The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-07-04
Are and of Right Ought to Be- Words
Found Traceable to Pope Boniface
WILL, A. D. 1900.
What the Noted Catholic Historian Has to
Say Of One Of the Most Maligned
of All the Popes.

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genius which wsshaVe been taught has
come straight down from the forests
of ancient Germany through the God,
favored, even If not historically inde-
terminate. Anglo.Saxons.
But before we lay that fattering
JUNCTION to our souls we must read
again tho account of that notable
dfamss of A.D.130o, i'm which the leads
ing parts were player by Pope Boni-
face VIII. and Philip the Fair OF
France, neither of whom boasted a.
drop of English or Anglo.Saxon blool
in his veins. The French King claimed
to be independent of. all human au-
thority. Boniface, replying with his
characteristic force and directness,
said: Let not the French say III
their pride that they have no superior.
They lie. Quia dc jure sunt ct esse
debent sub rege Romano ct Impera-
tore. For the right they are and
ought to be subject to the Roman
King and the Emperor3'" 50;
ut would seem then" thus the
comment of the editor of the Re.
searches, that the phrase has his.
tory antedating modern times and run.
ming wholly clear of English tradl.
tions."
The Rev. DR.. William Barry, at the
present moment perhaps the most
widely known English Catholic liter
airy man and historical writer, in his
sketch of Bonifacc VIII, has this to
say of the famous Bull, Clericis Lai-
cos, over which there has been SO
much contention by modern histor-
ians. While most writer's have con-
sidered II to be the very climax of
Papal pretension. contending that It's
acceptance should be the death-bloW
to all national feelings and conse.
qucntly to the spirit of true patriotism
and liberty, DR.. Barry has found quite
another meaning in 1t we'll worth re,
calling, especially here in America.
"lmprudcnt. hcadlong." says the doc
tor "but in it's main contention found.
cd on history. this extraordinary State
paper declared that the laity had al.
ways been hostile TO the clergy, and
wero SO now as much as ever. But
they possessed no jurisdiction over
the persons. no claims on the proper.
ty of the Church, though they had
dared to exact a tenth, nay. even q
half. Of its income for secular objects,
and time-serving prelates had not re.
sisted. Now. on no title whatsoever
from hcnceforth should such taxes be
levied without permission of the Holy
Sec. Every layman. though king t;r
emperor. receiving these moneys, fell
by that very act under anathema; ev.
cry churchman paying them was de.
posed from his Office: universities.
guilty of the like offence were struck
with in'erdict. y,
"Robert Of Winchelsea. Langton's
successor AS Primate, shared Lang.
toms views. He was at this moment
in Rome. and had doubtless urged
Boniface to come to the rescue of /;
frightened, downtrodden clergy whom
Edward ! would not otherwise regard.
In the Parliament at Bury this very
year, the clerics refused to make a
grant. Edward sealed up their barns.
The Archbishop ordered that in every
cathedral the Pope's Introduction
should be read. Hereupon the CHIEF
justice declared the whole clergy out.
lawed; they might be robbed or muir.
deref without redress. Naturally, not
few gave way; a fifth and then 4
fourth of their revenue was yielded up.
But Archbishop Robert alone. with all
the prelates, except Lincoln against
him and the Dominicans preaching at
Paul's cross on behalf Of the king,
stood out, lost his lands, was banished
to a country parsonage. War broke
out in Flanders. It was the saving Of