The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-10
THE PAPAL SYLLABUS.

aus HhHh Syllnpuh OF modern error
promises 10 occnpy much Of the atten
lion Of the RcumenlCal Council, now i
session at Rome, and for some month
TO come is likely 10 attract n large shar
ofAttention elsewhere, alike from IN
religious and unrengIous public. ]
discussion Of some Of The errors de
nounoedin II by correspondent yes
terday, will excite the curiosity Of on,
readers 10 see the whole Of this re
markable manifesto; and we therefor
reproduce Il entire. II will DO observe,
that these propositions, from one /,
eighty, are those maintained by tina
part OF the Christian world outside th,
Catholic Church, by which Church the,
are looked upon as heresies. Remark
able as some parts Of the Syllabus vii
therefore appear to the non ,Catholi,
reader, It should DO said that the Ency
cllCal Letter, to which this Syllabus
was attached Is a still stronger docu
ment.
THE SYLLABUS OF THE PRINuIPAL Err
RoRs OF OUR TIME, WHICH ARR sTIa
MATi%RD IN THE ooNs1sToRIAL ALLo,
CuTIoNa, ENCYCLICAL, AND oTHRI
APOSTOLIC LETTERS OF PORE Plus TX.
|. PanthciSm, NdtNraliSn, and AJSol,et
r. RdtionGliSm.
l. There exists no Divine Power, Su.
preme Being, Wisdom and Providence
distinct from the universe, and God h
none other than nature. and theroforl
lmmutable. In effect, God Is prod uoet
In man and in the world, and all thIneI
are God, and have the very snbsLancl
OF God. God 10 therefore one and Nh
same thing with the world, and THENCE
spirit Ia the same thing with matter
necessity, with liberty, true with false
good with evil, Justice with injustice.
2. All action Of God upon man AMI
the world IL to be denied,
y. Human reason, without ANY re.
gard to God, Is the sole arblter OF truth
and fRlseh0od, Of good and evils IL n
It's own law to itself, and sulIlceS by II,
natural force to secure the welfare O.
men and Of nations.
4. AL the truths OF religion are de,
rived from the native strength OF I'M
man reason; whence reason is tho mas
ter rule by which man can and ouRh
to arrive Of the knowledge OF all truths
Of every kind.
8. Divine revelation Ia imperfect, ant
therefore subject to continual and In
definite progress, which corresponds
with the'progresE Of human reason.
0. Christian faith Ia In opposition Il
human reason, and divine revelation
not only does not benefit, but even in.
lures the perfection OF man, G. {, q
Z. The prophecies and miracles utter
ed and narrated In the Sacred SorIn.
lures are the fctlons Of poets, and eli,
mysteries OF Christian faith tie resul
OF philosophical Investigations. In thu
books OF the two Testaments there ar
contained mythical inventions, AM
Jesus Christ is Himself mythical flo
tlOn.
II. Moderate RatiomaliSm.
8. AS human reason Is placed on {
level with religion, so theological mat.
tiers must be treated in the same man
ner as philosophical ones.
0. All the dogmas Of the Christian
religion are, without exception, the ob
ieGt Of natural science or philosophy
and human reason, instructed Rolei :
by history, Is able, by It's own natural
strength and principles, TO arrive at tht
true knowledge Of even the most ab,
struse dogmas; provided, such dogma,
be proposed as subject matter for hu
man reason.
10. As the philosopher Is one thing
and philosophy another, 80 1t Is liz
right and duty Of the philosopher Il
submit himself to the authority Whiol
ne shall have recognized as true; bul
philosophy neither can nor ought "a
submit TO any authority.
IL. The Church not only ought never
10 animadvert upon philosophy, buI
ought to tolerate the errors or phiIoso
ply, leaving TO philosophy the care oil
their correction.
IL. The DEGREES OF the Apostolic See
anti OF the Roman Congregation felLel
thu free progress OF science.
10. The method and principles BIZ
which the old scholastic doctors cult.
waited theology, are no longer suitable
to the demands OF the age aud the pro
gress OF science.
II. Philosophy must be treated q,
without any account bang taken or sIi
pernatural revelation.
N. BIO the rationalistic system
belongs In great part, the errors OF An
thony Gnnther, condemned In the let.
ter TO the Cardinal Archbishop OF Co.
logne. ..-...-. - 49, =
III. Indi0erentism, Latitadinarianism
10. Every man Ia free 10 embrace and
profess the religion he shall believe
true, guided by tue light Of reason.
10. Men may In any religion find The
way OF eternal salvation, and obtain
eternal salvation. ...ai7iI
II. We may entertain at least well
founded hope for the eternal salvation
OF all those who are In no manner in
the true Church Of Christ.
IL. Protestantism 10 nothing more
than. another form OF the same true
Christian Religion, In which tits pos.
sible 70 be equally pleasing to God a
In the Catholic Church.
w. Socialism, Communism, Secrct So.
c1etteS, Biblical Societies, CIertco. Lib,
eraL SOcictieS. '-
fesA OF THIS description are easily
V. Errors Concerning tho Church unt
her Rights. n
10. The Church Is not u true anil mar
feet, and entirely free Aooiety, no does
she enjoy peculiar and perpetual rights
conferred upon her by hor Divine
Founder, but II Rpperlains to the civil
power 10 define what are the rights q
the Church and the limits within which
she may exercise the same. 30,
20. The ecclesiastical power must no,
exercise Its authority Without the DER;
mission and assent OF the civil Govern
ment. fN4iESHt Help 7'TFT
q. The Church has not the power n
defining doRniatlcally that the religion
ofthe Catholic Church Ia the only truC
religion. l.tla par l-gL 3.sg. JaE w
q. The obligations which. bind Cath.
Ollie teachers and authors apply only h
those things which are proposed FOL
universal Belief as dogmas of Nh
faith by the infalllble judgment Of tht
Church. }}o ~ ~ ~ -
%. The Roman Pontiffs and uscu.
menical CouncllaJ have Exceeded Thu
limits Of their spoYerBG have usurpeC
the rights OF Princes, !. and have eveI
committed errorsin defining matters
OF faith and morals. lss.ll 5ItHs nm =
"a. The Church has not the power o
availing herself Of force, or any dlrec
or Indirect temporal power.
%. In addition 70 4the authority In,
heront In the EpIscopate, further tenn