzers had been expended III SUBSIDIES
to the journals that wrote IN favor or Prusslan
views. One OF the Deputies IN the Parliament In
Berlin Herr Windh0rs0 Ia a resent speech given
by the Dailv Neaos, states that preliminary steps
to establish a press lottery fund at the Prusslan
Embassy in London mad been TAKEN and that
when that project JAILED sReclai corruption once
at Berlin. This statement will serve to explain
why so many lying kilograms and corresp0ndences
hOstie Pope and to the Catholics OF Swltze<-
land, Germany and Italy appear Almost every day
in some organs OF the pubic press This way OF
verelv cens1red by French Protest (Presseusel
In these words :-"The religious poIcy OF the Ger
man Umpire receives in England fluctuations which
we take leave to regard as scapdaloas."
While sucl efforts are made To circulate alse-
hood ana to render 1t POPULAR 1t is fortunate that
We can learn the lull aud simple truth
FROM THE LIPS OF THE POPE HIMSELF.
In his encyclical he gives an account OF the
sacrileges committed IN Rome and OF the expulsion
OF religious men ana women from their peaceful
hO.nes, and OF the many Outrages heaped upon
h,nselI aud on dignltarles OF the Church; ne also
describes the barbarity with which learned and
holy blsaops and priests havS beel treated in1
Switzerland, and puts before the world the un-
worthy and ungrateiul way IN which the Catholics
OF Germany, alter having rendered signal services
TO their country during the late war, have been
treated by the German imperial government. In.
deed, the whole object OF tire Ministers OF that
empire appears to be to bring down the Catholic
Church to the level OF any human political institu-
ton; to assume to themselves, Protestants or
Tree thinkers as they are, the right OF appointing
bishops and parish priests and OF reducing them 10
the condition of baihis or poicemen-a measure
which would do away with the supernatu 81 cnar-
acter OF the Church and destroy her unity and
catholicity, as well as the wholesome influence
crclse upon the world. The insOlent tyranny with
winch the Ministers of the German Empire, walk
ing in the footsteps OF Henry VII. and Queen
Elizabeth, endeavOr reduce the bishops and
priests OF Germany to degrading bondage, and
THE MACHlAVELLIAN POLICY
adopted In Geneva and Basic for the purpose OF
suDJectng the clergy to the State, by deprlvlng
them OF the means OF subsistence which they de-
rived IOm the treasury, ailOrd us just grounds TO
congratulate curse YES that Ireland has always
opposed a royal veto on the appointment o. her
preates, and scOrnlully rejected the pensions aud
Waq
the Catholic Church with golden link to the
Crown. In connection with Prussia the Pope
states that the contemplate sect OF heretics which
has usurped the name OF Ola Catholics had app
pointed bishop without any canOnicai authority,
and had sent him to be sacrieYiously consecrated
by Jansenst Bishop OF Holland. To save the
faithful from being contaminated by any COM
muncati0n with TINS un ortunate man the Pope,
as head OF the Church and supreme pastor OF the
told, suspends and eXcOmmunlcates him, and de-
clares all accommodated who assist and en-.
courage this adventurer participate In any Of
his ecclesiastical acts. In defiance OF this solemn
Judgment OF the Pope
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY
usurpin0 the functions OF head Of the Catholic
Church, has declared tnat Hubert Renkens (thts Is
the prclates namel Is Il proper and lawful bishop
doubleday this attempt OF Protestant prince and
OF a great leader OF the Freemasons to give
and to teach them VINO the true bishops OF the
Church are, will be laughed at by all serious
people but 1t Is well the TACT should be remembered,
In order to SHOW into what wild absurdttIeS men
high III authority and OF much worldly prudence
will all when they endeavor to usurp the rights
OF the Church and to invade the domain OF spiritual
power. 1t Is well also that these facts should be-
come public, 50 that the adherents OF the new sect
OF Old Catholics may know that they are sepa-
branches from the mystic vine. As to the new
sect itself, resting Tor support merely on
despotic power, Freemasonry, fanaticism and
schism it has nothing to commend it 70 Catnocity,
and IN o short time 1t will iail into oblivion,
IKE 50 many other sects that have made noise
ture SO accurately drawn by st. Peter's successor
OF the present state OF ecclesiastical affairs We
cannot but be convinced tnat religion Is sur
rounded 10y great dangers-that, IN the words of
the prophet, "the gentles have ragged, and the pe0
pie devised vain things-that the kings OF the earth
have stood up and princes met together against
the LORD and against His Christ" In the person OF
His vicar on earth. Indeed, emperors, kings and
chiefs OF republics have actively engaged IN this
unhOiy warfare, or at least have silently sane
toned 1t by looking on with cold Indifference
while 1t is carried on by others. Even here at
home, IN this Tree country, there are people