The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-22
ROME
Tire Cnuons in the New Dogma tic Sob ONE Pro-
posed to the EcumenIcaI CounCiI.

THE CGnsns n the New y. DSs%.sic Scheme Pro-
BERLIN, Jan. 6--The Augsburg UnioerSaI
Gazette, frequently used by the Bavarian Gov
ernment as the medium for making public in
telligence respecting the council at Rome, has
published the 'Canones des Ecclesia." being
scheme laid before the council expressed in
positive form. The canons are as follows
OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Canon 1. Whoever saya the religion of Christ
consists and is expressed in no particular COM
munty established by Christ himself but is
duly observed and exercised by individuals for
themselves, without regard to any community
which is the true Church of Christ-let him be
accursed.
Canon 9. Whoever says the true Church is
not single body, but consists of the different
and scattered communities of Christian name,
and is poured out over the same or, the different
communities diyerging from each other in their
confession of faith and separated from the union,
form, rs members parts the one and uniyer-
sal Church of Christ-let him be accursed.
Canon 8. Whoever says the Church of Christ
is not community altogether necessary to eter-
nal salvation, or, man can be saved through the
exercise of any religion-let him be accursed.
Canon 4. Whoever says that intolerance with
which the Catholic Church regards and con-
demns all religious sects that have separated
from her, is not prescribed by divine law, or, as
to the truth of religion only speculations, and
not certainty exist, and consequently all religious
sects should be tolerated by the Church-let him
be accursed
Canon 5. Whoever says even this Church of
Christ can sink in darkness or be polluted with
errors through which she may go astray from
the blessed truth of the faith, depart from her
original state, or, corrupt and degenerate, may
cease to eXist-let him be accursed.
Canon 6. Whoever says the infallibility of the
Church is limited to that which is contained in
the Divine Revelation, and does not extend to
other truths which are necessary that the trea-
sure of the Revelation remain-let him be ac-
cursed
Canon T. Whoever SAYS from Christ, our Lord
and Saviour, power has only been granted to
His Church to counsel and persuade and not to
command by law and punish and compel the
erring and stubborn by means of eternal con-
demnation and wholesome penalties-let him be
accursed.
Canon s. Whoever says the true Church of
Christ, outside OF which no one can be saved, is
| another than the one Holy Catholic and Human
| Apostolic Church--let him be accursed.
Canon g. Whoever says the Holy Apostle
| Peter has not been consecrated by Christ as the
first of all apostles and the visible head of the
| militant Church, or he has only received the
| dignity of primate and not the .primacy with
| actual power in himself-let him be accursed.
Canon 10. Whoever says it is not through the
conservation of Christ himself that Peter has
continual successors in the primacy over the
| entire Church, or the Roman Pope is not by
| virtue of Divine right the successor of Peter in
this primaey-let him be accursed. 81.
Canon IL. Whoever says the Roman Pope
| has only the Office to superintend and conduct,
but not full and supreme authority over the
| entire Church. or this his authority is not regu-
| lar and immediate over all churches-let him be
| accursed.
Canon 12 Whoever says the authority which
is necessary for governing the civil state is moi
| from God; or, no submission to the same is due
according to the laws of God; or the same II
| opposed to the natural freedom of man--et hin
| be accursed
Canon Is. Whoever says all laws existing
among men are derived from the political state
or no authority exists outside of that so i'm
parted-let him be accursed.
Canon Ia. Whoever says the laws of tn,
Church have no abiding force except so far a
| they are confirmed by the sanctions of the civi
authority, or the civil authority has, by virtu,
of its sovereign Jurisdiction, the right to judg
and condemn in cases of religion-let him b
| opcursed.