The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28
BISHOP FABRE'S MANDAMENT.
The Riel Matter the Subject to Which He
Referred Most Particularly.

MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 27-In his abandonment
which was read in all the Catholic churches of
this city to-day, treating of the Riel agitation
Bishop Fabre took occasion to publish the
Pope's encyclical letter, Immortal DEL" in
which it is enjoined upon all Catholics to live in
brotherly love with other religions. and to up
hold the law of the land; he also referred to the
union of Catholics with those to whom has been
intrusted the government of Gods church, and
proceeded:
''lf there ever was time when this union WAS
necessary, and when the circumstances existed
which called for it, it is this time of ours and
the circumstances in which we find ourselves in
Canada. A wind of revolt and rebellion is
blowing over our country. We have ourselves
seen a spectacle which was far from doing honor
to our city. Our youth have given themselves
up to demonstrations which have panied sober
men. and even men of eminence have given aid
to these manifestations in which rdcule strug
gled with revolutionary disorder. To say ALL it
has been attempted to make use of relig
ion to make acceptable to our people
a movement which promises good for the
future. Where are we going If we travel by
this route! We are accustoming people to
rebellion. and, far from educating them to the
wise and prudent exercise of their political
duties we are habituating them to agitation and
license, and we rendering ourselves RESPONSE
bic for the sad consequences which will result.
How far are we from the wise counses and pru-
dent regulations of the immortal Leo XIII in
his epcvclical? How they will groan in future
who through the press or by other means have
contributed to cause the Catholics of this coun-
try to forget those traditions of order which
they respected. We have mentioned the press,
and we believe it our duty to say publicly that
there are journals in this diocese which have
failed in their mission, because. while proclaim
ing themselves Catholic and subject to the
church, they spread defiance to the authorities,
apply themselves to oppose the authorities. and
show too much ambition to supp)ant by all pos
sbe means those against whom they
direct their accusation 1t is time
for us to arrest ourselves on
the decline upon which it is attempted to draw
reasonable conduct. Leo XIII, whose great
teachings we have just learned gives to all the
rules which we have to follow: respect for
authority, and in the protests which we may
make against certain of its measures moderation
and Christian charity. Far from U.S. then, be
this acrimonious language, these horrible invec
tives which pertain not TO sincere Catholics; far
suspicious as to motives Let there be every
where union. We will end by these words of
Leo Kill Therefore, il in the past disagree
ments have occurred, they must be buried in OBJ
livion. If temerity or injustice has been COM
mitted. whoever the guilty parties may be, all
must now be repaired by reciprocal charity, and
all must be redeemed by common effort of def
erence toward the Holy See BY this means
Catholics will obtain a double advantage-that
Christian doctrines. and that Of rendering sig
nal service to society, whose salvation is not
only compromised by bad doctrines, but by bad
passions