The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-15

@nu Iuhy 20 discharge the. duties of h
. spiritual Primary. They lose no opportr
MY OF publicly asserting that opinion
whether it be when Bishops and Faithfr
y come from foreign countries to visit ma. a
I Wnen we admit to Our presenc e the MON
asse m3Iies Of the Faithful, or when We. h
gar addresses to those assemblies, lamen
the impious aRgressions on the Church
, yea, they OF set purpose and crafty en-
deavor to impress the unrefiecting with tn,
oehel that We do in reality enjoy full
I power and liberty both of speech and n
receiving the Faithful and of administering
me Universal Church. Wonderful it is t.
US mat they can unblushingIy assert thi.
as II the Performance of those alleged acts
were fully aud entirely in Our power, az d
as II In them were comprised the whole
government of the Church belonging to Orr
once. For who can be Ignorant that the
aioerty OF action which they so londIy
assert Is dependent, not on Us but on the
WI WIN ano pleasure OF the rulers, SO that We
are only able to do those acts to sucb ex
teht ana SO long as it is not prevented by
; tnemT And how completely Oar freedom
OF action is dependent on their win and
pleasure Is shown and proved, were all
olner proofs Wantipg-by that most recent
the free exercise of Our spiritua, power. and
OF sne administration of the Ecclesiastical
oroer, 10 subjected to fresh constraiDt and
11toieraoie oppression. If they have left
Os the power to perform some acts he-
cause they know how important it ia for
free under their domination. vat bo~
many most weighty, most necessary. and
Mose essential things are there connected |
WIN the formidable burden of Orr Minis
Try, Tor the real and due performance of |
wnlch we, while subjected to their domin-
a., ation' are without all necessary means and
liberty We indeed could wish that thnsa
WHO write or speak the things We Rave
referred to would but glance at the thinns
VI hat are happening around Us, and freeing
.heir MINDS for moment from the preine
llces OF party, would judge whether it can
H W u,uiy sald mat the power of ruling the
Ihufch dlVlbeiy committed to Us can be
'ompatl be with the state to which the rule
u Inc invaders has reduced Us, Wa conI6
Vlsh them to recognize the insults. the !
oGses, tie cnntumelies that even in the
'elloeratlVe Chamber of the Peoplo are :
' asn iortn against Our humility ; insults {
espec'lag which we indeed forgive the $
'retct ed men who offer them, but which /
o9sIit9te a very great offence to the n
aithfni, whose common father is outraged. i
no winch tend to diminish the respect. I
etnorlGy and generation due to the Office f
: .ue wear OF Christ which We, though d
worthy, sustain. We could wish them q
De witnesses of the reproaches and cal.
n mes with which both Your most august n
roer. and the sacred Authorities of the n
nurch are In every way assailed to the b
:eat injury of their administration to be t.
, y. OF the mockery and ridicule with ii
nicn the august rites and institutions of ii
70 catholic Church are dishonored. of the n
soience with which the holiest mysteries G
reilgion are profaned that thew conId Il,
nolo the lmplous and atheists decorated A
tn tne tokens and trappings of public Oh
nor; while on the other hand those reli. til
ous supplications and proceasions which nm
ancestral piety ofthe people of italy has bo
ways oeen accustomed at solemn seasons fer
ely TO celebrate, are forbidden, We ar,
10 also wish that they knew the BIAS ev
en,es' which, UNPUBLISHED, winked at bv bo
, NoVernne emf are hurled against the me
urcn In the Legislative Convention in w;
len the accusation of subversivepees and Tn
sressiveness is brought against the Chnrcb oil
self, and her liberty lie called wicked v,d
Iatal principle; aud her doctrines are Ho
y acteTiZeo as erroneous and as opDosed chi
10 we'll oelrg and morals of society Va
ner power and authority denounced as Inv
h1clous to the social bond. ara
OF can the vaunters of Our pretended fail
Fty deny the manifold and incessant retI
asions prepared for the express purnose nes
th4ir eI1roaI e ntiess youth Dy lnham- mig
licotinn 81 cpAee,cus ana OF utterly teaC
n. rs OaUHolc Ialtn from their cRnt
70 +bo ot Peleuns would only ira Ofte
70 the streets of this CITY, which NV tba
on or Its being the See of Blessed Pc. Ron
8 also the seat and capital of RELIGION. TINS
could very we'll judge whether or no are
temples of non-Catholic wprsbip in IN r
days erected, the schools of corrun- hmm
spread in every direction, the many toke
es OF perditon everywhere establish AIT,
oscene and filthy sights presented to FstI
'opular gaze-whether all these tEinos inco,
'her constitute situation that can be ard
ortaole to him who by virtue of his and
tollc office is in duty bound and earn seasi
cesIres to obviate these MANY evils tn th
on the contrary is deprived of ali Ne
3 ana resources and of all exercise of sire r
ny which he could apply the need word
NEEDLES to even one of 30 MANY evils evan
'escue souls rushing to destruction ordn,
tIen, Venerable Brothers, is the state NAV
lch We are compelled to. submit nv w.,
ct OF the Government dominant in tbis aTaot
such is the liberty and faculty of exs ti1na
Dg Our ministry OF which they abuse tham
anne and which, as they unbIusbinoIv tbev
. We enjoy the liberty forsooth Of sssist
ssIDg the demolition, daily growing ali RI,
, of the order and constitution of ec9 ma5a
stlcal afsirs, of beholdinR the de- On =,
ION OF souls, while We can dn notb;po - -