The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-14
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cattle telegram from Rcme announces that
he Gcumenical Council yesterday adopted the
ogma of infallibility by vote of $50 to Ss.
although the majority is so large as to render
the vote an overwhelming one, it will be noticed
that the total number voting on the question
falls far short of the aggregate membership of TIC
FCouncn. 1t will probably be some time before
we can arrive at the exact terms of the dogma
as finally approved by the Council but below
we give it's terms as received by mail in this
tountry several weeks ago. The following is
khe article defining the doctrine, as made public
In March last
Chapter to be added to the decree upon the
yPrimacy of the Roman Pontiff, to the effect
that the Roman Pontiff cannot err in the defini-
lion of matters of faith or morals.
The Holy Roman Church possesses the SUI
preme and complete primacy and principally
over the Universal Catholic Church, which it
verify and humbly acknowledges to have re-
ceived with the plentitude of the power of the
tord himself in the person of st. Peter, the
'rince of Apostles, of whom the Roman Pontif
And as, above all things, it behooves it to
bake clear the truth of the faith, all questions
yzhich may arise upon matters of faith must be
etermined by its judgment, seeing that other
kise the words of the Lord Jesus Christ (Tu es
petruS, etc. would be disregarded.
That which has been set forth upon this point
Jas been proved by the results as In the Apos-
plic See the Catholic religion has always been
reserved immaculate and its doctrine has
ways been maintained at its fullest (celebrGtd).
Consequently, we inculcate, with the concur
nee of the Holy Council, and we define as a
gina of faith, that, thanks to the Divine as
tance ii is that the Roman Pontff, of whom
was said in the person of st. Peter by our same
prd Jesus Christ, ~ have prayed for thee,
g., cannot err when, acting in his quality as
preme teacher of all Christians, he defines
hat the Universal Church must hold in matters
faith and morals, and that the prerogative of
Perrancy or infallibility extends over the same
hatters to which the infallibility of the Church
applicable. But if any one should dare
fhich may God forbid!-to controvert our pre-
ent definition, let him know that he departs
rom the truth of the faith.
The following is the text Of the Schema of
lfallibility, in five canons:-
1. If any one should say that the episcopal
hair of the Roman Church is not the true and
al infallible chair of Blessed Peter, or that it
not been divinely chosen by God as the
bst solid, indefectible, and incorruptible rock
the whole Christian Church, let him be ana
ema.
III. If any one should say that there exists in
world another infallible chair of the truth
the Gospel of Christ our Lord distinct and
parate from the chair of the Blessed Peter, let
n be anathema.
III. If any one should deny that the divine
tgiSteriunl of the chair of Blessed Peter is
cessary to the true way OF eternal salvation
all men, whether unfaithful or faithful,
bether laymen or bishops, let him be anathema.
1V. If any one should say that each Roman
pntiff, legitimately elected, is not by Divine
sht the successor of Blessed Peter, even in
e gift of infallibility of magisteriun1 and
hould deny to any one of them the prerogative
infallibility for teaching the Church the Word
God pure from all corruption and error, let
m be anathema.
V. If any one should say that general coun-
is are established by God in the Church as q
wer of feeding the Divine flock in the word
faith superior to the Roman Pontiff, or equal
him, or necessary by Divine institution in
shop should be preserved infallible, let him be
athema,