The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-21
TIE CASE0F FATHER CTRCL.
WHY mn His 0sLsGED 10 LEIvE THE
SOfIITr or JEstT1S.
His Views OH the Relation Between the Holy
See and the italian Government A Letter
nom the General of the Company Of JesuI,s


from the Jesuits warrants more detailed
statement ofthcm than have yet seen in the
American papers.
Father Curci is Neapolitan by birth and
ha. belonged 20 tine Company Of Jesus for nftv-
one years. He is therefore we'll advanced In
lic He il distinguished for hi- ability learn
inR. industry. and cloquencc. being both ~,
ablc writer and nm attractive and powcrnil
preacher. He YVES one uf the founders Of the
TrWd ,ouolica. the arrnt organ Of the Jcsuits
and went with il TO Rome on iis removal there
after tho restoration of Plus tx. No ono who
recalls the twenty years from that date TO tho
Vatican Council can forget the service which
that paper did to the Uhrnmontane cause. On
the arrival of the Italians. I'm 1870 tho Jesuits
removed thoir headquarters to Fesoln, near
Florence and took with them the Cir,Ho. and
Father turri its editor. He became dis
tinguishrd IN Florence Tor his sermons and
lectures, and his Advent and Icnt discours Is
But in ariie III the prohibitory rules of the
company the father WINS bold enough 10 express.
i'm prrincr 10 Lectures ON the Gospels. as
wei n ~ private cOnNrrSati unsi some views ON
The preaenl situation OF The Roman Church.
which were sum rcnt 10 rall forth u warming
from his General that he must obey The Jesuit
ill'~"hu i9nu9h nultihG without lii~ approval
llr wis uhnd"nt. But he con eived some views
nn N" relation between the Holy Soc and M
Italian GgN"rnu.u nj which he felt cumprllrd to
rAlir-s H. could not utter them Ia public but
ia 1878 he addressed - confidential memoir to
tho puue of which he retained "A couV And
this was the substance of what hc advised:
lie contcndod that in the a tual state oil things
me rcstoihiion " inc Temporal power : mani
FEST ilnuo-slhillty. The Kingdom Of Italy II an
established fact. The only result ST the present
relations between the Church and Stiae has
been TO drive the Italian Government into nm
aliinnr" with Germany. and 10 alicnntc multi
tudcs from the i"rinDr who are devoted 20 the
unity and ind'prnd nee II italy 10 win them
back concord must hr established between the
two powers. II Is better to do II now because
the present King IL moro friendly to the Church
than his ..iicee--ur Will he That ~" rnpc by
surrenlcrng an illusory and hgra~-ing posi-
ton. could thus become virtual King Of italy,
and that he, with the bishops and clergy con-
press whil" according edisru-~i ION according
iu the Constitution. would be- able Ia secure the
puilr ieaS iplr To the writer. Thus the Govern.
mem would h"eomc thoroughly Catholic. and
would win io il all other Catholic countries.
Nay, even tugland might Toe expected To loin IN
su''l Holy Alinnrc-n covert compliment.
perhaps. 10 certain notorious Influences now
prevailing in the British Colonial Onlce
rus IN. after reading this Utoplan pro-
grainnic. caused copy ot the memoir fp ls
mato and scnt To- tho General of the Jo-uit-
DsiTuteHi' . de Sinrhegre -" Tissue of import %
n'u'rs ANA iuiIes, ul.'r the storm that was
rHi-ri against him. turci wits forced to hrlin-
more in public ON the SUBJECT The irr~onril-
ah"~; got sal -i"d with This humiliation. 80
ctlri thc withdrawal oi h.- liNcn~' To- preach.
while. however. he Was making his peac"
with The Pope. % copy ul hi~ memoir WIS made
ir.m Tho mnuu- .rirt ~ the Vatican. and pub
appears was put'oiuel from tie popes Nhc.
r"ui'i in thr night. and restored in the morn
inE uy 20 valet ni nuui" rank. III excited me- -rn-
"rul at"uli"n ami called lertn nu reply. But
THIS EuNr his enemies the opportunity Of
hHii"n. Tie ~ue'"cd"d in proving the out.dry.
bat nc."fi mel, ~ he Was required tu Withdraw
MS memoir under the PENALTY II emulsion II"
ofirr.i apr'rat" oNu au1uon aud submission.
NIU fIH' a 'fuuusisl % public rffrurtItu within