The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-14
Pitiul Exhibition Of Bigotry Following Mon
arch's Presence at REQUIEM Mass
For Don Carlos.
Growing Belief That the Accession Declara-
ton Will Be Discussed by the
Present Ministry.

ever body it is displayed, ENC we have
no doubt that this resolution of the
Protestant Alliance will receive the
contempt it merits
The Kings action is unn1istakable
evidence of the change which has
come over the English nation in it's at
titude towards the Catholic faith. Fiji
ty or sixty years ago no Hing of Eng
land would have dared to do what
King Edward did on Saturday with
perfect ease and confidence. Last Sat-
urday's event will be memorable one
in the history of British Protestant
ism. 1t was practically the ending Of
one of the most familiar, offensive and
discreditable features Of that Protest
antism. And its ending will be a bless
ing to Protestants even more than to
Catholics, for from it will result to them
a softening of manners, a broadening
have been very much to seek amongst
them, and the absence Of which has
made their name a bywurd amongst
all civilized peoples. The Evanyelicals
will make q great noise, rs they did,
SO Intellectually, at the time of Catholic
emancipation eighty years ago. and as
since, but it will be noise and nothing
more. The nation will not respond and
the Responsiveness of the nation will
tell benefcially on these champions Of
bigotry, narrow mindedn=ss and relig-
ious persecution.
The presence of the King at the
Requiem Mass and the devout manner
in which he and her gracious Majesty
the Queen-we are credihly Informed
that she made pious use of Catholic
prayer book during the Mass-assisted
in the sanctuary, will have recalled
to every thinking man in the country
the blasphemous accession declaration
which wounds so unjustifiab!y, so sore
ly and so barbarously the millions Of
his Majesty's loyal Catholic subjects.
The Kings action on Saturday is plain
ly contradictory Of that declaration,
and tive Kings action has the warm
sanction and approval of the great bulk
Of the nation. Has not tlle time come,
then, we ask, when an end should be
made Of this declaration? There is
some talk of the Orange members rails
ing discussion in parliament on the
Kings action. Ministers will, doubt
less. put every obstacle in the way of
such a discussion, for the sake of the
good name of the country. But if the
discussion is, Notwithstanding, raised,
the Catholic members WILL we hope,
take advantage of it to discuss the ac-
cession declaration. The present min
istry. which is so keen OF remedying
many dubious grievances, may fairly
be expected to give serious attention
to this admitted grievance.
The statute to which the Protestant
Alliance have just called the attention
Of the King was passed in 1859. The
clause in question (Clause - reads as
follows: Whereas, it hath been found
by experience that it is inconsistent
with the safety and welfare Of this
Protestant kingdom to be governed by
a Popish Prince, or by any King or
Queen marrying a Papis:, the said
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and
Commons, do further pray that it may
be enacted that all and every person
and persons that is, are or shall be
reconciled to or shall hold communion
with the See or Church CT Rome, or
shall profess the Popish religion, OF
shall marry Papist, shall be excluded
and be forever incapable to inherit
possess or enjoy the croy1 and gov.
eminent of this realm ard Ireland
and the dominions thereunto belong
ing, Or any part of the same, or to
have, use Or exercise any regal power,
authority or jurisdiction within the
same; aud IN all and every such case