The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-06-07
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rRE r0PE fn.RftEIEhK.
Aaapae4 nom Rome oa Friday
lss Announce thai the Qsumeaical
Council. aHe long and nnes debate
fal aee tla dogma II tie nialli-
Hlg q TIE pope This dogma is to
ga proclaimed Uth great pomp ana
ceremony ou tho 18th inst II was not
sd8ptsd without f struggle saeh -
has rarely been witnessed among the
higher oueles Of The church 1t was
opposed ~ many d ihe most intelli-
gent and sanoutial members Of the
Council rs final adoption viii alien
alto from the Pope The support Of some
81 tie strongest governments Of Ea
rope The papal supremacy il Rome
has ) ou maintained by foreign bay
Duets Left alone to the people Of Rome
and Italy the poor old man who fills the
chair 81 ST Peter would be driven from
Rome and Italy within twenty-four
hours. II is not unlikely that this last
assumption may have the effect to send
tho Pope q wanderer from the ancient
seat Of Papal power A significant fea-
tire Of the adoption Of this dogma is
the fact that the great Catholic powers
of Europe Austria, France, Spain and
Italy opposed its adoption, and the
governments Of these countries are like
~ to make the Pope feel that his disre-
gard Of their views in this matter will
prove costly experiment. When
France takes her bayanets from Rome,
ont goes the Pope. The progressive
world viii not hesitate to pronounce
the dogma Of iniallibility a step back
ward toward the Dark Ages. It is true
that the official form Of the dogma has
a somewhat less aggressive air than
might have been expected II is ex-
pressed in five cannons thus
II any one should say that the
episcopal chair Of the Roman Church
is not the true and real infallible chair
Of the blessed Peter, or that il has not
been diyinely chosen by God as the
most solid, indeiectible and incorrupti-
Die rock OF the whole Christian Church,
let him be anathema
: Il any one should say that there
exists IN the world another infallblc
chair Of the truth Of the gospel Of Christ
our Lord, distinct and separate nom
the chair Of blessed Peter, let BIN be
anathena
Ifany one should deny that the
divine masisteoium Of the char Of bles-
sod Peter is necessary to the true way
Of eternal salvation for all men, wheth-
faithful OF uniaithtai, whether luymen
or bishops, let him be auathema.
4 Ifany one should say that the
Roman Pontif. legitnnately elected, j.
MOI by divine right the successor Of
blessed Peter, even u the git Of the
nialhbhny d inagisterum, aud should
deny to any one oi lae prrogauyo 81
Iinfalii0ihty Tor teaahing the Church tue
Word Of God, pure from IN corruption
and error let him be auathema.
i 5 ltany one should say that the
general councils aie established by God
IN the church as q power or feeding the
divine flock ii tue word Of faith, supe.
rios 70 the Roman pouhii, Or equal to
+ bim, Or necessary by divine institution
ID order thal the magistenum Of the
Roman bishop should Be preserved H.
iabhe. iet h.pl he auatlisma.
+ II $50. loobsetyed that the fourth
paragraph limits tie miaIhbility ID
teaching TIE Church the word Of God,
pase hom $50 corruption and errors +
uH iao l5,i ta Toe Papa alo,e conn
el, AMI makes him independent q
4e4 Ihs monareIis Wh5 BOW sit on
"a brauos ol'Euupe Wll aot allow
TAG pnP q ume aay higher law
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