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position to the Catholics as formulated IN
the celebrated Falk laws, 90 called from
the name Of DR.. Falk. their author. was the
result Of two movements antagonistic 70
each other, yet working TO q common end.
When Plus I called the council which put
forth the dogma Of infallibility, Prince
Chlodwig Hohenlohs and DR.. Joseph Igna
thus Won Doilinger formed a party among
the Bavarian Catholics ia opposition, which
eventually became that section known as
Old Catholics The distinguishing plank
in their PLATFORM to use phrase which
thoroughly expresses the idea sought to be
conveyed, was O denial Of this dogma.
In point of fact this denial was really an
expression Of opposition to the claims Of the
papacy TO temporal power. It was the de-
sire Of DR.. Dollinger, who was the brains Of
the whole movement, that the pope should
become the spiritual sovereign Of the Cath
Ole world, and that he should, SO to speak.
modernize the theory Of the papacy ia &C.
cordance with the change brought about by
the greater freedom Of the people, On the
other hand the Ultramontane party be
lieved 1t was right for the papacy 10 insist
more strongly than ever on all powers ever
held by it. AS we all know, the Ultramon-
tame councils prevailed, and the Old Catho-
lies were thrown into direct opposition.
Count Won Bismarck, in his desire to es-
tablish an imperial government in Ger
many with as much absolute power as be
dared give TO it, found himself face to face
with the movement going on Ia men S
minds In the direction Of greater freedom.
He sought and found in the Catholic church
that sop which he might throw TO the
growing Cerberus Of the people in order to
divert their minds from what was being
done He took advantage Of the Old Cath
olic movement to increase the opposition
to the papacy, and then TO the Falk laws
sacrificed the interests Of the Catholics who
were loyal TO the pope. 1t was skillfully
done, and Pious TX was powerless
When Leo XIII was elected, he found
himself face to face with the Falk laws,
then In full force But the oppression Of
the Catholics in Germany had weakened
the hold Of all religious bodies on the peo
pie, and this in turn had given strength to
the propaganda of the socialists.
Leo XIII saw his opportunity and wrote
his eneyclical letter on socialism. Prince
Bismarck found an ally where be least ex-
| pected one. He was unable to refuse the
/ help offered, and oncemore theprince chan
/ cellor and the papacy were working side by
i side From this as a starting point Leo
/ XIII, as the months rolled by, made adj
vance after advance until Prince Bismarck,
protesting he would not Ego to Canossa, =
found himself before the castle gates. The
/ Falk laws were abrogated, bit by bit, until
they disappeared, and the triumph Of Leo's
diplomacy was complete.
Pope Leois eneyclical Of 1884, in which he
took up the socialism Of the day in Amer.
lea, his action Ia the case of DR.. McClynn
OF New York and the appointment Of Car.
dinal Satoli to the post Of papal delegate
10 America are too we'll remembered to
call for more than passing mention.
Pope Leo celebrated two juhilees, the
FIRST Ia 1883 Ia COMMUNICATION Of the 10th
anniversary Of his elevation to the priest
hood. and the second IN 1893 on the both an
niversary Of his being raised 70 the rank q
| Leo's Daily life.
Pope Leo XIII passed the most Of bis
time, while head Of the church, In the Nati
can, the Official residence Of the pontih. II
fact II used TO be said that he never left ths
Vatican for fear 81 being feared by thI
Roman populace. It Is, however, believed
by many that he decve about the streets b.
! night Ia closed carriage. A few year
ago, VIXEN bis brother was dying In til
Palazzo Barborini, the pope went to sel
him.
The Vatican IS an enormous structure
1t Is said to contain 1900 rooms. It's mu
scum Is one Of the most celebrated In TIL
world It contains the finest statuary
greatest paintings and the most valuable
books, both printed and in manuscript
that its occupants have been able to collect
and many Of them are freely shown to visit
ors.
Leo's sleeping room was large, bar
apartment, with a high ceiling and tilee
hoor, unvexed by covering Of any kind Ii
the summer. It's sole contents are said &
have been a small iron bedstead, littll
table, writing desk, a priedieux and few
chairs In winter time two or three rug
were laid on the stone floor, and the bed
stead was shut of from the rest OF tn
room BY curtain.
Leo rose every morning at about 6 O'Clock
and in the dress of an ordinary priest saiC
mass in his private chapel att When thi
mass was finished, another was said by !
minor ecclesiastic, to which the pope lis
tened while kneeling. These deyotion
lasted until or o'clock, when he partool
of a cup Of chocolate or coffee with bread
and then began the work of the day Ell
examined documents Of various sorts AMI
dispatched such correspondence as awaite,
his attention till IL Then after partakinl
Of q light broth, which sufiiced till Dime
TING. cana general business and the recel