Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-07-14
Infallibility Taken to Pieces,


ly by our correspondent in Rome
The Pope is not an Irishman, bu
his new dogma is a bull-an Iris
as well as an Italian Bull. He ma
call it a dogma, but tits the great
est bull out.
"Thc first chapteris headed, 'Ol
the institution of the apostolic pri
macy in st. Peter;' and it tells u
that Christ, Son fthe Living God
said to Peter alone, And l sayun
to thee, - &c. 'And Jesus confer.
red on Simon Peter alone, after is
resurrection, the jurisdiction Of su
preme pastor and governor over all
His flock Moreover this doctrine
is in direct contradiction with the
deplOrable error of those who say
that Peter alone was invested with
this primacy, or that said primacy
was given to the Church, and by
her conferred on ST. Peter. All
such Church people are duly cursed
with ourselves as follows: IF any
man say that the holy Apostle Pc
ter has not been appointed by our
Lord Jesus Christ the first of all
the Apostles and the visible head
of all the Church militant, or that
his primacy is onlY honorary, but
that he has not received directly
and Immediately from our Lord Je-
sus Christ the primacy of true and
real jurisdiction, let him be accurs-
edp And, in case anybody can
get away from that curse, let us get
ready for another. The second
chapter is, 'Of the perpetuity OF
Peters primacy in the Roman pom
tifs.' This jurisdiction you have to
believe was given to Peter alone.
Having swallowed which announce
ment, you will please nextto believe
that it was not given to Peter alone
but Plus TX, Clement VIII, few
Borgias, and no end of brigands-
so that whoever has succeeded in
this chair of st. Peter, obtains, by
the institution of Christ Himself,
the primacy of Peter over the uni
versal Church. Believe all of this
Immediately, for, if any man say
that st. Peter has not constant sue
cessors in the prlmacy, over the
whole Church, by virtue of the in
stitution of our Lord Jesus Christ
Himself, or that the Roman Pope
is not the successor Of st. Peter.
by divine right, in this primacy, let
him be accursed!'
"The third chapter, which will
surely be able to curse a few OF the
bishops themselves and nice little
lot of kings and such people, is
headed, OF the meaning and ma
ture of the primacy Of the Roman
Pope The announcement of the
first paragraph is, that all Chris
tians must believe that the Holy
Apostolic See and the Roman Pope
the primacy over the sur
face of the whole earth This lit
tie fact is enlarged upon in the sec
ond paragraph ; and in the third we
are informed that this is the teach
ing of Catholic truth, from which
no one can depart without danger
to his faith and his salvation We
are further enlightened in this chap
ter upon the fact that if the Pope
speaks, governments are to hear
and obey. The opinions of those
are hereby condemned, who say
hat what is ordered by the Holy
See requires the placet Of the tenn
ooral power And "a sentence OF !
he Apostolic See can be rejected
Dy none, and no one is authorized |
70 sit in Judgment over the Apos
5olic See If any one does not
believe all this, or if any man say
10 the contrary, let him be accurs-
I'd, without particular detail, as the
'ourth chapter is yet to be consid
,red. This chapter is headed, OF
he infallibility of the Roman pom
iff. But, with the supreme pow
r of apostolic jurisdiction over the
Church universal, which the Roman
,ontiff receives in his quality of
Of Peter, prince of the
apostles, is comprehended, also,
he supreme right of teaching
There is the matter Of our public
chool system settled for ever. The
lead school master lives in Rome.
And so, after calling the school
master a doctor, and a father, and
head, and vicar, and several {
ther things too tedious to enumer-
tie during several long winded sen
ences, I'VE teach and declare as a
ogma of faith,' Ito be, of course, !
on the pain of eternal t
cath, as all dogmas must be be
eyed, J that the Roman pontiG, |
D whom, in the person of Saint
'eter, our Lord Jesus Christ said, l
mong other things, 4 have prayed
or thee that thy faith fail not, and l
-hen thou art converted, strength {
n thy brethren, in virtue Of the
ivine assistance promised him,
annot err when exercising his mis-
ion of supreme doctor of all I
he defines by his apos s
olic authority what must be held |
s articles of faith by the universal |
,hurch, in things Of faith and NOR
Is, or what is to be rejected as con.
rary to faith; and that these latter,
nd these judgements incapable OF
Improvement in themselves, 1--WE
tumble on a little truth at last
lust be received and held with full