, 1870-07-25

Tho following IL tue syllabus. on wl,icl, in
fallilility il founded, Issued by Ills Holiness
the POPE, in connection With tic Eucyclica1 in
ltEi- Tile document was spcciaiiy translated
for the New York Ht7aM:
slIIAurs EA,RAc1Sd THE PRINCIPAL ERRORS
nf orr TINE WHICH HAVE REES cESsCRED
~ coSsIsroRiAi. ALLsErIIoSs. ESrIrL1cMs
AND o1HEls A1ss$.ottc LETTERS or oCn MOST
HOLY FATHER, fDrE FlCs II.
raSrHElsN, SATrHALisM, AND ABSOLUTE EA-
TluSAI.1su.
!. There exists no supreme, all-wise, end all
rrosldcnt divine Being distinct from this uui.
'crse. Tor tict is the same az nature, nnl con-
stluently il liab!t to changes, God, in truth,
exists bol. III nan alIl in the world. for ali
:linbs ale God and have the very Substance IT
Ged. and as God ID one and the ean1e thing
With the universe spirit is identical with 1iber-
sy, truth With faltehood, good with evil and
Justice with injustice.
2. All act;cu OF God uron mankind and tic
vcr!a must lr denied.
j.. Human rcn..In. without having any re-
gard whatever to the Deity, isthe sole Judge OF
truth and falsehood. Of good and evil: it is a
nations-
-. All the truths Of religion sp,ing from
the natural power Of luman reason; hence.
tca.on Is tue el'ief Inle whereby men eau and
ouent 20 Gl!ta5n kAo1iease Of all truths Of
). Tisinc revelation Is imperfect, and con-
setiucnt1y subject to constant aud indefinite
rf.'Srcsc. corresponding to tho progress 1uaio
by AuEap reason.
t. Ike fsith Of Christ a. opposed tn human
reason. and .ii7ine revelation Is no, ouly Of no
I'd. nutaec, l'Ls is even injurious to the petfce-
ton Of tie hun,a.: race.
!. Tho prophecies ard miracles recorded and
narrated in Scripture are Int poetical actlene,
anu the niy+telits Of the Christian religion are
the result of philosophical Investigations: in
the hooks Of both Icstaments there are to be
found fabulous statements, and Jesas Christ
himself il but myth.
MODERATE RAT1oSA11sM.
3. Since hru.an reason stands ~ Efch as
rcllGlon. questions in theology should be
treated Of in the same manner Al those Of phi
1esorhy.
2. As thc dcgmas Of Christianity. without
any exceptions, are tho object OF natural
science or philosophy, and human reason with
no other tllAn historical cultivation is capa-
h!e by its own natural strength and rrinciple.
OF arriving At knowledge Of eveu the more
ahstEuee doGmas, provided only these dogmas
have ecca proposed to the teaeon itself as its
object.
10. Since the philosopher il one thing aud
rhilorophy another. the former has the right
and duty OF submitting himself to hat
authority which he may have approved Of 81
true. but philosophy neither ran nor ought .
tt112ll! IefeelI 10 my &ItflOFftv,
H. The church should not only never ani-
u,advert urop. Int should tolc-at4s the erro:s
ct philosophy. and should leave it in Aes
Eanes TO correct herself.
-. The DEGREES OF the Apostolic See and
Ao1nan congregation interfere with the FREQ
progress OF science.
IL. The method and principles wheEeb< ths
ancsent scholastic doctors cultivated theology
arc uufu,ted to the necessidce Of our tiua Mud
the progress OF tho sciences,
II. Philosophy should he treated without
any ree.rd to supernatural revelation.
Sc.k-To the tyssem Ut sat,onaltxm belong
most Of the er,ots Of ANTHONY t;anther. which
II, 1887, anu In that 70 he Bishop u Bzrslsw,
"Delore aau'' msesocre," Apn' 81, 1850.
Gn1f1 1EHES71sa, ,1A111Cr1SAR1AN1sa-
Is. Every nan il free to embrace aud pro
fees that religion which. led By the light Of
seasop, he mzs have thought true,
fG. Men may. Il the practice Of auy re-
hgion. find the path Of eternal ealyation and
attain eternal hsppiuess.
u. At 1eaxt. Soe>. hopes ought 10 be outer
respect live II the true Church
IS. FrctcstaIdsm is on1s iifcrcat form
Of the same true Christian religion. An,l in i,
Gt may be pleased equally as much u il the
Catholic Church.
SOCIALISM, coAaCS1sI. SECRET SOCIETIES, FL.
EtE SOCIETIES, cIEE1co-L.BEnA1 SOCIETIES.
Eyils Ct this Kind Lsse been frequently con
detuncd, aud in The most severe tasns. IN the
Eucytlical "Qui TluEilns," November Q. 1916:
in the .Anocuticil ''Quibus Cuantisque," April
~, 1870: the Encyclcal ''Soscitus ct Soiis-
cnm,' December :, 1919; tho Allocutiou
Singular Q1ont:au.," December 9. 1854, asll
the Epcyc1ical ''euanto Coudc:Amar Dolo1e,"
Augrrt 10, 1855.
ERRORS coSC1ESIS1 THE CHIncH Axp BEu
aiGE1s.
10. Tie church is rot \ true and perfect eo-
cicsy. absolutely free, nor does she enj.y pc
culiar and Eernlan ent rights conferred upon
her ty her divine founder, but to the civil
rowrr 1t belongs to define VIII. are the
Chutch's rights md what the limits within
which she may hare power to e8efrite them.
~. Tic ecclesiastical power shoul1 not e1-
cscise its authority without the permission and
Al sent Of the cisil SoEernm ent.
q. The church has not tho power OF dog
mat.cally defining that tho roGgion OF the
Catholic Church il .he only true religion.
=. The submission absolutely bindilat, Cath
ohc teachers and writer's il hunted to those
thinGs ouly Which have been declared by tho
ehmchs infhhale judgement dosuaAs Of faith,
10 tc believed BY ali.
p. Roman Fon.ins and GcumenieA Conn
cir have gone beyond the limits OF their
power. usufped tag nights Of princes, aud even