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The Pope, the Kings and the People (Volume 2); A History of the Movement to Make the Pope Governor of the World of a Universal Reconstruction of ... Syllabus to the Close of the Vatican Council - Softcover
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. 1877. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. How far has the Vatican Movement been a Success, and how far a Failure?--As to Measures of the Nature of Means a Success--As to Measures of the Nature of Ends hitherto a Failure--Testimony of Liberal Catholics to the one, and of Ultramontanes to the other--Apparatus of Means in Operation for the Ultimate End of Universal Dominion--Story of Scherr as an Example of the Minority--Different Classes of those who 'Submit'--Condition and Prospects of the Two Powers in Italy--Proximate Ends at present aimed at--Control of Elections--Of the Press--Of Schools--Problem of France and Italy--Power of the Priests for Disturbance--Comparison between Catholic and Non-Catholic Nations for last Sixty Years--Are Priests capable of fomenting Anarchical Plots?--Hopes of Ultramontanes rest on France and England--The Former for Military Service, the Latter for Converts--This hope Illusory. "DEFORE allowing ourselves to form any opinion on the- question how far the attempt to place all authorities under the Pontiff has been a failure and how far a success, it is necessary that, in our own thoughts, two classes of measures should he set well apart. If we look only at measures which the leaders of the movement regarded in the light of ends, it is easy to pronounce it an utter failure, as most Italians and many of other nations have done. If, on the other hand, we look only at measures which the leaders regarded in the light of means, it is easy to proclaim, as all the voices of the Vatican have proclaimed, that so far the movement has been a success, wondrous even to the point of being manifestly divine. In most wars, and in all sieges, generals are liable to the reproach of failure up to within a short time of the decisive victory. Meanwhile, they may have perfectly ac...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150846399
- ISBN 13 9781150846397
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages186
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