Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-21

The IYAAcrLATE CONCEPTION. The addition ola
new dogma to the tencts the most numerous Of Inc
ryli irious denominations of CriStendon Is o tic
remarkable events OF the day. Tine Pope has thought
fit collect the opinions vi the bishops OF the Cath.
olic Church the question OF the immaculate COLI
cepton of Mary, tic mother OF Jesus, and q large
majority OF their voices being in the affirmative hc
has proclaimed as the doctrine OF the church, that
the blessed Virgin was conceived without any STAN
Of original sin. What was heretofore 4 matter OF
doubt and dispute Is now to Or matter oil faith.
dogma which the councils of tic church hitherto had
left open to question, winch was not Regarded as
settled by the Scriptures, or the Fathers, or raci-
ZION is now inserted IN the Catholic creed, anu ali
who do not accept 1t to DC considered as mere
ties Uf the Bishops Of the Latin Church th:rty-iwo
only gave their voices against the proceedings as
unreasonable, and iour Objected to adopting tenet
of religion wituont holding General Council, III
which it could be first discussed Ali home Is re-
jocing that the list OF ncolrovrribc points OF 'c
trine has received this important addition.
OF this declaration oi the SInicsSneSS oil the
Virgin frou, tue beginning Of her existence is not
made without regard to its bearing upon the doc
trncs and practices OF the chuch which adopts It. 10
the alteration of the Son it is not IN any manner nc
cessary, or auxiliary. The character ascrlbed
to him by that church, of the persons OF tue
Godhead, is too exalted to admit OF any admission
of cminEncc or honor of purity or sancuty.
The Latin Church, however, prescribes the wor-
ship of the Virgin and any view oil her Character W
which il is exalted and brought nearer To DiVinc
would of course increase her clanIs to reverence,
and so far lessen the difficulty which some OF the
faithful might feel in offering prayers to human
being. The doctrine of her immaculate conception
places her bcalication far above that of any OF the
Saints i'm the calender. 1t places hcr in state OF
exemption from all human ratcs, from all liabi
ty to sin and error throughout the course OF her lf
and elevatcs her to hcIght of sanctity which no
other of the children of ever occupied The
new dogma is, therefore, auxiliary to the alteration
of the Virgin. Henceforth, il is not permitted TO
any member uf the Latin Church to admit the pos
sbi!ity of her havn fallen into by any procvlty
or intrnity inherited from her progenitors. Ii any
hereafter s;ial seek to lessen her claims to itie
III which she is ncid, b. speaking o her
EaOc, by orr ina constitution, 10 the isiScts Oh
our coinmol NATURE, Ic basphrInes and renucrS
hiinscf sub ject to til. ensures OF thc church In
this manner ttc new dogma ads aiid ior,iiieS the
practice of praying to tie Virgin.
Among the Prelatcs who objected that the doc
trne of the nlnlaculate conception should not D.
made tvuet Of the Latin Church without tic im-
tervent!on of General Council, the Archbishop Of
erto shown Itself somewhat intractabe in the rea
from letter wriitsn at pEisit appears that elerr is
some dissatisfaction WITH the ie pracss.ius among
the French Catholics. 1T wou.a b. rash, :,pweve:.
to predict any tuing bat eventual Submission to the
Papal authority in regard 10 tins question: The ten
dsncy to liberalism in tie Latin Church has had It's
day, for the present least aud tie movement
Of the religious mind is in the contrary drection
= 11-t A. 7. Eeshing Post.