The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-04-26
POPE LEO TALKS.

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POPE LEO TALKS.
He Says He IS the Friend Of America, and
Will Use His Power for the Good Of.
Catholics and Protestants Alike.
TIE Pope. in All interview with an
American correspondent, speaks thus of
America and Americans
II have clam upon Americans for
their respect, because love them and l
love their country. [ have great ten
derness for those who live in that coun-
try, Protestants and all. Under their
constitution religion has perfect liberty,
and is growing power. Where the
Church is free it will increase and bless.
I love the Americans for their frank,
open, unaffected character, and for the
respect which they pay to christianity
and Christian morals. 1t pleases me to
say this through great international
journal which represents so much.
"The press and the church should be
together in the work of the elevation Of
mankind. American journalism espe-
cially should be amable aud benevolent
-amabilite benevolo-- towards me, be-
cause my only desire is to use my power
for tho good of the whole people-Pro.
testants and Catholics alike-and to in
crease their prosperity and happiness I
have no other aim on earth than to benefit
them, and will never do anything that
is not for their good. Journals m is now
very powerful, and it should help me to
spread the spirit Of religion and charity
and to teach sound morality
| His holiness asked how the Protestant
part of America received his utterances,
and was assured that the people, with
out respect to particular churches,
listened with deep respect and sympathy
to his appeals for more charitable and
unseIfsh spirit in society.
II feel sure that Is so, said the Pope;
II want the Protestants as we'll rs the
| Catholics to esteem me. They may all
be sure that have very deep and real
affection for them. Ii America the vicar
of Christ is respected, but it is not al
ways so in Europe. There are in con-
troll those who have nothing but hatred
for the head of the Christian world, and
offer insults to the Holy See. The enc
mics of God who occupy high places de-
sire not only to offend the Holy See, but
to utterly break down the influence of
religion, to dlsorganiEe and obliterate
the church. and to overturn the whole
system OF morality upon which eiviI,za-
ton rests. These are times of social un-
rest and impending disorder. Tnere is
no power that can deal with anarchy,
socialism and discomfort but organized
religion, which will restore morality to
society. The results of the efforts which
| have been made to throw aside Christi
anity and 1--we without it can be seen in
the present condition of society. Dis
content, hatred and profound unhappi-
ness. have studied how to briug about
a change, and while live I will labor to
| relieve the world of this terrible confu.
sion. The suffering and helplessness of
the working people Is source of great
anxiety and grief to me. Their troubles
have been largely due to the enemies of
Christian morality who want to Gee
Christian history ended and mankind re-
B.! turned to pagan life.
"There are two things in the world at
present that receive special attention
slavery and the social question. To
abolish slavery have established COL
leges and am sending out missionaries
iuto Africa. Wherever men are held in
bondage the true way to free them is to
educate and Christiaujzs them. An en-
ightened man cannot be enslaved
'For that reason shall devote the
energies of the church to the spread Of
knowledge among the poor savages.
Humanity must aid me to teach these
unfortunates and save them from slav-
cry, for the social question can only be
solved by increasing the morality of the
world. While Christian morals gov
erned there was no such condition of
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