The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
FATHER YoRKE's LETTER.
me Chancellor Writes In Regard to
the Temporal Fower Of
the Pope.

the Pope.
In answer to q recent communication
from the Rev. DR.. Wendte of Oakland the
Rev. Father Yorke writes as follows:
r. 70 the Editor Of the San Francisco Call-DEAR
SIR: IN my review of the controversy on the
second SUBJECT proposed by DR.. Wendtc l
divided the matter into relevant and irreIe-
want. The relevant matter dealt with the re-
lAlions OF church and state; the irrelevant was
made mp OF mass of subjects piled higgledy-
plggledy into controversial rub bbish heap.
The arguments on the relations between
heads: ~
A. Catholic teaching as set forth by DR..
Hehote or, What Catholics Do Not Believe.
:, b. Catholic teaching as set forth by Catho-
lies; or, What Catholics Do Believe
IN my last letter reviewed the arguments
Drought forward under subdivision A. l Will
now review the arguments brought forward
under subdivision
B. WHAT CATHOLICS DO BELIEVE.
The Cath olic teaching about church and
state is development of the words of our
caesars, and unto God the things that are
Gods" To show the truth of this assertion /
quoted from various authorities.
(d) LEO XIII.
From Pope Leo XIII | copied q clear and
unequiyocal passage declaring:
% That God had portioned the care of the
human race between two poEers-the church
and the state.
action and that each was supreme within Its
own sphere
,(3) That the salvation of souls andIthe wor-
ship OF God belonged to the church.
(4) That the civil and political order be-
longed to the state.
In reply to this declaration DR.. Wendte said
that had only cited the present Pope to show
that there was no power but from God.
He added that there was nothing in the pass
age TO which Protestant could object but he
interjected: ave deny the further dictum of
the Roman Catholic church that all human
Pope's will"
In reply, asked him where he found that re-
markable dictum that all human governments
must submit themselves to the will of the
Pope?
Dr. Wendte made answer: "Father Yorke
tried IN vain to gain entrance into the Sutro
Library"
(b) sUAREz.
l then quoted the great Jesuist publicist
Suarez to show that the Pope claimed no direct
temporal power over the world.
DR.. Wendte replied that SuareZ simply stated
afact and laid down no law.
asked Dr. Wendte if it was necessary to use
up all the auxiliary verbs IN the language, to
express an idea which was Ineligible only as
a law.
DR.. Wendte answered that Suarez believed in
killing off hereto kings.
The which belongs to the rubbish heap.
(c) MANITOBA.
In explaining Catholic teaching, had
described the indirect temporal power as that
influence Wn1Cn is Claimed by every PrQteS tRnt
preacher in America. when he tries to sway
public opinion on temporal things
DR.. Wendte replied tai at the mischief Law in
THIS and he said that an ambitious and
worldly minded clergy were arresting the de-
velopment of free institutions as for instance
in Manitoba.
1 asked him if on this continent the ambi-
uous and worldly minded clergymen were con-
fined to the Roman Catholic communion.
reminded him that his own clty of Oakland
was plag ued with swarm OF political parsons
hi
war, famine and pestilence sink into insignifi-
canoe. | informed him that the Catholics of
Manitoba were hghting for the rights guaran-
teed them by solemn treaty, and that the
preacher-ridden majority was stepped to the
lips in forgery, fanaticism and fraud
Dr.. Wendte only sighed, "With this con-
cluae my long but not ineffective reply"
(d) CARDINAL TARQUINI.
From Tarquinis institutions of Eccle siasti-
cal Law quoted the principle that civil So
clety Is In temporal things plainly independent
of the church.
DR.. Wendte retorted that there was a snake
hidden IN the definition of temporal things
and he proved the existence of the reptile by
producing notice denouncing the taxation
OF churches which he found in the old Mission
of Monterey.
quoted q Methodist Bishops denunciation
OF OF said taxation and suggested that Dr.
Wendte should include the brethren in his
patriotic structures
Dr. Wendte responded that l displayed a
deep-rooted aversion toward members of nom
(e) TEMPORAL POWER.
Suarez had stated that. the Pope claim ed
temporal power over small territory round
Rome.
DR.. Wendte evidences this claim as a
Migrant proof that the church would antag-
onlze the American Government If she could
helegated to the rubbish heap.
% BISHOP DOYLE.
quoted Bishop Doyle's evidence before the
British House of Commons in which the
obedience due by Catholics to the civil gov
ernment is defined.
DR.. Wendte asked in wonder, "Who is Bishop
The question was such "Mereators projec-
ton" of DR.. Wendte's ignorance that LETT it
unanswered and as a testimony.
But, he persisted, this only proves that
churchmen can lie when it suits them.
troversy with churchman? If we are ready