The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-03-14
German Events.
BISMARCK AND THE NEXT POPE.

With reference to the circular of pr;r,.
Bismarck relative to the election of Nv
next PopeS which document was pubsbss
during the Arnim trial, the bishops OF Gssu
many have put forth collective declars
ton. The letter of the Chancellor a,ss,
ted that in consequence of the Vatis,,
Council and it's two most important n
croes, viz, about the fnfallibility, and ri.
Jurisdiction of the Pope, the relations A.
the latter with the various Governnso.
was quite changed. from which it infer.s
that the Government would have to take Il.
deepest interest in the election of the psr
Pope. With an admirable clearness, finn.
ness, and dignity, the bishops refaie H.I
statement of the prince, showing, that m
relations between the two Powers have sstI
been changed in the least by the Vaticss
DEGREES, and with indignation they msEs
complaint that the German Governmst
takes as the basis of it's Church policy Ii.
the recreants of the Catholic ChurS
which repeatedly and energetically hM.
been repudiated by the Pope and bishou
and refuted by Catholic divines and eai.i
onists: "As legitimate represen tatiye N
the Church in the dioceses entrusted to on
care" they say, 1--WE have q right to n
quest that are be asked if there is a qus
ton about the principles and doctrinss n
our Church, and that faith may be plsss
in us as long as We live according to IL
doctrines and principles of our Chafcl'
AS to the inference of the circular relata
to the election of the new Pope, the bill
ops say only few words, but they MAXI Il
solemn protest against the attempts umE
the liberty of the election, adding, that I'd
the Government of Prussia has to decide L
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knowledge whether Pope has been right
elected or not but the Catholics themselva
Similarly, the Pastoral Letters for Leu
show that the bishops of Germany are m
discouraged in the least by the stormsi
persecution by which they are surroundea
and that they are full of confidence and Iai
in fighting the battles of God against thi
powerful Government before which I'd
whole of Europe is trembling.
The Protestants themse Ives marvel q
the sight of the interior strength and ~
mrable organization which the Churta
manifesto during this time of persecutia
An orthodox Protestant having Spoken
letter to the Germanid, of the Immune
able divisions of Protestanism, adds;
tine future lies in the hand of God, u
We can forsee no happy future to Protss
antism. am in sympathy with the Orssss
dcx party, but a great future cannot fONs
tell, not even to that party. Can u
diminishing numbers of that little part
respectable though they are, be the Churt
founded by Christi Can the immense AZ
firmly united majority of the Catho
Christians be walking in the shades Of nj
belief, especially the Roman Church vi
her splendid theology aud her uninterruf
ed historical development The Angids
Church | see divided into partles; v
A. adrd
ism-where shall fiud the true Churc
| Iu the Evangelical Church we feel that "
evening is coming and the shadows gre
longer" Then he wishes that the morris
might tind the different parties of ChIss
dom united again may it be so-ln ROa
A confidential circular of Minister ~
to all district presidents of the Cows
ment, was published the other day Es
newspaper of Vienna. 1t contains insss
tons relative to the religious Orders vi;
have not yet been expelled from GernES
He says that those Orders-the Frars
:. cans, Capuchips, and DominicaDs-car
driven out without any difficulty, as 1t
been discovered from se-searchers 6
letters, that their Saperiors are residing
Rome. That is the crime on account
which those priests-some of them sou
the best families of Germany can be drt
; away from their native soil. The CFs
chins and Franciscans seem especially 4
Doxious to the Minister. Whyi Frs
because they, after the expulsion Off
Jesuits, became the leaders of guilds {.
confraternities, and take pains especH
in propagating the Apostolate of Prss
and the Confraternty of the Immacus
! Heart of Mary, which are denounced /
f the governments of all the distrceS
most dangerous to the State and secoD
because the suppression of the Chris
J Brothers., UrsuIines, CIares, Carmel
, Nuns of the Good Shepherd, of the Vis
, ton, and of Oar Lady is recommeDf
, and tue greater Orders must suffer s.
f them. The Minister of Public Worss
however, thinks that the Carmelites y
be tolerated, for although they have y
superior ia Rome, they are occupied e
in meditation and manual labor, aniS
consequence are not Dangerous
those Orders engaged in teaching, Is
leave the country. No members OF IS
gregations are to be admitted, accordFH
+ the present mind of the Government
any public or private school, and all "
own schools and convents are TO Rs
str"yed, at least by the end of the pre-
, year.
Not long since a religious society IN y