The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-07
ROME, April II.

ROME, April Ii.
The following highly importanr
document has been adopted by many
Of the bishops in attendance at the
Ecumeuical Council, and presented
to the Pope, on the subject of infalli
bility, The paper is headed by the
name of the most reverend Arch
bishop Purcell. of CINCINNATI fact
which gives its promulgatioD, If pos
sible additional importance:
"MosT Holy FATHER :-Humbly
PROSTATE at the feet OF your Holiness,
we most earnestly supplicate that the
question on the definition Of the in
fallibility of the Sovereign Pontif as
a dogma of faith may not be proposed
to the Vatican Council.
Among other reasons of this sup
LEGATION we beg to add only three,
which nppaarto be sufficient
"First-Bccause the discussion Of
this question will evidently show q
want of union, and especially una
nimity among the Bishops.
"Second-Because on account of
the circumstances in which we are
placed in countries where heresies not
only exist with immunity, but are
dominant, this definition, instead OF
attracting, would ALLEVIATE those whom
we seek, by all Christian means, to
lead to tho true fold of Christ.
"Third-Because we anticipate end
less questions will arise which may
interfere with and prevent the work of
| our ministry, and cause the fruits of
this council to be lost TO those who
are not members Of the holy Catholic
Church. Having laid bare our hearts
and sincere intentions, We implore
Almighty God to avert all evil from
the church, and that He may illumine
and direct you with His holy spirit.
[signed1
Peter r. Kenrick. Archbishop OF Saint
John McCloskey. Archbishop OF New
York.
George Errlngton, Arct bishop OF Trebi-
Thomas Connolly, Archbishop of Halt
Richard Wheelan. Bishop OF Wheeling.
Augustine Verot. Bishop OF savannah
James r. BayIeys Bishop q Newark;
Bernard McQuade, Bishop OF Rochester.
Tobias Muller, Bishop OF Erie
Francis Mcfarland. Bishop of Hartford.
James M. O'Gorman, Bishop of Omaha
James Rogers, Bishop of Chatham, Cam
MichaeI Domenee. Bishop of P~ittsburg.
Patrick Lyuch. Bishop of charleston.
Thaddeus Arnat, Bishop of Mystery.
David Moriarty, Bishop OF Kerry n
William clifford. Bishop Of Clifton, Eng.
Edward Fitzgerald, Bishop OF Little
John Leahy, Bishop of Dromore.
John Hennessy, Bishop of Dubuqua.
Patrick Feehan, Bishop NASHVILLE.
John Hogan, Bishop st Joseph, Mo.
John Henni, Bishop OF Milwaukee.
David Bacon. Bisnop or Portland.
Joseph Melcher. Bishop of Green Bay.
Ignatius Mrak, Bishop OF ault ste Marie.
We publish above the protest pre-
sented by a number of English and
American prelates to the Pope against
the dogma of personal infallibility.
1t will be seer that the names include
the ablest and most venerable of the
Catholic Bishops in the United States.
OF the twenty-one American prelates
who have signed the protest, twelve
are natives of the United States,
namely: Archbishop McCloskey, New
York; Bishops Whelan, Wheeling,
Varot, Savannah, transferred to Flor
ida within the past month; Bayley,
Newark; McQuade, Rochester; Null
Ter, Erie; Mcfarland, Hartford.
Lynch, Charleston; Feehen, Nash.
vile; Hogan, st. Joseph, Missouri;
Bawn. Portland; Mrak, Sault Ste.
M.rie, Michigan.
Five are natives of ireland, name
IL: Archbishops Purcell, Cincinnati.
aud Kenrick, st. Louis; Bishops
O'Gorman, Omaha; H~enpessey, Du-
bucue; Fitzgerald, Little Rock. Two
are natives of Germany, to.wit: Hen
nj, Milwaukee; Melcher, Green Bay.
One q native of France, and one a
Spaniard by birth.
The religious orders are feebly rep
resented among the above. There
are only three, namely. two Iazariats
and one Trappist; Domence. Pitts
burg, and Binat. Monterey, the for
mer. and O'Gorman the latter. The
English Protestants are natives of
England. The Bishop Of Clifton ID a
member Of one Of the oldest and most
a~ristocratic families IN England. The
Clifords have aver been stern in their
opposition to all onslaughts OF the
Mother Church, and have no small
influence in a large portion of Great
Britain.
The Irish opponents are, Of course,
natives of the Emerald Isle. Mr..
Of Dromore, is a Dominican.
md considered the ablest churchman
n ireland. He is no relative to the