The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-02
THE 1NFA11IBI11rY SCHEMA.
The Text OF the Dogmu-1ts Reported
Adoption by ahe Council

The correspondent of the New York Tribune
writes from Rome under date of May 10.
In NV last letter said that the scheme on
the Supremacy OF the Roman Pontlf had been
given out on Friday, 29th April, and that on
fniallbility on Saturday, the 30th Of April, and
that these were really the answer to the
French note backed up by half the Powers OF
Europe. But what cares the Vatican for such
remenstrances ?. In the words OF one OF It's
ercans, the Unita Cattolica, "Pius TX defies
the diplomacy Of Sovereigns, and even of
He'll" Rather strong, but true. now send
YOU the text and o translations OF the famous
Scheme or Schemes. 1t runs as follows:
TTranslatlon.l
l. II any one shall soy that the Episcopal Cha ir
or the Roman Church Is NOT the very true and In
fallble Chair OF the Blessed Peter, or that 1t has
not been dlviney chosen by God as the most
solid, enduring, and lncorruptible rock OF the
whole Christian Church-lct him be anathema.
9. II any one shall say that there exists on
EARTH distinct and separate from the Chair OF the
Blessed Peter, any other lnfall1ble Chair OF the
Truth Of the Gospel Of Christ the Lord-let him be
anathema.
8. II any one shall deny that the Divine Sarre
macy OF the Chair or the Blessed Peter Is TO all
men, whether unbelieyers or believers, whether
laymen or bishops, necessary as the true road TO
eternal salyation-let him be anathema.
4. II any one shall say that each and all OF the
Roman Fontifs, legitlmately eecIed, are not julr
dirno successors Of the Blessed Peter In the gilt
also OF Magisteral Infallibiiy, and shall deny to
any one OF them the prerogative or lnfallibity to
teach the Church the Word OF God pure from all
corruption and error-let him be anathema.
S. II any one shall say tnat lErumenlcal Coun-
ellis are power placed By God in the Church for
Feeding the Divine flock on :he Word Of God supe-
rior to the Roman Pontitf, or equal to him, or me-
cessary, by Divine institution, to the completion
OF the lnralible Maglstracy OF the Bishop OF Rome
let him be anathema.
This is said 10 BE- the reformed Scheme which
once formed the eleventh and the following
article of the Scheme de Ecclesid, but which
since the action o. the French diplomacy have
been promoted to the first place. AS they
were distributed some time in the month OF
March, in their entirety, with the Scheme de
Ecclesia, they have already received the writ
ten observations Of the fathers, and have been
submitted to the manipulatlons of the delega-
ton (committee.) They are now reproduced
in their reformed state, and the Council can
proceed to business at once. The entire
Scheme de EcclcSia consists Of sixteen chap
ters, OF which the eleventh and twelfth were
on the Roman Pontifr. These have been en-
tracted and formed into sep rate Scheme a, al
ing passed over until tle great object of the
Council has been gained. hope have made
myself clear, though, 10 tell the truth,
where everything ls wrapped in myste-
r.. it is very difficult to obtain clear
views OF, anything. On wednesday, tne
9Th of May, Congregation was held
in St. Peters to vole the Little Catechsm. AS
MAJ be expected at this late season, few per-
sons were present in the church, and those
tardy straggers who had never seen SO many
live bishops assembled together before. A
shrll voice raised always to the same pitch
was very audible, as proceeding from the
Council Hall, and q "Piace." at intervals told
the rest of the story. The voting was going
forward, but what was the precise result it
was Impossible 10 ascertain The fathers shook
their heads anu appealed to their oaths. Some
ventured TO say that the Little Catcchism had
been approved, but several incidents lei me
TO suppose that the UltramGntaues were not
highly satisfied. The Official journal was
silent on the following evening, and it
was not until the next that it SIMPLY stated
that ''thc voting had bccn proceeded with.
Now 1 have ascertained that there were
tifty-siX who voted mon pldcet," Iorty-lour
or forty-liye who voted "plQcet jMr,a mo
t.,,n," and fifty who abstained from voting,
Some 60 so far as to suppose that new
Scheme on the same subject will bc brought
forward, but as it has been virtually declueu
that everything is to be determined oy ma
jorty, and that moral unanimity is not need
ed, l do not believe that the question VIII De
aritatel again.