The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-05


church, not the world, had ever
been made, and as a consequence
none were compelled to believe it
as an article of faith, upon which
their salvation was to be secured.
Hence, We were correct, and the
official PRONUNCIATION Of the dogma,
made the Pope, SO far as the church
is concerned, officially what he was
not officially or legally before. The
Reverend gentleman will uot deny
this for he will be unable to deny the
conclusion of his own words where
he says
"And even its (the Councirs) u
unanimous vote, tcitho1t the pdpGI sig
nature, in no case, amounts to de-
cision or definition"
Then, with the papal signature,
it does amount to q decision. And
SO, Just as we affirmed, the Pope be-
comes officially, by the PRONUNCIATION
Of the dogma, a thing he was not
officially before, or the Council and
the Pope have performed a work of
supererogation not at all complimen
tary 20 the self asserted infallibility
ofthe Pontif. Either horn Of the
dilemma is at the service ofthe Rev
erend gentleman.
But now mark the conclusion to
which we are irresistably drawn, by
the language of the gentleman above
quoted, and it will be foun to sub
stantiate even our structure in re-
gard to conclave of falii6le beings
comforting infallibility upon another
like themselves. "In no case" says
the gentleman, does "even its un-
animous vote, Cithout the papay sig
nature, amount to a decision or de-
fnition."
There is no pretention here that
the Council itself was infallible, or
that its decree established anything
however unanimous the declaration.
But the moment the papal signature
is attached, the character of the de-
cree becomes changed, and fallible
declaration is transformed into an
immutable fact! Charlatanry may
be a strong term; not aimed, how
ever at "sten religious convictions"
nor intended to "wound" them, rs
the gentleman indicates, but at the
official empiricism which puts forth |
a pretention for the world to accept |
on pain of being "anathema."
"The Council, then does not con-
fer infallibility upon the Pope, for
it can give him absolutely nothing
that was not already a prerogative
of his Office"
And yet the passage and promul-
CATION of the Infallibility Dogma,
was the essential business for which
the Council was called together, has
been the subject of their delibera-
ton during their entire session, and
was not put upon its passage until
by every appliance which could be
resorted to was used to secure a un-
animous vote. But like the seven
thousand of Israel who would not
bow the knee to Baal, 50 ninety |
were found who would not succumb
to the power of the Pope though all
the dread thunders Of the Vatican
were Eliminated against them. And
these, 10y your leave, comprised the
most eminent intelligepces that were
and represented by far the
largest proportion of the Catholic
world. The majority being made
up mainly by Italian Bishops, who
are literally dependents of the Pope.
THE church is not a mandatory
of dogmas, for she, in the beginning
received the code other faith entire."
Yet the doctrine Of celibacy
among the clergy, was introduced in
the eleventh century, under Hide
brand. Salvation by works was
substituted for salvation by faith,
md men were taught to seek pardon
Of the church and not of Christ. {
The doctine of purgatory was intro
luced to Justify and regulate the
sale of indulgences. And In the
Pontificate of John XIII tariff Of
ndulgences was established by
means of which the grossest crimes
we're pardonable for money con
liberation. But, as "the meaning of
he vote is not that henceforth he
the Pope is something that he was i
.ot but now he is precisely what all |
lis predecessors were,'-infallible, !
f course-they we're not manufac- :
ured. but merely declared "author- /
tivelv," when it became convent t
mt for the church.
II Catholicity could refer back to :
IN unbroken line of piOus men, who h
IS men dignifad the character of u
Christians, and in their private re- I
alton Illuminated the pathway of r
ife oy virtuous and holy existence, {
,he claims set forth for their PontifFs l
night have slight foundation upon n
which to rest But when abandon a