Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-01-25

3 After an. introduction, according to the usual
forms, tile sacred faculty Of Divinity of Paris. al
s,rer tie fFst query by debating
Neither the POI nor tlse Cardinals, nor any
body of men, nor any etAer person of the Church
Of tome, hath amy c:yll authority. civil power,
ciy jurisdiction, eisi! pr-enii enoe Whatsoever
in any kinsdsni; an, consequently, none in tie
kingdom Of England, ly .c.sen CT virtue OF agl
authority, power. jurisdiction. preeininenee by
Divine institution sIili IL, granted. or by
any otler means belonging te tie Pope or the
i Church Of Kane Filist0Itr.ne The sacred f.cuity
Of Divinity Of Paris las ;.lwiys he'd, and upon
+ every occasion maintatei, an.l npon every occa-
sion has rigitiy prescribed the contrary doctrines
! from Eer schools
t. 4fastrer 70 The sccasdqaey.- the Pope,
nor tie Csr.duals nor any body of men. nor any
4 person of the Church of Rome can. by virtue Of
tie keys, absoiye release the subjects Of the
King Of England from their oath OF allegiance
! Isis and ti4e FIST query are 50 intimate ~ con
Ec.e !. tl.at IS answer Of the first inln.e lately
aisd naturally applied to tie second, &c.
datswer 10 the third qaeryZThere Is no tenet
! in tie Catholic Church by which Catholics
ustiii, IN not ke ping faith with heretcs or those
wlo differ from tiiela lii matters of religion. The
ten t. taat it is llwfui to break faith with here
tics, is SO repuglant to common honesty and the
opinions Of Catholics that there is nothing OF which
those who have defended the Catholic faith against
| Protestants have mplaned more heavily, than
/ nputi.ig this tenet to them, &C.. &C., &C.
/ Giren at Paris, in the general assembly Of the
SorhenGe, held on Thursday, tie eleventh day be-
! fore the ealends OF March, 1883.
/ Signed in due form.
UNIVERSITY oE DoUAY, January 5, 1889.
At 3 meeting Of tie faculty of Divinity of the
! University OF Douay, te., &c.
To the first ANA second queries the sacred facul-
ty answers That no power whatsoever, III civil
/ er temporal concerns, WAS given by the Almighty,
eitaer tie Pope, the Cardinals, to tie Churcli
herself, and, consequently. that Kings and soyer-
| eigns not, in temporal concerns, subject, by
tie orslitson OF God, to any ecclesiastical power
whatsoever; neitLer their subjects, BY any
thority granted to the Poi e or the Chureh, from
above, be freed from their obedience, or absolyea
from teir oath Of allegiance.
This is tie doctrineNSliich tie Doctors and Pro-
fessors of Divinity hold and teach in schools,
and this all the candidates for degrees IN Divinity
mantain in their public theses, &C., &c.
To the third question, the sacred faculty
swers That there is no principle of the Catholic
f;Iith, by which Catholics justified not keep
ing faith with heretics, who differ from them IN
| religious opinions On the contrary, it is toe
unanimous doctrine of Catholics, that the respect
due to the name of God called to witness,
/ quires that the oath lie inviolabiy kept to whom
soever it is pledged, whether Cotholie heretic-
iniilels, &c, &c.
Signed ana sealed in due form.
uSIgERstTY or LoUvAIN.
The faculty OF Divinity at L.onvain, having been
| requested to give her opinion upoh the questions
abo stated, does it with readiness-but struck
with aslonslunent that sneh questions should. at
the end Of TINS eighteenth century, e proposed to
any learned body, by inhabitants OF Kingdom
that giories in the Talents and discernment of its
natives The faculty being assembled for tie above
/ purpose it is agreed, with the unanimous assent
Of ali voices, the first and second queries
! absolutely in the negative.
The faculty * not think it incumbent upon
her IN this place to enter upon the proofs of her
opinion, or Show how it IS supported oy passa-
ees In the Holy Scriptures or the writings of an
tIquity. That has already been done by Rossuct.
be Aiarca the two Barclays, Golds.stus, the Pith-
;eusus, Ar.cntre. Wilmington. and His Majesty.
King James TIE First in his dissertation against
Bellarrnine- aud Du Perron, and by many 9th
crs. &c.
The faculty then proceeds to declare that the
sovesegii power of the State is IN no wise (not
indirectly, as II is terIncd,) subject to- de-
pendent upon, any other power, though il be
spiritual power, though it be instituted for
eternal salvation. &c.
That no man, mo- any assembly of men. how
| ever eminent IN dignity and power, not even the
wiloe bsly of the Catholic Church. though assem-
bled in general council, can, upon any ground or
pret nee whatsoever. weaken tie bond of union
between tie sovereign and the people: still less
can they absolve or free tie subjects from their
Oath OF allegiance
Proceeding to the third question, the said fac
ulty Of Divinity (in perfect wonder that such
question, should be proposed to hcr) most posi-
lively and neq,iivoealy answers: That there is
not and there never has b-en among the Cathc-
lies or in the doctrine Of the Church of Rome any
law or prn ciple which makes it lawful for Cath
oIics to break their faith with hereties or Others
Of different persuasion from themselves, in mat
ters of religion, either in public private con-
Germs.
The faculty declares the doctrines of the Cath
olics to be- that the divine and natural law which
makes it a duty to keep faith and promises is The
same, and is neither shaken nor diminished, if
those with whom the engagement is made, held
erroneous opinions in matters of religion, &C., &c.
Signed in due form, on the 18th of November
178S
UNIVERSITY OF ALcALA.
To the first question it is answered: That none
Of the persons mentioned ia the proposed question
either individually or collectively, in council as
sefnbed, have any right in civil matters; but that
all civil power, jurisdiction, AMI pre-eminence.
are derived from inheritance, election, the consent
of the people, and other such titles of that nature
To the second, it is answered III like manner
That none of the persons above mentioned have
a power to absolve the subjects of his Britannia
Majesty from their oaths ofallegance.
TO the third question it is answered That the
dectrine which would exempt Catholics from the
obligation of Keeping faith with lerefics, with
any other persons who dissent from them In mat
tiers of religion, instead Of being article of Ca
thelic f.ith, is entirely repugnant to its tenets.
Signed in the usual form, March II, 1889.
UNIVERSITY or SALAMANCA.
II, tn, first question, 1t Is answered: That nei-
ther Pope noi Cardinals, any Assem- bly, nor in
divdu:.i Of the Ca. holic Church, have, as SUCH
any civl authority, peTer. JURISDICTION, or pre-
eminence in the kingdom OF England
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