The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-05-30
From he .Ne,O York Statesman.
rATHOIJC QUESTION.

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,rha recent CHANGES in the English Cab
-, soan, 10 indicate a more favorable re-
cult 10 the claims of the Catholics, ulen
has vet been the consequence OF thelr . .Io
,ir;ng zeal During the last year, "a
Bisbops of that chsrch in England, puo
lished a statement of their tenets Hs
,ceived by intelligent Romanlsts, am
--indication of their faith from the a',aoNs
made upon it by modern controVersiuliIss:s
The disabilities of which they complain
are principally these a Cathone ~
cannot sit aud vote in the House OF feeIs
nor a Catholic Commoner IN the ilo''se "
Commons "a Catholic Freebooter Is hot-ei-
titled TO vote at elections tof Members
Catholic cannot sit in Privy Councli non
become a member Of the Cabinet; nor can
he he a JUDGE (; nor can he hold any Office
under the Crown in the spiritual courts Oh
ne courts of chancery or common law
he cannot be a Kings Council, nor DC
chosen to any Office in any OF the corpora
fions; nor graduate at either OF the ohi1
versities nor hold any beneice connected
with them; nor have his marriage cefehio-
nv performed except by Protestant Yer
rynan; nor settle any property on any
catholic school, or church, or tor any SatA-
olic purposes; nor can he vote at g
try: nor alesent to living, though up
pendant to his own property.
These are the chief disabilities unue'
which the Catholics suffer, ard are Sc
forth in an address adopted by the brltls
Catholic Association, at its annual meetln!
in June last The declaration OF the DISH
ops is to the following effect, beng an eN
position of the Catholic faith as now be
lieved by the most intelligent portion OF Ii
followers - :,
They believe in the Trinity as DO tn
Protestants that salvation comes on
through our Saviour; that baptism AZ
penance are sacraments appointed by q
vine authority that in the Mass, a " :! u q
proper. and propitiatory sacrifice Is otfcr(
to God for the living and the dead = tn
q souls detained in purgatery" are hdP
Nv the surfaces of the faithful . that 4
saints reigning with Christare 10 he no
.ored and isLroceied y the doctrines viii
the C.tltolic believes, were really reye'
ed and distributed by Almighty God
that the church never has forbidden t
reading or circulation of tie Scriptures
the orfgisld! languages, but that 10 trans
lions we're allowed to be read except 81
as are acknowledged by eccleslastl'
authority,'' and that :. The faithful" are to
guided in this matter Shy their respect
Pastors :" but that the creating OF
Scriptures as an entire, rule of faith"
forbidden by the Catholic Church that 5
honors the saints because taeir honor
Cots honor; she adores the cross whei
is done in uieto of Christ; that she worsh
relatively speaking, pictures and mag
because they relate to persons worthy
respect and alteration; that Catholics pl
before images, not to them, and that Il
do SO to fix their attention-they pray
the Saints not for direct benefits, but to
tain their prayers that the power to
give sins belongs to the ministry that
du,gsnces are only remission OF the wfi
ar mart OF the Temporal punishment that
circumstances mat Jne Pope IS only II
spiritual head ; that salvation is exclusi
ly to be found within The pale of the ca
olic Church, though the Catholics will
Judge Gil this matter-and that faith n
ne kept with hereties.