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The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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In St. Petersburg, the Czar assembled Russian and Polish Catholic bishops and delivered a speech urging them to maintain faith against Western impiety, criticizing the Pope and Rome, while Bishop Holowinski replied on the Pope's circumstances.
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The Czar having assembled the Russian and Polish Catholic Bishops at St. Petersburg, made them the following speech:
'I do not wish for a new religion; a new sort-of Catholic creed has been invented abroad, and I desire that it may not be introduced into my empire. because these innovators are the worst agitators, and without faith, it is impossible that any thing can exist. The West at this moment offers a fair specimen of what men come to, if they have no faith-how great are the follies and absurdities which they commit! Look at Rome! I predicted all that would happen there. Faith has entirely disappeared in the West. The manner in which the Pope has been treated is a plain proof the true faith exists in Russia alone, and I hope (making the sign of the Cross) that this holy faith may be maintained here. I told the late Pope, Gregory XVI., things which he had never heard from any body else. The present Pope is a good man, his intentions are excellent, but his principles savor too much of the spirit of the age. The King of Naples is a good Catholic; he had been calumniated to the Pope, and now the Pope is compelled to have recourse to him.'
Bishop Holowinski replied—Your Majesty, the Holy Father was obliged to yield to circumstances and the spirit of the age.
The Emperor—Very possibly; but all these disorders arise from a want of faith. I am not a fanatic, but I have firm faith. In the West they have run to two extremes—fanaticism and impiety.' Addressing the Polish Bishops, the Czar continued—
You are the near neighbors of these misguided men; let your example be their guide. If you encounter obstacles, address yourselves to me. I will employ all my power to stem this torrent of impiety and revolt which is spreading more and more, and threatens to penetrate even into my dominions. A revolutionary spirit is the result of impiety. In the West, there is no longer any religious faith, and this evil will increase still more.' Addressing himself to the metropolitan Bishops, and kissing his hand, the Czar concluded by saying—'We have always understood each other, and I trust that it will always continue so.'
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The Czar assembled Russian and Polish Catholic bishops at St. Petersburg and delivered a speech rejecting new Catholic creeds from abroad, emphasizing the importance of faith, criticizing the loss of faith in the West and Rome, praising Russia's true faith, commenting on the Popes and King of Naples. Bishop Holowinski replied that the Holy Father yielded to circumstances. The Czar responded on disorders from lack of faith and urged bishops to guide against impiety and revolt, concluding with assurance of mutual understanding.