Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1902-08-05

Ster ut etn bf0alterllfer Mrtitel
ans DER vgccleiiaitical Hepien", elmer
nortreffliben tbeoIogiiden Wonats.
ibrift:
THE FRIARS' QUESTION.
Scripta manent. The printed utter
ances of our Catholic journals on the
subjects of the Philippine friars show
that editors also may be deceived.
Whilst it is always possible and good
form to acknowledge an error, there
is little or no apology to be made and
accepted for wanton personal attacks
upon high officials, whether in the
State or in the Church, made on the
basis of partial and uncertain reports.
Such irresponsible language is likely
to lower the estimate which many UNI
prejudiced Americans have OF the
Catholic Church, it is also apt to de-
feat the purpose Of benefiting the in
terests of the friars by provoking the
just resentment of the officials in
whose hands the settlement of the diff
ficulties Is placed. Rome in it's deaf
ings with the Taft commission has
shown a very different spirit-alto-
gether temperate and conciliatory,
without sacrificing any principle. And
Rome is in possession Of the facts.
That ought to be a lesson to those
who are responsible Tor the reckless
charges of bigotry against persons
who in fact have shown themselves
well-disposed to see justice done to
Catholics, whilst they were not blind
to the actual condition of things in
the Philippines. Some of those
things are humiliating enough, and
they suggest that we would do well
to look to things that need correction
to the Catholic cause from the prac
tice of white-washing ruins under the
plea that they were at one time de-
stined to and did serve as part of the
general structure of the Church. The
decayed material should be thrown
out of the Church, and it behooves us
who dwell in the Church to do it.
Gle Mnii6ten Der ,gccleliaitical
Hepicm" iiuo lebr 81 bebouern mo
meroen oilf obne 3peiiel BON Der
fatboliiben Ereiie wioerlegt Derben.
Die yHepieD" beihuloigt Die fatbo-
liibe Ereiie. bohe 9eamte i'm Staate
mo in Der Stride auf un5uoerlaiiige
uno parteiiihe 9eri6te bin mutb-
milig angegriffen 5u baben.
9Ieie gnflage bate Dor cineln
balben Sabre nit einem Shein BON
@laubwiiroiefeit erboben meroel
fonncm; ollein beute, % Die Sbat'
iadeu oiienfunbig Dor aaer angen
liegen, lit lie unmogli6 geporoen.
Gie G~reianiiie, Die ieit iener 3eit ans
5agesliht famen, baben Die fatbo,
liibe Freiie pouitdnOig gere6tfertigt,
uber Die SlGBe Der 9eamten IN Staat
,lno Stride aufgeoedt.
Sic sGccleiiaitical Repiep" meint,
Die tiihne Spruhe, meihe Die fatbo.
liihe Yreiie gegen uniere Gllturs
fampfer IN Den Bbilippinen gefilhrt,
f0nnte ben porurtbeilsfreien Imeri.
%fancrn Die quite Meinung rauben, Die
iie bis ieet bon Der fatbolilhen STRIDE
batten. 9as lit Elm GROCER sSrrtbum.
@cnn bieie porurtbeilololen Nmeri-
faner nur cinen Silnten BON Siltg'
feits. uno 0erebtigfeitsgefiibl in lif
baben, merDen tie Die fatbolii6e
Yreiie fir ibre Saltmg in Der Ybi.
lippinen. 6raee bohldaBen, sic Seq.
mer oieier EreIle aber geringidaBen.
Die ieinolihe Saltirng Der fatbo'
ltihen Sreiie, meiut Die sRepiem",
lperoe Die 9llten @biibten unlerer
9enmten 5u @umiten Der Blonde ito.
rem. mo ibren eeredlten untpiaen
berporrufen. 8 nie ungliidlit
mare Die fatboliihe Stride III oielem
2anSe, menn Tie lit uuf Die 8naoe
unb oen guten @ilen Der geamten
p~erIoiicu miiBte! 9ieien Sflapen-~
linn baben ole amerifaniiben &atbo.
liten nod nitt. Sic perlangen feline
@naoe, lie ioroern ibre &edte. 0as
benefit Die Sooeration Der tatboii.
iden 8ereiue, melhe beablihtigen
nit Guti6icoeubeit fiir Die Hette Der
aatbolifen aIf3utreten.
Die ,Hepiep" Weiit Die fatboliide
Erciie olf Den feinen oiplomatiiden
Con bin, ben Hom I'M Serfebr nit
Der Sait.Gommiiiion bemieieH. an
oieier r0miihen S0ilihfeit, meint tie,
ioate Die fatboliihe Ereiie ein get.
ipiel ncbmen. Sit bas mirflih ernit
qemeint? Sas Sprihmort ia9t
mobl: . alter idiist Dor Sborbcit
niht"; ober bier iiible ih mid ge'
neigt, orS3uruien: 9ie Sbeologie
idJiist Dor Sborbeit nibt.
Mcrft oenn Die rGccleiioitical
@cpiem" ni6t. ouB Mom ali cirlem
onocrn Stanopmft Iteben nnlB, uls
nnicrc fatboIiihe Greiie? Ser
Stonbpunft elmer fGmlpienoen Irnlee
nnb Der Stonopumft Der Siplomaten
Die iiber SrieOen ober 8aiicnitia.
iinno beratbem lit bod, bimmelwcit
peritieocu2 Die tampienoe Irutee
mulB lid, iiber Die biplomutiiden Sof'
lidteitsformeH binwegieBen. gber
ba3 Icrgltc fommt crit.
Sic weiit nun bin alif Ole WiB.