The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-20
NUMBER is.
Is The CATHOLIC CHURCH A&DASGER TO THn
NEW EMPIREf

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This is becoming lthe question of the aav
and what concerns Germany, what concsrns
dtsiy, conoerns, more or less she whole world
so ths ssass Csshos church e
you Catholics obey blindly and Implicitly an
infallible Poptin. an absolute ruler Slncs fh.
proclamation OF the dogma Of infallibility the
rope has taken new stand which the govern
ments OF the world cannot admit. Ttey can.
not tolerate that their measures shonl6 h.
shwartsd INV snd their decrsee opposed by . man-
Religion belief may be anything Won ,s1eeSs.
% long as 1t 10 confined to the indiyi6naiis
mental faith; bot his conduct must NOT hs
ruled by IL. Whenever religion crosses ara
State religion must give way; the lavs ~ 49,.
isnd' 'rhdferer they may Be, must be ohscryed.0
w.
Here lies al the difficulty. Suoh In ts,a ,,r.,.
test between error and the church, betWeet,
me. ISS ~nots nH vsrid a and she oharch Of Christ
Chancellor: there 10 power behind thelehro1s
that prompts even him to this deed OF yloienoe
upon tne sacred person of the spouse OF Christ,
nis hoIy church the same tsmpter of old Who
hrst whispered 70 Adam and Eve In the ter
restrial Paradise "ye shall be az qodsn. -hn
incited the kings to stone tod perseoute the
prophets: who moved tho Jews 10 crucIfv
Christ; and who directed the arm of az
pagan emperors of Rome. Man cannot of bis
Own WIN alone, stir mp such strife, and wage
OF faith. The spirit Of evil is endnwad cvitS
ceaseiess activity and his present. chief rers
resentative, unconsciously it NAV be hoDe5
E,n;e sIe Poweftoi chancellor Of the Gsrmala
Empte' VINO, many yeara ago, confessed can
didly that the contest he had entered nnon
va: nothing bot the old struggle for domInion,
Ea mnIen reaches LACK as Tar as the origin Of tks
human race the contest for power between
the state and the Church; and althoueh nc
man could be more convinced tfnR himselg 81 I
sne IaIisey OF the assertion, he Ess constantly I
endeavored to induce his followers 10 look .
upon the church ss q mere political power.
IL cannot be denied that this is ! very faa-
cinsting doctrine for nations. Their rulera
studiously
MTsREPREsKEr THE rApAoY.
setting 1t down So o purely human inatitustor
aorS mn1sS Cs1oency cy 10 to elothe politics in che
lts seInsh schemes she name Of the cause 81 fsoS
70 as to rouse an enthusiasm and fanaficisrV
Mnich merely human powers could never hopc
encn was the meaning of tho Kasuoua san.
Snee enc. PSt Dy ShAkesPaase In the mouth Of
1ihg oIa e 10nn mo forSia1 power shall tithe o.
4 these words uttered In laser Yaass -, - -s
snglieh Statesman: "You are abSns to X.s--
abiish the church In Ireland but Won sciII.
,ope l. nasT az sb.oiSt s.se y foFSiE9 powers t
etter than Disraelithe faiisov Of - asaaesfs9.
ns ne knew that IL was the best yartv.Ffg ~
S sir sne blood of patriotic EnglishmeS. FSs
ne esme reason. some years ago, Mr. Gind.
Ione told the Houea Of Commons khsE go q
risn OnlVersity bill Eas defeated - e -
niien, under mandate Of courss, from Roasd
no the cry was echoed thEoughoat the vvoriS
Hha; same cry is muttered even here in &C.,
IN parts OF orr own land. Terror Of Rornrf
acn @ 70 the chord deemed best Paleulated to
popsaer Ieeilng. The Catholics wish to
,Pei @es " tae
How is 1t possible to convince people thek an
ese allegations are utterly and naliosoneIv
iseI Thousand times they have ~ r AZ
cd. But the violent opponents ,f &itSe
o9tanism, by which they mean Ca4haiInit1
~ ~ continue to close their eyes to sheiirntS
- - tDe .o,S.lo SIutoo mas NO conneetion yhAteVer
IlnoS 9oyances 70 tEAnPle upon ReIl9i0u. 81
arse then the question ehsnees, "a a 4.
\ sn o. confss religiOa mpst have its Say.
'allible, sne 20 was Fssae, Shen Cur Eord
'de him the rock upon Whtah be ehouid bufId
Snssen: Pins Ix. 10 engaged q ste sanae
, lot of Peter With their pagan predocossorS-
refer was plecSd in that c0ndiot noe
1Ply becssse be was Peter, the head Of the
1Ten On earth. and the Vicar Of Jesus Christ,
,ipe Master, end every eGristian yholSs
thful to the law Of bis cfuciaod f,ord II
md TO SAY, 20 tho State
"a al cAHsory
co the state EOuld have him deny bis
ster, ana bzeak looee from the taacbi1r ~
church. le iG NOS Ghe Pope these mer arss
ting, IL is christianity. Consider theSa
'ntes e1aeeed BY modern soeiesy, waking
diVlnely instituted sscrnmeut o. nlntef-
y n1eTS civil contract, aad snfcsnEDcs dis
aienee- -to-the lawful pastc E8afs tha
2 70 ole to-day, and we're g p1sSss fhoe
y ~ ere gnum sneg ere. which q the
% the least dideEen01 tn She Oppoeitioa a
beiios 20 these State naaarnFaIs JTro,,rs
lla he gsong etiil ths lava ~ eaa veal
lois frfth, m $40 ,ers,, ~ ~ 1Sa' -.
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