The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-23

and Cetbonc Messenger cf reDruary 10Th, taken
from the Propsgateur Catbolique. purporting TO
be an answer TO an article upon the Immaculate
Conception Of the Blessed Virgin, signed I" Ver
tas, which was Published In the CEEscrsr Of.
January 5th. / propose, with your permission,
guments. In the beginning and At the close Of the
article the author deals in some pretty harsh
personalities; charging " Veritas with /" second
hand erudition :" alec with "bad faith :" with not
seeking the truth sincerely" He also declares
the article written BY yeritss to be malicious
and wicked"
The only notice that feel ct liberty to take Of
this. lie simply 10 state that it surprised me- !
surely cannot be expected to retaliate :" in kind"
Let Ms look now at more important matters. The
writer, speaking of the article which appeared IN
the CRESCENT, says: The author ignores some
thing that Is known to all Catholics viz the diff
ference between dogma and pious belief.
dogma is defined truth which all Catholics must
believe under penalty of becoming hereto. and
Of being separated from the church. pious
belief is a truth that the church ddnaits indeed,
but which it does not oblage Catholics to admit
under pair OF heresy."
have examined the article to see II this charge
be we'll founded, and read as follows, viz: Zine
fret state ment 10 that the Immaculate Conception
of Blessed Virgin was always piotsly bellered from
the earliest days.o This Is q quotation made by
Yeritas y from an article in rhe CRESCENT Of De-
cember 18th. "Veritas " continues: i" The words
piousiy believed mean, suppose. piodsly be-
leyed as q truth, not as truth essential to salud-
tom it was, Of course. never held as essential to
salvation until SO declared In 1854. Was it then
aaooEs Pious,y -oene ,ssor 1; row rssd
gay 'ue "T,,. starr sra then
the one from "yeritss,n he will. trust, see
his mistake. The author nsxt indniges in the
,'',,s ,;,ns hs,;sf hscsnse sba cons;ders II
true and conducive to piety. But II
belief be true. the church does certainly admit
H. hi;'. 80. ~ - Ssiev;ng i. nnder main of
se y an. T. tbs s,stsment that The chnrcb
siy ~ .s.,s ns,,ss IN Inmscri.ta Concsn-
s an 81 p ~ V; hscarss nc considersd h
soa " %. =, ne ,ery n. NJ sentence he savs
This a~,,Isins xhv. beiore the proclarnation of
| a. dos,na 81 I,,n,scn,ata Gomez, the sov.
,n non,iff. had forb;d,jen fhose M he called
Ssip Sn;sd sh;s trnth - m seams then
~ ~ aLvreb sdn;ttsa bel;sf 4, ImmaenIats
Cnr.a,',;o, ana sisn hat tha cbnrch aamiftsd
| a"e{oI - ir,n.c,js,s Concan,;on m sbe AL
1000 he5,ef IN :, bscenss sba cons iderad Il
n. a "a ~ a5,ss 1901 ~ az n her
a,h ~. fsS;,s ,hsr Il ssnIS asn ~ fo
i'. ,ra. ;n.s,o,cb a. he aar,,tsS tbs de,;s,i ~
~" ma ~ ~ snt,s T.; ~ Iesonsts Corcao
wei % wy penei ~ IA az f,
non sne mus' nave 'ne inl'ia1a'e s
CoDcePn1n 20 DC posn uue anu .ss -. &C. sSs-
hl,, hr. 1u'ol, 'he queSuvn 10 NJ wv w ae'nyi
rainier severe upon ms enuicn or ~ .a s, an,
Poruon on tnis a. ice Is ~ au D:s,
| prove ihe lmmscuiate conception rom '4e oioie'
lie nrst says tne caureh consIue,su inc ihmac !.
ate conception 70 DC rue ne snen koss on y, ~
tnoT 'nss MAJ ~, IN ae ,hs, n. snys,eirS
run; ana yet ne oeciares Una. ,he svssfe Is
PohuIs J"yoee .iose ~ ne eaiIeu neie. .s nv
us.te" ~. Is ne NV Is'noi seseio ePou suI PS.'
uns here were members OF the cnuIcn, VINO ue
Dso ~has ahs cnulcu ~ u.as; Ala
what taccoroing 10 tne anthoIJ uou hinseu us
/ teecn, anu YET the ponuns Pio'eo'eu .hen ~,
would not permit tnem 70 DC caiieu
nereucs ana many OF them, as W.
kDoW-ihe Domhcsns, lot eAamP,e-con suueu
Ia the communion OF Ine cnurch. was not tn's
little singular IN inislhpie popesi VINO are sns
yicfrs Oh christ. NOT IS TINS All; u seems t1s
sovereign pontifis formerly Jor0dde those 70 DC
| called hereucs VINO denied the Immaculate Con
ception or, as the author declares. the Word o.
God while the present poniin declares that tnoss
who deny II are herefics ms may De infaiiiole
but II does not seem consistent Nor Is TINS all
The writer speaking OF the Council OF Trent, give
the following reason why the council did not i'm
pose me Deilei in the immaculate Ooneepush
VIZ: Considering the circumstances anu dispo
siuon OF tbe ptonc mtnd, II wonio nave oeen ,
00diy CHOSEN moment 10 impose the peueI, etc:
Can II be tue that holy council Of the holl
church IN requiring her children to believe ina
which The churcn consiaers rue ano "nicl
NE "oro OF Ooa declares 70 DC tIus; su,ueu y,
NE coh9iuoh OF the puoS lniue os s. - ~ ~
that such c9uneil perm.sed many OF Tue ,a,.n,u
70 se III .ne nonef' Dv., s a. hisa.
Ooncepuon ~as iate' lLougn .ne councs D 81
MO DC aue, sne ING enu,on ou - a lug
anu me "olu y. vou useiAieu :. W oy Huo, a. a.
All because Oh .ne sPosiuon VI 'aI pun
ninu snv p1oauso ~ soeiieS q sr,s,ii 0nose
moment Is inis ,ne wsy WA, inlallloie c1 %,
Gus teaen tne lai,nlui ana ueienu sne ub.. ,t III
writer SEEN ee' s n,nel W eoAde" Do'H 'o'e
: reign tonuns anu councns.
ful iook once morS. me wni sa VI ,ns s.s1 -
M Ine .hhveEsr, Vi pseenoe. iS.a, % qug'ou y
nenHs, ssa'es lnss IN oeois''ns = uos uns
me psssois osSans rb . Snu 80 Las pee
ine Ju .. VI ane on1,Sa - az 1 10 ,ss
Gone ~ tne yasS ~ VIZ ~, wy .,;sa tbosa
III 'ss ,h f,s s,ssa or
DC caeu G ' ~ ,' ~, ,s - .e,son
cePuon, ulu enose pon' nv no ~ f,J6
were oeDy'nk VIZ" ne nav "a ,Sa, as III Ii;hi
me chuIen 80, ~. ayy; ~ W. 4, % aaaan,
VicsIs Vi SnIs., p.." - .ho ,,,,;o ,n;aa " ~
OF ne s'"naon,,,, oacs no,s,hs anth,
~, ,s,sra .on,v s;chI or Ten bisbor
s'sles snss ss. ny earonr;s,s Of NJ
= WIZ LsiseJ ~ eouon ~, ~ On h sxorsss
ces ING az ,rn,s ssslf - ms az
neoups eon.e'nns VIZ sWas;,aa;, a 800
. meni seems 70 lnpy 'ns .sn y, ,1,ss ss -
create tne Sir -,
y peneVe IN the Immaeula'e Xon9epu,o1 sns yIs
tne afueie wLi.sn py I d;S M, 1ae,
woIos nese p'snoPs an, 81 ~
serves noo ,ne plous ue,s' x; ne
~ Soheepuon oi 'ne DaesseS ,ars'h - hasad no.
" bhnops ueIeioie, can nalIy W o. "a. sse ".