About His Holiness Pope Pius Ix. and the Temporal Rights of the Holy See; As Involving the Religious, Social, and Political Interests of the Whole World,cby ... the Approbabation of the Lord Bishop of Be
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859. Excerpt: ... HIS HOLINESS PIUS IX. AND THE TEMPOEAL EIGHTS OF THE HOLY SEE. I. When our adorable Lord and Saviour made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and the whole air rang with the hosannas of the multitude, some of the Pharisees said to Him, "Master, rebuke thy disciples;" and He replied, "If these shall hold their peace the stones will cry out." If I may with reverence adopt those words of my divine Master, I would say, that on the occasion on which we are met together, if we were to keep silence, the stones would cry out. Yes, the very stones would reproach us! The consideration of the position of our holy and venerable Pontiff at this moment of trial is enough to cause emotion in the most stony of hearts. I say, moreover, that if we were silent on the subject of the temporal interests of the Papacy at this time, the stones of our old abbeys, whether in the sweet meadow, by the meandering stream under the shady trees, or in the midst of towns, where the houses cluster round them; the stones of our old cathedrals which our Catholic ancestors built; and the stones of our parish churches, which their piety also raised and endowed, and by the side of which their bones repose, (God in His mercy rest their souls!) all these stones would call out against us. I say, too, that the stones of the halls where our children play, and the hearth-stones round which they gather; yes, and the buildings where our citizens meet together in social and friendly intercourse; and the stones of old St. Stephen's, or of that newer building which has taken its place, where our parliament now meets to legislate for the country's weal, they would reproach us too. _ By this metaphor, I mean to assert that the temporal rights of the Holy See are most intimately connected with our dearest a...
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