The New York herald., 1879-09-07

displayed much ability and prudence that the
federal government expressed TO him officially its
on the occasion of the rupture between Berne and
the Vatican. But considering that he still hopes
land. the Pope has decided TO intrust the mission
OF Munich to Mgr. Ronceti, . prelate recently
reeurn.d e from Rio Janeiro where he succeeded IN
reconciling Brazil with the Holy See and putting
an end to the conflict which hsd arisen on the sub.
Ject OF freemasonry. The new Nuncio is instructed
10 SOUND Prince Brismarck. pow at kissingen, ana
try to discover whether he is favorabIy disposed
lor renewal OF negotiations, and whether
such negotiations. Hero well informed people do
not believe that Bismarck the Berlin governments
are more inclined to yield this the principal!
points OF the disagreement than they wero last
year. The Prince has let idea of his present
intentions transpire otfciously through the Ba-
varan Minister to the Holy See 1t ia inferred from
these hints that he will only make triing
Ss in i I more which
granted by the Pope his advisers.
THE POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
The following are the points which constitute the
eNstihs dinereuce between the German governments
and the Holy see-The law which depriyes recall
citrant Catholic clergymen of their tenporaities.
dioccses considered vacant by the State
that is to say. whose bishops have been
~ The law dissolving religious corporations az
corporations. and expelling several of them. Tho
law prohibiting the exercise OF religious functions
by persons not authorized by the state The law
which allows any one to depart from the fold OF
the Catholic Church. The law institutipg civil
which confers on the State the exclusive right of
inspecting schools. The law which grants to
parishes the right of administering the prop
erty of their churches. (2 The law which gives to
the State the right of controlling the discipline OF
seminsres and OF requiring from every aspirant
to the priesthood certain scientific guarantees;
for instance, that he has gono through all the
classes of = gymnasium aud studied theology
three years in German university. (3) Tho
law obliging bishops to notify beforehand
to government all nominations to the various
ecclesiastical charges. a. The law establishing at
Berlin a supreme ecclesiastical court, having the
right to judge priests and even bishops, aud, IL
necessary. to revoke them. (5 The law which
obliges bishops to notify in the first instance to
government every -pecuniary disciplinarian PEN
atty they infict their priests. II such
penalty exceeds i've marks fne The Bavartan
Minister at tho Holy See has let 1t be
clearly understood that Prince Bismarck will
never yield with respect to the five laws marked
above with progressive numbers, but that perhaps
he would allow the others to fall out of use,
or else he would mitigate them. Now these hve
laws are precisely those known as the Laws Of
May." which the Holy See feels the greatest
much possible in the application. We have
not. therefore. arrived at q real cordial under
standing" 1t is probable that the only practical
result OF the new negotiations, il take place.
will be an arrangement allowing the Holy See to re-
place for this time recalctrant bishops and promis-
ing to recall those who have been revoked. As to
the laws not numbered above, Prince Bismarck will
require. in order to mitigate allow the to fall
into disuse. that the Pope and the German clerical
party shall formally accept the five others. But he
will never obtain this condition.