Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-08-08


science of every child of the church That sue
power is claimed by the Pope and Church of Rome
cannot be denied in the face of the truth / d
not assert that the Pope claims civil jurisdiction
as sitch outside OF the Papal States Civil author
ity or jurisdiction, s,ch can only arise from th
municipal government either through the constitu
tion or the laws and as there is no provision o
the Constitution or of any law authorizing such
Claim, u would be monstrous as well as foolish L
assert the existence of any such power But the
rope claims that he possesses the right and power
TO guide the conscience of every member of tn,
church in any and all conflicts with the tempora
or civil authorities under which he may live, ans
to dispense with his obligation to obey the law
and civil magistrates of the country whenever h,
1.-THE Pope) shall determine that obedience to tn,
law and magistrate would be contrary to the in
terests OF holy church and whenever the Pop,
shall determine that any law enacted by the legis
lative power Of the government is contrary to th,
interests OF the church, he can command his sub
Jects to refuse obedience, and they must obey him
he being supreme director Of the consciences and
clothed with higher authority than the temporal
magistrate.
EXTRACT FROM BULL OF PoPE PIUs Nv.
Whereas, therefore, according to the Council
OF Trent, all who may happen henceforward to be
placed over cathedral and superior churches, or
who may have to take care respecting these digni-
ties, canonries, and any other ecclesiastical bene
ces soever, having the care of souls, are bound to
make public profession Of the othodox faith and
to promise and swear that they will continue in
obedience to the Church of Rome: We, willing
that the same thing be observed likewise by all
persons soever who shall have the charge OF mon
asteres converts, houses, and any other places
soever, of all regular orders soever even of militia
ry ones, under what name or title soever and be-
sides, to the end that the profession of one and the
same faith be uniformly exhibited by all, and that
one only, and a certain form of it, be known unto
all, We willing thata want of our solicitude should
by no means be felt by any one in this particular
by strictly prescribing the tenor of these PRESENTS
we, by virtue of our apostolic authority command
that the form itself be published and be received
and observed everywhere by those whom it con,
Germs, in consequence of the DEGREES of the coun-
Gil ITSELF as well as the other parties aforesaid and
that the aforesaid profession be made solemny nc
cording to this and no other form, under the PEN
altes enacted by the council itself against all con-
travening, under the following terms: +
Profession and Oath.
~, n, with steadfast faith, believe and profess
all and every particular contained in the symbol OF
faith which the holy Roman Church use, to wit:
believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker
Of heaven and earth, of all things visible and in
visible and in Lord Jesus Christ, the only be-
gotten Son of God, and born of the Father, before
all eyes, God of God light of light very God of very
God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the
Father, by whom all things were made, who for us
men and for our salvation came down from heaven,
and was incarnated by the Holy Ghost from the
Virgin Mary, and was made man was crucifed
also for us under Pontius Plate, suffered and was
buried, and rose again on the third day according
to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven. set
teth at the right hand of the Father, and will again
come with glory 10 judge the living and the dead,
Of whose kingdom there shall not be an end and
in the Holy Ghost the Lord and Giver of Life, who
proceeds from the Father and the Son, who
together with the Father and Son is adored
aud glorfed, who spoke through the prophets
and one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. l.
confess one baptism for the remission of sins, and
await the resurrection of the dead and the life of
the world to come-Amen. @
"The apostolical and ecclesiastical traditions and
the other observances and constitutions of the
same church, most steadfastly admit and embrace.
likewise admit the Holy Scripture according to that
sense which our Holy Mother Church has held and
does hold, whose province it is to Judge of the true
sense and Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures
Nor viii Lever understand or interpret it, except ac
cording to the unanimous consent of the holy ia.
theirs. / also profess that there are truly and
tuted by our Lord Jesus Christ, and necessary for
the salvation of mankind, though not all necessary
10 each individual, to wit: Baptism, Confirmation,
rhe Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Or.
iers, and Matrimony, and that they confer grace
md that of these, Baptism, Confirmation, and Or
lers, cannot be reiterated without sacrege. also
eceive and admit all the received and approved
of the Catholic church in the solemn
administration of all the above sacraments. en-
'race and receive all and every thing which in the
Holy Synod of Trent has been defined and deliver
I'd concerning original sin and justification. Ipro
Tess, likewise, that in the mass is offered to God
rue proper, andpropitatory sacrifice for the living
md the dead; and that in the most holy sacra-
nent OF the Eucharist there is truly, really, and
the body and blood, together with
he soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. and
hat there takes place conversion of the entire
substance of the bread into the body and of the
entire substance Of the wine into the blood, which
the Catholic church calls transubstanti-
alton. | also confess that under one kind alone,
Christ is taken whole and entire and true sacra-
nent. steadfastly hold that there exists a pur-
yatory, and that the souls there detained are as
sisted by the suffrages of the faithful. In like
manner, also, that the saints regning along with
Christ are to be venerated and invoked and that
hey offer up prayers for US and that their relics
ire TO oe venerated. steadfastly assert that the
images of Christ and of the Virgin Mother of God,
md, in like manner Of their saints are to be kept
md retained; and that due honor and veneration
3 to be awarded to them. l also maintain that
he power of indulgences has been left by Christ
n his church, and that the use of them is most
wholesome to the christian people. recognise
he Holy Catholic and Apostolic Roman Church as
he mother and mistress Of all churches; and I
promise and swear true obedience to the Roman
Pontiff, successor to Saint Peter, Prince of the
Apostles and Vicar of Jesus Christ. All other
hings also delivered, defined, and declared by the
'acred canons and e1cumenical councils and par
scularly by the Holy Synod of Trent, undoubt-
sdly receive and profess; and at the same time all
things contrary, and any heresies soever condemn
ed by the church, and rejected and mathematical,