Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-08
CATHOLIC REFORMS.
The Pope Gives His Consent TO Home
Rule for the Church in
America.
Important innovations In Long Estab.
Iisiied Policies OF the Church
Of Rome.

BnrIMoHH, Nh, Oct. THE Amefi-
can publishes q special letter from Rome
having reference 90 the confirmation and
effect OF the DEGREES passed by the plon-
airy council OF Baltimore. The writer
saws that their influence will be felt
throughout America, and TO beneficial
purp6se. A canon which took Its origin
lin medieval times and was founded on
aud constructed for civilization
that has almost passed away
Is cut into by the decrcss
They will constitute law suitable for
the time The education of the clergy
will be elevated TO the wants of the time
The Christian civilization of the pcoplc
win be made 10 keep pace with the
material civilization of the time. Chris
tiaDity will be brought into harmony with
the education and civilization OF the
present age. Regulations have been
made for the establishment OF schools
for children, normal schools for teach
ers and university for priests
and for those laymen VINO devote
themselves TO the pursuits OF higher
knowledge. II is not by "benehcCs,"
that great feature OF the middle ages, by
which, while education was assisted, IL
was also hampered, that these results are
to be obtained. "Bcnehcesn will not be
brought IN as Il means Of support. The
Catholic church In tie United States
wants no subsidy from the state, and
thus 1t will not become n servant or
rather slave of the state as 1t has so often
been In European countries, such as
France and Austria. The church I'm
America prefers TO depend for her sup
port upon the free offerings OF the people
In the new dioceses IL is provided that
no such thing as parishes and parish
priests, In the old canonical sense of The
term, VIII exist in the United States.
These were founded on "bcncfccs,n but
there they will not be employed. This,
however, does not indicate that pastors
who have created and fostered Congre-
cation. and made the desert TO blossom AZ
Il rose will be harshly treated or removed
from the places they have built up. |
There win not be an absolute removable |
ity of pastors A certain percentage of
them will he declared immovable, and |
this holds good except in |
cases where faults are as
cribed TO the pastor, and these faults and |
their consequences win be determined |
by trial 4 certain amount OF liberty !
of action is rruuirp0 I'm the limited States |
both bv bishons and CLERGY ana n il NOT
advisable TO remove or curt0j1 thot iih- |
ertv Tho jionity and outN,ritv viii he |
Increased and bronaht more nreminoptlv |
into relief Tbov win have their courts |
over those of bisIons in which onnroIs |
win br received hrforp such onnrais cam
he srnt ia Rome In fptnrc bisbony Win |
have apcrmancnt board or council, which |
during Inc vcar. They viii also Givc
some voice 10 tho CLERGY in tha SELECTION
of bishons
Another imnortant decision of tho
Baltimore connect rnfrrs to snriettce ~.
agsoclotions 4 ston * nbopt to he mt
to ,ndiscrirninntn fnirIicions "a, cnn
lifetime condemnation of scrrnt soc,ctins |
thn conIonnatio,, Of M,
secret socictv win hn rnso,,,,od 20
nermonnnt hoord M mi mo nrchi,i. 49,
If tho cnnrtrv ami ali roeos ~ snci,
notn,e nnet Ne rrfcrred tn. tho,n for tbci,,
Judgment md decision va 49, ''''''
T6c ,rrcotnst safegnord y,,llb. u,ro,,,,
,rnnnd ,bn contrnction of ,,hrrct, nm
In fntvra
THO eorctitv NJ Christ,,, ,,orriono.
,yiII ho .nociniI,, ,,,,ordnd b,, g,,itaiil nj
cffncti,o roc,nIa;ie,, ''''''0 wv
Much was soid an tho boIdi,,, oF oo,lo
,,ronart, hnt as Gifsono,,, io,,..
ovist In dienrart diNcosos f. ,,.oni,T,
zach bisbnn tn oGont ~ r, ""9 W. ho ~
smitad 90 aoot ,,arti pr e,,O ,, M, 80.
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