New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-20
The Catholic Church in the United States.

The Catholic Church in the United States
The adverse vote in the English Par!ia
ment upon the Irish university bill. which
broke up the Liberal ministry of Mr. Glad
stone, was caused by a telegram from the
Pope to the heads OF the Catholic Church
in Ireland, directing instructions to he given
to the Irish members TO vote against the
measure which they did, and the govern.
ment was beaten. Mr.. Gladstone dissolved
that Parliament; and as the result OF an.
other election. Mr.. Disraeli. Tory, came
into power. Mr. Gladstone's discovery of
the POpe's interference in the political
affairs of England filed him with indigna-
ton. y He felt, also, the danger which was
likely to ensne, and this led to the publica-
ton of his pamphlet on the Vatican decrees
in which he warned the people of England
Of the designs of the Catholic Church,
under the domination of an infallible
POpe-an alien power, VIGOROUSLY without
sympathy for constitutional liberty. and he
expressed the opinion. based on his own
experience, that no English sta tesman would
be able, il such interference was permitted,
to form q just Judgment of the political tu-
fure of the country. DIR. Manning, recently
made an English cardinal by The Pope,
strenuously denied the statement of Mr..
Gladstone; and the denial of Mr.. Manning
was supported bv certain of the Catholic
bishops. But in this country, where Church
and State have no connection. and where
the motive for concealment is less, on &C.
count of the implicit ignorance of the mem
bership of the Roman sect the Bridgeport
Standard reports that Bishop Hughes. in
his address at the laying of the corner stone
of st. Mary's Church, on the previous Sun
day, used the following words:
"Pope Plus IX sitting IN his private
room, governs a very large portion of the
sunrlA vnillinna nf linz J,,&
obey his slightest command
This language, it vii! DO seen. fully JUS
titles and confirms what Mr.. Gladstone
stated.
The Methodist .idroraic-a journal seek.
ing tho good Ut humanity-gives a transla
tion of the oath of cardinal from the
original Latin. which was omitted from all
the reports OF the installation OF Cardinal |
McClOskey, at New York. The text is from |
81 copy furnished 10 Lord Pal,nerston, Mr.. |
GladstOne's predecessor az Prime Minister. |
Let it DO remembered that Cardinal Nc. |
Eloskey. as an American ciuzen. commences
ny swearing allegiance not to his country,
but to an alien potentate.
IL, -. cardinal OF the holy Roman
Church. do promise and swear. from This
limo to my life's end that will be faithful
and Obedient unto st. Peter. the holy apOs
tOlic Roman Church, and to our most holy
Lord, the Pope, and his successors:
that will. by every way and bv every
means, strive TO preserve, augment and ad-
vance the rights, privileges. the authority
II the holy Roman bishop, our Lord, the
Pope. and his before mentioned successors.
That l will seek out and oppose
prosecute aud fight against omni conatu
te,sccuturim et i0,pngna'uri mall heretics.
.chismatics against the name of our Lord.
he Pope, ana his before mentioned success |
,Ors, with every possible effort"
IT will be observed. in passing. that this |
document becomes more con
'pieuous by leaving cut all reference to
;Jd. the Father of all. and the Savior, the
treat Head of the Church on earth.
That the Pope. a foreign potentate, STRIP |
red OF his temporal power. for abundant
easons, should be able TO transform. on
hese shores. an American citizen into a
prince. owing allegiance to that potentate.
md confer the title. with che garments
which are 10 distinguish him; that he should
,e able to subject him to the terms of such |
n oath. which transfers the allegiance of
hat prince, though disguised in the car
linal, and directs the labor of his life to
he interests OF ''our most holy lord the |
'ope"--Ought to fix the attention of men |
Who have the interests OF their country at
eart and wish it's prosperity.
Is it not strange that the purpose Of life {
4 Cardinal McClOskey. as expressed in 6
tie the condition Of his fellow citizens. but
q do ali in his power to increase the mem
'ership of the Roman Catholic Church.
nd stamp upon it the same alien character {
t devotion. the same alien power that he 6
imself worships! To this end. he de |
ounces the instruction of youth by the I
tate, who would be taught the true prin.
iples of patriotism and political freedom
{ the start of life, and who would grow ND t
, manhood to exhibit devotion to them in I
ractice. The function of q church is to | I
lstruct in religion: and to this no one r
ould object. But the Roman Catholic r
hurch is battling for the youth the State
teaching, in order to pervert the young
lind first with devotion to the most holy | Il
oman lord, the Pope, and his successors,
nd to treat devotion to country as of o
scondary and inferior concern. The 8
oman Catholic Church has. therefore, in G
lis q purely political aim 10 accomplish; e
'cause the Pope, being an alien, has no p
ght TO issue decree moiesting or in any a
ay governing the perfect political free
,m of American citizens. 7
The oath of Cardinal McCloskey shows 3
IN prepared to carry out the Pope's de-
ees. Has the Pope intermeddled with | n
lr political affairs! What is at the bottom | Il
the action OF the Catholic bishops at | II
ew York and Cincinnati, as regards the 3
lblic schoOlss 1t is said that the late | IL
legislature OF Ohio, which was Democratic, | c.
10 the worst that ever met in that State. L
81, for certain privileges granted by that 8.
Legislature. the Roman Catholic n,
liberties have undertaken to control the sc
reign Catholic, ignorant vote, 10 endeavOr is
perpetuate the power of the Democratic |