, 1879-04-12
CHURCH AND STATE.


CHURCH AND STATE.
Tho QUESTION at 1s.ue IN Franco.
Mspaich 10 Landon Timer.
Pans, Mnrch M.-Thc Jottr,,a! g17efel pub
l,shcs today the following letter addressed By
". Lcpcrc, as Minister Of Worship, to the Bishop
OF fircnob!o:
lhsve .esd with regret several passages Of the
letter which you addressed on the 1h of March 10
the clergy anu faithful of your diocese. Abiding
to tho Government and to the national representa-
tivca, yoas 0sant!eas expresses yourself thAs:
tho vanguard Of inc Catholic army, they are eF.
tat they viii ieave ihe secular clergy ID peace and
thst they sso not hostile ,o religion. Do not be-
l.eve II; ThsT Intend 70 divide 70 ofaer t9 rnle.
scribe the other communities. and then will comu
thsta,n u the elesay" + II pa,nni % ns Mons!g.
Ing your Eps,cpa seal Tue sentiments Of the pnbitc
powc'h towatuf tho SECULAR and nntunal Clergy.
lta canse, youE Grandeur Is not unaware, cAnnnt
be mixed with that Of the nom recognized EelKt1ts
communities. Tse members Of that clergy know
what efforts ars being made by the Republican
every yeas fresh ehapes and ycaFagrs, and to I'M:
proro thet position by decrccfng budget grants.
Which have aIteatly benefited several Thousands Of
SELECTED to administer the diucescs cannot, With
out Injustice. mistake the sentiments revealed by
no: ssa ,ssn g ssa y
snS'hss psss.ss :of ysnf stIsa,.!, = whish yea
s IN f'ea as 81 The sxs
~ yea.s III aa w Il rsHad so hea. IN:
s sssqps eo Pfs ss IN H.
curs without smd tcHpvc.'nE lawA taaAc npntt from
coneotds;s., Thcss lows arc evidently null. and
signta them. IN order mt 10 disturb order, tho
particular chn'ehes ant The Catholics submit to
ln1HH. HGCfEcH 1Jt thu n11np Mind
Catholic Church., which has neither discussed,
agreed to, nor :ignel them" This aubn,!ssion.
or French catholses and ministers Of religion II
isn duty. 1'ne contrary ducttine u the tetn,s IN
h'1 1ppsio sasis ss e IT, ss' ss..n = 9'd pn
clp!es Of our pubic and concordatofy
5aat, Those fs phr'ne.p!ss guarantees NJ ,fss
within Tho purely spiritual domaln. That Right
sovefc!sn!y exerclse BY each State over it, srst.
e a s.a sss &
ees tespectrd by tue Representatives OF rallRious
Of Tho Catholic religion and tho publicity of ita
worsblp: but i does not sanordina,e 10. the ap
proyal Of the Chatch ts rights to The
mites, with fegard 70 thesc last, think 1t r1gnt
nizcd 10 Francs At the time thc concordat wa.
situcd. TINT they were not within the bearing Of
cauIs Of ha cSnveaon and nst tcy had
st'N w.
seems 10 be 10 less dlareuardel than tho civil law
ynnr nastnrai Of ths i5th IF Nareh. That errouo.
mn aoctrinc il siwaye reprchrnsibic even when
expressed IN psIyate wftln0s Or tcacbtnRa: bnt
CONTAMINATION from Prelatc 10 tho faithful Of
| ilis diocese, Tbere would be fear of Its icing
tuen Gonsiencu oy paIH sPnn @ ~ ~ s"coo1asc'
Il seems possible tint n. Lcperc has mis-
taken the meaning Of the second passaEc quoted
! fron, tho D[shon'e pastoral, II the jltshop
s, ,1x lut.nncd n arr,a tl,a, ,hc vottcou Ia mt
bound by ans ffench laws apart from Inc con.
curdnt, he 10 tnartfestly right, but the general
tenor Of his pastoral is to dcnY the power OF the
s.nta to impose disabilities On any particular
ordcr,-a doctrine plainly inconsis tent with do.
crees Issued even BY the bourhous both before
md after the Revolution. Tie Archb[shops ind
sutEragans Of each province Intend, It fs under
stood, to ts,ua protest against II. Ferry's b!!l,
mcnt hy the Arehbjsbnn of Tours md ths Bishop.
sps ~ sugcrs ,s Man. hnun,,n,ns Samtns ",,f
Lucop, i' in asi pstiton to lie Chainbcr Of benu-
ties' prol,atiy invited by Monscirueur Frcopcl,
~ INK fhnmri, a r,1n1nron,tso ir.s jiisrni linn
,hot c ronated cren iv r. Paui 1,srt ia ~ bo
nrnrtnrroI 4, softa NJ tta 1,ern, wur,eI antis.
fastorIly and haying sttmuiated t!s sta:t Uni.
h. .ett1o1 ~ titfcr ro,trnrcrsv he iii In,
nstta LUZ svs'u ,xn"I t nr'c,ielv rc.,or" tbo ~
n,nnonnv NJ nnvprsttv trachints: wo,,lI RHINE
tIc catholic ,nculttrs t. 40 ufcrior rank: woujd
TIT Etot. fonutios ffor bo,w coniI \ st,,,ient at
.sn,ra n'1o ~ fo,,r +;m"s vc"r ~ pnra Rcnnes
~ ks;t.ra ~ H. rcrfstcr.5 n. w1ufs mnEn rcTIs
trat,on ~ % ~ nero f,rn,. tt,us slcpriyinr 1!,e
. s' puotaasnra ~ th,ir a,,,sttnrs. ,.o,,fti ii
.a.so Ssa.e ant iIs. cotI,n,fc fncuItics bv rnhmo
ssaIse ~. .;,,;atin,, .n o,, oxnss,rn;t,a fons
n .Snl u vr,ma1lr rnnasc,ta % t1n sItns n.,rchase