, 1869-12-12

1he fEeolobtAna OF Enfppc are noW d1s- | /
,assiug The anticipated dogma cf, the infa1li- q
,1L,y of the Pope, The general under | c
Standing among the protestants is, that the
ufslliailitv Of the Pops is one Of tho dog I
mas Of the Roman Catholic Church This I
IS a mistake. The axiora o. rule which the
various councils Of the Church have adopted | I
Tor their guidance is the one which is att.ib-
uted to St. Stephen, one Of the early Popes,
zho said, :" Let nothing be innorated on what
tss been haaaed down bf Tradition Acting
urop that rule, the councils never undertake
% add to the faith Of the Church, but when
a na1dcular point, not yet authoritativelY
asaped. /. presented, the council inquire
ub.t hss l,een the teaching Of the Church
on th,s question from the beginning, and
"a ttcv decide On that inquiry, 30 they de-
eide fo7 or against tho dogma presented
Thp council in this case will ask the ques-
ti,n . Ha. the iufallibilitv Of the Pope been
taught ny the Church from the beginniug?
and il thev answer afiiz1natiTely, aud tbs
ro,e shall agree With them, then his infal1i-
li,itr will he dogma Of the Church, which
M ,o.mt,er can eain1ay,
That tic lLinLloulty OF tne 1ole LIZ"
1.esef been dogma OF tbs Church hitherto
is shown hy the fAct TINT It Is now bFougn1
lu,t,ue the Church for adjudication. |
ri, ;nfa1Ibititv Of the Church. rs body, /
has elvavs basn the declared faith but that |
Of Ii. pone,-thoush discussed from the
earliest dates, asserted by eminent man,
and deuied bv others equally eminent, and
-, AL p,na, bau
up to this time, been practically denied by
ali :he councils Of the Church. Even int
dava when the Pope was the King of Kings,
20 council, no matter how pressed, would
yield its consent to the dogma Of Papai ln-
tAlihility. That thezs will be opposition to
4bn declaration Of tho new dogma at the
-. ,,,,,,r;1 10 n h. .yoerta1. Int that
- s.,' aa. - s->fsa;.nt rrros;t;on
..lk1u r. A. pona
TO deieat 1t is not prooRp!e- II tue 1oI"
des'fea H. It VII. oe a.nrnaeo' suu 4.
secession nor EchlED follow II s as oe61
but Al empty addition to tho spiritual
,,ower NJ the Pope. Had it been granted
to = and his predecessors, it would
hsva ruda then, f1irtstors Of the Christian
World bnt GRANTED 10 Pios Il. aud his suo-
ea,.o,s vhasa temporal uove, extends but
or.- fau 1eao,,.s n earth. and ia not re-
49,, !. ~, thew II :. 1,nt harmless in.
ess;,.,. ,1,t.,t on3v in inxiz;b1n things
,-..iar. tbao,o1;.ns among the German
c..,a,;. n,;-arait;a. have bean onposino
ts;s dor+r;ne- md II il supposed thas the
C-r1,, R;sbons r,11 on To Rome opposed,
paa body to the doctriue, Other oppo
nen,s era expected from France, where tn.
d,a,,ina baa ,,.-n rcaolntelv deuourcad il
MI oces. and bx mons 80 strongly As by th'
oraa1 anostle Of the Church, Bossuet. Th.
er,,ic.n bishops. espec,allv those Of tn
u,..a s,.,ae are e1nected to oppose i,
-. .,,.so a-ro<t.t;ona oil, hsn7,v ba real
~, r.. 81 tha p;e,ons ~ tbe 11n;te
..7.. a. t.os @ ,ssoa ~ .oa7a1a z,;ss;on.-;az ,a
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nsa8 faea' intAnpAt! ~ oosu''s - - =
Ghofeh denying uAt II ~ aof a'ofe 1n''.
matter OF opla1on ous ae 1ne s&ine ''ne :
ciafng Els OWL neunAtaou II taFos u