The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-01
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an inidc' sovereign. possesses nm Indirect and
negative power over religious affairs. "
therefore possesses not only the right caltf
| that 0f C.rcquatar, hut ilat of The s0-tallltNi
appoiiatio db abUSui. INOrE.-Tlc power of
| authorizing official acts oi the l'apal power,
and of c0rIcciin. the alleged abuses of the
same
A. In The case 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 IN" conventions
commonly called cuncur,iaiS) concluded with
The Apostolic Sec relative 10 The llsc of rights
aprrrtaining 60 the ecclesiastical immunity
without The consent OF The Holy See. and even
contrary 10 lis protest.
81. Thr civil authority may Interfere in mat
trrS relating. To religion morality and spiritual
government. Hence IL has control over the
instructions for the guidance of ronsCiencrs.
pastors or the church, Further, il possesses
power to drc"cc, in the matter Of administer
ing the Divine sacrimcnts. as to the DISPOSE
iionS necessary for thcir reception.
IL. The entire direction of public schnOls. In
which The youth ui Christian States are c!tl-
Gated. except Uo certain cNirnt) in the case
nj Episcopal srlnnarirS, may and must apper
lain 10 the civil pDScr, and hrlon9 to il. 50 far
thai no other authority whatsoever Sha,! bc
cogni2cd us having amy right To Interfere in
the discipline of The SchnOls, the arrangement
0f the studies. the taking of degrees, or the
choice and approval Of the teachers.
Is. Much more, even In clerical scnlinarcs,
the method al study to be adopted is subjcc,
10 thc civil authority.
tI. The hrSt theory OF civil SUcicty requires
tla; popular schnols open to the children Of
nil classes. and generally all public institutions
intended Tor instruction i'll letters and phlOsn-
ply, and for conducting the education of the
young. SHOULD bc freed from all ecclesiastical
authority, government and interference. and
should br fully subject 10 the civil and political
power, in conformity with the will of rulers
ah,l ill% prevalent opinions of tlir age;
St..Ip itcfr iFt Ia u.ht ht.,h
consists in scinira.ia" il from the Catholic
laith and from the power Of the Church und i'm
lcachin. exclusively. or al least primarily the
knowledge oil na;miril things and The earthly
rns of social life alone. may he approved by
Catholics.
-. The civil power has the right to prevent
ministers of religion ami the faithful from
communicating freely AMI mutually with each
other and The Roman rOnlin,
50. The secular authority possesses, as inhc-
rent Ill itself, the right of presenting Bishops.
and may require OF them that they take nos
session al their dioccscs before having received
canonical institution ANA the Apostolic letters
from The Holy See.
81. and further. the secular government has
the right Of dcposng Bishops from their pas
toral functions, ami il is not hound TO obey the
Roman PontiT in those things which relate To
Episcopal Sees and the institution of bishops
81. The Government has Of itself the right to
alter the age prescribed by The Church for the
religious profession both of men and women;
and it may enjOin upon ail religious establish
mcnts To admit no person 10 take solemn vows
without its permission.
g. The laws for the protection Of rclirio,lS
establishments, and securing their rights and
duties, ought To bc abolished; nay, more, thr
civil government may lend lis assistance To all
who desire to quit the religious life they have.
undertaken, and break their VOWS. The Gov
crnmGnt may also suppress religious orders,
cOllcgatc Churches, and simple bcnclicrs,
even those belonging 10 private patronage.
and submit their goods aud revenues to The
administration and disrosll oi the civil power.
81. Kings ami princes are not only cycmpl
from the Jurisdiction of the Church. Int :lry,
superior to the Church in litig@.cd questions of
jurisdiction.
55 The Church on:rht To he separated from
the State, and The STATE from the Church.
VII Errors concerning Natural ami Christian
Ethics.
&C. Moral laws do not stand in need of ihr
divine sanction, AMI there is no necessity That
human laws should be cOnfnrmablc TO the
laws Oi nature, and rcct I've their sanction from
God
81. knowledge of philosophical things and
mOrlls, and also civil laws, may and must hr
independent Of divine and ecclesiastical all-
thOrily.
5S. No other forces are TO b. recognized
| than those which reside in matter; and tll
moral teaching and moral excellence ought To
he h'ade To consist in the accumulation and IN
| crease Of riches by cvary possible means and
/ in the enjoyment of pleasure.
81. Right consists in the material fact, and
| acts have the force of right.
GO. Authority IL nothing else but the result
Of numerical superiority and material force.
81. An unjust act, hcny successful inGicts
no injury upon the s;lnctity OF right
G2. The principle Of ?.Ol-lrterrcntion rs H.
is called, ought 10 be proclaimed and adj
hcrcd to-
G:I. 1t is allowable 20 refuse obedience IN
Legitimate princes; nay more, to rise i'm ins,lr-
| rccion against them.
III. The violation of q solemn oath, even
every wicked and llagiiOus action rcpIylnnt
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 hd,rioGe
IS. u cannot he by any means tolerated 10
maintain that Christ has raised marriage 10
| The dignity of Il sacrament.
TT. The sacrament Of marriage is only an
atlJnnci OF the contract, and Scparablc from it,
and tlle sacrament itself consists In nIIptiai
bcnctction alone.
67. by the law OF nature the marriage Tie
is not n,iissolublc, and in many cases divorce
property su-c;illed, may be pronounced by the
civil authority.
Gs. The Church has not the power of laying
d0wii What are the diriinent inipcdiIncniS to
marria@c. The civil authority does possess
such power, and can do away with irnpedi-
nicntS TO marriage.
69. The Church only commenced in later
ages to bring in dirimcnt impcdmcntR, and
| then ayalling herself Of IL right not ,ler own.
but borrowed from the civil power
90. The canons Of the Council OF Trent,
Whlch pronounce ccnSnrc OF nna hcma agninst
those who deny to the Church the right of
laying down What are diriment impctliments
either are not doSmatic or must be understood
as referring only 10 such borrowed power.
~ The form Of sOemnizng marriage pre-
scribcd by the said Council does not bind,
under penalty of nullity, in cases where the
civil law las appointed another form, and
where IL dccrccs that this new form shall ct.
leciuatc y valid marriage.
~ Bonilii2e VIII is the first who declared
that the VOW of chastity pronounced ut ordlna-
tion annus nuptiais.
Christians, constitute a true marriage; and il il
false either that the marriage contracts be-
tween Christians il always d sacrament, or
thai The contract III null If the sacrament be
excluded.
a. Matrimonial causes and cspoiIsuls belong
ny their very nature to civil Jurisdiction
N. B. Two other rrrnrs Innv tnnd In ihIa ii