Year: 1870

Dead Cardinal Dressed Up by a British
Special-Stnte Church Observation-Disclosures


bishop Manning nnd the Tiara- Bishop
Temples Case.


LONDON, Dec. %, 1869.


IL Is astonishing to sec what terrible rumpus


tina. respectable ana no doubt worthy Old gentle.


man, Pope Pic NOno has succeeded in kicking uD
through calling together the heads OF the Church
over which he presidcs and holding grand pow
WOW IN the good old city OF Rome. No other living
man, with the exception, probably, OF the Emperor
Napoleon, could by his individual action have so
completely upset the equanimSy OF Europe 1t is


not easy, 1t Is true to understand what particular
danger is apprehended from the Ecumencal Coun-


Cd; but whatever it may be, 1t seems, like tho
chid's ghost, to be the more dreaded because


OF the uncertainty that exists to the precise shape


in which 1t viii make It's appearance. The English


clergy and the English press are In especial exer-


csed on the subject. The former are devotlng all
the time they can spare from their own squabbles
and backbitings to prayers for Divine protection
against the Vaccinations Of the Roman Pontin and
his 'best bower" the terrible Archbishop OF West
Minister and the London journals are cxhaustlng
all the adectives IN the dictionary in anticpatory de-
nunc!aon OF all the Council is supposed TO be gong
to do To be sure the newspaper commentators on
the affairs Of the Catholic Church are somewhat
inconsistent in the course they pursue; Tor while
they labor to prevent the declaration OF the Popes
Iniallbty and the adoption or the Syllabus by the
Council they proclaim with exultatlon that such
result Of the Councils deliberations VIII assuredly
bring about the downfall Of Romanism-a consum-
maulon they very devouty desire.


The truth Is that this movement OF the Catholic
Church has aroused activity that spirit Of intoer
ancc and bigotry which has existed for ages, and
which in former days evnced itself in the liberal use
Of faggots and rebrands by whichever sect happened
for the time being to have power in their hands.
The English papers have been induced by this spirit
to send correspondents TO Rome, whose business 1t
Is to throw all kinds Of ridicule on the Council and
to indulge IN all sorts OF romancing In order to
prove that serious division exists in the Church.
In accordance with these instructions the cOrre-
SpOndent oil the london Times transmitted to That
journal spirited account OF an angry interview be-
not reach Rome until four or I'VE days after the pre-
tended dispute while the "speciar' Of the
Pal Mau Gazette made himself merry over
an imaginary revival or Babel, occasloned by the
varied pronunciatons OF Latin, and assured his
readers that the discussions in the Council could not
take place on account OF this difficulty. lie gave q
particular ana graphic description of . meeting held
Tor the purpose OF considering and endeavorlng to
remove this unforeseen obstacle to the work of the
Council, and was particularly amusing IN his sketch
OF the remarks OF well-known cardinal, at whose
house the meeting had been held and VINO had pre-
sided over It's deliberations. But unfortunately the
correspondent had fixed upon O cardinal whose
name was familiar to him, but VINO mad been dead



the English newspapers treat their readers IN their
Roman correspondence


Considering the ability, shrewdness and sound
practical judgment OF the leading men now congre-
gated III home, It will be strange they do any act
tnat will weaken their Church or bring 1t into active
conflict with any temporal power. That many OF
them earnestly desire the PRONUNCIATION OF papal
inallibnity IL unGuestonape but tncy desire Tor
the convenience OF Church discipline alone ana VIII
probably so declare 1t as to make 1t acceptable to
those who, Ike the Bishop OF Orleans fear that IL
may 90 used In tyrannical manner and may create
a nal n N tom ulI
Archbishop Manning IS painted by the opponents Of
the Roman Catholic faith as the most bind and In
rtDles to-day worries itself ana its readers
over the supposed chances OF his one day
Lonaon for Rome he expressed ine belief that the
inialllbitY OF the Holy Father IN strictly Church
matters alone was desired or desirable and regarded
the sumnoning OF the Council as an Inspiration
given TO the Pope at this particular time for The pur
pose OF harmonlzng and consolidating the Catholic
Church at moment when the most powerful OF its
enemies the Church OF England, was torn by dis.
senslons and falling to pieces oil Its own volirion
He believes that the disestablishment OF the Irish
Churh VIII certainly be followed by disestablishmcnt
in Engand, and he finds LII the numerous CONVEX
sioIs 10 Romanism daily taking place from its ranks
the nope that the High Church wall soon come over
III body to what he regards "a tho only true iaith


Tne Cnurch OF England mas certainly received
some severe blows OF late, and not the lightest OF
them has been dealt In the fight over Dr. Temple.
Notwithstanding The contemplate character OF the
opposition to the new Bishop OF Exeter, and the dis
graceful manner In which 1t was prosecuted, the
fact has been made apparent that the Crown has at
leas, the power to force upon the Church Tor the
highest positions men OF any reputation or inca
pacty, and tnat any corrupt or prOnigate monarch,


II aided by subservient ministry, could commit
such an outrage without hindranco. DR.. Temple Is
pure liberal and able Inan, but, as an English jour
nal remarks had he been the reverse or all this no
power in the Church could nave successfully resisted
his Gle vation to the sec OF Exeter. No wonder that
sensible men see on the wall the handwriting that
assures them Of the certain downfall OF q Church
thus disciplined and governed. II y DO great evil
for the Church to claim supreme authority tenn
poral STAIRS, how much greater an evil must 1t be
ior the state to rule with absolute ana tyrannical
power over spiritual aaairss