The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-01 00:00:00

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will then be, to examine how far they have deinn ed
from those doctrines and principles which, in feriiiee
times, were considered as dangerouF to time security
of Government and the preservation of the principles
of morality and virtne among mankind. • .
IshnU call your attention to only three instances,
anxiously recommending the examinations at lake
to the careful consideration of such Members of•bqiii
[louses of Parliament as are favourable to the Ro-
man Catholic cause, and to such other gentlemenas
may be desirous of taking a complete view of this
important subject,
I know !lapin of the history of tine Roman ea.-
tholic" Church which has more justly excited tl:e
astonishment mid indignation of mankind than time
proceedings of . Pope. Innocent the Third,-anti the
fourth Council of Later:au, which established time
Inquisition, preached the crusade against the :11,Ibi-
genses, in which historians compute that a millibn
of every age and sex were put to the sword, and
declared that all Princes who did not exterminame
heretics in their dominions should be excominuni-
cated and deposed. • •
The Rev. Dr. Crotty (2), President of the Col-
lege, and the Rev. Dr. Slevin (3), Prefect the
.Duriboyne Establishment, in Maynooth, were ewe-
mined as to the Decree of the Council of Lateran.
They coolly state, ,that as the Council was eompo;wil
of temporal as well as ecclesiastical authorities, they
do not think the Church answerable, if there was
any thing erroneous or blameable in its proceedings-,
(though'the Pope presided, and the Council is kw -u
to have been only an instrument in his hands), but
that they do not consider the deposing decree as now

in force..
If any transaction could be worse than those ,of
the 'Council of Lateran, it would be the yeacNet qua
and si uel execution of 4ohn Huss, at the Council of
'Constance, aftet the cafe conduct granted to hint
by the Emperor with the consent of .the Council.
Here, indeed, Di'. Crotty is bolder (4), forhe
,justi-
fies the Council, on the greund that. Huss merited
his fate, by attempting to eseape, wben he found re
was about to be burnt alive.
In these two instances I have only stated the sen-
timents of individuals, though it may be judged what
an influence the sentiments of men in such situations
mu,,t have over the minds of their pupils, and I)do
not refer to transactions of this remote date with
any view of dwelling upon their enormity; but it.i4
highly important. that the Protestants of this
country should know in what light they are repre-
sented by the leading Roman Catholic Divines ;of
the present day, and especially those who are charged
with the education of our fellow-subjects, and who,
in their examination before the Commissioners, must
bare been supposed to have spoken with as much
caution and wish to avoid offence us a candid state-
ment of their sentiments would admit, and who were
allowed the fullest opportunity of revising, and cm'.
resting their statements. But the next that I shall
mention is taken from the public Text 'Book- of the
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ticiiiii oru,cuitsiir'aill:las ;:tche'a'rteirsi:l::;l(lll:ltlaii
poundssatrongest
possible
terms ;
and
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re
Course of Divinity (5), and is to he found in the
examlnatifms of the Rev. Dr. Anglade, the present
Professor of Moral Theology, and Dr. Nightie, the
'hoe P.-ofesscr, now Bishop of Maronia.
I know no tenet ever imputed to the Roman Ca-
tholic Church more destructive to morality and
good faith among mankind, and of all confidence be-
tween Rulers and their subjects, than the power
claimed by the Pope of dispensing with oaths.
In this Text Book it is distinctly laid down that
there is in the Church a power of dispensing with
Oaths and Vows, as well as Sins; so that the people
of Engla*d are taxeydentroot;:efoarmtioieunptuorif)osneinoefoloritieni-i
taining Professors, to teach the Roman Catholies'of
Ireland, that in some cases a Priest, in others ti.
Bishop, and in all the Pope, can release tl.om frees
their Sins, their Vows, and their Oaths I
I shall, perhaps, be told that the Roman Celiac
Laity have no objection to renounce the dispensing
power of the Pope, and are ready to do it upon
oath. I have no doubt of this; for it remarkable
that Dr. Anglade and Dr. Mglale have themselies
set them the example ; as all the officers and stu-
dents of Maynooth are required to take a:• Oath sof
Allegiance, in which this dispensing power is dis-
avowed in the
not a little curious to observe,lrie::socfrutphleest'utlih7y
pent examinations, in what manner some of the
iiiiiaevibe feerits
oonftittliiseaCccoollieligite. ei.,eaving,
however,
these
Reverend Doctors .to settle this matter with their
ot
they
cnoanyscrticie, s,moorstto -efficaciousobtail.stc,l II lim)iusis)tetiiis;el tni
t„itoisnist.
st, .
illigeollioDiro3.fliilliliel°a°itel; College,.N'llieh t5Itia":11;
officer or student, who may write an anonymous let-
ter, or publish any work or pamphlet, without ti e
approbation of the Presidents, Shall be expelled.---
Dr. Nightie, while Professor of Moral Theology,
i\i‘tahsbitsDi
titiro,l‘drilsiseloll,,:..
published a series of letters under the signature of
Ilierophilos, grossly reflecting upon the Established
Church. lie presented his pamphlet in person to
the President, and it was widely circulated among
ethxepeplii.eodfes?soix•soa—ndliest\tvidasexciots,:
or the I3arliamen-
chair, and was shortly aftemaids promoted to' a
Bishopric. Ido not mean from
these eireurnstaeees
si,tst oclillel
conductors
ettloiarts IN; laa2ittilotoht,iht
or from many others equally striking, which might
continued in
be eo
ii
eg collectedet)ug ought
totmo thpheineeree,l:oirrit
suppressed,
iiimicPioliorsitkind has been allowed to establish
n
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eearietnht
e times,
more
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particular
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ruitgsif'i(ltlitii-I):::(7tec:tolft,liii'llottsmgsnitil,iii,etttietii (:.i.txntei,lor, titiciifisatEcie.ln it
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important or delicate
tiltt
:telri,
tei:freh.,t; ths,oe:.;:ea
what
task
in its nature, than that of formingthe;
principles o.r
ince placed in t.he very pee I • .of I
ti in situation the
Roman Catholic Priests of Ireland—men of whokt
their partisans and admirers assert that on them ei-
elusively repose the loyalty of Ireland, and the peaco
of the Empire ; stud that
,1 }they rule the conscience., ntid
00,000 of our fellow-subjects.
regulate the actions of 7,0 '-,
Whether this numb er is exaggerated, and whether
the proportion of the Protestants is (as I believe)
falsely and injuriously diminished in these repre-
sentations is of no consequence to try nrgurrxiit, (7).
On the contrary, the smaller the proportion of Pro-
lestants mar be, the more they must need the pro-
tection told support of their fellow-Prote:stunts in
England ; we are, however, sometimes told that the
power of the Priests is only of a spiritual while,
imd only exercised for the most beneficial purposes.
`Whether the right of election is a purely sphituid
(I) There i 4 an able review of this
Rs port. in the 7401
Number of the Quarterly Review. (Published in 111aref,,
1528.) Article VIII. Page 4-5'2.
(2) Page 8:3. (3) Pelee- 2t I.
(5) Page 173-183.
(g) In the sear 1821, the total amount of tl,c ircre..se
,f the College of MaYmntil was 10,0001., ef which 9,60(.4
am, frnm tiro l'Arhain,ntary Gr,,,, anol the I,,htinx et.
from Estates and Bequests. . .
. • (7) The 14,,t re.t.,,„.,0,.„ lard /Time P,..rliam;r:t in 18.'5,
nude the Roman Catholics amovnt to Omit: 4,800,000,
1,1 t'..e Prot,,t,nrs to ~I).,ut 1 900,000, ~, tri mi, uwe'_.
thirds were of the Established Church. The estimate's
of the Ronan 'Catholic Priests mauls their. fled, +Jut
.000,000, and tie licoe,t‘oit..., ,t.,,ut..1,G00,6k.,0

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