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| freedom. intellectual and spiritual as well
! rs political, while the wit Of its people was
proverbially keen and their nationality |
was jealous "a well as strong The Papacy |
| may call itself universal; in reality II IA
Italian. During it's sojourn in the French |
dominons the Popes were French: other
wise they have been Italians. native or
domced, with the single exception Of
the Flemish Adrian W. thrust into the
chair Of st. Peter by his pupil, Charles W.
and by the Italians treated with contumey
IA an alien intruder The great majority
Of the Cardinals always has been and still
is Italian. National susceptbilites. there
fore were pretty sure TO be aroused, In
meeting the difficulties OF her new situa-
ton Rome has shown a certain measure
Of pliability. She has not thrust the in
tolerance and obscurantism Of the cncyc-
heal in the face Of the disciples OF jefferson.
She has paid all due homage torepublican
institutions. alien though they are TO her
own spirit, ~ her uniform action In Eu-
ropean politics hitherto has proved. She
has made little show OF relics. She has
abstained from miracles. The alteration
OF Mary and tho saints. though OF course
fully maintained appears to be less promi-
nent. Compared with the medieval ca
thedra and It's multiplicity OF side chapels.
affairs and images the Cathedral at New
York strikes one as the temple Of some
what rationalized version. Against Pun-
tan intolerance Of popery. II any remnant
Of It remained the Catholic vote has been
a sufficient safeguard. To part OF the
American people, especially to wealthy
New York, the purple Of the cardinalate
and the pomp Of Catholic worship have
, Of late been by no means uncongenial Yet
, between the spirit Of American nationality.
even In the most devout Catholic, and that
, Of the Jesuit or the native negeman OF
, Rome, there cannot fail to be an opposi-
, ton more or less acute. though It may be
, hidden az far as possible under decent
veil This was seen I'm the case OF Father
Hecker. who had begun his career as
, Socialist al Brook Farm. and as convert
TO Catholicism founded missionary order,
the keynote Of which was that mans
, life in the natural and secular order OF
, things ia marching toward freedom and
personal independence. This he described
, rs a radical change. and radical change
, It undoubtedly was from the sentiments
and tho system Of Ioyola. Condemna-
, ton by Rome could not fail 10 follow Edu-
, cation has evidently been the scene OF a
subterranean conflict between the Jesuit
and the more liberal. or what ia much the
same thing. the more American section.
, Tho American and liberal head Of
college has been deposed ENJOYS have
come out from Rome 70 arbitrate and
compose. Some OF the Catholic prel
ates. II appears, are very willing TO
show their liberality by cooperating in
charitable work with the clergy Of Prot
estant churches; others decline that as
eociation. One prelate. at all events, Is
an active politician and a conspicuous
worshipper Of the flag Others strictly
cOnfne themselves TO the ecclesiastical
sphere. The aity In general seem TO take
little account Of these variations. regard
ing them rather as personal pecularties
than as divisions OF the Church. In the
American or any other branch OF the Roman
Catholic Church freedom OF inquiry and
advance in thought are Of course impos-
sible. Nothing Is possible but immobility.
or reaction such as that OF the Syllabus.
DR. Brownson, Ike Hecker a convert.
showed after his conversion something
Of the spirit Of free inquiry belonging to
his former state, though rather in the line
OF philosophy than in that Of theology,
properly speaking But II heever departed
from orthodoxy he returned to It and
made perfectly edifying end.
In our survey Of the religious world we
are apt to leave ont OF sight a fourth
part or moro OF Christendom When the
Anglican Bishops some years ago were
challenged 10 say whether they were or
we're not in communion with the Eastern
Church, that is with the Church Of Russia.
their answer was IN effect that the Eastern
Church was 30 remote that they could not
tell The Russian Church has been and
is. in truth remote from the life. the
progress, the thought, and the controversies
Of the other members Of Christendom.
1t has passed through no crisis. under
gone no change analogous either 10 the
Reformation or 10 the Roman Catholic
reaction. Such conflicts or controversies
as IL has had have been ceremonial, not doc
trinal or spiritual It's great reformer. II
he can be so called. Neon, was n thorough
going ceremoniaist and initiated no doc
trinal innovation. The movement Of its
nonconformists, the Starovers, is not
counterpart of that Of Protestant non
Conformsta, but a rtualisto reaction
It differs thcologically from the Roman
Catholic and the Anglican churches on
the article in the Greed respecting the pro-
cession Of the Holy Ghost But its more
practical grounds Of difference probably
are its adherence Of images and OF instru-
mental music and it's practice OF baptism
, hv immersion. II Is more sacramental
, than the Roman Catholic Church. admins
tering the Eucharist as well IA baptism
, to infants. While il abhors images. II
aiores pictures, provided they are ar
: Chaic and not works Of art. having an in
stinctve perception Of the tendency Of
, art 10 open the door for humanity. But
, I, is less sacerdotal. compulsory marriage
Of the clergy. instead Of Celbacy, being
, its rule. Monastic II is but its monachism
{. &C tho Eostern and eronitIc tvDe not