, 1875-05-26

Ths Rights Of n Roman Catholic
Priest.

Ho.ton Journal, Aay q.
There fn nor On tho trial list Of the Superior
Court a case which involves tho rlghsa Of lloman
Catholic priests to discipline members Of thnir
parish by publicly dcnounciuE shcm. Tic case
Is ono Of slaadeE, In Which tho plhintfr, Robert
@. flaming, sizes James 11cGlew, Catholic
priest Of Chelsca, for alleged slauderous Ian.
guago. Damages are laid at q, 600. and somo
ycry interesting poiata will DO ralsod At tho trial.
grievances, a. follows;
And lh& plalntn asyethA tad defonlant clergy.
nan Of The Roman Catholic Church. any eottIod over
parisMonors and b and haa beon attendant And
xorshiper IN ths church Of aaid parish.
1aSg Il anS chs
And tic plaintiff says that llo and biz sad vlfe had
name among their ncishhoI. and IN said church and
parish but they incurred tho disp|ea,use And hostility
And the rlainsin s.ys thst on or about tho oth Of
November, D.. 1878. Tho defendant in said Church
On p: s.osh 1y .n r. e q rs con;
Tho piasntid Of tls crime Of fornicatiou, by words
spoien Of Tho plaintiff. follows: "Thers have been
Church, and those parties are ring in mora! sin.
will call their nanes to yon,RobeEto Q. Tanning j.,
o,he. n.mes ths ssd deisnant saa M past.!
IA "a M ya na a4s Gsss q:t co' be-
.eber ID said church, lie defendant publicly, false.
IT, and malciouaiy scoused Tue plaiptiK ol Ito crime
ana =" foo~. Tannn q ' q oSs. o
whatever biz nalno y, las eone TO live with thas
nsns ana s Vii s ea hsr a.u s1ely nna.y
4ut ihs1 coms bcfors tho ALTAR and giro pulla sats
f.son Tltss psItss. wi win 10 coming to e BY
And tbs plainttA says that about the 10Th day
Of August. a. D. 1871, tho detendant In said church,
bltd, publicly falsely. and fnaltrouaIy accused tho
plaN by nos,ss spoken Of The plaintiff substantially
md got married out q tho parish, snd Il tsy DO sot
como aud see before next suuday, will call ther
tarnea from tho altar. thought tho scandal Of year
TO noghhortnR prtests With la IN ther mouths,
IKE o.rlan4'a son and F.nn!ng tmeaning by Fsnning
At the square, unlawfuliy married aad living
!n ala, snd they caunot approach ths rail. Of this
altar until thsy havs given pnblle satiafsctlon.'
Tho anawor OF tho defendant u a. folloWa.
that bs rnses eseh and every allegation In ha plair-
tidh wit and declaration contained.
words - alleged b7 ,hs pl.nh IN III declaration e
hsya becn SPOKEN by ths defen1.at Of tho plaintiH
ths st.ho time. sa'a wo'da ~ere 70 spoken ~ sas de.
Church, and at tho Anes aforesaid hea ths otncs Ut
parish prcst Of said chslsea that pa!ntlK and hla
| As sa!d times, and voEshpe1 Il aad tines In the
church building belonging 70 said parish in said cho-
Ing and acting In bis cslacty md oico ~ pas.or and
parish priest OF said church snd passh snd tho menl-
bera thereof Aud that ssd words wore spoken by him.
tho defendant In his capse!ty and by virtue Of hs
thulty pastor, parish pttat aud spiritual director
Of tho plAu that the defendant had full spiritual
Apd eccrsasscl authority ever sad pIA1AtlH and hIa
Wifs 1t said times to lsaproxc, Condemn and
priyaely sud publicly tbs plaintiff aad hs wife for
any violation OF tho taachn8a, doetrnts laws, rules,
and discipline Of aAd CAutch and had ta full eccles
2aticai aud spiritual kldanrs, care direction, and
teaching Of sAld plainttf and hta wife; &hlt sid
words stleged In tho plaintiffs declaration have
besn spoken by the defendant. they wero spoken by
hiu. In information, evidence and belief on the
eendAntt part that tbs plaintiff and his wife had vlo-
l2teG tho doctzt1es Laws rules teachnHu md uaaYsa
Of Tbs Roman Catholic Church BY being nare out
side Of aali Ghurch tud hy honn petson Other than
| regularly ordained priest Of said Church In groz
| violation Of ~ doetines lava, rules, ussges aud
| teachings. and 10 tbs great scandal and il-
| Jury Of the members OF said parish snd church.
au to the great desrnout Of hs p4tntlf and Ills ws
~ Tho defendant b4aYes, aud u bound by The oblEga-
lions of Lila uct u teach ~ said pastor aud priest,
aud VI tue naInIu aud hA Wtfs, u members Of saIi
church Ut t4e ttps Of aAld mxsrisgs and aYer sncs
we'll knew aud that 1t tha tin1 VI tAelT aid uaf.
rn&s and for \ long tina previously, sud suoe,
thty hare ca!url to be Helntess Of said church and
narlsh nut, TO II subject 10 tho doctrines teachiugy
rules usagns and dspiips Of aaii Church, aud sub.
iectsl themselves to The saIns. And the defendant
further aAys TINT Of SAID words spoken BY
| him With nisllcs with tho dcagn intention u
fnjuetng degaulna, Als ndertug lhs plaintiff
wife but with tho nseutlon solely Of dtacharBtas
duly sppertAluiu4 to his Office u Irust and p.stol
Aforesaid,