The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-01
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an infidel sovereign, possesses an lndlrecG ana
negative power over religious AFFAIRS. IL
therefore possesses not only the right called
| that of ereQudtotr, but that OF the so-called
| appellatio db qbuS,a. [NOTE:-The power OF
| authorizing official acts OF the PapM power,
| and of correcting the alleged abuses OF the
same ,o.,,.oo,,
~. In the case of conflicting laws between
the two powers, the civil law ought 70 pre-
vail. .,a
4S. The civil power has right TO Dreak anu
to declare and render null the c0nventons
| commonly called concordatsl eoilcluueu VIII VIII
| the Apostolic See relative to the use OF rlgnts
annertaininr to the ecclesiastical immunity,
without the consent of the Holy See, and even
! contrary to its protest. ..
A. The civil authority may interfere-in in mat
tiers relating to religion, morality and spirltnal
| Instructions for the guidance OF consciences,
issued conformably with their mission, Dy the
pastors of the church. Further, 1t possesses
bower to decree. in the matter of administer
| fng the Divine sacraments, as to the dispQsl-
tons necessary for their reception.
As. The entire direction Of public schools, In
| which the youth of Christian States are edu-
Gated, except Ito certain exten9 in the case
| of Episcopal seminaries may and must apper-,
tain to the civil power, and belong to it, so far
that no other authority whatsoever snail De re-
cognized as having any right to interfere IN
! the discipline of the schools, the arrangement
of the studies, the taking of degrees, or the
choice and approval of the teachers.
46. Much more, even in clerical seminaries,
the method OF study to be auopteo Is suoJec'
| to the civil authority. -
At The best theory of civil society requires
that popular schools open to the children OF
all classes and generally all public institutions
intended for instruction in letters ana phlloSo-
phy, and for conducting the education OF the
Young. should be freed from all ecclesiasucai
authority, government and interference, and
should be fully subject to the civil and political
power. in conformity with the VIII oil rulers
and the prevalent opinions OF the age.
4S. This system OF instructing youth, Which
consists in separating it from the Catholic
| faith and from the power of the Church and in
| teaching exclusively, or ct least primarily, tue
| Knowledge of natural things and the earthly
ends OF social life alone, may be approved by
! Catholics.
40. Tic civil power has the right to prevent
ministers of religion and the iaIthiHl from
communicating freely and mutually witn'eacl
tOther and The Roman Pontili.
30. The secular authority possesses, as nile-
rent in itself. the right OF presenting BISHOPS.
| and may CGirc OF them thai they taHr pos
| session uf tSeir dqccscs before having received
canonical institution and ;he Apostolic ieters
from the Holy See.
81. And further the secular government has
the rinhe Of (eposiur Bishops from their pas
toral functions, aud. il is not bound TO obey the
Roman PontiG in flosc things Which relate 10
Episcopal Sees and the institCtion OF Bishops
80. The Government has OF itself the right to
aEer the age prescribed by The Church for the
| religious profession both OF men and women;
and it may enjoin upon all religious establish
ments to admit no person TO take solemn VOWS
without its permission.
So The laws for the protection OF rellSloils
| establishments, and securing their rights ana
duties. ought to be abolished; nay, more, the
| civil government may lend its assistance 10 I'll
who desire to quit tine religious life they haze
undertaken, and break their VOWS. The Gov
| ernment may also suppress religious orders,
\ colleriate Churches, and simple beneiices,
even those belonging to private patronage,
and submit their goods and revenues TO the
administration and disposal OF the ciyll power.
| 81. Kings and princes ere not only exempt
| from the Jurisdiction of the Church, but are
superior to the Church in ltigatcd questions Of
| Jurisdiction.
IS. The Church ought TO be separated from
the State, and the State from the Church.
VII. Errors concerning Ncturcl and Ckr;sticn
Ethics.
| Sc. Moral laws do not stand In need of the
divine sanction, and there is no necessity that
human laws should be conformable to the
| laws ofnature, and receive their sanctlonfr from
| God.
| 81. knowledge Of philosophical things and
| morals, and also civil laws, may and must be
Independent OF. divine and ecclesiastical aN,
| thority.A H9SZa1
So. No other forces are to be .recogniZcu
| than those which reside In matter; and all
moral teaching and moral excellence ought to
| be made to consist in the accumulation and in
crease of riches by every possible means, and
| in the enjoyment of pleasure.
! 50. Right consists in the material fact, and
| all human duties are delusive, and all human
acts have the force fright.
| CO. Authority is nothing else but the result
of numerical superiority and material force.
81. An unjust act, being successful, inficts
no injury upon the sanctity of right.
| g., The principle of nOn-1nterJention, as 1t
is called, ought to be proclaimed and ad
hered to.
IS. 1t is allowable to refuse obedience to
! legitimate princes; nay more, to rise in insur-
rection against them.
| g. The violation of solemn oath, even
every wicked and fagitious action repugnant
| to the eternal law, is not blamable, but quite
lawful, and worthy of the highest praise when
done for the loveOf country.
VIII. Errors Concerning Christian Marriage.
65. 1t cannot be by any means tolerated to
maintain that Christ has raised marriage to
the dignity of sacrament
| &C. The sacrament of marriage is only an
adjunct of the contract, and separabe from it,
and the sacrament itself consists in nuptial
benediction alone.
| 67. By the law of nature the marriage tie
| Is not indissoluble, and in many cases divorce,
properly so-called, may be pronounced by the
| civil authority.
| 6S. The Church has not the power Of laying
| down what are the diriment impedimentS to
marriage. The civil authority does possess
such power, and can do away with impedi-
ments to marriage.
| So. The Church only commenced in later
ages to bring in diriment impediments, and
then ayailing herself Of right not her own,
| but borrowed from the civil power.
| 20. The canons Of the Council Of Trent,
which pronounce censure of anathema against
those who deny to the Church the right of
laying down what are diriment impediments,
either are not dogmatic or must be understood
as referring only to such borrowed power.
IL The form of solemnizlng marriage pre-
scribed by the said Council does not bind.
under penalty Of nullity, in cases where the
civil law has appointed another form, and
| where it DEGREES that this new form shall ef-
fectuate a valid marriage.
| 72. Boniface VIII is the first who declared
that the vow Of chastity pronounced at ordina-
| ton annuls nuptials.
] 73. A merely. civil contract may, among
| Christians, constitute true marriage; and it is
| false either that the marriage contracts be-
tween Christians is always sacrament, or
| that the contract is null il the sacrament be
excluded.
"A. Matrimonial causes and espousals belong