POWERS OF THE POPE.



the allegiance of subjects and citizens. We need
not go to ancient records to prove it. We need not
seek examples in the distant past to illustrate it.
In our own day, and on our own continent, has the
attempt to exercise it been witnessed. When the
republic of New Grenada nobly abolished Church
tithes, established free schools, and attempted to
separate Church and State, the present Pontiff
hurled his bull against that republic. Here is his
language:
  "We disapprove of all those things which have
been done by the rulers of the republic, against the
religion, the Church and her laws, pastors and
ministers, andl against the rights and authority of
MAi8 chair of blessed Ureter. We raising, with apos-
tolic liberty, our pastoral voice, in this your most
illustrious assembly, do cen8ure, condemn, and
declare utterly null and void, all the aforesaid
decree8, which have, so much to the contempt of the
ecclesiastical authority of this holy see, and to the
loss and detriment of religion and of the holy
prelates, BEEN THERE FNAcUED BY THE CIVIL POWER.'
  Here the enactments of the civil power are by
the Pope annulled by the raising of his pastoral
voice ; and you will tell us that the Pope claims no
temporal power, nor right to interfere with indepen-
(lent governments.  Evade the question of the
temporal plower you may. In ambiguous terms you
may deny it; but, in the language of Browuson,
"it will ever loom up," in its stern and withering
aspect, and in direct contradiction to your evasions,
will it thunder its arrogant and dangerous claim
and denials, will it thunder to unrivalled and ani-
versal supremacy and power. Heard with submis-
sive awe in other lalnrls. it is hiwhed here, Neeanue its



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