, 1877-12-02

i JESUIT s:sAT DOWN On" BIT THE rcpE-S{
| RECONCILIATION WITH VICTOR EMANUEL.
Lond7H Times.
An incident has occurred in Italy which ha
| caused good deal Of sensation and shows thu
| there is more Or lcss Of what our politician:
! call weakening" among the extreme Ultra
montanes. Father Ccnci, 4 Jesuit of considera
bic distinction, over fifty years u member Of thu
| orlcr In good standing aud a preacher Of sou:t
| rcnowu, in preface to volume OF his sermons
published in 1873 took up the idea, firsr:put for
| ward III 1861 By Monsig2or Lircran, that the
Pope should in some manner reconcile him.
self with the Kingdom of Italy. His
remarks caused considerable disgust at
the Vatican, which was made known to
HIM He thea, by way of defcnding E
himself, wrote 4 memoir in June, 1875 address
cd to the pope, aud setting forth his plan IN full
No notice appears to have been taken of it at
the time, bus by some i1liscre:ion part Of it rot
into print and this caused tne Pope to direct
wi.irh vas accordingly done. Then there MES
chuck.e among the Italian Liberals, and then
the Osstrratore Romu,to denied that he hat been
expelled. and thcu the Father himself pub
l:sleu declaration acknowledging his expul-
tsioll. but tcstitying to the rcctitudp Of his in
tcnlions aud his entire submission Ito tue all
tnonty. OF his ecclesiastical supa4iors, and
solerauly requesting the newspapers tC take 10
further notice OF him.
The memoir to the Pope las now been pub
llslied IL ertcaso, aud is q very curious and in-
tcrestlnE document. but could hardly be sur
nasse1 in naiycte. The writer says that nobody,
who has spoken or written to him about the
views eEunciatcd in his preface, ana which first
gave olense, has attempted to deny their truth
tulncss; that the restoration OF the temporal
power as i stood before lS.0 is an impossibllity
the political and moral condition Of Europe
forbids it. and forbids it more and more; that
tue attempt 10 raise it to the dignity OF dogma
IS iull Of misfortune ior the Cnurrll aud I;aly;
the political life Of Italy leaves Christian na-
ton at the mercy Ut Atheists, aud causes the
Italian Liberals to regard the Church
as deadly enemy, whose destruction
is necessary to their own safety, ADJ
viii. hcrctical Germany, and tie hcrctical Slays
Of Eastern Europe, to the great danger OF the
Latin race and faith. As no change is to l,e
looked for from the policy OF combat, he pro-
poses that the Pope Should accept Italy as it is
kiug. in return for the acknowledgment OF
himself as q kind OF Suzcrain of all Italy, aud
Tor proper provision tor his residence in Rome
Victor Emanuel would then dissolve the CHAM
which would fill the Offices with persons favor !
able to the new policy, which Christian press |
would explain to the country. All bciur |
ready. general election would be ordered, |
and the Government would use I'll the |
means at its disposal, including the priests and
Bishops, to.securc {. large Christian maiority''
which the father has no sloubt it could do. and |
the Church and State would live happily ever
alter. The paper is very powerful as All argu-
ment against the present policy Of the Vatican. |
but the constructive part Of it is causing good |
deal OF an1usement,among tho mundane politi- |
cians 1t shows, however, that the idea Of sur |
render on some terms IS growing among the |
more rational clergy. As regards the future OF
this idea, it is worthy Of nutice that the Roman
OF ttic London Times, in dcscrih-
ing the Cardinals WHO will, l,probably wc;gh most |
III the election Of the next pope-cght in all |
sets down all but one nlen OF either liberal, |
tendencies or careless Gaiios.