The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-17

65l priests Of saint bn@&c, repreSontIuE W :
icited the definition. AZ eief, dated the "a o. !
june has been addresse6by Plus TX to me
Canons OF the Cathedrl Church ana W. W. I
have been 30 much rejoiced," says this briei,
by your concord in preserving the ancient iaa.n
Of Gaul with respect to theidivine PrerogaCvos
mon desire to SEQ most clear and firm decla-
ration Of IL made, that We cannot refrain rom
proclaiming chat your religion and your Pra-
them you Recognize thss the solidity Of the
s xoD .. s1 the force and honor Of the whole
For this reason We accept with paternal love
the homage to which the circumstsnces OF tne
hour give In Our eyes . more excellent merit.
and faithful Of vast diocese, approved end
commendcd by tho Vicar Of Christ, and, on tho
other, the solitary voice Of the Bishop.
Liberty Of I've Cosscsl. -.As the advocates Of
the Council, they pesuisntly deny that i i
free This now offence will not avefstneir
approaching condemnatiop. We have already
apostate Pichler, an unhappy Munich priest,
rewarded for his apostacy BY the appointments
of chief librarian at Saint Petersburg. This
;onrnai Of Vienne, that NO Council was ever |
more free nor more Independent than that Of |
the Vatican. All constitutional minorities,"
e. Gps sssn be-
NAL to the falsehoods Of the AsgsbGrg GGsesse
| which, coming from such . person, has GER
tain valne: We are e sayss thai the the
German Bishops have had astonishing success
in Rome. This assertion is perfectly untrue.
More than one Of them has thought that he
| that too much consideration was shown
| towards colleagues younger in age and lower
in rank. This sufficed TO drive him into oppo-
| sition. As to the infallibilists, every one
knows that we do not belong to their party,
but suum ouiqie. Let people say what they Ike
of the tendencies of Bishops Martin of. Pader-
born and Ketteler Of Mayence, they are never
theless the two most learned among all the
Bishops of North Germany. When Dr.. Martin
became q Bishop, all Germany rejoiced be-
cause SO learned . theologian was raised to
that dignity" The truth is sometimes spoken
by unlikely witnesses.
The Bishop of Perisxss1--On the 31st of May
this Prelate presented to the Holy Father the
solemn profession addressed to BIN by the
clergy Of his diocese of their inviolable be.
lief In the infallibillity of the Roman Pontif."
On the 4th of June, the same Bishop communi-
the Sovereign Pentidf applauds the firmness
. of faith with which you venerate the preroga-
tives accorded by theIord Jesus to this Chair
Peter for the support OF the Whole e. CharGn
, conGratulates his diocese on the approval ex-
! pressed by the Holy Father. "The clergy OF
to the Catholic world. Convinced with reason
that our Lord Jesus Christ has given to Saint
: Peter and his successors in the government OF
! the Chrrch the eminent and necessary prero.
2 their belief with . unanimtty aud fervol
. whieh will be recorded N one soS their noblest
: titles Of honor in fnts1pe a1es: You have takeI
Z tionA Your Bishop 80 utnlates md thank
sdioion q Che vioar Jssus Christ, AND
s limp sinss 6 siabrssss 3 y GSis diocsss. 'iIe
i. oeiSe, gsntlsuaen. and dsar fellow-laborers
= our Lord. fNfCEOLAs JOSEPH,
y Bishop of Perigueux and Sarlat.
e Rome, 4th june, 1870"
Is The Truth about tho CoaRcil.-A letter latel,
n addressed from Rome to the Paris Union by
% competent witness, the Able d'Alzon, Vicar
stance before our readers # the Council
70 prived it of freedomf Was it the Popef "Bu
IF all the Bishops of the majority are able to tes
tify that it was necessary to do violence to hi
,e the question of infallibility, not because b
q. was opposed to its definition, but because b
b was resolved not to take any initiative in tn
,e to certain journals, when they were consulte
70 by the Pope about the Council, they did nc
ia consider the definition necessary. At Rome
is the doctrine of infallibilty has become SO con
ID pletely q matter of faith, that for that yer
a reason people did not see the necessity
as affirming it," Was it the preparatory Comm
n. SlOuS1 In6 COMMISSION Oh OOEna palu u
O. attention to this grave subject until the 1as
he moment, and when arrived in Rome severe
DIS Consultors assured me that infallibility woul
r. certainly not be discussed" Who then has il
OF troduced it Who has exerted pressure upo
It, the Councilf 1t is undeniable replies til
ON Able dAlzop, that it is the immense n,ajori
l. which has weighed upon the Pope, upon I'll
It'll Cardinals, and upon the Council. But thes
It. Bishops who came from the four quarters of I'll
eel world, had they pre-concerted plan Is
a they who are to be reproached with the pampl
he let's scattered in every country, the journeys
he France and Germany, the correspondence wit
n the Orientals"-and all the other well-know
mt intrignes of the opposition partyi Is it the
mt we may add, who are willing to co-oper,a
er- with civil governments in restricting the Ii
Ill erty of the Councilf The whole world know
what is the answer to these questions. n
,tte Council was ever more absolutely free and j
ar dependent. 1.-THE majority" as NJ. dale
1t justly observes, "deprives the minority of i
sia liberty, Just every deliberative assembly
Id prives of their liberty those of its membe
nR who separate themselves from the mass.2 TT
ne, Gallicans, he adds, have now only few da
lch in which to prepare their submission to
np cree which is morally certain. "The Bisho
.ds who were Arians, Macedonians, HISTORIANS,
nd Eutychians, might have been Catholics befo
and Chalcedon; afterwards they Dere hereti
The Gallicaus are still Catholics, but If th
re continue Gallicans they are preparing ther
IN IN selves to become heretics. The true childr
lest of the Church should redouble their praye
ing that the separation may not be finally consul
g,sa NATURALIZATION.
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