Clash Over Falck Laws and Catholic Rights Across Europe
A column argues over Prussian Falck Laws and Catholic rights, noting German Vienna and Austrian reforms, while criticizing church state clashes. It cites Duke of Norfolk, Prince Bismarck, and a Spain context, and condemns exhumation orders affecting civil marriages as echoing past persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
Duke of Norfolk
Michaud
Prussia
Vatican
Germany
Austria
France
Prince Ismarck
M. Karl Blind
Spain
Intolerance Toward Romanists Threatens Civilisation
A harsh critique claims stolid intolerance among Catholics hampers progress, citing Father O Keeffe as evidence of Papal tyranny in Ireland. It asserts Catholic areas like Liverpool and Glasgow exhibit bias and crime rates, urging reasonable behavior before seeking sympathy.
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O’keeffe
Ireland
Liverpool
Glasgow
The Churchyard Controversy and Clerical Factionalism
A London telegraph summarizes pressure from clergy and peers opposing any encroachment on churchyard rights. The piece forecasts resistance to Mr. Osborne Morgan's Burial Bill, notes ministry caution, and argues the conflict reveals clerical stubbornness, broader church disestablishment aims, and rising sectarian burial grounds tensions.
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London
Dartmouth
Faversham
Osborne Morgan
Disraeli
Mr. Morgan
Denbighshire
Morgan
Canterbury
Exeter
Dean Stanley
Canon Dale
Church of England
Liberation Society
Ecclesiastical Return Praises Churchman Giving for Churches
The notes applaud the Lord Hampton return showing large Church funding since 1840. Canterbury and York provinces contribute millions for buildings while London gives 2.7 million excluding St Pauls. Expenditure likely over a million yearly, aiding about 4,000 churches. bishops praise Episcopalians for liberal support.
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Lord Hampton
Gloucester
Peterborough
House of Lords
Province of
Canterbury
York
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
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