New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-03

with nom Catholic writer's to asCribe tho
faults Of pagan Rome to Christian Rome.
It 10 thus in their commentaries on the
Apocalypse. The early Romans attached
much 90 that "Litera IN h0nine Romano"
90 for q wonder with Cicero. And Virgil,
in reign when all the civilty and learning
in the world were transplanted to Rome.
prefers to make the arts of government and
war the distinguishing exoelleucies of his
c0untrymen.
Others shall bsst inspire the mimic brass.
Or out of mar BILE carve living face.
Plead with more force, and trace tho heavenly
Describing the wide empire of the gods;
The wandering stars to steady rules conhne.
And teach expecting mortals when they'll
The heavens, brave Roman. form'd for high com.
Be these thy arts from the victorious hand
To make glad nations own their peace bestowed,
To spare the supplisnt and pull down the proud
We may we'll imagine when, at later
period, this same people became converted
to Christianity, how difficult it was to lead
them into the peaceful ways of the Church.
Besides, up to the time Of Constantine the
Church underwent the severest persecution
under his predecessors, so that if it were
not supported from on high, it would have
suocumbed under such q tremendous D res.
sure. As to his accusation of st. Gregory
the Great, don't believe one word of it,
Such an act would be unworthy Of the great
Pope who sent st. Augustine to England,
and is said, according to Fleury, to have
made him a present of q small library,
some of the books of which are extant to
this day. Further, it must be borne in mind
that the Church il and has been always
poor, had never the power Of collecting
taxes for educational purposes, and thus
was not able to do all the good it wished to
in the good work of education. Take your
own public schools in this State at present,
and see in what lsnguishing condition
they are, notwithstanding that they are
for now nearly nine months (outside of
New Orleans); their warrants mostly in the
hands of spectators, so much so that teach
ers prefer teaching Q private to a pubic
school at even the smallest remuneration.
And would it be right for you to arraign
the different churches for neglect because
their members are not educateda guess
not So, in like manner, if we knew only
the truth az to the past, l am sure no blame
stumbling block in the way of education.
And now, to satisfy any reasonable person
in this matter, let me give you an epitome
of our doctrine. We hold that the Pope
can not say. with Luther. sic rolo, sic jubeo,
stat pro ratione yoluutas ;" His jurisdiction
is clearly defined. 1t extends only to faith
and morals. For example. the Pope can
not prevent me from using Davies Educs-
tional Series in my school; he can not tor
bid me reading the REPUBLICAN; he can not
prevent me from being Radical if / WILL
His position Ia the same to the Church as
the President Of the United States to the
constitution. We do not maintain that the
Pope IL impeccabLe, and if at any time he
should do what is not right, be is a. liable
to censure as am. So you must always
between the individual and the |
Pope. If it should so happen, at any fu-
ture period, that in the secret designs of
Providence it would be for the best inter-
ests of the Church to remove the see of |
Rome to this country, it will be found that |
educational institutions will spring up
around him. and that he will be no obstacle |
in the way Of spiritual, literary or temporal |
progress. Respectfully,
CAthO;iC Pastor