The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-03-14
THE PRISONER OF THE VATICAN.

"Oh, Dionysius, when didst thou hear
peal of hearts and hands like that
one?" The emperor on his throne, the
Shah-in-Shah, liking Of Kings the
Car of all the Russians, the absolute
Oriental despot whose nod is law for
hundred satrapies, never could COM
mand greeting such as that which
saluted the prisoner Pope in his capt.
tai on the morn of his silver jubilee.
1t was the heart greeting of whole
world, spontaneously sped forth from
every cline, and finding voice in the
cheers of a hundred thousand throats
around the worlds basilica. Those
cheers were sacred: not such as were
heard at Marengo or AusterlitZ when
the conqueror came to survey wide
field of glory, steaming with the hot
Wine of war;. They were the tribute of
souls to the greatest soul of all this
age, the transcendant Leo Stripped
as he is of all the appanages of his
monarchical dignity he is still the
greatest ruler on this globe, and this
was the fact which the coronation an
niversary illustrated before mankind,
says the Catholic Standard and Times.
| He is an italian. Another italian
| it is who by his inventive genius ell
abled our Cardinal to have the voice Of
| Catholic America join in that mighty
paean Of acclaim at the very moment
of it's utterance. The pulsation of
the wide ether is made the servant of
man by one gifted child of sunny Italy:
the greatest of all Italians needs not
even such Il magic to thrill the heart
of his universal fold. The sound of
his voice reaches to every shore and
calms every sea. Truly, fair Italy is
Il marvellous land.
1t is not true to say that, because this
wonderful Pontiff is able to sway the
spiritual life of the world, he is in Il
more envable estate than any of his
predecessors ut the zenith Of their
kingly power. 1t is grossly false He
is not free to move about his own city
or go beyond the four walls of the
Vatican. He has not condoned this
colossal wrong, nor has he assented
to the spOliatiOn of his temperatures.
He cannot become partner in ma
tional crime. He is IL poor-hearted
Catholic who looks upon the Papacy
shorll of It's immemorial Inheritance
as the Papacy in it's greatest potency
for gootl With the wolf inside the
very fold. the shepherds control can
hardly be regarded as unimpaired.
But let us take heart from the lofty
courage of Leo. Age has not chilled
his spirit. nor adversely numbed his
hope in the future. God is with His
Church. however men conspire against
| it. There were hours for it much
darker than this. and even after seven
ty years Of gloom and strife the sullen
clouds lifted and the glorious sun scat
tered them afnr OH the wings Of night.
No seraph with sword of flame stands
guard over the rapt patrimony of
Peter: European convnlslon brought
about the opportunity for it's spoiler,
and IL European CONFUSION also COM
PEELED Il previous spoiler to restore the
plumber These things must not be for
gotten when would-be sages and pro-
nhrtS talk ,rntantiOnSlv Hhn,1t tho wis.
dom Of accepting accomplished facts"
and whatever is is best" Right is
- best. justice is best: and these are en-
lW,lied in the claims of the Papacy,
never relnQuishrd hy Plus or 10y Leo.