The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-01
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TIlR SYLLABUS OF TIi: PRINCIPAL. l:KEOES or
ouI TINE, WHICH ARE SliGMArIzED IL TIIE
CONSiSruIIaI. AILOrrTInNS. ENCIti!CAl AND
UTiirH ArOSroI.p' LETTERS of IorE RUS IN.
l. FunhciSla. Nu'uyuiiSm. u;,I itSotu;C Rt:-
Hono'iS",.
l. There exists no rivinc Power, Supreme
Being. Wis,iutr and i'ruvi,vncc distinct from
the universe. and God l.; none other than ,i;;-
turc. and therefore inn,ahr. In effect.
God is prucrtl in man antt i'm The worl,l. and
all things are Gud. and lave The Very s',,'
stance al God. God is therefore one and the
same thing With llr worl,l. and thence spirit
is the same thing "ilh matter. necessity with
liberty, true With FALSE. gout with evil. Justice
will Injustice.
y. All action OF God upan man and The world
is tQ he denied.
3. Human reason. without any regard to
Cod, is tltc sole artrr of truth AMI llSrh0od.
Of good and evil: i; is It's own law lo itself. ami
suilicrs by its naiui-, force TO secure the well
fare ut men ami Of lions.
4. All the truths al religion are derived from
the native strength OF human reason; whence
reason is the master rule 10y which man can
AMI ought to arrive 1T the knowledge ui all
truths of every kind.
g. Divine revelation is imperfect, aId mere
fore subject tom continual and indefinite pro-
gross, which corresponds with the progress a!
human reason.
G. Christian fliih is in opposition to human
reason, and divine revelation no: only does;
not benefit, but even Injuries The perfection OF
man.
2. The prophecies and miracles uttered and
narrated in the S;,cl,' scriptures are tic iic-
ti0ns OF poets, and the mysteries of Christian
faith the result of philosophical Investigations.
In the books OF the two rcstalncnis there are
contained mythical inventions, and Jesus
Christ is Himself II mythical fiction.
II. Moderate RationaliSm.
8. AS human reason Is placed on q level
with religion, so theological matters must be
treatcd in the same manner rs philosophical
ones.
.. All the dogmas of the Christian religion
are, without exception, the object of natural
science or philosophy, and human rcasOn, in
strllctctl solely by history, is able, by It's own
the true knowledge of even the most abstrusc
dogmas; ln0ridcd, such dpgmas he proposed
as subject matter for human reason.
10. As the philosopher Is one thing, and NH
losophy another, so IL is the right and duty of
the philosopher 10 submit himself to tile all-
thoriiy which he shall have recognized as
trne; but philosophy neither can nor ought TO
submit 10 any authority.
IL. The Church not only ought never to ami
madvcrl upon philosophy, but ought 10 tolc-
rate the errors of philosophy. leaving 10 phi
losOphy the care of their correction.
II. The decrcrS Of the Apostolic Sec and
OF the Roman Congregation tcttrr the free
progress oil science.
Is. The method and principles by which the
old scholastic doctors cultivated theology. are
no longer suitable to the demands of thc agc
and the progress OF science.
IA. Philosophy must be treated OF without
any account being taken Of supernatural ccvr-
N. B.-To the rtionastic system belongs.
in great part, the errors of Anthony Guuthrr
condemned in the letter To Tie Cardinal Arel-
bishop OF Cologne.
ILL., IRdiDtrentiSin. observation-disclosures
l5. Every man is free to embrace and nro-
Fpss the religion he shall believe true, guided
by the light Of reason.
l6. Men may in any religion find The way
OF eternal salvation, and obtain eternal saliva
Hon.
IT, We may entertain mt least wcll-fonnd-
cd hope for the eternal salvat on Of all those
who are in no manner In the truc Church Of
Christ
49, Professionalism is nothing more than an
ether form Of the same true Christian Re-
hgion, in which II Is possible to be equally
pleasing TO God as in the Catholic Church.
~. Socialism C0nl,iuiS,n. Secret Societies. lib
heat Societies, CtericO-Lidcrai Societies
Pests OF this description are frequently re-
puked.
v. Errors Concerning he Chmrch and her
RiyhtS.
TO- The Church is not Il true and perfect,
and entirely Tree society. nor does sine enjoy
peculiar and perpetual rights conferred upon
her by her Divine Founder. hul it appcr,uins
" the civil power To define what are The rights
of the Church and The limits within which She
may exercise the same.
~. The ecclesiastical power must not cxer-
assent of The civil Government.
I'll. The Church las not The power of de-
hning dOgmatically thai the religion of The
Catholic Church is the only irlie religion.
r. he obligations which bind Catholic
teachers and authors apply only To those things
which are proposed l0r universal belief ;ls
dosmas OF tie faith hy the inialliblc Judgment
OF the Church.
23. The Roman Pontills and Gcrmcnical
Councils have exceeded thc limits OF their
power, have nsurpcd the rights of Princes
and lave even committed errors in defining
matters of faith aid morals.
a.. The Church has not the pOwcr of avail
ing hcr?clI of force, or any direct or indirect
temporal power.
rs. In addition to the authority inherent in
the Epscoputc a further and tciporul uO,ycr
il granted To il by the civil authority, either
expressly or tacitly, which Is on that account
also reyoeablc by The civil authority whenever
IL pcascs.
20. The Church has not the innate and lc"lti-
mate right of acquisition and possession.
". Tie ministers Of The Church and the IO-
man POniiif ought to be absolutely excluded
from all Charge and dominion over temporal
Affairs.
2s. bishops have not even the right of pro-
mitigating the AposiOiica letters without the
permission of the Government.
~. DspenSaluns granted Iy tho Roman
Pontir must be considered null, unless they
have bren asked for through The civil govern
ment.
80 The Immunity of the Cllllrci, and of &C.
cicsi;tslic;'i persons derives lis origin from
civil law.
81. Ecclesiastical Courts for Tie temporal
causes OF the clergy onghl ~ al means TO he
abolished even without The concurrence and
against tiic protest or tic Holy Sec.
30. Tie personal immunity cxonnrating Tie
clergy nm military service may be abolished
without violating ciicr natural right or eg.i-
iy. JUS abilities is called ;ur by civil progress,
especially In community constituted upOn
principles OF liberal government.
35. u does hot appcrain exclusively 10
ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, by any ri"h, ploncy
ana Inherent. TO direct ;iic teaching OF tlc0-
logical subjects.
81. The teaching of those who compare the
the Universal Church Is Ii doctrine which Gre
vailed only in the Middle Ages.
35. There would bc no obstacle 20 The zen
tcncc Of u general council or The act Of ,,ll the
universal peoples, transferring The p0n;iiicl
Sovereignty from the Bishop and City of Rome