Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-19

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Their ertsrminatioa cardinal principle Of Ro
maniaa.
We shall proceed TO show by historical references
and extracts from Papal decrees that these the
doctrines of the Romish Church.
Heretcs is a name given by Papists to all Chris
tans not of their Church. About the close of the
thirteenth century, in consequence of the increase
of the heretical Waldenses and Albgenses Pope
Innocent III proclaimed crusade against these
innocent and unohending people, and despatched an
army of priests throughout Europe, TO exhort all
to engage in the war against all who were opposed
to his Holiness and the Church. RAYMOND vi, the
regning count Of Toulouse, the province in which
these people lived, was compelled, though humane
man himself by the Nominations Of the Vatican, to
sign treaty to engage in extermnating these
| heretcs During this crusade the Pope addressed
the following note to Phillip Augustus, king Of
France:
| "We exhort you, that you would endeayor to
destroy that wicked heresy of the Albigenses and
TO do this with Vigor than you Mould toacdrds
| the Saracens Themselves. Prosecute them with a
strong hand! Deprive them of their lands and
possessions; Danish them, and put Roman Catho-
! lies in their ROOM"
| Numerous other similar historical references
| could be made, but here we prcfer~to quote from
the DEGREES passed after the burning of Huss by
| the Council Of Constance These DEGREES are to
be found in the expensive and voluminous work of
L'Enfant. The first decree relates to the validity
Of safe conduct in general granted to heretics, by
| the temporal princes, from which VIC extract the
following:
The person who shall have promised them Sc
curity, shall not be obliged to keep his PROMISE by
whatsoever tie he may be engaged"
From the second Decree we quote the following:
According to the natural, Divine, and human
laws no promise or faith ought to be observed, to
the prejudice Of the Catholic religion"
Pope Martin v, who owed his elevation to the
council Of Constance, in bull in l42l, addressed
to Alexander, Duke of Lithuania, says, that he
would be guilty Of a mortal sin, should he keep
| faith with heretics, who are themselves violators
of the holy faith, because there can be no fellow
ship between a believer and an unbelieyern Glib.
vp 2l2)
Innocent VII, in 1887, issued his famous bloody
edct to extirpate the Waldenses, in which he di-
reefs the nuncio and commissioners to " crush
them like ueno,nOus asps." And to all such per-
sons as would enter on the crusade and fight
against the heretics, he granted them plendry IN
diligence and remission of all their sims, once in
therlie, and also at their DEATH" Heordered all the
priests to animate and excite the people to ex-
terminate heresy, without fearing, by force and by
arms" Neger Hist des egleses vaudoises, vol. Ii,
chap. 3-the original of the bull is in the library
of Cambridge University
In the decree issued by Pope Alexander iii in
the third council Of Lateran ono he labors not
only to excite all to the determination of here
tics but loads them with false and infamous
charges.
The following Is an extract from this decree, and
was used by Bishop Hughes in his controversy
with Mr. Breckenridge "We therefore subject to
harborers, and, under a curse we prohibit all per-
sons from admitting them into their houses or re-
ceivng them upon their lands, or cherishing them,
or exercising any trade with them" CThuani His
torial, lib. vi, sect. l6 and lib. xvii
In the edict of Pope Lucius III, issued in 1854,
against heretics, read as follows: "Toa abolish the
magny of diverse heresies, which are lately sprung
up in most parts Of the world it k but fitting the
power committed TO the church should be ava
kened. We condemn all manner Of heresy, by
what name soevsr it may be denominated"
From the DEGREES of Emperor Frederick II,
issued on the occasion Of his coronation at Rome,
by the Pope, we extract as follows;
o. The care Of the imperial government, COM
mitted to us from Heaven, and over which we pre-
side, demands the material sword, which is given
to US separately from the priesthood, against the
enemies Of the faith, and for the extrpation Of
heretical pravty. Weshallnot suffer these wrctches
to live, who infect the world by their seducing doc
trines, and who being themselves corrupted, more
gricvously faint the flock of the fhithfu.n In his
second edict the language is much stronger, he
e1oins strict inquiry to be made after these here
tics, and II any err in any single point Of tho Ro-
mish faith, they are to suffer death
The fourth council Of Lateran is most noted for
its decree against heretics. The following is lit
eral translation of the most important portion Of
this decree, translated from the Latin original, as
found in the conciiiorpn Of Coranza, a cell
ebrated Romanst author. The third chapter be-
gins thus "We accommodate and anathematize
every heresyextolng itself against this holy, ortho-
dox, Catholic filth which we before expounded,
ccndemning all heretics by what names soeycr
Called The same decree warns the secular pow.
crs not TO fail in the due execution Of all their
functions, especially towards heretics. 1t requires
them to take an oath for the defence Of the faith
that they win study in good earnest to e1termi.
nate, to their utmost power from the lands subject
to their Jurisdiction, all herescs denoted by the
church" An extract from the decree.)
The decree Of the fifth Council Of Lateran, be-
sides suppressng the publication of all books, un-
less they were submitted to inspection and exami.
nation by the Pope, enjoincd upon the inquisi-
ton to proceed zealously In the punishment and
extirpation Of all heretics and Jews" These de
crees are recorded by the Romsh annalist Ray
nald.
The Council Of Trent the last General Council
Of the Romish Church, reiterated the Same doc
trine which bad always existed. AT the close Of
this council, its last words were" accursed be
all hereticsi Accurscd accursedln
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