Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-12-03

sbitrator between nations, snys,iArch.
bishop Manning. There Is but one
safe road Ia this conflict. The church
has noright to interfere with the State
in'civii matters, and cannot be an ar
bitrator 10 civil matters. The State
has NO right 10, interfere with the
church In spiritual matters, and cannot
be IN arbitrator therein.i sas S
4 WOnD TO AMEaHCAN CATHOLICS.
Il Our readers have already been made
sufficiently scquainted with the points
at issnein thecontroversy between Mr..
Gladstone and Archbishop Manning
upon the political powers which the
latter asserts are prerogatives of the
Papal authority. Hitherto we have
considered this subject in general
way, and more particularly as it affects
political complications in Europe. 1t
has, however, an application nearer
home, and one which is worthy Of con-
alteration. As Archbishop Manning,
Of Protestant England, presses the Pa
pal claim to political power with an.
thority to act in the premises, and
presses 1t in the most aggressive and
unqualified manner, the Catholics of
this country can hardly remain neutral
on this question, and IL becomes inter-
resting 10 know how they are going to
stand in this important matter.
First, what does Archbishop Nam
ming demand 3.s We quote from the
summary Of his discourse before the
Roman Catholic Academia, as printed
In the London Times: s,
sCommsnting upon the proposed system OF I'M
teEnational azbisration. discussed ct the recent
confsreace at Geneva, he said that there could
b but one ssiAorissd Arbitrator betveen the na-
tioss ef earth, and that one was the one who was
notinterestcd In the temporal eairs OF one nation
more than another. bnt was impartial to all, and
that was the Sovereign Pontln himself Other
Questions which hc invited their most serious At
fton to were the infaliibility OF the holy Father
himself. ~ right to temporal as well ss spiritual
authority, and amidst al the connicttns opinions
q ~ world. the ultimate necessity Of acknowi-
edging tsN sisgtsnes 70 Ain = their only safety
aso sfes' - II they would only prepare
thsnselves he did not fear for the decrees Of thu
vatism ifsslS. But they must have no half.
neastsd msasussa. They must hare no half.fear.
fsis hslf-hearted assertion Of the sovereign Pom.
u6p slsins. They must not fear to declare tc
RnGiaad anA:to the world, the Sovereign Pont.
tRb infalihtlity, ~ rtsM to temporal pousr. and
~ dgty Of the nations Of the earth to return u
thetr allegiance TO him. II they did this, II thsy
psoclaimed this with no uncertain sound, Prot.
eatanHs Of England. and Protestants throughoal
TIE world would hear them and be convinced. IL
on the other hand, thcy minced matters, end
spoke In half-fsarfu measures, Protsstants wonlt
only turn away from them for their want ol
hoaesty, i - ssW ,xa8g B1I ~
This declaration Is unmistakable in
IT. meaning and clear Is the sun ligh,
n IT. purpose. II disposes also In the
most summary manner Of Archbishor
BsyicyS letter, which was printed in
our last Issue, Ii which he says:
Ithas no foundation, either In the word OF tn,
decree nor In any possible deduction from thes,
words, The thought even that II would hare On,
such besl1nS I sm certain never entered into ID,
mindcf rny member Of the Council The Vatican
c1nen dsd not change ir one iosA the relations o
Catholics TO the ctvii power any more than I
changed that Of Protestants. It left that import
ent matter. - connected with the order Of clyi
society, where the New Testament leaves II
where our Blesssd Lord left II when he told M 3,
..rsndr 70 CessT the things that are cesas's
and ~ Cod We thiass shat are God's."
In other words, Archbishop BayleJ
afarms that the Vatican does not in
tend 10 claim political power. Arch
bishop Manning, on the other hand
aaarms that II does, and has sufnmonei
: CAtholic Cosgress to mectin Lendol
and make the demand. This nullife
tho formcr's statement, and leaves hin
4 In . position where he smuat choos,
Il Whethss hs will render tho thing
which Are CRsar's 10 Cesar or to th
4 rope, and u places every other Catho
no IN thisco1ntry In the same position
4 What are they going to do? win the,
4 20 found on the side Of loyalty 10 ID
4 Republic, rendering Allegiance 10 Ii
Pope only In spiritual coucerns, or vi
Il they transfer both spiritual ana civI
allegiance, Or any part Of tho iattor. /
ths Vatican and renopncs any 81 thei
! fidelity 10 The Gosernment which pro