The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-05
cArHoLICITY In ENGLAND.
French Opinion OF a Really FREQ Church
In Free State.
From the Paris Debats, June 1911

IRON the Paris DeDatS June l9.I
When the Pope. more than twenty years ago.
suddenly undertook the task of reestablishing the
episcopal hierarchy In England divided the ter
rltory into dioceses and gave TO the bishops local
titles veritable tempest was produced in the
country and the old eaven OF Professionalism rose
with violence against the Roman invasion. But
that did dot prevent the Papal institution from
being established; and why Because the Catholic
Church had nothing to DO with the State; because
the En- gllsh vOtares OF that creed were citizens
like the others, enjoying their civil and political
mSnity was q free one py the same title as
all the other dissenting bodies The laws
winch The Parliament attempted 70 make at that
time were absolutely useless and remaihed un-
applied, so that IN the end they became obsolete.
The Catholic archoishops ana bishops bear their
titles in tranquility, and their caihedrals and
churches are peaceaDly constructed under the pro-
lection OF the common law, The Pope mas never
been lreer, has never attacked and apostrophized
governments with more majesty, haughtiness ana
courage than since he has ceased to be a temporal
sovereign. The man VINO chooses to be prisoner
reprimands addressed to all potentites when he
was one amongst them, aud when others could
exercise reprisals on his temporal domains. az
present he is unassailabe and fears nothlng. Inc
debate IN the House OF Commons turned on Catnollo
converts and monasteries. An ardent Protestant,
who brings forward the same motion every
year without effect, demanded That the govern
ment should order an inquiry into the manage
ment and administration OF those establishments
We learn from him thai there now in England
eignty-slx monasteries 26s converts and twenty
Catholic colleges. The Protestant member moved
that those institutions, wnicn multiply every year,
and which receive alment rom numerous ana
considerable legacies under the protection OF the
law Tor bequeathlng property, should be subjected
to the surveillance and control OF the state; and
ne cited support OF his motion what taxes place
on the Continent, even In all Catholic countries.
The Home Minister re used to enter on that
course. and for reasons to which we desire to call
attention. In the first place the common law
gives to the government the right OF finding
out and depressing abuses OF confidence,
frauds and sequestratlons; and the Lord Chancel-
lor, the legal guardian OF minors and Orphans
makes use of the power when necessary. But be-
sides--and this Is the Minister'S principal argu-
ment-to pretend to regulate monastic institu-
tions would be to recognize and legalze them, and
That is what the government refuses TO do. CathO-
lie establishments are Tree and independent pre-
clsey because they are not acknowledged by the
State. England has no conCordat; she knows
nothing Whatever OF the Pope. and she has only at
Rome an attacne. or rather an agent as was for
long time Mr.. Odo Russell. whom the Holy Father
honOred with q special affection. In the same
way the Catholic bishops are not recognized or
paid by the State; it takes no cOgn1zance OF them,
and the religion ITSELF with It's episcopal hierarchy,
monasteres, converts, colleges and churches, sub
sists TRANQUILITY in the common society whilst re-
speeding the civil law when protects 1t.