The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-08-13
ment of the German empire. its political
strength, productive energy, and intellect
ual growth, are all furthered by the pro-
cess of condensation.
New Revolutionary Schemes Against the Church
in Italy.

New Revolutionary Schemes Against the Churc
in Italy.
ICorrespon denoe London Tablet,
The purpose of the Revolutionists in Italy
to try aud SOW discord among Catholics by Pre-
posing to give the elections of parish priests t
the lay parishioners. the elections of Bishop
to the priests of the dioceses, and the election
OF the Pope to the Bishops, priests, and laymel
of the Catholic Church throughout the world
For this purpose it is intended to get up pre-
tended petitions to the Italian Parliamen
signed by "aggrieved parishioners and othe
i'll conditioned persons. The present Minister
of the Crown in Italy, who belong to the Sec
of Freemosons, are about to introduce q Bill
which will put the remaining portion of the
ecclesiastical property at the disposition of lay
: boards, and thus introduce convenient open
ing for the fautors of scbism. Rumors are
! aaoat that the new Ministerial Church Bill
will have clause which will affect the election
of the next Pope, and threaten to destroy the
privileges Of the Conclave. In view of these
apprehended attacks the Catholic journals of
Rome and the provinces of Italy contain the
following warning to Roman Catholics :"
There is now sbundsrce of evidence,
WHICH no one with good faith can doubt tn as
the Italian revolution, promoted and guided by
the adherents of all anti Chrstian sects has in
view the project to overthrow the Catholic
Church from her foundations, ana reconstruct
human society on the principles Of Paganism
The desolatlpg spectacle put before us for many
years, and especially since the fatal occupation
of the Holy City, shows US clearly what are the
cunning and insidious plans put in operation
TO diminish to nothing the authority of the
Church, aud 10 deprive of all prestige the
Apostolic See, the centre of Catholic unity, SO
preparing the way 10 the accom- oil shment of
other and more guilty designs. The Religious
Orders being suppressed toe ecclesiastical
patrlmony being destroyed, the young oand-
dates for priesthood being forced to join the
army, and public instruction being Withdrawn
from the authority of the bishops, it seems the
ttIue Is row come for our enemies to put into
effect other plans which are the cotnpletiou of
the edlce localized and ella borated in the secret
councils of the congregation of the Sects
therefore new programmes arc produced, in
whlch, invoking the pretended rights of
Christian peoples, and making appeal to de-
claratlons lately given by italian Ministers to
the governments of Europe declarations which
today sufficiently show the precise value OF
certain liberties and guarantees promised to
the Church) they propose the erection Of new
societies with scope even moro perverse, for
they mean no less than to surprise the good
faith of Catholic populations, aud to seduce
with dark arts the RomSu citiZous, exciting
thsm to cooperate in the destruction of those
forms, sanctioned for centuries by the supreme
authority Of the Church, for the election OF sa-
'red pastors and particula for the election Of
DE Roman PontiH Arts of this kind will never |
rcceed ia conqlering the heroic fidelity of !!
teop!e, which IN spite of the most arduous |
iinlcnlties and the most allnring promises has
maintained itself with universal admiration,
ound in its hereditary principles and IN the
most sincere attachment To tie Church and TO
he Apostolic See. Bat i'll order TO give pre-
'ious warning Of the abuse whist. il is Intended |
o make of the good faith OF TIE people either
Win fallacious programmes or With forms for
Inscription full OK pharisaic.i Vertdy, wc have
on idered it our duty to call the attention of
III good and honest citizens this new and
nfernal scheme, lest they should lend them
elves, and that peIhSp5 sometimes without
understanding the malice, TO the signing of
documents which haye other scope than to
nSlnent civil and reii gious discords, and at
he same time to prepare days of sorrow and of
cAism for this Apostolic Soc, we'll as for the
ntire Church of Jesus Christ, already so cruelty
ersecu ted on other RccoanIs,"
i has been remarked that if the Italian
a: 'isnlert is TO be- petitioned to grant popular
lections for Church appointments, it would be
etter FIRST to institute popular elections for
tate appointments, and make the monarchy
lective With universal suffrage. Il is now
cen how necessary the temporal power is for
be independence OF t2e Holy See whose
piTitosl rights are openly men aced by the
iinlstere of Victor Z manuel.