The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-12-02
THE CASE OF FATHER cURcI.
1E1rnRoY THE GENERAL OF THE JEsulrs.
Roman oorrespon dent London Tablet.

Roman correspondent London Tablet
The Liberal newspapers in Italy have made
many erroneous statements concerning Father
Carlo Maria Cnroi and these erroneous state
ments have been repeated with exRggerations no
and additions in English Protestant journ ais
Il may be as we'll, therefore, to give the plain
undou btedly possessed of great abilities as 3
preacher and writer. he founded the Ctrttt1
CaHolica. Bot he has had no connection with
that review for many years past. Although
raj power of the Pope he changed his opinions
after September, 1870, and advocated concilia-
tion with the triumphant revolution. In the
preamble to his work on the four angelists
he gave public utterapoe somewhat vageuely
to these extraordinary ideas, and In June, 1873,
wrote long and extremely impairment
epistle to the Pope, dictating 80 his Holiness
the course to be adopted for ratifying the
usur patton and making terms with Victor EN-
mannel. That letter remained unnoticed by the
the and unknown to the public until IL was
It was reprinted in tho Liberal journals of
Italy in October. 1877, The oonducG of Father
Curci ooeasjoned trouble and pain to the mem
bers of the Society of Jesus. The Father.Gen'
folly of Father Cnrci and diminish the scan.
dals he caused to the faithful. Father Carci
was not permitted to preach in places where
his audience would be likely to expect politi'
cal disconrses, and every effort was made to
prevent him from compromising the Sooisty
by imprudent language. 1t is said, aud
doubtless with truth, that Father Cnrci him
self did not publish in the newspapers the let
ter he sent to tho Pope In June, 1877, but it's
publication in 1877 made 1t imperatively nec-
eesary that Father Cnrci should eli her leave
the Society of Jesus or else retract the state
menfs of the letter, and promise not 70 repeat
them by word or by pen. Father Carol could
not bring himself to CONFESS himself 10 the
wrong, and to make the required reparation.
the flair snd of consulting the authorities,
and eventually he consented 80 withdraw from
the Society rather than obey the commands OF
his snpeIiors. he then wrote to Father Beckx,
demanding his dismissal from the Society, and
intimating at the same time that If Father
Beckx did not grant hIs dismisSel he would ap-
ply to q Roman Congregation to compel the
General to grant it, IL is qoite untrue to say
that Father Curci was hArshly treated by the
Pope, or that the Pope peremptorily ordered
the expulsion OF Father Curci. The assertions
that Father CuEci was arrested end detained
in Jesnit Convent in Frascsti must be SET
down to ignorance or malice, for the Jesuits
have no convent country houee In or near
Frascati, unlees the bOardinR-schoo St Mon
dragone be alluded to, and Father C0rci was
not either in Frsscati or Mondragone, but
stayed in the German College in Rome during
his recent visit. 1t is certsin that Father
Curci has been treated with mech tenderness
and kindness. Ample time was given him TO
make his act of obedience, sad bis final sepor-
alton from the eociety was effected in comPlt-
enoe with his own urgent request. He has an
nounced his intention to prepare for Publica-
is the letter of the General OF the Order giving
Father CuTci bis dismissal:
FmsoLE, October %. 1877.
Rev, Father in Christ; P. @. (Psx ChriStDi
Ihavs received the letter OF Jour Reverence
in which you express your desire to receive
from me separation from the Company OF
Jesus.
For me it is al lwsys painful sot to have to
loose the sacred bord which joins member OF
our Company; but in the present case such Rr
act briDgs to my heart an Rffliction which it 10
not possible to describe in words.
For some time back your Reverence has rad
fixed in your mind certain opinions which you
are pleased to call political, bnt which In real
ity touch the sacred interests Of the Chnrch
and the mode of governing her under the pres
ent circumstances; and to spstsin these yonF
opinions yoH have not feared to Eashly eonSti-
tute yourself the judge of those whom the
Lord has constituted rulers OF HIS Ch9foh.
Against the will OF yOur superiorg, you nave
even in insinnatiug into the minds of others, |
which 10 worse, and in disseminating by voice |
and writings these your ideas, which were
moreover o grave offence against the Vicar OF
Jesus Christ, and . scandal to the faithful |
After admoDlshipg you, many and many times, |
by word of mouth and by letteE, but always 10
vain and Without effect, having lately seen
these yonr principles and mSxims published
and debated in she public DewSpsPers ef eVesy
color; and Recognizing the duty Of giving sat- |
isfaotion 20 the Holy Father, OF removing |
or diniDishing she scandal given 10
the faithful, and of mauiResting publicly that |
our Company, which processes, according to tte |
inssif utiop Supreme VeueFation and the fullest !