The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-02-25
AaarnIng Star aad GatCclc HssSanR+r'
TTw oRItANs. SUNDAY FEnKUARY Ea IA 7.


magiGtrates and it's power, that vig"ronriy re-
aisted tho internal d 'ssolution OF the empire Of
harbarism. III at COZ quered the barbarlans' ana
Aocame the bond. the medium, and the prin,
S5inle OF civilization between tho Roman AID
Barbarian worlds"
The fact in. there oan be no d"nbt thHt,
while the Roman Empire Lad grown Old the
Christian hurch was yonng and vigorous hnn
on her shoulders rested the burden OF the E".,
erpment that tho fal!i''R strength "' P"k@@ @
and CosaIlam was n" ,"hEel oS SP"Ea" ,;i,, y, rnp
porting 10 her "t ~ ieli a'let 'ne ,,n,
20 gather tne schI'eie" e''n'ntH' W mo- ~ 49,,
Snstinct WIN me- ana "tin 'he'" '"' WV
vigorous ~h"'e. a.. c.,o, s,..+,,,
30 in after years ~hen ,ne itu""i sSn,'u S.,'.,
had become "pprtsnlV"' an" IL was h''' 80
TO brtdIeihe ,hpaofy OF 'he h'p'oS ana ''''
the tyranny "t mopafchS'
THAT GKEAT rUrK. GRFGnRr VH
- ,a f,Iol;,, l,. n great
Gn;.; ,,,,'nw.ol,h nf vLioh the Vicar
r rIu;, - nniJ ha a.. no,nl c,rrer.store
NJ Iav.lIce who is no. partial to the
r,hn,ob .sr. il, his History of the French
80. I', o. ha1 ~, h;. .i1e The ,nasses of the
%ao,,Ia ia Tho rronk. who looked uEon him
y Ptha,r 1f.rd.r H.. fnrther saws THE
- sno,, " ,h. CbnTch was the commence
,nont ~ iiherty: il Ind nothing in it which
was narrow or personHi 1t was the mos. nus
had the greatest Influence over the popular
revolution that gave birth to the commnnes
and republics Of the middle ages" MT iiegel
says: "Mnnicpal liberty in Italy 1prsnE In
the eleventh century ON the episcopal gu
premacy"
The present greatness Of the Papacy i4 mani
fested in the glorious canse defended by tho
Supreme Pontth ia the mode and oiFGu"sfahGes
of his defence and in the quality of the enc
mics W he attack and the friends who support
him.
WE'LL PIUS TX. EICIAlM,
with ureS"fN 70" N'""', -" w 49,. ~, ~ ,h
that We did not hold our peace At TIVE sign of
danger t. the Church. and because W" would
not allow the bride of God TO u" cnsiavc'.
The poorest WON an may choose q husband for
herself hut the Holy Church. the hrIdo OF God,
and mother, r'nv not dave TO cling I" her
Tightful hn-haud upon earth.
While ta" cu"miss Of the Chnrch proc NJ
her speedy d,sso'utinn, as n" longer tu'trd t."
the civilization of the ago PIus the Ninth pro.
claims that she is IA real, perfect and inh"p"n-
dent community, and has been furui bed by
her Divine Founder with permanent rg'tS "f
her own; that It does not belong to th" civil
power to drtius the rights of the Church md
the lin it's of the exercise of those rights
Hence he declares the civil power may not mi y
iteelf up with things that belong TO rellg'op,
morals and the spiritual rnIe.
EaThe canss defended by Plus tho Ninth is the
cause of God and Of man;
~
IN" GA'sH VIZ iiNH"ii'
s,d;vi6,al domestic and sociaI in n word il
{. a conss eyrhracing all thoso fupdAment al
Soc+r;,Ia. v;tbort which ne;ther Dphl,c nor
nrivate Tipht' nor nroperty. nor virtue, nor
instIce nor nrace could b, maintained
t. 80 Snr.rn;,,r pnnt1T the revnIntion NOT
onIy attaoks IN. Iibcrty of tho sunreme Cntbo
liz 4 nostoInts and the Legitimacy of the most
;nyiogahIo of thTor.. Int also all naI
a. oiso ~,,ocLs c,6 and With God all ri,ht.
and duties of nature and of grace W h oh pro.
coed from Him.
ALL MORAL GRANDEUR, HUMAN AND DIVINE.
. ..r ;,,,d - ,ho ,,s. d.r,Jd
10, 'uene'T'S m ~ 1890 ~, am.n,isn ~ hmmon
Dy rug n T '"' "
neSnre In nuu u"u SI ,o,;,.. of trs o,a,,,,
1H ,n,,ar.S Ct -, ar1 e. f,sa nr.taI -
Ni ~ -; 80, ~, ~ ,r"th ,in,, trnr. t
So..rn,' ~ ,.,'oov h.na,ss tha nonarr am,
Sos.toJ i"v rpsiy; "T r.ao'n' ono, "r 'f;,h
emnnatinp from the word-the uncharusahle
and eternal wmdonl. The revolution masks
It's batteries behind the dazzling names Of
liberty, civilization, And progress. and pr"irsS~s
that the papaoy IN their implacable foe should
be destroyed Experience teaches that the rtVo.
luton conceals under its false liberty tn" most
meroifess tyranny, that 1t usurps the domtni IN
of conscience and e family life, and o"nh.cAtes
At it's wsnton aud tiSklo Will, tho blood aud
treasure of narious
SO it was with N"r" and Domi'iAn, in their
prosecutions of the early Christians; 40 with
Henry the Fuurth and BArbArOssa - the mid