The New York herald., 1870-07-23
IyFALL.BlLiTY.

The schema Approved in the vntican-Popc
Plus tho Ninth and His Successors az Of
Peter "a sLivina and Infaliiblc Authority."
Our kilograms from Rome. dated in the Holy City
ana forwarded through the Atlantic cable, report
the following highly important proceedings of the
Ecumenical Council, as having been taken prepara
tory to the dissolution OF the assemolage.
PAPAL INFALLIBIIITY.
Translated from the Latin original expressly for the
HERALD
THE INFALLIBJLITY or THE ROMAN PONTIFF
LOGICALLY AND CLEARLY DEFINED FROM PRINCI-
PLEs NOW RECEIVED BY THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH.
Roman Ponun the following or like things may be
added should it De deemed proper TO the statement
OF against his prinacy which are at the very
l. Above all we venture TO reprobate the temerity
of those who may venture 70 appeal from the su-
preme decisions OF the High Pontir 10 The Ecumeni
cal Council
2. In the next place we utterly condemn the per.
verse cavllngs or those who may dare 10 say that
certain external acquescence, but the internal
assent Of heart and mind Is 70 be yielded to the de-
csIJns OF the Roman Pontit.
3. We do totaiy cen5ure the method or talking
and teaching pursued by those who some foolhardv
and preposterous division having been contriged be-
tween the Assemblage OF Bishops ana the High Pom
Till, may dispute as 10 which OF them Is to be con-
sidered the greater. and may thus seek to distract
and separate the head from the body-Peter from the
Church-as though the convocations OF brethren.
whom Peter also commands to be confirmed In his
successors, could ever De cut Off from Him whose
trust can fall away from the promise or Christ,
or that IL could be lawful for those who are 10
taught ana confirmed by Peter 10 teach and confirm
against him.
l. Nor do we deem less deserving OF reprobatlon
the sentiments aud conduct OF those who, III order
that the errors condemned by the Roman PoDtif
may be the more freely dfused among the multi
tude not fear TO assert that the true meaning OF
the books from which this Kind OF condemned pro-
positions are extracted have not been correctly
derstood by the PontiG.
All OF which things are illustrated and confirmed
Fust-And that such is IT'S sentiment the eplsco
pacy OF nearly the whole Catholic world very
ftu af I'M nn nhn
manifest, when they addressed The supreme PontH,
now happily regnlng, IN these most explicit and
J. For never mas thy voice been silent. Thou
art the witness OF thy supreme ministry TO announce
eternal truths TO ceave asundcr with the sword OF
thlne apostolic eoquence the errors or the age that
threaten 10 subvert the natural and supernatural
order OF things and the very foundation OF eccesias
teal and cvll power; to dlspel the misty darkness
dilfused the minds OF men by the depravity OF
novel doctrines, and fearlessly TO announce, set
forth and recommend those things which are neces-
sary and sautary TO the single individual and 10
the Christian family. alike, SO that one and
all may comprehend what the Catnonc man
Ii called upon TO hold observe and profess. For
which transcendent s0cltude We render to thy
Holiness the highest thanks and are held In eternal
bonds OF gratitude: aud believing that Peter has
SPOKEN by the mouth OF Plus those things which are
declared confirmed and put forth by thee as trust
10 be maintained and guarded, we do likewise de-
clare, affirm aud announce them, ana do, with one
and one intent reject ali those things hostile
TO divine faith the safety OF souls anl the good
OF human society ITSELF which thou also hast ad-
judged TO be deserving OF condemnation and rejec-
2 For living and infallible authority lives In
that Church alone Which, built by Christ the Lord
upon Peter the head OF the whole Church. Its Prince
and Shepherd-whose faith, he promised. shall never
1ail away-aiway3 nath Its legitimate Pontllis de-
rivng their origin without intermisslon from Peter
himself, placed IN hrs cnair and the heirs ana de-
tenders OF his doctrine his dignity, his glory ana
his power. Aud as where Peter Is there the
Church Is also ~ and as Peter speaks through
the Roman Pontif (3l and ever lives and exercises
Judgment In bis suCcessors az and makes manifest
the truth OF the faith 10 all VINO seek II 5 therefore
the divine utterances are 10 be taken simply In that
sense which u aud was held by the Roman Chair OF
the most Blessed Peter, which, Mother and Mistress
OF all the Churches, has ever preserved the faith
transmitted by Christ The Lord whole and lnvlolate
anu has au0nt it faithfully, pointing out TO all the
path OF safety and the doctrine OF Interrupted
truth az
Flrst--Responsio Episcoporum ad 8. 9. d. N. Al
locutionem, in soiem Saec. Martyrii s. $. Petri et
PAUL die ]. 1ui 1867; cui RespOnsion subscripser-
unJ qulngentl ferc Episcopi.
gSeconI-S Ambrosius In Ps. XL
Thl7tl--Concil. Chaced Act III.
Fourth -Synodus Ephes. Act III.
PiJth--S. Petrus Chrys0l In Epist I'D Eutych.
ssfrtt--Concll. Trid. Sess. VII. de Bapt.
Sepenth-SS. d. N. Edis,ola Encyc. Novem. 1S46,
d Concilio Baltimorensi Penario H. relara, In
Decreto de Hierarchia, Cap. H., p. Az 43.