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

Boss Tweed-s good comparison to rely on
surely. He is Welcome to him.
He, however, admits that "the lowe
order of the inhabitants IN Catholic ooun
tries like Spain, Italy and Mexico, have no
been" we'll educated. He ssye it is not tn
fault If the Church. We say it is. A T.
the distinction which the reverend gentle
man draws between 1.-The Church" and tn
individual members of the Church. LAY
and clei ical," it il entirely too fine. too THU
to hold water. Will he explain W hat con
stituted 1.-The Church" if not the ''ir dividua
members, lay and clericall"
He again saws that "the Church neve
held that the Roman pOntiff had power t.
3epose kings and emperOrs;"' that he coult
absolve sui jncts from their allegiance" Bn
sertion, and, unfortunately for him. it i
contraGicted by history, which others be
lieve if he does not.
will quote GiOnOne again, vol. ., p. 3OS
corroborated nv the Able Fleury, Disc
sur PHistoire Eccl sec. 8:
They procured the introduction Of new
maxims and ideas of the Roman pontitcate
and the establishment as an article of faitl
that the Roman pontitfs had authority Il
depose kings and princes from their king
dOms and dominione, if they did not obey
their commandments, and to release thei
vsssals from obedience: that the Pope wa:
prince and monarch in temporal as well al
spiritual matters, and that the whole &c
clesiastical order was entirely free and
exempt from all power and jurisdiction Of
secular princes, even in civil and temporal
things-and this not of human but Divine
right And since in those times the &c
clesiasfics and mcnke, especially the Order
OF St. Benedict, alone were educated, and
the people in profound ignorance, every.
thing taught by the priests and monks was
received as Oracular and, as Giovanni Ger
some saye, the Pope was considered God,
with all pow er in heaven and on earth"
This was il the eleventh and twelfth CEN
turtles.
But whether ''the Church" held il or not.
history makes it certain, enough 80 should
think for the reverend gentleman to believe
it, that they exercised that power.
1t is alleged on the one hand, and denied
on the other, that Gregory H. excommuni-
Gated Leo, the Eastern Emperor, absolving
his subjects from their allegiance.
Pope z .charias transferred the kingdom
of France from Childeric to Pepin, absclv-
ing the French from their allegiance to the
former.
By the fundamentally of the Pupes the
kingdom of the Lombards was transferred
to Charles, King of France, and they after
ward exalted him to the empire of the
West.
In 96i. at the invitation of the Pope and
clergy, Ohio, King of Germany, went to
Italy and drove Benengenio from his
throne, . council of the Church having de-
dared him deposed, and Ohio was crowned
n his stead.
In 1901 or 1902 the Italians after the
'eath of Ohio, having elected Ardoino
King, the Archbishop Of Milan feeling in
ulted that they should have acted without
'osed ArdOinO and conferred the crown on
henry OF Germany.
In 1915 Gregory VII. assembled q council
It Rome which deposed Henry from the
,iDgdOms of Germany and Italy. ali lived
'is subjects from their allegiance, and for
'ade them to yield him any obedience, from
which Henry was relieved only by going to
gregory, waiting barefoot three days before
zig door, and begging his pardon.
In 1927 Pope TX. assembled Q council of
IL the prelates of Italy and surrounding
ount1y that he could, issued against Fred
rio H., Emperor of Germany, sentence OF
communication and introduction, which he
ublished throughout Christiandom, and
lille Frederic was absent in Palestine
gainst the infidels, the Pope with an
rmy invaded his dominiODs and after
'rederic had concluded q treaty with the
aracens he asked the patriarch of Jeru-
.lem to crown him King who refused, and
'rebade any Of the clergy to be present |
the ceremony, on account of the inter. |
lotion of the Pope. Gregory finding that |
rederic did not regard his anathemas, nor
lbmit to his arms, applied to the !
ing of Aragon for aid, renewed bis ex-
against Frederic absolving
Is subjects from their allegiance, putting
nder lnterdict all who should obey him.
I'd exciting all the monks to overthrow
10 authority OF Frederic, by exciting the
'ople to rebellion, and also sent to
,ain, France, England, ETC., for aid against
m. Gregory died in l24l, and Innocent Nv.
cceeded, who, in 1914 went to France,
sembled council of cardinals, etc.,
hich Issued sentence against Frederic
posing him from the empire and all
nors and dignities. absolving his SUBJ
IT'S from their oath of allegiance; order
2 them not to obey him under pain of ex-
mmunication, and ordering the electors
the empire to elect new mperOr.
Frederic continued his contest with the
pes until his death in 1850, upon which
Pope Innocent attempted to claim his
1gdoms, as on account Of the sentence of
, council bis children could not inherit
IN. But Manfrid, son of Frederic, en-
ed the Saraceps in Italy against the
ces of the Pope.
The struggle continued between Man.
and the Pope FOR many years, but the
ls Of excommunica ton, although fire.. !
'ntly resorted to against him and other I
nces, had, by the resistance of Frederic,
much of their terror. and gradually be- G
ne so inc Elective as to be abandoned.
have dwe!t at length on this struggle i
twenfy-three years by Frederic AGAINST
'al power, al it seems to have been
turning point of the papal authority. | a.
nry had opposed it, but the condition of {
empire compelled him to submit. Fred
resisted it effectually up to the time of I,
nfre1 and Philip OF Spain, the contests
Charles V. and Francis l. Of France, aud =
egotism of Henry VIII all aided by
preachings and writings of the r.
ners, and the progress Of learning intro n
ed into Spain and Italy by the Arabs, @
thence spread throughout Europe by n
aid of printing, the censures Of the o
es against the princes and governments Il
70 to be entirely disregarded. b
be reverend gentleman's supposed case q
, not accord with historic facts. 81
y FORMER statement does not show that IL
poor we're well cared for, nor does the :.
tleman prove it by saying that there Il
Q no pc )rhouses throughout the Chris o.
world. The wealth was absorbed by ID
Church and it's adherents, and the poor Il
to take care of themselves.
3 to the riches of the Church, Mr. Scol- 81
refers me to "Cobet's History of the i
)rmatlon" He may not have been we'll ca
lmed. l prefer to consult several au- CT
ltles, and among them l will refer Mr.. W
lard to Gianones History of Naples. "
latorI's Annals of Italy. st. Gregory the TO
at, Anust Bibliotica, Fra Paolo, Thee ia
nee, Thomasin, Amminato, etc. es
have no doubt the "five cent cate. al
ms will tell children and ignorant Gre CO
ty the conditions for obtaining pardon W
lin professediy, but for the conditions qr
ally imposed / refer him to history. ju