The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-12

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INN CATHOLIC CHURCH n 4 y !
AND FRENCH GOVERNMENT i J n :: z
Wa printed sorio weeks ago an a tl 81 q
witch rave tia view Of sthe Frenelt5 f TO-!
Gals VINO are supporting N. NVonpt'es lln
ihis u Yfort a y expel the iii chartsred re- III
iigbus atlons and to tlls discs plsll
lths church, by repeallng the cofco1rdas =
tsoi. Y 4. y Il IL. st 81 III " "A
o.day We print the Pope's a allo ' cut'on
Ito$ tbs cardinals III order that an a ~.
,tatlve statement may be gtven OF me ,lae
of Inc Roman Catholic chnrcsi III t l,
controversy. rho antmus aEainls'tt q; th r.
church ms been carried so far that nat al
crucifixes and religious paintings f's nave
beer, Van f,ot Il, the law courts " a net
dc tl,s Chamber Of Deputies Commenting t'l'1l1l
on tiiis. THO Pope said IN his alloeu.'on;
Il OIL ma we'll aware venerable br cyl IL
rsn. fhstY "a have III View that nation,
noble amongst Catholic nations. W a'fll' 2
for d ions time past has let Y loose y, . y
widespread hostility again rel Elon. ~
a,,dSnity Of tho wicked has Sons 80 s.
as drive from, the schools q, any lily
courts the Image Of 1Idn1 no ~ te
ties with which the church is oppressed
those which most strongl tlrge US US 70 {!
speak are hindrances OF nll sorts WHICH llt'
are being placed II, tho way OF the .cf '
5tlon 81 bishops. And we see tina T still
mora serious ones arc In cont efnplla ~ AZ
For Stf,ls wnrfnrelt Is 3.{ tinnec essnryF 70 70
seek any other cause but that which we We;
''''s go iii, THE CoNcoRDAT.
As% thu responsibility OF these measures l
has teei,giaid ut tho door Of he Holy So,
which III accused Of having VIC latcdS tl,c
,Concortlnt. the Pope thought It was neces--.
aarvathat IA should repudiate this accusnS
zion, "a / dishonest as 1t was untrue, be-
.fore an assembly OF the Sacred Coll oge.,
His Holiness then proceeded TO Y recall ~
the 3circumstances in which the Concord ~!
wa I entered into by Plus VA. and me
French Eoy ernnent Of n tho day With u i Y !.
view ( to a rcpa rAng the DANA 90 suffered
BY the ciiurcl, OF France ana OF ST 9Th
ierinE hersfor the future by the pr tecll t,l
OF tho law. = 4; II H. R, I,
His Holiness next pointed out That VIVA.
were sailed the organic articles were ,l adueo
afterwards BY the arbitrary Will OF the ne
civil power Not only did Plus IL PRO.
test against that addition at the rnom .s
4 tE$g WA n made but his X 81 ccessors had
seized b every opportunity to protest Il en-
crRetically aguinst these artlc les III
And most rightly so. 10 convince GU r.
selves 1 of ssthls It Is sufficient to con-.
slider the nature OF this law. We say
Gthis law and not sthls convention IS 80
the consent. or tho sovereign pom tits va 9
never given to IT. 5 n VI s3
That law 4 II no way concerns the PUBLIC
safety,$whic CHI was the question dealt With
riSthe first, article Of the Concordat
doubt had the organic articles
remained within tho sphere OF reg ulatiol,s
for the public safety, the church iml Nd x
full Of I tho engagements& into which she
had entered, would have acce :! and
observed them. But these articles decide
on8 questions OF discipline in the church,
and oven. on questions Of doctr ine. e hey
are:f3 on several points. III con 70 dictlon
with tie .oncordat Itself and & fterShav:-S
Ing abragated \ g. great part 81 Il the #5ad-
van lagos (which had been agreed 81 I'm
favor q 81 ~ Catholic interests, II they u cl aim
for the @ctvil n power the n ights Of the
esiaatidsI power It Is, thoref ore, " no
longer protect ION which avail Is the church.
but 81 avery ii; %
Ct that u; es g III .lls
exception, the field Of which does 81 No not
stretch far, the State declares rs that lls
power does not 20 beyond nat \. al y y hcn
touches the superria tural ne of the chur 81,
Is outside The utmost limits q me o'Yll
authority. 333 d ii,. IN
On this point, the more easily 70 en-
sure concord, the$ church YIELDS some
what OF the riEor g = e. IL risntsi s.,s
grants the STATE 1he powsr e ta ahai il'o Se
e MN ,HM This mower Clearly cannot he
Al 4 IA ting With canonical Institution. no
al esta = bi,sh anvona inIthat sacred dignity,
ana - uivo KIM 30 = sr co1nmens urate with
4hs = = chi 4, q right SO much the
eh u own that she could not com
inut't .ha agt,al raa cons ~ her divine
ns Nm on results then that the nom
mai IA, :, acnorded the state can only
moan the right to indicate ana present
,t.se si,ai, Il Ia ~ ia dignity Of the
l e,,srona to- r. A finding him worthy 81