The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS
ITO January Eth i
THE CONSTITUTION sAposroL1cE srn1s
MUNUS'n

MUNUs.'"
n IL is remarkable fact that, whenever n
!. eiection Is coming off in Germany. som
g GoGument protesting to proceed from til
a hoiy See, is given to the public On tn
eve OF the elections to the Prnssiap Iandtao
a the now famous correspondence betwee
r the rope and the Emperor appeared in tn
! berNn papers. Now, at the moment !,
winch the whole of Germany is summoned
TO choose representatives for the Diet o
Sne EMPIRE a Bull concerning the futur.
Conclave ia printed in the Colo1ne Gncete
we know what political capital was made
out OF the first of these publications. and
Cne E'oerallstlc press ia now hard at work
making what 1t can out of the second. We
VIII not at present pronounce positively on
Sne genuine or spurisus character of the
constitution commencing Aposto7ioo Sedis
Nunas We will only observe, first, that
| the absence of precise date is calculated
70 arouse suspicion; secondly, that if the
cocame nt ls genuine, the text has mani
| iestiy suffered here and there in its pas
sage through the German translation and
iastiy' That we have the authority of the
Un.sers Tor the " certain " fact that " none
or the Eminent personages to whom il
couid naturally be comm unicated in the
nrst instance p" have any knowledge of Fl.
Inc GerMsanta states that it has been sold
w tne German Legation at Rome by an
enterprlsing adventurer but. be this as it
may, the use which ia being made of the
document is we'll worth examining. The
german SEMI official organs represent it as
erecting complete change in the method
OF the tapal election, and one of them even
Church and the Papacy are by it trans.
formed into new and quite different insti-
tutlons. 1t is question, SAYS the COlonne
gazette, whether after this change the (" Old
Catholic or new Roman Church ia in
e eoI AND then we have Berlin
Cele0rAm HfQtInD hQf pci~
proposed, and that the Governments of
several Powers, Notwithstanding their
nlvergent opinions on other points. are
expected to approve the proposal, that no
election conducted in accordance with these
1ew regulations shall be recognized nv
hem as valid. Let us see then what this
constitution, or pretended Constitution.
eally does. 1t does only two things. First .
t permits the Cardinals to converse amonp
themselves during the Popes lifetime as to !
1 nat Gay after the Pope's decease the Con-
clausura," or locking up the Conclava +
no generally on all that may conduce to n | c,
mely, free, and independent election. Init
y no ,h sfa"s ~ is expressly seservedon
70 , emo.ce o. eandtdate. Secondly, it o,
ION the Conclave to assemble elsewhere. if ~ ~
'ere should be no freedom or safety to he =,
und at Rome" This is all, and in givino th
'ese permissions the Pope would be SIM p.
y aerogahng from rules laid down by his nt
Vn predecessors, Gregory X, Clement V ne
cement VI, Plus w., Gregory XIV, and e.
ement XII. Moreover, in contem platina Ir'
9 possibility of its being necessary to pc
ia the Conclave out of Rome" whether 90 90
theI Principally of Monaco, or in h Sa
me city Of France, or at Malta, the opiv ma
ndition to be insisted on being that SCI SC,
ierever the Conclave be held. it shall WI
JOY the freedom and independence indis. e
nsabie for the performance of the sacred ~
contemplating, we say, this pos G Tns
my the rope would be Introducing no wv
ovation. The election of Plus VII, in 7
lilarly troublous times, was not effected Inn,
Rome, but at Venice under the protect inar
of Austria, though his predecessor had men
at Vaience in France. Further in triej
v!ding during his lifetime for the sus- and
% w ~ a. .uinor ceremonial regula- ing
,ooa .o1sSlo. vi Inc erection OF his after
lessor, Plus TX. is simply following the bv III
nple OF his predecessor, Plus VII, who
similar Constitution " endeavored to III
re the safety Of the imperiled Chris easil,
Repuollc" after his death, SuDnos of So
therefore, this Constitution to be Sales,
line, it would neither alter the essen
of the election of the next BE
,, nor would it be itself unsupported by fOrds
edent. ~ and r
THE cEp,,N rrrcr,o>- Heada
70 c,or,,,, o,o.; Liver,
me other Liberal papers with a fresh -
rtunlty for special pleading in behalf
oppressive policy of the Berlin Gov
lines gives the 'f fo1ioE cGi5aespondent Of
robable result of the Voting -" 100 Car
montanes, ~ Socialists, Is Poles and e. an,
8, Is Alsatians, 10 Particularists. 10
Ministerial Conservatives, IODoubtfuI
ais, 225 Ministerial Liberals. The Reeeiv
nontanes have gained some 80, and ana
oclalsts at least seven seats Not
5anding this loss and the addition to
ouse of Is Alsot;opS +lo T -, ~ Being
pected to muster about 22O in an As. or repai
of 397 memb ers." We thought we ref p9fe r, to
cen just told that the Ministerial Cat man
is alone would number 225 but let w. 7
ass. The correspondent suppresscs
'tnctlon between Progressists and l3l and
al Liherals and snn,ns =, - -