The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-09
FRANCE FACES A
BIG CHURCH WAR
Cardinal Andrew Tells His People
It's Their Duty to Disobey OBJ
noxious Laws-Defes Court.
ne Most nrunar,ry Lighted

PARIS, July 9-Trouble. trouble
toil and bubble! This line Of the
bard of Avon might well be the mot
now takes the place of the milled
edges on coins: "Liberte. Egalite.
Fraternite"
Beset on all sides by a discontinued
soldiery. jeering citizenry. an +
told-you-so" journalism, an anarchy in-
clined working class, bitterly split
up legislature, not 10 mention never
ending list of strikes, the government
Is now on the ragged edge OF another
religious controversy as hot and
yengeful as was that of 1904. That
row, II will be remembered. ended la
the separation of church and state
and the abrogation OF the Napoleon
Pope concordat of 1901.
The prosecution OF Cardinal Andrl-
en- OF Bordeaux will tell the tale. II
the government backs down, little
harm will be done save that It adds
another cause for being blamed for
wishy-washiness But n may save it
self, a more serious affair.
Declares Laws Are Bad.
Some time ago Cardinal Andrieu
In q sermon to his new congregation
In the cathedral at Bordeaux declared
that the laws OF France were bad, and
that when one found them clashing
with the interests OF church and fam
lily, one owed himself the duty 10 dis
obey them.
For this speech he was brought be-
fore the judge of instruction at Bor-
deaux for an explanation. He gave
IL. IL was short and TO the point Said
he:
II recognize no man-made justice in
the control OF the affairs OF my do
cese. | recognize no human censor
what I say concerns my conscience
the pope and God.
Il do not recognize the right OF the
French government 10 prosecute me
because OF an alleged disobeyance OF
an article called the law OF separation.
This law does not exist so far as Cain
olics are concerned. since their gu
preme chief has condemned II many
times as hostile TO the authority and
liberty OF the church.
Does Not Fear Arrest.
Il do not fear your arrests nor your
judgments which are. at most, epheu-
eral. There is always a rehearing be-
fore Him whose decisions are justice
itself and always without appeal.
II beg OF you. in consequence. TO
remember that If the prosecution con
tinues against me. | shall allow you TO
take judgment by default. For re.
gard as incompetent the tribune which
shall Judge me. deriving It's POWER as
X does from a law manifestly contrary
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Christian conscience"
The hearing over, the cardinal
walked from the court room, head
erect, TO hear loud cries OF Long
live the CARDINAL The next step Will
be to summon the cardinal before the
court OF correction, but as indicated
by his speech before the Judge Of in.
struction. he will not be present to d.
fend himself
Great Controversy Imminent.
What can the government do
Plainly the cardinal has told IL TO 60
ahead and do what IL would; that he
didn't recognize IL as having the right
Should the verdict OF the court be-
against him, Catholics will consider ID
as against the church. and the second
great controversy will be on. AS
said In the beginning. II the govern.
ment drops the affair. another contin
gent viii laugh the laugh OF derision
The matter has created the biggest
kind OF stir at the vatican. AS a
matter OF fact, the Catholic press OF
the whole Of Europe Is talking thu
case over
The pore himself considers the ao.
ton OF the French government as
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the church. and is greatly displeased