Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-07
"CardiN0l and PoDe /"

10 Uae Editor of HE GLOBE.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 5.-We notice in this
mornings Pioneer Press an editorial headed
Cardinal and Pope which knowing that il
comes from the pom of an editor who has
peculiar ideas of justice and principle when
papal government, or returning board or
an electoral commission is in question:, in
It's self Is not worthy of notice, but it affords
an opportunity to say word upon a subject
that has been very much misunderstood by
the general public, therefore we beg leave to
lntrude few lines in your most valuable
paper.
The article says: The inevitable
metamorphosis by which liberal cardinal
passes into reactionary Pope seems to have
been completed in the case of Leo XIII by
the act of his coronation.' Now would re.
specially ask the we'll informed editor upon
what authority he speaks of Cardinal Pecci
as liberal cardinal?
The papers of the land, backed bv the
liberal cablegrams, have been under the i'm
preston that they We're deluding poor in
nocent persons into the belief that the col
lege OF cardinals was composed of ultramon-
tanes, moderates, liberals and dear knows
what not, but am very glad to believe that
they succeeded only i'll deluding themselves.
AS proof of the liberal tendencies of the
present and last pOpes, the Pioneer, Press
tells us OF their so called liberal administra-
tons OF their former dioceses. Now | think
IN all probability the editor who wrote this
knows absolutely nothing about their former
administration, and if he does | DEFY him to
snow one single instance in which they were
liberal in matters of faith, morals or the adj
mlnlstratlon of their dioceses that was not
either condemned by higher authority or re-
tracted by themselves. They might have
been liberal in their home politics, but. thew
once in the chair of Peter, do not trouble
themselves with local politics, but are inter
ested IN the principles that involve the very
essence of right and justice, and from their
duties they never finch, no matter if it il a
Bismarck or a King Victor Emanuel they are
obliged to cope with.
The article continues: The attempted con
firmation of the Pontiff's ultramontane
secretary of state l beg leave again to ask
a question. Will the Pi0neer Press editor
be so kind as to give us a definition of
ultramontane, as we can see no sense in this
expression as used here. AS we understand
ultramontane, all the cardinals and all the
Catholics of the whole world are ultramon-
tanes he continues speaking of Plus TX:
Ihe contrast between the warm humanity of
the popes own nature and the attitude of
antagonlsm to all that is best in the modern
thought and life, is best shown by the words
OF genial appreciation of the character of
bis life long POLITICAL enemy, Victor
Emanuel, which broke through the artificial
crust OF ecclesiasticism when both were an
preaching their end suppose the editor
would also see contrast of principle in the
actions of our divine Savior who drove the
money changers out of the temple at the
end OF the lash, and when he was approach
ing his end he pardoned the thief. who was
also approaching his end. This act was the
crowning glory of Plus TX who was a faith
tnl follower of his divine Master; he, like his
Master, required an act of sorrow from his
penltent before opening to him the treasures
of the cross.
Farther on we see: eThe secret of the fatal
influence of the papal chair in moulding the
character Of every occupant to one unyary
ing type of thought and action, is simply
this: that the system is stronger than any
man and its continued existence is bound
up In the preservation of it's ancient frame
work
Yes, this is the secret, it is stronger than
any man or any combination of men-it is
divine, and the man whom Almighty God
places upon the throne of Peter immediately
partakes of this strength, and thus for ever
the gates of hell shall not prevail, against those
gates whence issued the fatal venom called
in our day liberalism.
Now let the Pioneer Press and all its
readers learn once for all there never was
liberal pope, never will be and never can be,
because Christ has said s'heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my words shall not pass
away CHIP OF THE OLD Block.