Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-15
TIE POPE m AMERICA.

final overthrow in that country. AL
ready it is tottering in Germany, and
if the secular arm does not abuse its
power SO as to cause reaction, the
authority of the Pope will soon be
ignored among the subjects Of the
German Emperor. The people of
Poland have followed, as long as they
can endure it, the dogma Of infallibil-
ty, and on this account 250,COO have
withdrawn from the Roman Church.
The temporal power and also Protest
antism is growing in Italy so rapidly
that at the death Of Pho Mono Rome
may cease to be the papal see. For
several centuries it was impossible to
erect in that city building OF worship
other than Catholic, and the British
subjects had to plead long and hard
before it was granted to them to build
a Protestant Church within the con-
fines of Rome. 1t was allowed, how
ever, and advantage was at once taken
of this privilege. Churches of various
sects sprang up and now they are
being erected without disturbance
within the very shadow OF the Vatican,
With this constant progression Of
Professionalism, there must, in no dis
tant future, be time when it sunders
Catholicism even in the stronghold of
the Pope, will cease to predominant.
The East, where the Church was
born, has relapsed into barbarism, and
the course of the papal see has been
westward. As Jerusalem was wrcsted
from the Church, and the sees of Anti
och and Constantinople became lost, so
also may Rome be abandoned. In
what country then will be the fated
city, or where shall the successor OF
Pho Mono find home! The answer
would be, III no city where Catholicism
has begun to decline but in some
place where there is chance for it to
take root, and develop into future
greatness. AS nations have their
period Of youth, OF middle age, and of
decline, so also have they their CORES
pondiug revolution in thought. And
every country in Europe has had its
rise and fall of Catholicism. The ten
dcncy now is in the opposite direction,
without single possibility of relapse
Where, then, is the Catholic Church
to take root and obtain a vigorous
growth unless it be in America
Wi hout even thinking Of the new
creations of their power in the United
States, we would wonder if n popular
sentiment and religious uprising, that
has been the lot of every other nation
on the globe, would be withheld from
us. And this analogy need not be the
only cause OF our fear; for there is
every evidence necessary to prove
that they are trying to obtain foot
hold on this side Of the sea. a Rome
correspondent to the E're1URg Jouudi
writes that the organ Of the Pope
declares his intention Of coming to
America, ii it becomes impossible for
aim to remain in Italy, and that it was
with view to such an emergency that
Archbishop McClosky was elevated to
the CardipalGte.
The Roman Voice Of 7iaah, which
is the accredited organ OF the Vatican,
published an article in March, giving
a very tlatteriug report of the increase
of Cathoiistic power and also the pros
poet of its further DEVELOPMENT in this
country. The Catholics in America
uow number 100000, which it is
true is only about one-tifth Of our
population, but their belief is subtle
and steals with wonderful rapjiity
juto the minds OF the people, especially
il they are unlettered, And should
the Pope take up his residence in this