The Roman Catholic Question
| Preis: | 20.95 EUR* (inkl. MWST zzgl. Versand - Preis kann jetzt höher sein!) |
| Versand: | 0.00 EUR Versandkostenfrei innerhalb von Deutschland |
| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Author, Unknown) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from The Roman Catholic Question: A Copious Series of Important Documents, of Permanent Historical Interest, on the Re-Establishment of the Catholic Hierarchy in England, 1850-1 The Editor of the series of pamphlets on the Roman Catholic Question, in bringing his labours to a conclusion, cannot refrain from making a few reflections on the present aspects and prospects of the interests involved in the contest which has shaken the kingdom from its propriety, and well-nigh put in jeopardy the progress of its constitutional government The Editor, however, deems it necessary to state, for the first time, that he is, from long ancestral descent, a Protestant; he was born, baptised, and educated in the Established Church, and amidst his very numerous relatives he does not remember a single instance of a contrary character; thus much for the Editor´s predilections as to education and relative associations. In reference to the Apostolic Letter of Pope Pius the Ninth, and the Pastoral of Cardinal Wiseman, the Editor feels there are expressions which, to a Protestant influenced by a prescribed form of educational notions as to Christian observances and principles, are naturally calculated, if viewed through a civil and political aspect, to offend his opinions and excite his prejudices. Still the Editor feels that if these documents had been treated in the sense they were, to his judgment, evidently intended to be by the authors, strictly in a spiritual sense and applied to the members of the Roman Catholic Church in our common country, the agitation which has unhappily existed for so lengthened a period would never have arisen. He must express his conviction that the letter of Lord John Russell to the Bishop of Durham was a most unfortunate document to emanate from the First Minister of the Crown of these Realms - from one who, in his civil and political position, should have felt the necessity of his being, under any circumstances, an impartial observer of events, and who was bound in duty to his Sovereign as well as his countrymen to refrain from leading the Protestant portion of the kingdom into direct antagonism and uncharitable contrast with a third of the subjects of our beloved Queen. His lordship´s letter appears the more marvellous when it is viewed as emanating from one who, ever since his first entrance upon the stage of political life, has been considered a sincere advocate of civil and religious liberty. It is lamentable to reflect how he has tarnished all his former laurels, and, it is to be feared, to a considerable extent destroyed his future usefulness as a member of the Legislature. It is not too much to assert, that the greater portion of the excitement has had its origin in this letter; and, however just the noble lord might at the time have considered his reflections, the Editor must assert his conviction, that the author of it must now regret its publication; at a period, too, when we, as a nation, are inviting people of all climes and of every variety of creed to visit our shores in generous emulation and fraternal harmony - how much more strange and ungenerous must such a letter appear! The Editor does not feel inclined, neither is he qualified, to enter at any length into the religious arguments of the question, still he feels assured that the benign precepts of Christianity have been lamentably violated during the unfortunate agitation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
* Preis kann jetzt höher sein. Den aktuellen Stand und Informationen zu den Versandkosten finden sie auf der Homepage unseres Partners.
Folgende Produkte könnten dir ebenso gefallen
