THE DOLLINGER MOVEMENT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 498, 3 November 1871, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE DOLLINGER MOVEMENT.

o A correspondent of a New York city paper lias interviewed the great heads ol the German anti-infallibility movement—Dellinger, Huber, and Fredericks. Writing from Munich, he represents th t Dellinger’s cause was gaining strength, and that its leaders believe in the inauguration of a general reform in the Catholic Church throughout Germany. The movement must spread to other countries, to Austria, Switzerland and Italy, where here are already violent political struggles against Ultramoutanism. The opinion that Bismarck is warnin' against the Catholic Church is confirmed, and it was believed Germany would not maintain the Infallibility dogma, the Syllabus or Kncyclical fetter of the Pope in 18(54 condemning and rejecting modern liberties, to which there was strong opposition manifested. Dr. Dollinger again disclaimed any intention of establishing

;i new religion, or separating from the Catholic Church. What was necessary was a General Ecclesiastical reformation, throwing off the errors which have crept into the Church, and the establishment of a religion in conformity with modern demands and the national characteristics of the German race.

Additional intelligence, concerning the r 'ollinger movement in Germany, reports that a meeting of liberal Catholics, at Heiddburg, August sth and hth, which wasar,tended by some forty delegates, representing the countries of Bavaria, Prussia, Austria and Switzerland, it was resolved that the coming Congress of anti-infallibilists at Munich, September 23rd, shou d have public discussion of the Church question. A new declaration will be issued, and Catholics of every nation will he asked to attach themselves to the movement. Tiie Bollinger Catholics though placing little reliance on the action of the Government, feel sanguine of the support of Prussia, by which it is expected the initiative war step wilt be taken.