The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-26 00:00:00

HIS HOLINESS THE POPE.

The Civilta Cattolica, in its issue of the 15th of
June, proposes a new tribute to the Pope by way
of supplement to the two which are now offered
to Pius IX. To the tribute of Peter's Pence in
compensation for the robbery of domains of the
Church, and to the tribute of blood in taking up
arms in defence of the civil sovereignty of the
Papacy, the Civilta Cattolica now suggests the
tribute of the understanding in the following strik-
ing formula :—" To St. Peter, the blessed Prince of
the Apostles, I, N.N., moved by the desire of offer-
ing to you, and in you to your successors in the
Apostolic chair, a tribute of singular devotion which
on the one hand compensates you for the outrages
done to the Roman See, and, on the other, impels
me to offer it greater honour, vow t 9 hold and pro-
fess, when occasion offers, even at the cost of blood,
that doctrine now most commonly held by Ca-
tholics, which teaches that the Pope, in defining
authoritatively in his capacity of Universal
Teacher, ex cathedra, as it is called, that which
has to be believed, in matters of faith and morals,
is infallible,' and that, consequently, his dog-
matical decrees are infallible and binding on
the conscience, even before they have been fol-
lowed by the assent of the Church. May it
please you, 0 most glorious St. Peter, to offer in
my name to the Divine Founder of the Church, from
whom descended to you and to your successors all
the prerogatives of the high pontificate and of
the supreme magisterium, and obtain for me to be
now and henceforth so bound to your See, and so
docile to the authority of your successors, that by
constant firmness in the Faith I may participate in
the supreme blessedness of never erring in the way
of salvation." Catholics in England, we are con-
vinced, will gladly and heartily join with those of
Italy in offering so noble a tribute to St. Peter. In
commenting on this tribute of the understanding,
the Unita Cattolica, of the 19th inst., says that the
last time the bishops were congregated in Rome
in 1862 they said to Pius IX. "Te loquente
Petrum audimus " (when you speak we hear the
voice of St. Peter). But if Peter speaks by the
mouth of the Pope, we cannot doubt, in the very
least, the veracity of that word, or make reserves,
or await tacit or express consent. No ; when the
Supreme Pontiff speaks solemnly on matters of
faith or morals, St. Peter speaks ; and not being
able to doubt the word of Peter, we cannot doubt
the word of the Pope." Such is our firm convic-
tion, and such has always been the firm conviction
of the bishops and of the doctors of the Church.
In illustration of its statement, the Unita quotes
the concluding words of the letter of Mgr. Sebour,
Archbishop of Paris, addressed to the Pope in
1850, in reference to the definition of the Imma-
culate Conception. "We submit ourselves," says
the Archbishop, " in this, as in all other things,
to the infallible judgment of the Vicar of Christ."
—Westminster Gazette.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LEEDS-TUESDAY.

The corn market to-day had a very poor attendance, and
millers were again acting on the reserve ; consequently,
what businesS there was done in wheat was at about the
same as last week. Spring corn dull.