The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-16
THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
PAPACY
Boston Pilot.

Since tho death of Victor Emmanuel,
soon followed by that of Pins TX, the
Italian Parliament has done nothing that
deserved a record in the annals of the
was closely followed by Ministerial crisis,
and confusion and distrust endured for q
time. The new ministry, formed under
the Republican leader, Carroll, who, in his
love for power, has promised to sink his
Republican principles, worked irregularly
for time, and only now may it be said
to be ready to undertake the business of
the session. In the meantime, Leo XIII,
has spoken his fret Encyclical has been
issued. The voice ofthe Vatican has been
found to be the same IA it has always been
"a voice crying out against iniqUity and
wroDg-doiDg. There being thus NO appear
ance of desire on the part of the new
Pope to make CONCESSIONS or to knuckle
down to the new King, the Parliament Of
Italy begins it's attacks upon the Papacy.
1t consists of Republican majority, which,
in whatsoever else its members may be
mutually divided, is strong and united in
all motions tending to destroy the power
and influence of the Church.
The maintenance OF civil marriage. so
-strongly condemned by the Pope -is de-
fended by Deputy Luccbini, who refers to
the recent declarations made by the Vat
ican on the subject, and declares their
consequences deadly. Signor Indelli pre-
sents motion to the Keeper of Seals on
the reorganization of ecclesiastical prop
of Guarantees. Indelli does not wish to
leave anything for posterity to do. "We
live at time when we must do every
thing ourselves. We must plant the stakes,
and 60 forward and not turn back. Our
duty is to examine minutely the situation
which has been created by the death of
Victor Emmanuel, and of Plus the TX.
To. mnUaFaQriaa m
tions to account in opposing us. The
State itself must regulate it's relations with
the Church, if we wish that the Church
should not continue as It is to-day, without
CONTROL" He further calculates the value
of all the Church property in Italy and the
He proposes to sieze the incomes of Bishops,
and urges the creation of clergy paid by
the Government
Tejani, another deputy, says: "Tbe
partisans of concilistion counted upon the
death Of Plus TX. but after the Ency clical
ofLeo XIII, recently published, no further
illusion is permitted" He also blames the
Vatican for the evils which arise ont Of
religious marriages in the italian courts.
The law Of Ita'y does not permit . religions
marriage to take place before the civil
contract be accomplished {: and the Church
desires the religious marriage shall take
place first.
10 q wild and particularly foolish dis
course, the man who calls himself Filopsnti
Inventor Of q new religion, and lover Of
all men, or more correctly, Of all women
gave utterance to abuse of the Syllabus,
which he described a. "not only the mega
tion of liberty and progress of civilization,
but also the negatiOn Of God. belong"
said he, .'tO the phalanx of politicians and
of scientists, and am of those who believe
in God. 1t is on that account consider
the Syllabus as blssphemy." Such are
she designs proposed, and the thoughts
uttered in the Italian Parliament concern
ing the Papacy. It is easy to conjecture
that these thoughts and words will soon
take shape in deeds, and that the persecu-
tion begun under Plus TX, will be con-
tinued vigorously under Leo XIII.