The New York herald., 1877-12-02
FATHER CURcI AND THE POPE.

Mr.. Hammond's ministry in Yonkers 500 adult per-
sons have made profession of conversion.
FATHER CURCI AND THE POPE.
THE LATEST SENSATION IN THE CLERICAL
woRIiD-ExPULsIoN OF NOTED JESUIT
THE TEMPORAL POWER NOT NECESSARY TO
THE PopE's AUTHORITY
The Society OF Jesus is vast and powerful cougre-
cation within the Catholic Church. 1t is q neld by
Itself IN the great vineyard OF the Lord II has been
avery fruitful deid from which the Church has reaped
rich harvests. Hence the expulsion OF one OF its
leading members creates no little interest and CON-
ment throughout the religious world Nearly all our
religious excnanges-Protestant and Roman Catholic
have something to say about tho expulsion OF tho
Rev. Father Curc, one of the most eloquent preach.
ers Of the society. man OF brilliant intellect,
focund writer and the most energetic worker
for Catholic interests that the Company
numbered within It's ranks When he
preached crowds gathered TO hear hm-crowds
composed for the most part OF men. and to contain
them such great churches as the Gesu, In Rome ST.
Lorenzo, at Florence and ST. Fede,e. at Milan, were
insufficient Hc wrote on politics as well IS on morals
and religion, and or several years ne was editor OF
the Ciuda Caotcd, and contributor to It's column.
ano TO those OF oiher Catholic publications more
than thirty years He Is nov sixty-scveu years.ot
age, htty.two wnlch he has beet a mcmper of tns
Company OF Jesus. whcn the ptebisclte was taken iu
1870 tor the union OF Rome to tho Kingdom OF Italy
more 1han 1000 votes were gwen 10 favor Of H. and
iorty-sx aga.ns, II IN Rome. Father Curc be-
lievcd naturally enough that iorty-slx did not
represen, ali VINO were opposed to dcpriving tho
Pope OF his temporal power and by his own efforts
he got ~ 600 signatures 10 statement OF that fact
With these he organized tho Socicty for Calholic In
terests" with It's separate committees every parish
working tor the Iu.niment Of religious dutes-the
regular attendance al mass aud al the confessional
the iui observance Of The lsstas that IS sundays and
from all occupation thereon-and other matters pre-.
scribed. whether by the laws OF God common 70 all
Christians, or by the Roman Catholic Church. Al
Pisa he also iouuded an establishment where sons
Of Catholic parents could livc-board, In iuct-while
attending their studies there, and kept us TAR az
possible from contact with the liberals 10 say moth
lug oil from evil companions. When the Italian Parna-
mont passed the bill called the Papal Guaranto eos ho
wrote powerful attack upon II, ana many other
ways proved himself a stanch and iathIu follower
OF MS Pope his General, and of the rslgioa he pro.
fcsscs.
ACCEPTING THE INEVITABLE
Having done all be could IN these and other ways
failed he mas accepted the inevitable ana has written
and spoken IN iavor OF the Pope aud the Roman
Cnurch accepung y also. ne links the Chur b Ia
better without that power and should fall IN with
existing political as well as ecclcsiasticai circum.
and follow the advice OF the Vatican aud
abstain from all participation III political affairs IN
Italy. He maintains that Cat hoiics ought the
Italian Parliament ana there hight tor the interests OF
the Church. Tne Churchman's Roman correspondent.
gives extracts from Padre Curcis show the
uibera tendencies of his mind anu thought on this
question. In september 1876 at tie request OF the
Pope, Father Curcl wrote letter 10 His holiness in
winch he gave his reasons for believing that tenn
poral sovereignty could never again restored
former. and then pointed out the desirabcuess
Citation between the Pope and the hing OF Italy, the
way which Il could be elected as well as the
tages accrue thcrerom III The future TO the whole
Church In The closing pages of his letter Padre
Curci would appear 10 endeavor 10 lead Pus TX for
ward with the hvpc that by renouncng now the ten-
poralles the PapaI states the spiritual rule of
all Italy he might make the rst step toward the Pope
one day becoming her earthly sovereign THIS private
letter having been kept IN the custody OF the Pope
his counsolors Tor nearly Two years WAS published last
March IN an Italian review. II created great excite
ment which IN one form or another has continued 10
This time The great jesuit was thereupon interdctcd
from preaching. but IN private conversations he con-
vinced the OF the Duke OF Scott-one OF tho most
Influential members OF tho clerical party-ot tho
truth OF MS reasoning. The son told tho
father, who FASTENED to Rome aud denounced
Padre Curcl as corruptor Of youth. Tho Padre
then required to lay down his pen forever pam
OF expulsion from the jesuit Order; preach
In public, nor 10 speak IN private upon the subject Of
the Pope's temperatures, and dnay to sign formal
retraction OF the OPINIONS expressed in ms letter
the Pope Ho agreed TO keep silence ON the subject
hereafter, but refused to retract tho sentiments Of
letter, and hence was expelled from the Society Of
Jesus. HIS published works have brought to the
Society l6O00O but now he goes out pepness and at
advanced age, with nothing TO depend upon except
such scraps oi literary labor as he nd 'My only
auit, says Padre Gurcl, ''is having The courage
speak out regarding the temporal power what an
with the exception OF tue haterers who surround the
Pope-thiuk, but are afraid 10 declare. have como
tortn and spoken, but have found the silence vi q
desert"
THE PROBABLE RESULT OF REPRESSION
last letter, comments upon II and It's author dispar
agngly aud denies that he was expelled as the
Catholic papers say he was. Tue journal says he
ceved his Great aud went FORTH But II Is evident,
under all the circumstances that he did not "go
forth" voluntarily; bu,, tearing expulsion, as We
gather IRON another exchange he asked for his dis
missal from the society, which granted. But all
TINS has not been without us results. The clergy
Throughout Rome and Italy and even IN
jesuit ranks Ge agiiating the subject OF tho
expedioucy OF compromise and reconciliation
OF the Church and State hI acceptance
OF the situation, as suggested oy the Padre, and
"a renunciation vi the Pope's claims to temporal
ere. my Cardinal Di Petro Is said TO be TO
the advocated IN Father Curcs writings and has
EXPRESSED some sympathy for expelled Jcsuts. Tho
expulsion Of the Padre Is SAID TO be small
straw, which shows which way the Papal wind blows.
He is blamed Tor having given his last letter 90 the
ikcly-to be III bad odor with the Pope the vati-
eau fhe Fresmans Journal says-.lt ~ utterly
false 10 attribute, as antCatholc Journals have done,
the Pope any influence IN bringing about this per.
sonal transaction" But the letter oi 1870 Whine IL s
to have been satisfactory TO the Pope, has been
ioufd to nave his Endorsement that not deserv.
lDg OF an answer TINS. OF course, equivalent TO
condemnation Of the epstlc, and was understood
by ne Vatican authorities and the result OF un-
dcrsandlng Is seen IN the song forth" OF the aged
Padre Curci from Order that he has lahfuy we'd
Tor than hail century, but the Church Will live
and viii the expelled Jesuit aud the wonder will
Father Curc has already made his submission TO the
Vatican.
CHURCH FAIRS.
Tho well mcritcd success which has attended the
far in aid of ST. AIMS Church, corner OF Front ana
Gold Streets Brooklyn, has created feeling OF gen.
sra qualification, in view OF the extensive but poor
parish in which the church is situated. As might be
w.tn.