Description - Heroes, Philosophers, and Courtiers of the Time of Louis XVI Volume 2 by Annie Emma Armstrong Challice
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. 1863 Excerpt: ... who had been accustomed to a different interpretation of these passages which had taken such fast hold on this Scotch fanatic's imagination, asked him whom he meant by this scarlet lady? He answered these inquiries in such awful language as to leave no doubt on their minds of his meaning or of his blasphemy; and they were for condemning him to the galleys, that he might there be taught more sense, and learn better manners! But when this was proposed to Pope Clement XIV. he only answered with great good-humour, " that he had never heard of any body whose understanding or politeness had been improved at that school; and that for his own part he considered himself Pope Pius vi. 197 obliged to the Scotchman for his good intentions, although certainly he must acknowledge that the poor man's first address had been a little rough and abrupt." The Pope afterwards ordered that the man should be treated with gentleness while he remained in confinement, and that he should be put on board the first ship bound from Civita Vecchia to England. The Pope paid for the fanatic's passage home. Pope Clement XIV. was called by the Jesuits " the Protestant Pope." Discipline in the Church had much relaxed during his Pontificate, and the temporal welfare of his subjects in Italy had much improved. The present Pope (Pius VI.) was a man of a very different character to that of his predecessor. He laid great stress on the ceremonial part of religion, and revived, by precept and practice, customs which were falling into disuse. An English eye-witness thus describes Pope Pius VI. before the statue of St. Peter. " He was not satisfied with bowing, which is the usual mark of respect shown to that image; or with kneeling, which is performed by more zealous persons...
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