The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16
The Tragedy at Buenos AyIos.
New York Catholic Roview.l

New York Catholic Roview.l
The following are the latest details OF
the terrible tragedy at Buenos Ayres. A
Father of the Society of Jesus thus writes
to the Unirers:
"You have already heard through the
papers of the horrible events which have
transpired here. The college of San Saliva
dor except q portion of the facade Is utterly
destroyed two hours sufficed to accom-
pish this work of destruction. The Rev.
Fathers Cabeza, Msrtorelli, Abb, Vilardel',
and Toire were sounded as also wac the
brother-coadjutor. Ais the other fathers
aud brothers were exposed to more or less
danger, and endeavored to seek a refuge.
One brave and truly apostolic brother in
the midst of the tumult. went out, at the
peril of his life, to seek the unhappy
fathers who had been pursued and wound
ed by the mob, and without thinking for a
moment about the danger be Incurred.
saved eighteen of them and conducted
them to a place of safety. In the course
of the evening some generous persons, fear
ing for the life Of this brave man, came
and offered safe hospitality to our fathers.
1t was well they did SO, for the house
where they were hidden was already mepa-
ced by the crowd of Infatuated liberals,
aud doomed to destruction. The college
of San Salvador was not the only building
which was mepaced, but the Arcbbisbop's
house also. The mob went from the church
of St. Ignatius to the convent of St. Fran
els, which they did not enter, and thence to
the college of the Company. 1t was com
plete essay az communism, and, unhappily,
We cannot say that it has failed"
This ia the text of the pastora, of the
Arch chop of Buenos Ayres which has Sc
greatly offended the liberals:
We, Frederick Aneiros, by the grace OF
God aud of the Holy See, Archbishop OF
Buenos AyTes, to all the faithful of the
parish OF the cathedral of Sui. Having re-
bers of tins parish against a reform which
we thought fit to make, we hereby offer
the following explanation thereof, IN order
to enlighten the ignorant and coDfuu d
those who have wilfuily merepresente d
our meaning. Conforming ourselves to the
bulls of the Sovereign Pontiffs. Who created
Buenos Ay1es q diocese in 1920, and al
archdiocese in 1865, by establishing the
principal parish IN the cathedral, we have
determined that the pastor thereof shall
reside at the cathedral, and add his servi-
ces to those of the canons. The church of
ST. Igaatius will always serve you. dearly
beloved, to hear holy mass in, and to as
sist at the Divine services. Instead of the
parish priest and his Wears you will have q
congregation of exemplary priests (Jesuits)
to administer the sacramebts at all hours,
and to succor the sick who may require
their ministry, and also to preach the Word
of God, so that no one will be obliged to go
to the cathedral for .baptisms, marriages
and funerals. We cannot but feel sure
that you will be glad TO see the church OF
ST. 1guatias once more in the possession OF
G. oSe who built it from it's foundation, and
not only it but the superb national college
and university which adjoin it and which
have never cost our government penny
Those priests whom the violence of an old
and irrascible king caused to be exied ia
the last century and who were also driven
away in the present by men whose names
can never be RENE mbered but with feelings
OF shame-we are cure BueDos Ayres car
never ferget those Jealous Priests who have
been the truest friends of the people and
the worst foes of vice, those priests who
detest the impious, the incredulous and the
wicked, and against whom the impiOus art
ever leagued together, against whom are
prejndiced only that class ofpeople who read
books of frivolous, foolish ard immoral
kind, written with u view of deceiving the
weak minded who cannot Judge for them
selves. All those who are here present and
who, doubtless, do not belong to the II UNI be I
of those whom we have described, we are
sure will approve what we have said and
ancestors have reported concerning the no.
BILE work OF the priests in question. We
beseech them to obey and respect these
apostles and ministers of Christ. In the
petition addressed to the government, it is
said that all the parishes have protested
against our wishes, which are approved of
by the authorities. We cannot believe this.
for We know that this parish is better than
its enemies declare it to be, and that it is
at any rate, calumniated by those who are
utterly without power of speaking the
truth. What we do not understand Is that
these persous should have flushed their
petition by asserting that our measures
will encounter difficulties in their execu-
ton. We cannot understand this, because
if they are what they pretend to be, good
citizens, why do they oppose a decree
which is approved by the government,
which they have no right to disobey Z We
cannot understand it, because if these per
sons are good Christians, how can they ig-
more that they, having the right to present
ketitions to the authorities, have also the
duty, under pain of mortal sin, and of ex-
posing themselves to the censuIe of the
Church, and even to accommodation. to
obey the laws and DEGREES of the State, and
also the decisions of the ecclesiastical bod