The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-13
TIE RESPONSE no TIE ALLoCU1IoN.
IRELAND, FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.
lLoudon Tablet, April 81. |

| response winch Catnolc eentimeD
throughout Europe is making to the appea
appeal to violence, and the Cardinal Secre
tary of State was careful to explain tina
| the action of Catholics upon their respec
tive Governments which the Holy Fathe
| desired to sec was one strictly within th'
limits of the laws. Yet the Nord Deutsch
AHgemeine Zeitung affects to identify thi
Catholic movement with the outbreaks o
Internationalists in the Basque province
and in Italy, where, by the bye, the mos
| Iedoubtabe of the bands turned out to con
| sist only of twenty FIVE insurgents. One il
reminded of the celebrated instruction re
| ceived by council retained for the defence
''no case, abuse the PLAINTIFF attorney ,
| And among the organs of cultivated opin or
| in England there are not wanting some
| who recognize that on the other side the
case is very strong indeed, and that, if by
she new Italian Legislation the utterances
OF the Holy See are suppressed, and its
communications with the Christian world
cut off whenever they happen to be dis
tasteful to the Italian Government, the Ca
tholics of other countries have a real grie-
vance. The Saturday Rerier admits as
much In go many words, and it will be of
no use to answer that the invioalbility of
the Pope himself is respected by Signor
Depretls's Government, when those who
publish bia declarations, or proclaim their
adhesion to them, are punished with
fine ard imprisonment. "Catholics,' to
quote the remarkable Pastoral just put
forth by the Cardinal Archbishop of Dub
lin, ''are all under the jurisdiction of the
Pope, and in spiritual matters they are
guided by his councils and decisions. If
the Pope be prevented from corresponding
with his children, the liberty of the Catho-
lie Church would be destroyed, Catholic
conscience weuld be ltfa without superior
I'm f,f fni h Nd
morals. and We should all sutfer our
dearest interests, those of our immortal
souls. Every Catholic knows the impor-
tance of the liberty of our communication |
with the Head of our Church, and will try |
to preserve it." ~ am snre," adds his
I" that all Protestants, when |
the question s explained to them, will |
assist in vindicating a principle such as the |
independence of the Pope, which is neces-
aary for tho freedom of conscience of their |
Catholic fellow subjects. How the free
iom of communication between Catholics
md the Head of the Church is to be main
aimed am not going to discuss, but may
ed at present, as the italian Parliament is
threatening to take upon itself- the settle
nent of 80 important a religious question,
md to determine whether any, or how
much, liberty is to be allowed to Christ's
Iicar on EARTH" But as to the part which
rish Catholics have to play, the Cardinal
caves US in no doubt, expressly recon-
treat with members of Parliament, corpor-
tions, and other representative bodies,
uggestiDg to them in what best way they
an influence the higher powers to assist ia
estoring ard preserving the liberty of the
loly See and the Catholic Church." Nor I
oes the petition to the French President,
enate, and Chamber, which is just now
reatiug some commotion in France, con-
emplate any aggressive action. 1t is not
n incitement to war, but demand for
trong representations TO Italy. And if
tasy should reply that this matter con ,
erns her internal sHIirs and domestic GO
ernment, she should be told that her posi-
ion is quite exceptional. If she has taken
ossessIon of the centre of tie Catholic
'orld and the mouthpiece of Catholic
eaching, she is bound to see that the Ca
hOlics of other lands do not suffer by her
ct. And she has acknowledged this ob
gation by professing at least to enact
aw of guarantees.
APPEAL OF THE BISHOP OF MEYERS.
The Bishop of Nevers, Mgr. de Lsdoue
as written and Published letter to Mar
hal MacMahcn, in which, inspired by the
Tarmest sentiments OF loyalty to the
'hurch and the Holy See, he calls on the
resident to affirm, by a solemn aud public
declaration, that France is not an accom-
as deprived the Holy Father of his tempo.
al power. 1t is reported that the Marshal,
ooking upon the present moment as inop
ortuRe for what might be taken as de-
larstlon of hostlities to Italy, has charged
4. Martel, the Minister of Public Worship,
o convey to the Bishop of Nevers an ex-
ression of his disspproval. No other
curse could lie expected from President
With such q Cabinet as that with which
MARSHAL MacMahon is at present blessed.
THE FRENCH PETITION.
But petition is already in circulation in
which the French Catholics express
heir apprehension that communication be-
ween the Supreme Pontitfand the Catholic
World may be cut off by the acts of the
Italian Legislature, and entreat the Presi-
ent and the Chambers to use ali the
means in their power to cause the indepen-
ence of the Holy Father to be respected,
nd bis spiritual administration secured,
cd to protect the Catholics of France in
he enjoyment of "the dearest of their
berties-that of their conscien ce and their
Aith."
CSTRlAN FASToRALS-NGR. STRoSSMAYER
Austria also has not been behindhand in
espOnding to the appeal of the Holy
'ather, The ArchhiHhnD Of Wanna and