, 1870-07-15

I'm, and rendc1s al works u penance super
fiuous. Thus, IN tho year I105, Pascal Il. in
formed Count Robert, Of Flanders, that the
most eeram means oy which be and bis SOL
and eternal felicity WAS BY taking M arms
! against the clergy OF Llege, and ali the Id
herents Of the German Emperor, Henry "
Innocent III. advised King Philip Augustus of
France to conqueF England from King John.
whom be had condemned to tho loss Of Ii.
throne, as means Of obtaining pardon
for sin. Martin ". did the same, yhsa
in 1881. he spurred on the French
to . war with the AVagonese. by tie
promise Of complete absolutiou. And as often
as q war w2s carried on to defend Or incrcase
the PapA territories, or to etermlnate those
who held different creed. the Pope pro-
claimed that participation in it was the most
effective and certain means Of washing ATsy
all sin, and securing eternal blessedneas.
Ky. The Iuguisition both in Spain and
system OF belief and morals, that there never
was NJ inquieitor who did not hold his Office
by virtue Of powers granted BY the Pope, and
in his name; nor one whom the Pope could
not at any moment have partially or entirely
deprived OF his powers. All the most impor-
tant laws and regulations Of the tribunal,
the unprotected position OF the &C.
cused, whom no advocate WAS permitted
to defend. the admission OF infamous and
periured Witnesses, the frequent use Of torture,
the influence brought to bear on tho temporal
! powers to compel them to execute the capital
sentence Of the 1uquisiiion, the command to
spare the life Of mono Of the relapaed, even
though they shou1d repent-sll these we're en-
acted and afterwards confirmed by the Popes
of their OWL free will alone
XVI. According to the doctrine OF Gregory
| IL, Innocent ~, and Alexander ", it il q
moral and Christian act to condemn man,
who has held other opinions on religious mat
| ters, to imprisonment for life, even though he
should return to the Catholic faith, whln seized
By TIE Inquisition.
"2vu. According to the doctrine Of Alex
ander ~, the Pope has right, by means OF
his inquieitors. to seize the property OF those
who have been condemned for hetesy, to sell
| their estates, and to appropriate the proceeds.
| XVIII. According to the doctrine Of the
Popes Innocent ILL.,. Alexander " and Boni-
faci1s, it is Just and Christian to deprive tho
children Of those who differ from the Church
on religious matters Of their birthright, even
though they themselves arc Catholics. II the
SOUS. however, accuse their father Of heresy,
and thus deliver him up to death at tho stake,
their Inheritance, according to the Papal teach
ing. 10 not to be confiscatcd.
INK According to the Papal doctrine,
torture is an institution completely in harmo-
ny with morality and the spirit Of the Gospel
and it is especially advisable to emplo! ii
against those who are accused Of heresy.
Such we're the DEGREES Of Innocent ". and
1
recommended very general use Of the rack.
Xxx. According TO The doctrine and regu-
lations Of Pope Plus Y. Q569}, to put those
who have profcBsed another faith, or have
been proved guilty Of hesesy. to the rack, in
order 10 induce them to denounce those who
have shared their opinions, is Just and Chris
| tiou. Lao.
| XXI. According to bull OF tho canonized
Pope, Plus v, even the sons OF man who in
suits an inquisitor are to DO punished BY IN
fanny and loes OF their property
| XX1I- number OF Papn1 decree3 declare
it to DO the duty OF every Christian who discov-
ers trace of heresy OF unsound doctrine in
| othcrs, though they be hiH nearest relations,
to denounce them, and thus to deliver them
| up to imprisonment, torture; and death.
"XHII. The game Popea declared it to be
just and Chrl=tian. aud consequently CON-
manded that the relapsed, even when they re-
tract their eso1s, and return 10 the faith Of
| tho Church, sAalt ba executed. and further
more that witnesses who would not have been
admitted as evidence by any other court, on
account Of their infamy or former crimes,
! may be heard against the accused in trial for
heTesy.
"XXIV. According to the Papal doctrine, it
| ia Just and Christian TO deprive the adherenta
| Of other opinions Of their children, in order
[ that they may be educated i'll the Catholic
| Holy Office at home, declared the edict, by
| which Duke Victor Amadeus, OF Savoy, in 1904,
restored the children Of the persecuted Wal
denses, OF his State, to their parents, null and
| void,
"XXV. According to the papal doctrine,
sentence pronou1 ced on hefesy can never be
committed, nor can person condemned to
death or imprisonment for life on this account
be pardoned.
"AAVl. Down to the year 1853, the papal
teaching Eas that whoever obstinatey profess
sed q doctrine condemned BY the Church, or,
laving once 1ccanted, again fell into he1esv,
ought to be committed to the flames. In that
year, however, Paul " announced new prin-
cip1e, that certain doctrines, oven though en-
tertainea for the first time and Immediately
recanted, were Mt once to be punished by death.
Whoever rejected one OF tho definitions OF the
Church with respect to tho Holy Trinity, or
denied the perpetual virginity Of tho Mother
Of our Lord, and asserted flat the biblical ex-
Pressons, the .brotheIs Of Jesus signifed
literally the sops Of the Virgin Mary, vas to be
treated a. one Of the re1apsed, and executed
even though he rctracted his opinions.
"XXVu Down to the year 1751, the theo-
1ogiane Especially those OF Ita1y), who de-
Tended the trial Of witches, the reality Of an
express pact With Satan, and the various
supernatural evils effected byit, as well US the
pealcd to the infallibo authority Of the Pope,
and the bulls Of Innocent VIII, SIRIUS v,
Gsenory W I'D .--"@l etie< pentitfs. IN
support OF tnss tneolJ as these things nfe
there asscttcd or taken fof granted, ana Ger
tain definite punlahmentR arc imposed upon
AAiln. y 3 M4en IN eath nas nee1 sRofn
Mh.cn ls opposeu 70 .ne lo!etestso1 the Cnufcn,
~ Eecunln.s IatteIa ioT instance, It must pc
~ 91oaep. se 80 Annoeent AA- taught. (Dter. :,
"xi; xxx. Tho Pope can at his pleasure
sosolve & snp,ests M f5o@ tne1F ga' 2. ansg.anee'
dnnoeot "aa uo11 ~ y "a 49, ,s1a, pnnaa Lily
| Aut9SS4t ~ at1u A.14s I1 1atct J. opse'
frona ~ ~ ~ 1sso re- 1uso 70 aa a1onlea
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tne soIs't.ue4on m ne LIS e"Gtu ~ 1espeae ~
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wy nau .. a1,o,, I,nar ~ ~ IaI ~
t,6 Ta,,a.t 49, III .toa1ood do ~ TGeuu, -
charse. ~ 1,;a es,h ~ r",,ect ~. ,;haE.;oa
~ 10 Satba,,,da and ao.; ~ ~ III, H.,
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ha,nes p,nI ~ ~ 4no - ~ tEe ~
| nctors Charles and fordinand stbst Ia re- "a
fsased ffe1n from tneir oath an tna no;a,,. Ho
Teace of Augsburg. Az 'e's@|o
HXNyi. IN Tho war 1913. u nrosrect Of ,o,-
GRAFTON was opened M to tia Cathoj;ra nf Eng
I tha ,aws II The State an thav warp 1eon;,ea
to sim a nauer. reno,ncinp ths foIinwne nr;n.
! cinIea - that The PnnS cap froe NV nno
rom tho dutr Of oborinr tl,o existing GOVERN
| mcut Of his country: i. flat tLo Pope .an h
ro1ya Catholic Of naths sworn IN = hprrti,.
| and c. that those whom the Pope has con-
demned as heret1cs NAV he III treated nr tr,f n
death at his command, or with bis dispcnsa-
! tion. The signatures Of 50 English uoblemcn
and several clergymen were appended to tAis
remuneration; but pope Innocent X. declared
| those who had signed it subject to
the censures imposed on such as
deny the authority OF the Popc. i. q.
to excom1nuncatiop. The penal laws against
tho Catholics consequently remained in force
century longer At an earlier pe,jod Paul
". lad Condemned the oath of allegiance ap-
\ ncirtod yor aha I,o}fo1ico b,- JrrasT ,sh;sl