, 1881-11-09

THE POPE'S DILEMA.


shall H. On or Htnyf-Tlsc l'lat lie
would Llttn to Adopt.
'rlle rr,HIrs tint the l'urc Intends In lanve
l,emn ami 10 srrk refuge utufrr sOllsc 0tller
flag than That ,0f ltaiy hnyu latrly hem IT.
,lewrt(. They med neither nfarns rnr ell
cnur.,..v a,ty nnc. Thu l'npu wnulll .linve
everything to lnsh and nothing 10 gain by
ntalnlnning l.nn,r, md. though ile nnl 1lit
advisers tlsnS aid ,ln make SERIOUS mistakes
al policy, II IL yrasn'iah1y tertnin tint they
will moi sonn,l. the unnecessary n. irre-,
srleynl,Ir rrras III :sitl: into voluntary exile.
Ttlu persistent WfllsAt oil illus IN. 10 Yield
Inc slight partr!a "f Ills clai,n t0 tlic te.,,-
ti,,nt Sovereignty III tfir S,atrs "f tho
Church WIZ b;lScl 's,un tile plca tlat The put
rimnuy tlf 81. Peter WIS cnnlnittell 10 his
charge IN trust, and .llal It wolId he MI ttn-
pioms a.l tnr In. IN ,.t,ntnto,, this trust. IT"
>ann theory has been acted Npo'I hy '.co
Kill. MID were he INV Il, nhnMlan the tati-
can. t,iu last remnant Dr 81. l'etUrs 1ari,lu-
i,y, To TIN ftnlfnH kIngrnsn, lle Wuhla .,e
guilty ~ whit lily predecessor astl the cnt-
lrEs u Cardinals FOR :" n'at'y yr;srs eaafac'
There u,u t,lly two possible c,,,irses to be
l"!towe.l by ,ha l''lT. One Is IN fo'tow tin
rxnniillG Of Plus ~, ln refuse I'LL reruGIlt-
ltn fiction that tho Pope Is prts"ster. Thu
ntlnr ii IL rrcugn[ze the existing state nf
things. IL irmpoinrliy waive ai! claim 10 trnl-
ln,rnl l'nwtr 1tlt;ltte q the Hat!ca1l, 10 ac.
rule rs the head Of II frec Church III II frrn
State. .Su far. the tirst OF thcsr co,rses t:ns
hcrl nlnpt"l. i mt By tho l'nle ~ levs, by
tln,se wil!,sn adviee I'u has foIi,'wctt: hut +
Is impossible l'Mt tho Church uf tsl1ise s,ltt
permanently innllltal,l the altitude ttltn
whEeI, u was lrd BY tho 0t's.!!,nry of'rlns
1t present Tho l'npt tioycr,,men. Is with.
tGit nj
ucrtniM "Peter's pence" It Is daily losing
influence tn Italy, atNt exciting Ernwing
m,sllitN u! tile Pnts Oi pntrIntic Itlei', who.
9tl,"usI, they, nrr by BIRTH and e"slg,lo!t
T ticlS Iots %ss iof II n1ie 1 i'"iy % w, t. ,er :s rsS
ere',rs fur Its bitter aEd persistent enemy
,j S GEs ,e wai .ias,, 1s 's 'sy ps If + IL n rr "
crsssE'r? lie knows lint lclther by co,,-
rrssi"il. by revolution, iIt'r l,y' tile interier.
t'"e nf fvrrfHn Powers cn,, l,fs tcmpnra! ru!"
sf ,;,t 's St{s; , u" tue yhi Wr' m rst St1re;
Its PRESENT attitude: increases t1c l,.llil-
her If ,lIc artlve rllenlies Of tho
Church, a'ltl, tt1at tile i'rser's ln'lIec,
" SiE' to sersas". n 'G X @hiy vi H ls"i1cent t +,
t'rrs npanst tic Ita'Mns. iii ihe t~rsol,l
tnrallyrlictca to himself nr the IictlUll tint
"fy he i sS S5s"i@E @ i: iS tt y"!s Y IT. }nsIjssi 1f j%Hs
!,,;:., Id c:lll,nt iuil ,s};cc tint further psr.
siStt.Ncu fH II bl,l pulley cnil,nt be excused
l,y tl!o ,,, %X,.9npe If Tho nInb'e, hut fatally
On tl,s othcr haEa. 1t Leo Nl1l. acccpls
til. situaiinlI md nlakns pear, or. ut iii
events, II tri:er.. with the ltnlia,t t;over,l-
!arnt. .le Church Is NJ lnn:er II stumbling
'rhry ri, h. gt'od I;oi,!nn Caihnl!cs witlluu,
i i liz "siian' ~ i"r. S r%"S h"stity M '' 10 ,he
Church nnw growing with "mlnuus raplhIty
r'lble radicals. t" wl.unl religion, Is us lntc-
FIJI us dcspo.isn. With the .IIntlpy which
1tis Government lEls AletIsal ltsrlf to pay to
sItr l'nM. hut wfcl, 'iiis hitllertn llcen sc0rn-
lN!Iy N'jaetrt, thu t'!Ilrcl, party wonlA havo
ll,G s!ieisll+ II carrying III III, nctlye uv.l:l-
Es.lsln, mid by nrgins slle faithful ID take
Mrt III lc ltaaal! elections It cou ii inA shnrt
,lnn s!ia y vast. IT MT Il prepoh'rfatlng, In
l: II cYlllslt that III extension OF tho Slit-
fringe is q measure which, Parliament must
| islont ut M early tlny. Such an extension
Wnt,lA w i;trse i!,eesass to tllc n',nber of
'$crrisn thu right u, voting beca,tsn thg
Cllnr.h tnrbllts It. IT, rlll>t he confessed
TINT tHlI'leltty lias made greA' Nrngrss ~ tho
ltAilM1l elites h,lcc the l!HiIicatinn'uf tic
the enllmtry tile lso,nuil Catholic faith IL
still living md artteut. Tile n,oait.iit tlls
right "f suffrage Is extended tu ,,es! who
bHf IL hIIl;sIFt HIllDuHL VI tuAES lnn1l IllG
Al,lnlliit hnw liked YS one 0f tile Qualifications
| nt an cstctnr, II lArge lnnfy nf Elrncst t.o,nnu
! t'HtllUlte rtretnrs eaInts tn1u eXtstpi,ct. .tt
tli' very Ii,st subsequent Parliamentary ule,-
[ thu, tile Church plrty wauld elect Il large
tllfherr ut ttlH members Of tIlB Ea,ul,er, ain!
II ls pxtr.iely rrt,lah" tint they wntitE llull
! tie f,a1ntn ut tntWnr IN flint l,Dtiy,
| ThAt this II tllu lHlliey wliiel iilu Pnre per-
khllnl!y tl",irS 10 unlt tltgrr Is good rc,ts.Il
I" believe. Father Cl!Ti, witnsu recent bn,'k
| ntlvnsatrs It reconciliation hetweuh The.
| Church asII the Stntc, lf,S said that ,tlu
i 1'1W,, .!,Ar's hts sfews. lin wtIhfu rnursu
nj iIn I.afnru canning to the tlirosl,.
| si,owc!l Tint Eta wns MI exceptionally clear
Enn;i ;sel'se wli:l, lnst'ln him .pnp,!ur amons
tie luiiy ale him suspected BY tiits jrkrstIy
ltgrelnrnt,t.s. Ss far he sIns ylettlpii to tlla
cm:rclnn Ut tlln Cardinals, Hhh Inns failed to
! nd',. the cnasrh0 which ls m,antfsstty tAa
lrlla NI,r, NJ tar VI thu initri:stSuf tha Church
nrn Gnlicurnc, Asrl probably thu Ollu most IN
| ncEnrttHhce with Ills UwIl cnllslGtftlHa. 1t
kstil1s Improbable thnl In should pGrlaat!nut-
Is yield IN The pr,jMttlees ur tl,iisn ar,,Itl
hin, WIN arH really, though Ut rDursH, utIi-
| tritWha!ly, playing ilitH the ha,His af Tic
1lafiah lsNtienls. 1t MI evnllts, hts recn,,cll-
| iAltntl with tllE Stute Il fur 1isnr4, ltknly In
| hnppps tah his abandonment 1T 1sOnItt and
tl&trH tS Il i!1v l;tst rGnS.l IN tntnYiun tlsat
10 Inns ever snrlt.,ts!y cHlertuine.l ttu itea Uf
Hlylns 10 MALTA, to trsllice, ur to tlto United
| States
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