The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-01


Jerome has confirmed. Among the twelve one CHOSEN
so that there would be unity and as unity
the necessity of visible head for unity In the Catholic
Church And If st. Jerome lived in the present age ne
Sss s ns
the successors OF Peter who invested with his pre-
rogative and is upon this ground that the church, in
every country, vindcates the dogma of the supre-
macy of the sovereign Pontif will sdduce two in
from history clearly vindicating
this doctrine The frst IL in of the council ceebra
ted at Hippo In Africa, in the days Of st Augustine In
the hrst volume Of the Councils, wo read that canon
was issued by which the Presbyers who had fallen into
the Of bonasm on their returning 10 the church.
were not to be ranked in the number CT laymen But
this not to take effect until approved by the
Transmarine Roman church. Consequently, TINS
council of Bishops recognised the supremacy OF rope
whom they viewed as the successor OF 81 Peter Tho
second instance will be found in the Council OF CARNAGE
held Under the same st. Augustine We mud that
It, Augustine wrote private letter to Pope Innocent
explaining to him the nature Of the heresy Oh
with the view that sentence might be pronounced upon
it. Pelagius himself recognized this supremacy, vent
to Rome pretended to recant his errors and BY false
pretences succeeded in being absolved by the Poncs
authority. The council Of Carthage again assembled
and to the Pope that he had been imposed
npon by the art of Pelagius The sent 10
Rome with remonsance to the sovereign Pontif, who
reversed his previous decision And mark the language
Of Sc Augustine when no received an"ssSsd en,.s
hath spoken. From this unequvocal expression Of st.
Augustine is it not clear that he recognized the supre
macy of Rome And. recognize theisame prerogatve
in common with all the Christians of his day There
fore tho doctrine whchwe vndcae is assumption of
sacrifice of liberty the part of the Catholics because
and from all these authorities bound to admit
It as much as any other article Of faith The Catholic
church and people regard the Pope in three different
lghtsfrs as Bishop of Rome; secondly, az temporal
sovereign; and thirdly as the successor Of 81 ter
His claim to the dignity of bishop who will deny' Il is
admitted by all who recognise the Episcopal authority
There ia no who believes in the hierarchy that weud
dare question whether the Pope ia Legitimate Bsh-
op-wheher he does not derive his episcopal character
from the earliest times As mere Bishop Of Rome he Is
greater than the Bishop Of New York It'll necessa-
IN hoa in nd hat had
as the mere Bishop ofRome The regulations which he
chooses make for his diocese do not bind here's for
Immediately subject only to the Bishop appointed over
therefore, have nothing to do with the Pope
other foreign Bishop The second light in which view
the sovereign Pontf il as temporal sovereign. He
lies of The United states have as little to do with the
Pope, as sovereign as with any other sovereign OF Eu,
rope. He has authority me, as temporal
authority am bound only by the laws Of America my
native country These laws we Catholics would all de-
attempt to interfere with them. Therefore, do not
stand here to vndcae the temporal power OF the Pope
those who had right TO give them to him. If he extend
ed his hand beyond his patti mony say not that was
tyranny that induced him thus to do but rather recog
Mise the right which has been recently defended by
eloquent sage of our own country John Quincy Ad-
ANS in speech delivered the Oregon question, in
regard to the power of the Pope and the grounds
which he exercised that power world
"A
stood the right and then hsM and admitted, by
all Christian nations that the Pope was the representa-
tive Of Christ on earth This docne he declares was
time Therefore II the Pope exercised power over other
nations, this privilege was conceded to him by the laws
Of nations and not claimed by usurpaton But with his
temporal power repeat have nothing to do. If it
should degenerate into tyranny over his own people
would condemn him in the same manner as we would
any other sovereign The third light in which view
the Pope is the successor Of st. Peter Whether he
resides at Rome or Avignon or whether revolution or
chance should drive him to the Mississippi he the
Of st. Peter, not because he is bishop Of Rome
but because he has succeeded to the authority and
premacy whcL conferred the first head Of the
church-St Peter know there terrible ideas
tertaned by the ignorant and peudced OF this country
the Pope; but know there many who, although
they deny his supremacy have the to vndcate
his character in the face Of the world Rev Mr. John.
son. in note page thirteen Of his excellent discourse
"Church Union" delivered short time since, writes
Elm high party times in Great Britain, Bishop Newton
published his work Prophecy twas his object to
cite. continue in existence, hatred Of the Bishop
of Rome Hence he gathered all the prophecies which
5as to The Of .Suss TO s
Rome. This fell in with the vulgar prejudice. and has
been received for truth since. Whoever would SEE
snswerabe argument to prove It's utter fallacy weuld
do well 10 read Discourses the Prophecies relating
preached before the University Of Dublin, 1885, by Jas
II. Todd B. d. Fellow Of Trinity College have been
,G be- loss Of and
meath the dignity of subject to vindicate the success
OF Peter against the 0pprobrious and blapemous cpl
tibet of anti Christ There 10 another point 10 which
wish direct your attention II 10 no doctrine OF
the Catholic Church that the Pope i inallibe It is
tai, and in his Individual capacity, liable to We
contend for the AVAILABILITY Of the church but no Caho
lie bound to Gssvs that the POPE as ha nsad o.
Decd taught that the Pope, as the representative OF
Christ cannot err when giving testimony Of the doc
That he may SIM is article Of every mans fath-that
he has sinned history will te-that he may sln is the
Of Adam know there is spirit abroad attacking every
thing that the Catholic Church inculcates know there
spirit every thing fs Ss tho 70 tes S
lie errs, there is penchan to represent him as fit
character for Eugans Sue but know, likewise and !
try in what estimate such defamer should be held.
have mentioned name which, indeed should
see what At the Foreign Quarterly Rsuiew says Of
his merits, and r will leave you to form your own
opinion OF sh. man at page a1 Jan, x, 1saS
writings Of the generation before the revolution Is not
unnteTesting remark the sudden burst Of sontimen
ness folly efsnnacy, and veual exravagance, Eugene
may DO considered the chief purveyor to thi: NOR.
revolution, 80 readily changes itself into thirst for
blood His childish Of events
mysteries and mountebank heroes would have been
fined to their natural Office Of astonishing and touching
t. lot w
to the whole His readers are tired with reality and de-
light to believe that all the wearines which they feel 10
caused by the injustice Of human arrangement II 10
said that the Wandering jew influenced the fate of the
Jesuts In France In sound state Of opinion 1t would
perhaps have effected at most the private sentiments Of
popular man. whose bugbesr stories are, yet,
swallowed by the ignorant ~ gospeitruths. II would
appear therefore, according to these sentiments that
public opinion IL not sound here In this happy
country nan in England, because If II the phan.
tasmsgoric Of Sue instead OF creating preju
dices In the public mind would only AFFECT at most the
private feelings OF srsen have only to add that the
church and the Popes have been regarded BY many Of
the most learned Proesants, the defenders and pre-
OF the faith OF Christ during the roublous
and darksome ages. No can deny" writes Casau
bon that God made use of the Papscy to preserve the
who claim the character Of Of the gospel and
who especially during tho anniversary seasons, vie
with one another in defamng the successor of Peter,
and insulting and eliminating the whole Catholic
world-let them, say, tell me what would have be-
Of the Scriptures OF faith OF Christianity OF cvi
zation of letters everything most value and love-
the ounoaed IIeaathe barrier 70 the