New-York tribune., 1870-04-21
THE CAyONs or THE ROMAN CHURCH.

The following translated from the Latin text
published by the AHgemeine Zeitung are some Of tho
most important passages Of the Schema dc ftde submit
ted TO the fathers of the Council:
CHATTER II-Rereiation.-This supernatural revela.
on according the faith Of the Universal Church. and
"a recently declared by the Council Trent is wholly
contained In the written books Of the Old and New Iesa
ments and in unwritten traditions. But those books IN
their entirety as they are in the decree Of tho
same Council and contained In the Latin Vugate edi
canonca The Church. however does not hold them for
sacred and can0nical because they are approved ny her
own authority, although compiled by human industry
alone or simply because they contain the revelation
unimpaired by error; but because they were wrtteh
for their author and az such delivered to the
Church through the Apostles But because what the noy
Council OF Trent wisely decreed with the intention OF re-
straining hasty minds, concerning the lnterpre,,
taton Of the Holy Scripture has been wrongly explained
by certain persons, renew that same decree ana we
define its intention be that in matters OF faith and
morals that is be held to he the true sense OF the
Scripture which Holy Mother the Church formerly
CHATTER ni.~Faith.-As man depends wholly upon
God his supreme Author and Lord, and as created
is subject 10 uncreated reason so are we bound 10
yield entire submission OF mind and VIII To GOD revealing
OF human salvation the Catholic Church declares to be
revealed not account OF the intrinsic truth which we
perceive In those things but on account OF the authority
OF God who reveals them, and who can neitner ,sd
apostle faith is the proof Of things which are not seem
eb. x ~ Nevertheless, In order that the SUBMISSION
to faith ht be consistent with our reason Coo desired
to join external proof OF His revelation 10 the ,e
nal aids of the Holy Spirit namely divine aotsi ana nm IN
clearly demonstrate the Omnipotence ana WISDOM pl
God are the most certain signs OF 1he df All
Wherefore, faith III ITSELF although ~ does II n9t
work by chary Is ,ng g nv VI which Hc man gives free
obedience God Himself, yielding to aud cooperating
with His grace which 1t Is ms power @ tS TO Wn1 81 ad
written handed down, proposed for belief by the
solemn Judgment ordinary teaching or the Cnlrcn
are to be believed by faith Divine and Catholic This
Is that faith without which 1t Is impossible To please
Wberefore inst as no one was ever Justified without it,
unless he perseyere In IL to the ehl WI" op'a
CHATTER Iv.-Fdih and Reason-But reason. when en-,
lghtened by faith and seeking sedulosly piousy, and
sobery, atains, by the help OF God, to certain ana
most fruitful understanding Of mysteries; partly by
the analogy Of those things which 1t naturally under
stands and partly by the connection OF e nd G a
But reason is never rendered capable OF per
S % o THEM Rcc,r a It object TSn9 Of d3 T0r EtR
mysteries themselves exceed by their nature me
created intellect, that although delivered by reVea-
ton and accepted by faith, they remain covered Dy tne
veil OF faith itself, and as it WERE wrapped IN certain
3bseury so long as we OE M fnt n 's n1t nv sht q Ccr
". ~ But although faith is above reason there can
never any dssenson between faith ana reason for
the same God who reveals mysteries ana lniuses lat
gave the light of reason to the human mlnd pnt Goo
truth Wherefore this empty appearance of opposition
spring only either from the fact that the dognaS
pounded according to the intention OF the church or
that expressions OF opinion have been received for the
rary 10 the truth Of enlightened faith decree 70 be
wholly false" Q}uH "ApOstOci Rcgiminis" Fifth
Iateran CouucD Therefore the Church. which together
with the apostOca duty OF teaching received the com
mand to guard the deposit OF the faith, has also the
Divine right OF prescribing the "oppositions OF
science falsely so called" Tim. vi. 20. There
fore all faithful Christians not only forbidden
to defend, as the legitimate conclusions or science
| opinions of this kind which they know to be
contrary TO the teaching of faith particularly they
have been condemned by the Church; hut they are
bound to regard them wholly errors bearing faa
cions appearance truth. But not only can fah ana
al
mutually support oherfor right reason points out
the foundations OF faith and iumined by its light pro
the science OF Divine things; while fath nDerates
and protects from errors and fortlnes win
manifold knowledge. Thus, far from the thurch OBJ
strucng the cultivation Of human arts and KNOWLEDGE
she helps them and forwards them in many ways Nor
does she forbid them to employ their own principles In
their particular spheres but is only carefu lest tney
should introduce among them errors contrary 10 DNle
teaching, or, transgressng their own limits, should
occupy aud disturb those Of the faith. For the
doctrine OF faith which God has revealed IL not pro
posed To the human intellect to be perfected ike {,
philosophical discovery, but Is given to the Spouse OF
Christ Divine deposit to be faithfully guarded ana
faliby declared Wherefore also that meaning or the
sacred dogmas which holy mother the Church has
once declared, either by her ordinary teaching or by
solemn definition must ever he retained nor be departe
under the pretense OF higher understand
ing. Let understanding, science wisdom increase
therefore and advance much andp0werfuy Of one and
ALL OF individual and Of the whole Church. through
Of and but each III lts KIND IN the
doctrine, the sense, and tho same purpose
Is. Vincent Liz Common, H. 2S