New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-24
Communicated.
Catholic Education.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
When my attention was first attrs cted Il
the communication of John Scotland
Catholic PASTOR" asserting that the Cathc
lie Church was favorable to public educa
ton, Isupposed his error resulted from al
honest Partially for his Church, and that al
candid man he would be willing to cor
rect it on having his attention called to the
facts of history. To give him such an op
portunity proposed the question which be
has evaded, except to disayow his disbelief
regarding the action of Gregory l.
As his first reply seemed to spring rather
from an unacqua;ntance with history than
fro an intention to ignore its teachings,
thought it possible hS was an exception to
what is generally supposed 70 be the rule
OF action in that Church, to admit none to
the position of teachers unless thoroughly
educated in all that pertains to its history
as well as its doctrines. lad read Of such
exceptions-of Pope Benedict X, made
Pcpe at the age ri twelve, and who sold
part Of the pontlfcate to Sylvester I'LL and
another part to Gregory VI.-of a laymsn
D. 795, a, approved by Pope Stephen Ill;
OF J"hn x naramour of the Roman cour-
texan, Theodore, who caused bis election in
GA; of John Xf bastard son OF .ope Ser
gius, elected Pope at TIE age of twenty
none of whom We're accused OF being i'm
bued with ecclesiastical lcrs or doctrine
But was probably mistaken The reverend
gentlemen seems to know what he is about,
and vet evades the issue.
He says: "Let me ask any candid man, is
it fair to quote Bayla and kindred writer's
IN questions involving the discipline or doc
times Of Christianity" In turn, let me
ask John Scotland, Catholic PASTOR" what
questions involving the discipline or doc
trines OF Christianity are at issut! have
proposed none. have said nothing about
Christianity. ''Man's creeds rest between
him and his Maker" l alluded to the ac-
ton and Influence of the Roman Catholic
Church and lis chief Ulcers, and to that
alone. He attempts to evade he issue by
bringing in its doctrines and catechisms I
have nothing to do with them. l Judge it
by it's fruits.
DO men gather grapes Of thorns or pigs
from tbistles!
Every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit, but corrupt tree bringeth forth evil
fruit.
"a good tree can not bring forth evil
fruit, neither can corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit.
'lher.fore by their fruits shall We know
them" Matthew vii, v. l6. II, Is, 20.
What has Bay les religious opinions to do
with the question before us, or what have
we 10 do with the Manichies or Politicians or
OLutI uclctlCS, Wuclo ClllSS VI WHOM were
by the orthodox!
Is not Bay lie as disinterested witness as
the clergy themselves, who write their own |
bi-tor,l And if Bayle be not entitled to |
belief, what has the reverend gentleman to |
say 70 Maimberg, who produces the letter |
Of Gregory HIMSELF 1t is an old saying,
9TH. re are none SO blind as those who Will |
not see"
The revere ned gentleman says This
,har &c Ut keeping the people in igno-
'anco ag.inst US is as old rs the Re-
formation" If he had added that it is SUBJ
tantiated by history and ne yer refuted, he
would not have erred. He asks cui bono.
History answers him.
Speaking Ut the corruption and licentious-
ess II The clergy during the ninth CEN
ury, G OnOne, in his history of Naples. vol
NE tive, page sixty nine, says: "SOme
vould suppose that the small attention to
pirltual matters and the neglect Of discip-
ne in the ecclesiastical order would cool
be ardor of the seculars to make donations
, the churches ard monasteriee, and that
q end would have been put to the acquisi-
on Of the ecclesiastics. But it was not SO;
u - the prelstes diminished their care OF
)iritual things, they were the more intent
preserving temporal goods and acquiring
ore, making use Of the ignorance and .
,perstituti0n Of the people and the weak
- Of the princes to make large and splen-
d scquisitions Of power, lands, fruds,
lstles, rOyaluee, public trusts, and similar !
lirgs" He refers to Hunatori Diss.. 81, i
!, II, 72. Il the gentleman answered.
Why does the reverend gentleman en-. .
savor to blind the public ~ dragging into .
y discua1ion tie doctrines Of the Church, ] z
j teachings, baptism, grace, etc.i
But he yelaxes and humofously quotes