Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

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Title:: Part VII. The Church in the dominions

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car. I] THE CHURCH IN THE DOMINIONS 1445 oxtent still do retain, precedence, which is a relic of the former connexion of the bishop and the State, although it has now been totally modified by the admission of Roman Catholic bishops to equality of precedence. The part played by the Roman Catholic Church in politics in Canada and in New- foundland has, however, always been most marked, and in Newfoundland especially the Roman Catholic archbishop has had a degree of political power which is quite remarkable, and which under Sir Robert Bond’s Ministry appears to have caused it to be quite a natural thing that he should be approached by gentlemen who desired to be made members of the Executive Council! The most extraordinary fact, perhaps, is that this action should have been passed without serious comment in the press of the Colony. In Canada the action of the Roman Catholic Church has predominated in Quebec, and its strength has seriously affected Dominion politics, for the attack on the liberties of Manitoba over the question of education was forced upon the Conservative Government by the belief that it was necessary to maintain the allegiance of the Catholic Church by securing their control of the religion of the French part of the population of Manitoba.? The defeat of that Govern- t Evening Telegram, January 24 and 25, 1908 : Daily News, January 27 ; Evening Chronicle, January 24. * In Quebec the Church has the power to collect dues from Catholic members by the law, controls education, but is entirely autonomous as to appointment of bishops, &c. The Pope issues commands which are treated as laws, e.g. re mixed marriages. See Goldwin Smith, Canada, pp. 122 seq. ; Dilke, Problems of Greater Britain, i. 19 seq. ; Willison, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 1.53 seq., 253 seq. ; ii. 40seq.; Canadian Annual Review, 1909, p. 408; 1910, Pp. 625; Galt, Church and State; David, The Canadian Clergy; Lindsay, Rome in Canada; Sellar, The Tragedy of Quebec; 2 P. C. 157, at pp: 173. 204 seq. ; Egerton, Canada, pp. 52-4, 70, 107, 108, 319-24. * The Catholic Church cast all its strength in the scales against Sir W. Laurier, and the clergy ordered their parishioners to vote against him. In 1877 an election was declared void because of clerical interference; Brassard et al. v. Langevin, 1 8. C. R. 145. For the Catholic Church in Canada, see 14 Geo. III. c. 83,8. 5; 31 Geo. I11. c. 31,5. 35. The nominal supremacy of the Crown retained by the Act of 1774, though repeated in the earlier royal instructions (cf. Parl. Pap., H. C. 94, 1838, pp. 71, 72), is habitually violated. Monastic institutions are recognized ; see Parl. Pap. , H. C. 385, 1877 : c¢. 18928.

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