The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14
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THE NEW POPE AND "coNcILIATIoN" So
eAttEB-eARDINAL FRANCHI-CARDINAL
SIMEOEI,
Co,respopdenoe Catholic Review.


sIMEoNI.
Correspondence Catholic Review.
ROME, March I4th.-Tbe most prominent
subject of conversation at present in Rome
is the Sovereign Pontiff. People ask each
this question seems TO have the greatest
possible interest for liberals of all classee.
His silence has led them to think that,
although he cannot or will not come to
complete conciliatory terms with them, he
will at least avoid saying things which are
| unpleasant for them to hear. By constant:
ly indulging this dream Of n.odus riuendi
with the new Pontiff, they have at length
got to believe it. In this belief they are
! strengthened by the fact that the -SnYe-
| reign Pontif has pot-yet issued an Ency-
clical Letter against them. They willingly
and unthinkingly accept the strangest and
| the widest rumors as full and perfect
truth. The telegraphic tales transmitted
by the Agensia Stefani are eagerly swal-
| lowed by them. They report that Cardi-
nal Franchi, on his appointment as Secre-
| tary of State, sent the nuncios to foreign
governments q circular inquiring concern
! ing the situation in which they stand to-
wards the governments to which they are
accredited, and likewise asked them to
| learn in what mode the foreign govern
ments would regard q change of policy at
the Vatican to firm but less aggressive
base. This Information is false from begin
ming to end, being authoritatively denied
| by the Osserrdtore Romano. Another tel
egraphic tale equally false is this, that
King Humbert charged prelate of Upper
Italy the Archbishop of Turin) to con-
gratulate the Pope in the anne of the King,
| and that Leo XIII, thanked the King YER
| bally through the came person.
In order that the new Pope might be
taught his duties, and especially those in
cumbent upon him with regard to Italy, q
learned advocate of the Court of Cessation
in Rome, Tsncredi Canonico, undertook to
write pamphlet with this end in view
He tells the new Pope that "it is God who
has given us (the 1talisns) the country
and no power in the world has the right to
take it from u.s." This reason did not hold
good in 1870, when the Pope was in pos.
session, and the cannons of Italy beat
down the walls of Rome. 1t has only
come into use since the Italian invasion
and will depart when that evil is removed
A Roman theoloeian, writing on the con
ciliation hoped for by Liberals, utterl
truths which are very pnpleasing to them
In o few sentences he destroys their dreame
} "Is is impossible" he writes, "that the sue
cessor of Plus l X. should sanction the fac
Of the italian Government, which has de-
spoiled the Papacy of the temporal posses
sions, q fact proclaimed uni ust and pref a.
dicial to the rights of the Apostolic See be
fore 1t was fulfilled and 30 much the more
, | repToved aud cRncefed and Huuufted gfre
, 1t was completed. 1t is impossible that th'
successor Of Plus IX. should cay possumu
in respect to that very thing to which Piu
*. clearly said non poSSumuS. And here
take note of this: Plus TX. has not onl.
said, this thing is not pleasing to me ; thi
| is not according to my wish, is foreign t.
my desire, but he has solemnly affirmed
, non pOssumus Which expression, havini
! regard to ali the solemnities with which i
has been 40 many times repeated, sound
t exactly in this way :
al, Sovereign Poptitf, successor of 81
i Peter, Headtof the Catholic Church, wit
: all the plenitudo of my Pontifical power
y expressly declare, that can not APPROX
: and sanction with my authority, the tri
y umph of might over right.
a 'I cannot applaud and ratify the victor.
\ of the strong over the weak, surrounde
i by the halo of just right.
. az cannot teach that the fortunate re
8 suit of the enterprise changes it's nature
J. and causes what was before contrary t
the eternal law of justice to become
worthy deed.
d "Let not the Liberals delude themselve er
t this is the doctrine which the successor {
d Plus TX will maintain his frat act wi
Q Q be to confirm all the protests which hi
= predecessor made against the work of I'll
n italian Government, and to continue in th
It followed up by him until the last momer
l. Of his life. The Liberals believe that th
9 invincible resistance Of Plus lX was pre-
u duced by circumstances proper to his pei
n n con, or by his own will, but 1, insteaC
q q frankly say that it was the effect of jul
e knowledge of his duty, and of duty
e which no future Pope could ever be want
l. ing, on account of the Divine assistanC
d which surrounds the Sovereign Pontitf
% the exercise of the essential attributes
his ministry"
y The desires of the one party, and tt
., truths that guide the other in it's uuchanG
It ing and unchangeable course are alike e1
q pressed in these two publications. Tt
silence of Leo XIII-a silence quite natul
!. al, and having good object in view-pel
>, mits the Liberals to say what they pleas
. unchecked. When the Pontitf who, it
t said, is writing his Encyclical with his o "
Q hand, and sitting up through whole night
g to do it, shall issue his fret document, I'll
7 | world will behold an evidence of the III
q varying character of the Head of tt
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