The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-01
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Al. The civil power, even when exercised by
an lniidci sovereign, possesses an Indirect and
negative power over religious affairs. n
| therefore possesses not only the right calk
| that OF c.requdtur, but that OF tho so-calGd
dppcttati0 40 abusat. tN0TE:-fhe power Of
authorizing official acts OF the Papal power,
| and of correcting the alleged abuses Ul the
| same.
AZ. In the ease of conflicting laws between
the two powers, the civil law ought TO pre-
| vail.
~. The civil power has Il right to break and
| TO declare and render null tho conventions
| commonly called c0nc0rtlats) concluded with
the Apostolic See relative To the use of rights
appcrtainng 20 the ecclesiastical immunity,
without the consent Of The Holy Sec, and even
| contrary TO its protest.
a.. The civil authority may Interfere i'm mat
| terS relating 10 religion, morality and spiritual
| government. Hence IL has control over the
! instructions for the guidance of consCienccs,
/ issued coniOrlnaby with their mission, by tho
| pastors OF the church. Further, it possesses
power 10 decree, in the matter Of administer
| ing the Divine s;cruncnts, as 10 the dispOsi-
| tionS necessary for their reception.
-. mic entire direction of public schools, In
| which the youth of Christian States are edu-
Gated, except ito certain cNtcntl in the case
| of Episcopal scminaries may and must appcr-
| uin to The civil power, and belong 70 ii, so fur
| that no other authority whatsoever shall be re-
| coysniZcd ny having any right to interfere in
the discipline OF TIC schools, The arrangement
| of the studies, the taking Of degrees, or the
| choice and approval Of the teachers.
40. Much more, even In clerical seminarics,
! the method OF study to be adopted Is subject
| TO The civil authority.
81. The best theory Of civil society requires
| that popular schools open To the children OF
al classes. and generally all public institutions
| intended for instruction i'm letters and phiOso-
| ply, and for conducting the education of the
| young. should be freed from all ecclesiastical
| authority, government and interference, and
should be fully subject to the civil and political
power, In conformity with The will OF rulers
4 ailN tile prevalent opinions OF tie arc.
| dS. This system OF instrncting youth, which
| consists in separating IL from the Catholic
| teaching exclusively, or at least primarily, the
| knowledge Of natural things nud the earthly
ends OF soci"l life alone, rnny be approved by
Catholics.
80. The civil power has the right to prevent
ministers OF religion and the faithful from
communicating freely anu mutually with each
| other and the Roman Pontif.
50. The secular authority possesses, MS !nhc-
rent i'll itself, the right of presenting Bishops
| and may require OF them that they take pos
session of their diocescs before having received
canonical institution and the Apostolic letters
| from the Holy See
OIL. And further, the secular government has
| the right Of dcposing Bishops from their pas
| tOral functions, and II is not bound to obey the
| Roman pOntifr in those things which relate to
| Episcopal Sees and the institution of Bishops.
| 52. The Government has Of itscli the right to
alter the age prescribed BY the Church for the
| religious profession both of men and women;
ments to admit no person to take solemn VOWS
without its permission.
63. The laws for the protection OF religious
establishments, and securing their rights and
! duties, ought to be abolished; nay, more, the
| civil government may lend It's assistance to all
who desire to quit the religious life they have
undertaken, and break their VOWS. The Gov
ernmcnt may also suppress religious orders.
| cOlleSinte Churches, and simple bcncGccS
| even those belonging TO private patronage,
and submit their goods and revenues 10 the
| administration and disposal OF the civil power
| ba. Kings and princes nrc not only exempt
from the Jurisdiction Of the Church, bnt arc
superior to the Church in lltigs,ed questions of
| Jurisdiction.
55. The Church ought TO he separated from
the State, and the State from the Church.
VII. Errors concerning Natural and Christian
| Ethics.
&C. Moral laws do not stand in need of thc
| divine sanction, and there is no necessity that
| human laws should bc conformnbc to the
laws OF nature, ana receive their sanction from
| God.
81. knowledge Of philosophical things and
! morals, and also civil laws, may and must be
independent Of divine and ecclesiastical a,,-
thOrity.
50. No other forces are to be recognized
| 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.
%. Right consists in the material fi,ct and
| all human duties arc dcluslvc, and all human
acts have the force Of right.
60. Authority is nothing else but the result
OF numerical superiority and material force
Gl. An unjust act, being successful, inlicts
no injury upon the sanctity of right.
G2. Tho principle Of aOn-irtcrucntion as IL
Is called, ought TO be proclaimed and ad-
| hcred to.
G3. 1t is allowable to refuse obedience to
legitimate princes; nay more, to rise In insur-
rcctiOn against them.
Gi. The violation of q solemn oath, even
| every wicked and fagitl0us action repugInnt
to the eternal law, is not blamablc, but quite
| lawful, and worthy Of the highest praise when
done for the love Of country.
VIII. Errors Concerning Christian Marriaoe.
05. II cannot he 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 scparabc FROM H.
| and the sacrament itself consists III nnptIal
| bcncdiction alone.
G7. by the law of nature the marriage lie
is not indissolubc, and in many cases divorce,
civil authority.
Gs. The Church has not the power of laying
| down what are the diriment impcdimcnts to
marriage. The civil authority does possess
| mcntS TO marriage.
70. The Church only commenced in later
ages to bring in dirimcnt impedilnents, and
h,,, tnen IL mayailinS herself Of right not her own,
| 20. The canons of the Council of Trent.
| Which pronounce censure of nnaihcma against
| those who deny to the Church the right of
laying down what are diriment impcdiments,
either are not dogmatlc or must be understood
| as referring only to such borrowed power
| II. The form of sOlemnIzlng marriage pre-
scrlbcd by the said Council does not bind,
under penalty OF nullity, in cases where the
civil law has appointed another form, and
| where 1t decrccs that this now form shall of.
| fectuatc q valid marriage
r. Bonilncc VIII Is the first who declared
that the vow of chastity pronounced at ordina-
! tiOn annuls nuptiais.
Christians, constitute q true marriage; and IL ii
false either that the marriage contracts be-
tween Christians Is always q sacrament, or
That the contract is null II the sacrament be
excluded.
"a. Matrimonial causes and cspousals belong
by their very nature to civil Jurisdiction.
N. B. Two other errors NAV tend in this d.