The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-05
The InfhllibiIitr Dogma.

The lnfhIlibiIitY Dogma.
There can be no doubt from all that is
said on the subject that the dogma of the
infallibility Of the Pope is bound to pass
the Council, as they say OF a bill In Con-
gress. The protest we published the other
morning from Bishop WHELAN, Of this
diocese, and tweny-seven Others, will
scarcely. be more than drop in the buck
ct in the way Of opposition 10 it. There
are upwards OF seven hundred members
of the Council, and tits well understood
that those in favor Of prOnouncing the
dogma are in an overwhelming majority.
And yet, while this Is true, VIC can not
full to notice that both in France and Ger
many there Is a decided undcrtone of
opposition-it not even stronger feeling
against the dogma being put upon tho
church as Test Of orthodoxy. Some per-
haps of thlsc who believe in the infalli-
bllity Of the Pops themselves, are rmwil-
ling to have it fastened upon the conscien-
ccs Of fothers who do not believe in 1t, as a
stumbling block andIa discouragcment.
Then too, there arc others who, like
Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, have
publicly committed themselves on the
question by announcing to tho world tltat
49, .,,,:,1,.nsJ Co,hol;c boIds tho PoDe's
no a.. e''ttgs''"o" Y" o''Not .,,-r.s,.H " - MT.
intalltbiitty 10 DC IN aftCle O' laA'L' l"'a
declaration Of the ArchbishOps does not
pcrbaps forbid his acquicscence in the
dogma, when it actually becomes such
through the action Of the Council, but it
will Of course always embarrass and DO
moralizc him to certain extent
There can be no doubt that he and
his fellow subscribers to the published
memorial loresaw, this cdilcmam.A9 y when VI e.
they presented It to the Pope! Ther
view Of the ,case was very prac'
practical, and, withal, quito tcrsely stated
when they expressed tho hope that the
dogma would not bo pronounced for tho
following rcasons:, -maa
lat Rccauso II would show n want Of
union among tho bishops; I'd. Because 10
countries where neresies ,,OnE, hoG OnI eHs tnSs
Sas.,;,inI MISn d ,nn,;Id a,israic thHse who would
SOCK I lie 4FGe foldj6f Christ; 3d.. Because
endless questions would arise which would a. d
interfere with ana pteVC rev ',a Ine " ,o Son @
n,I ItS ~ ~ ,oSt o To S tbose who arc not mem.
bcrs Of the holy Catholic church.
Thcsc reasons are nreseuted, so to speak,
,ron an American Standpoint, as may bo
rood,Iv irfsrrcd from the fact that 81 Of
,Ls s;oncrai are, American, pfolateS, and
,xrclvc w or them NATIVES of tho United
STATE Tbov understand the country and
,Lo. +i,rrS n Which tbcv live ana they
rocooni1c tho fact that neither in church
=. o,s,o IN ,hia country con any stems he
srccoo.t,llv iakcr ,hat nonular opinion
SooorIo oo stcrs bac,,wartl The desire Of
.Sesa Amoricana d rather 10 see their
ob,,rc,, 'h,U mt in accord AZ far ss possible
ST s,',.,, ,,,I ,rol, understood American fcel.
,s WV. '',1 - .hSS rlSro1 a 4 1,6aitiSn
n'S' l"',O ~ ,sn,, % oav 80 @eraIces questions
WHIT w"v,S' ,.o ~ W. 'S,,,o,' ,voHlS Interfere with
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