The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-04


Pests of this description arc frequently re-
buked.
V. Errors Concerning he Church and her
Rights.
10. The Church is not true and perfect and
entirely free society, nor does she enjoy pecu-
liar and perpetual rights conferred upon her by
her Divine Founder, but it apportains to the
civil power to define what arc the rights of the
Church and the limits within which she may
exercise the same.
20. The ecclesiastical power must not exercise
its authority without the permission and assent
Of the civil Government.
81. The Church has not the power of defining
dogmatically that the religion Of the Catholic
Church is the only true religion.
90. The obligations which bind Catholic
teachers and authors apply only TO those things
which are proposed for universal belief as dog
mas of the faith by the iniallblc judgment of
the Church.
90. The Roman Pontiffs and Glcumcnical
Councils have exceeded the limits OF their
power, have usurped the rights OF princes, and
have even committed errors in defining matters
of faith aud morals.
"a. The Church has not the power of availing
herself of force, any direct or indirect tempo
raj power.
25. IN addition to the authority Inherent in the
EpiscOpate, further and temporal power is
granted to il by the civil authority, either ex-
prcssly or tacitly, which power is on that
account also revocablc by the civil authority
whenever it pleases.
~. The CnurCl mas not the innate and lcrlLt-
mate right of acquisition and possession.
81. The ministers of the Church and the Ro-
man PontlI ought to be absolutely excluded
from all charge and dominion over temporal
affairs.
2S. Bishops have not even the right of pro-
mitigating the Apostolical letters without the
permission of the Government.
20. Dlspensations granted by the Roman Pom
tiff must be considered null. unless they have
been asked for through the civil government.
80. The immunity of the Church and of &C.
clcsastical persons derives its origin from civil
law.
81. Ecclesiastical Courts for the temporal
causes of the clergy ought by all means to be
abolished, even without the concurrence and
against the protest of the Holy Sec.
~. The personal immunity generating the
clergy from military service may be abolished
without violating either natural right or equity
lis abolition is called for by civil progress, espc
cially in q community constituted upon princi-
pies of liberal government.
SO. 1t docs not appertain exclusively to eccle-
siastical jurisdiction, by any right proper and
Inherent, to direct the teaching of theological
subjects
81 The teaching of those who compare the
Sovereign POntiiI to q free sovereign acting in
the Universal Church is n doctrine which pre-
| vailed only in the Middle Ages.
3d. There would be no obstacle to the sentence
of q general council or the act of all the unycr-
sal peoples, transferring the Ponti6cal SoYe-
reignty from the Bishop and City of Rome to
some other bshoprc and some other city.
SO. The definition Of u National Council docs
| not admit of any subsequent discussion, and the
civil power can regard as settled an affair de-
| cided by such National Council.
| 81. National Churches can be established with
| drawn, and plainly separated from the authority
| of the Roman Pontih.
| SO. Roman Pontilfs have. by their too arbi.
| trary conduct, contributed to the division Of the
| Church into Eastern and Western.
| VI Errors about CiUu S0ciety, considered bon.
| IN Itself and in its Relation to The Churclt.
80. The commonwealth, as the origin and
| source of all rights, possesses rights which arc
! not circumscribcd by any limits.
30. The teaching of the Catholic Church is
opposed to the well-being aud interests OF
| society.
| Al. The civil power, even when exercised by
| an inndel sovereign possesses an Indirect and
| negative power over religious affairs. 1t there
! fore possesses not only the right called that OF
| e2equdttT, but that OF the socallcd appellate
| Gb dbuSu.T
42. In the case of conflicting laws between
the two powers, the civil law ought to prevail.
43. The civil power has u right to break and
to declare and render null the conventions
Commonly called cOncordats) concluded witt
the Apostolic See relative to the use of right;
apperlaining to the ecclesiastical immunity
without the consent OF the Holy See, and ever
contrary to its protest
A. The civil authority may interfere in mat
tiers relating to religion, morality, and spiritua
government. Hence it has control over tht
| INSTRUCTIONS LOT lHG guidance Oh cOuSClelCc9
issued conformably with their mission by thC
pastors of the church. Further, il possesses the
power to decree, in the matter of administering
| the Divine sacraments, rs to the disposition
necessary for their reception.
ID. The entire direction of public schools il
which the youth Of Christian States are edu
Gated, except Oo a certain eXtcnt) in the cas-
of Episcopal seminaries, may and must apper
tain to the civil power, and belong to it, SO fa
that no other authority whatsoever shall be re
cogniZed as having any right to interfere in tn
discipline of the schools the arrangement O
the studies, the taking of degrees or the choic
and approval of the teachers.
.46 Much more, even in clerical seminaries
the method Of study to be adopted 10 subject t
the civil authority.
~. The best theory of civil society require
that popular schools open to the children of aI
classes, and generally all public institutions in
tended for instruction in letters and philosophy
and for conducting the education of the young
| should be freed from all ecclesiastical authority
fully subject to the civil and political power i
| conformity with the will of rulers and the preyG
lent opinions Of the age.
As. This system of instructing youth, whic
I consists in separating it from the Catholic tat
| and from the power of the Church. and i
teaching exclusively, at least ordinarily, tn
] | knowledge Of natural things and the oarthl
= ends of social life alone, may be approved b
4 | Catholics.
c 40. The civil power has the right TO preveI
= ministers of religion and the faithful from con
municatng freely and mutually with each othC
and the Roman Pontih.
: 50. The secular authority possesses, as inht
l rent in itself, the right of presenting bishop
and may require of them that they take posse
! sion OF their dloccses before having receive
cauonical institution and the Apostolic letter
tT4m the Holy See.