, 1870-07-25
Pope Pins Af. on independent JudE-
IucN3

IRE following letter i. published as adj
tircee- ly il.e Pope III one OF tho most arlent
defenders CT tie dogma Of infaliipil;ty in
France:
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DEAF soS Health and APOSTOLIC beaeiic:ion.
Il is thing very much to be regretted that
there should he fount anoug Catholics men
who. Willie e1o:ri,c iii thst n5me. sfiu ehow
themselves to be conplttelv iu,tue+i With cor
zuI't principles. and adhere to them with such
OF etiuscy ttat they TO longer know how to sub
nit their EElers landing with .lo.iliy to the
Judgment Il the Holy See wheu it il contra-
t" thtr views. even when common Assent
combine to confirm it. They 50 still further,
and, making Ike progress and welfare of
human spcsets TO ,!tpe:la npon those psiuci-
PIES, sl'ey encearoF to make the Church bow
to Their tentlmants. regarding themselves as
being alone wise. they do not u!nsh tu give the
think aa themselves This mad
nett reaches rus,il height thas they unt1er-
take to sef0rm fsen the Irvine constitution Of
the Ctnrch. ahd to adapt 1t TO the modern
FORM OF civil a,orer1mrnsr, in order more
readily to lower tho authority Of the supreme
CHEF whom Christ lfiEl- l-ulf has appointed, aud
whose nrerosa,iycs they dread. They are
thus 10 be Eeen Putting forward most auda-
cloudy AZ induln,slle. or 1t least a. complete
| dernned. agnin dircusring in th. same manner
rs the former defenders Of tht,se doctrines his
| torlcA1 frauds. mutilateA raraage+, csl,Imuiea
directed agsinst Roman pontlits, AMI sopl-
isms Of all kinds. They once again bring for
! ward these things Without taking any note OF
| the arguments by which they have been =
| hundred times retuted- Their objst is to
| a6itate mems minds, and to e1citu those be-
longing to their factton aud the ignorant vii
| gar against the sentiments commonly psufess-
1 hn~t1 $1,n1 T. a. l.. l
ing trouble among The faithful and
! reducing to street discussions the grave.t
| 1uestions. they obige US to derlore II their
| col duct folly equal to their audaeity. II
| they believed firmly vati, other Catho!ics that
TIE Esumeuieal Council is goyerne'' bs the
Of that spr1s that it defines and ap-
| points what ellali be believed. tile
thought would never have entered into
| their minus that things not revealed or
hur'ful to tho Church could he dc :illei there.
ard they could NOT imagine that hnsnau ms
| nuuvres could arrest the power Of the Holy
Spirit. or prevent the definition Of things re-
yea.td IS uscfu1 for the Church. They could
nut have .rereuaded themselves thar it has
teen feseitden to rrcrc:e, In hebosnine
ing the truth into greater prominence,
by DISCUSSION. the difficulties the fathers
wish to fase 10 Hucl1 and such .letititio,, II
they were influenced only by that motive. they
Would abstain rum hll the Tricks by Means Of
which they Arc accustomed to obtain vntes IN
popular assemblies. and they would await
quietly and kunlbly tile Effects WHICH
Ma'ld tc produced By Light lruu above.
For t4ls fca+uu We tlii4k you
have rendered very useful +ers1ce to Ito
Church ~ undertaking the refrtat,on If tho
rIinriial assertions 10 be met will! in writings
Published under their lntiucnce: and it, ex-
rc+ing the spirit Of hatred, violence and arti-
tce which perva'ac them. yon have ti-p1ayel
euch completeness and skill aud rr,-
duee1 such ali abundance Of a:.;n-
| tients from sacred antiquity mud ec-!,~
sIastical science, that, rounrisidg nany
things in few noEt3s, you have strapped Of all
pretension- 10 wisdom those ~Lo lad convey
ed their ideas by allegations destitute Of rea-
hcu. In nrt-establ-luny tho truth Of the faith,
OF right aud OF history. sou have acted IN tl,s
interest ofithe faithful. as we'll Ar Of those who
arc instructed as t1ao-e WIN arc not. Wsthc1o-
fore exprces to you our special gratitude
fSr the homage you have paid to us by this
book. and we predict great and happy suc-
ccss for the fruit Of your labors. Az ait au-
gu.y Of that succe-s, and All q proof of otlr
paterual affection. We bestow upon you the
Apostolic benGoctiou.
Giyt n at Home, ut st. Peters; tho 18th of
March, 1876. in Ilie twens. fourth year Of our
Poltllicate. 11Cs i. +. IN.