The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-31
FATMR aAvAzM's LECTURES.

FATHKR 6AvAZZID LECTURES.
Tia Second Lecture
TEE POrH AND HE DoUBLRHnADKD sUPHuNACY.
Father GavaszI gsvs his second regular lecture ON
Tuss6ay evening, in Tie Broadway TabernAels the
above subject The audience less numerous than
tie previous evening Father GAvaxh aid he intended
SPEAK Of the spiritual and then Of ths temporal
supremacy Of the Pope. he supposed that from tbs
tins Of Christ to the present Christianity Il tho
thing and therefore tho American people could not
expect something from him very new They would re-
eber that his principal purpose in coming 10 America
was 70 speak his Italian friends He had great hope
that In his short journey to America he had speak to
Other Roman Catholics and he glad to have received
letter from Irish Catholic saying that he agreed
with him in many things but did agree with him 81
TO tho overthrow Of the spiritual supremacy Of the
Pope Father Gavaszi then addressed his eountrymen
Italian and Afterwards proceeded to deliver hi lecture
Engish. He sad-We must now examine II there
exists supremacy In spiritual matters-if st. Paul
was appointed the aid of the Church, and If Pho
Mono is the successor Of st. Peter We shall see by
the Bible that spiritual supremacy is a folly.
Was there supremacy among the ApostlesS Yes
Christ gave TO Peter the key But that meant
merely the preaching, and not given to Peter excu
sively but to all the Apostles Christ after Ais resurrec
Therefore he same words 81
to all the Apostles to Peter. Peter waaather ipetu
In his manner and when Christ asked If they knew
who he was Peter answered for them all therefore
we have NO supremacy at all Peter, it is true spoke
frat among Others He rather Italian apostle re-
said to him particularly, shall give you the key Of
heaven, or the preaching Of the Gospel and Peter
was the FIRST to preach. He was sent to preach and
and at present bishop archbishop can send the
Pope 70 preach the Gospe And finally you find Peter
reproached by Paul but at present reproach
salvation Of the whole world nobody can reprosch
che Pope for his weakness and siu This canon
law, my brethren. Cheers, with few hisscs) We
of the Pope the Word Of God The only text they have
is that from the sixteenth chapter Of Mathew, Thou
art Peter, and on this rock will build my Church, But
maintain that in this Pos is not the nomnative
case. But Peter was a man. If the Church was built
Church. but human So in another place Peter is
called Satan and the Church of Rome is built on Peter
1t is Satanic church; and thirdly, Peter was per-
jurer then the Church was built on him the
Church Church of Rome is perj9red church Thou art
Peter; sad Christ land on this rOshn-wh.t
Peter. defy all Roman Catholic divines to find
point Of controversy in which all the holy fathers
agree Now what is the rock in the estimation Of tho
holy fathers? Saint Hilary In the Of the Holy
Trinity, sad sThe building of the Church is Peters
confesson this the foundation of the Church, Saint
Ambrose says "The foundation of the Church is the
faith of Peter for said not to the flesh of Peter
but to hs fa Of gates Of he'll shall not
therefore the Church Of Christ is built not Peter but
the faith Of Peter" Now, what is the rock2 Christ
Jeromus said, Christ Is the rock who granted to his
Apostles to be called also roeks and this he agrees
and not petra from Peter therefore Christ said to him
Thou art Peter and this rock will build my Church
on the living Son Of God for shall build you Peter On
myself and not myself you, Peter After such expla
nation, must conclude that the rock which the
Christian Church is built is not Potter but Christ him
SELF Generally speaking. two heads in business bad
1t is necessary for good rule have head Christ
in heaven-the Pope on earth. Heaven and earth
very different and perhaps between Christ and the Pope
there is little difference; and really between the pre-
cepts Christ and the precepts OF the Pope there is
conceive Church with two heads so different, and if
must exclude either Of them prefer exclude e the Pope
world, and that promise alone support the Church.
and therefore / can and must reject the visible
two heads-it must be u vile bad body. The Austrian
eagle has two heads and, oh, it is vile, vile body
would be very satisfied with good head St. Paul
fguravey and beautifully speaking said Christ Is to his
Church what the husband Is to his WIFE but in no code
if q wife has another man nearer than husband, the
other man what is hef You know. SO, BY the intru-
sion Of the Pope into the Church the second husband
what is he, my dear bretbrens If, by the New Tesla
ment you cannot find good authority for the supremacy
of the Pope that of Plus TX is the St.
Peter he is only by that Bishop of Rome. Blu. St
Peter ever at RomeP What proof have you to say he
deeds very well recorded in the Acts of the
Apostles, but they don't say he was at Rome. St.
Peter at Rome, because St Paul in writing
Goes not mention BIN at ALL and when he tho
Philippians from Rome he said the only who worked
for God Tmotheus and therefore, by the Word OF
God St. Peter at Rome. But they say have
at Rome which attest Peters presence tn
Cardinal Wseman said in his lecture that the worship
the Chair Of st. Peter in the Basca of Rome is evidence
that he have been there But is possible that
that chair carried into Rome from other placer
Oh thank God, our good Cardinal Wiseman spoke very
clearly It examined thirty years ago. French
and thought the chair of of the Emperors in
the decadence of the Roman empire. II this chair
made five hundred after the death of 81, Peter then
ST. Peter seated it, This is q mathematical
proof; snd the present moment this chair is in the
Vatican object of worship. Now, there is not by
the Divine book by the history Of the Church. any
authority for the supremacy of the Pope. Father Ca
vasE afterwards spoke at ne length Of the temporal
supremacy of the Pope amid much applause and SEINE
kissing.