The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-22

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THE APPROACHING ECUMENICAL
COUNCIL.
When the Catholic bishops wero gathered
at Rome to celebrate tho eighteenth centen-
airy OF the martyrdom ofst. Potter, the Pope
declared the necessity Of o general eeumen-
ical council, and on tho Goth Of June, 1868,
the feast Of tho Apostles Peter and Paul,
letters were addressed To all the bishops OF
the Catholic Church throughout the world
summonlng them to attend the council on
tho Sth day Of December, 1869. As the day
approaches, the subject Is discussed by the
press, not only In Europe but In the United
States, which will DO represented In the
council by nearly all the archbishops and
bishops Of the Catholic Church In this
country -.---.-..-
Tho latest advlcos from Rome Indicate
that preparations are being made on scale
commemorate with tho importance of such
an event. There have been eighteen ecu
m enlcal councils held, tho first at Nice In
325, the last known az the Council Of Trent,
convened in 1915.
II ia univ in n osneraI oounoi, ro,roso,,
Ing the universal Church, that the Catholic
Church asserts the gin OF dootrlnal In falIi-
bility and her supreme authority in matters
Of faith. Custom governs the exterior
forms used In these assemblies. The solemn
sessions where the DEGREES are promulgated
are distinguished from the congregations
where they are elaborated. Tho prelates
conyoked were notified several years since
by allocutlons OF the Pope that II was his
intention to hold general council, and ac-
cordlngly to prepare for tho occasion coun-
sells OF their experience gained in different
parts Of the world for the needs of the peo.
pie they would represent. The commits.
sions or congregations composed of cardinals
and theologians, chosen from different M
tions, wore appointed In 1867 to prepare the
questions which will be considered in couu.
ell. There Is for instance special congre-
cation upon dogmatic theology, one upon
canon law, one to consider the various cues
lions concerning religious orders. one IN
one upon tho churches of the East, one
upon Church ceremonies and one upon &C.
clesiastical discipline.
The lists of the different commissions and
their members are already published. In
the list composing tho commission of dor.
matte theology we notice the name Of Raw
DIR, Corcorap. of Charlie atom. sc
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bsen au,hor,ts,ivs,v aeenod a. toI,o-.
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s.vs, at /. necessary for us 10 uso ever,
ersrtIon that. by Gods help. we NAV scna
rata avery evil from the Cbprcb and soc;et,
% Lad n. oh into tho .tr.iob, wa, ~ ,rr,i
,r.,,oo o,a ..,vo,,or ,hoso r,ror,,,o,o No.,
MIA who bov, wandered from IL. IN rcnres,
vic. and rof,,o o-ror an ,ho, orr or,,s, %
lIeion and It's solutarv doctrine NAV ocouIr,
a nav vicor tbrougbou, tho world. tho, /,
NAV be extenaed snrther eyerv dav. thu, I,
rseain its empire and Tins that nietv hon
ssty, iustice, charity. and all Christian viz
tues NAV be strenpthened and flourish 70,
tina or.at.s, oood or brmo,itvn
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of tho approacbjng co9ncII. and all comic.
lures or reports As 10 what partlcular doCm.
Is to be fuluL.ate or what particular acts
arc to he tcaned. have their origin ou,side
the AUTHORITY of the official gazette, The
causes of the council are briefly expressed
In the needs Of the Church and society at the
pres spt time.
Tho sessions of the council will be held In
ono of the large chapels of St. Peters
church, which is capable of seating several
thousand persons. Architects are now
busily engaged preparing the proper accom-
modatllns. Tie bishops alone are entitled
To a seat In the council BY divine right; car
dinals, abbots and generals of religious or
ders arc entitled 10 scat also, by ecclesias
tical law or privilege. The bishops take nc
theologians with them, and besides the pre.
lates themselves, only the theologians of the
Roman SEQ and the representatives of the
soyereigus will participate in the delibcra.
lions of the council.