Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-08-11
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TuE EoumEN1oAL COUNCIL.
BY PROFESSOR W. II. YOUNG.


BY PROFESSOR W. II. YOUNG.
Working Machinery of the Council, Sta
tistics, etc. .-.---.- -r- 9a
Never was Romanism SO plainly before
the world and so sure to be understood:
Neither itself nor its opponents could
ask. for truths sake, clearer setting
forth. The Council at Rome is begotten,
conceived, and brought forth of Papacy.
The Pope thought of it, resolved on IL,
called it, located it, organized it, ofhcer-
ed it, gave il rules of procedure, limits OF
action, supplies its matter, and controls
in toto its manner of debate-all by Papal
bulls. and without allowing either OPP
position or objection. 1t is in every
form. feature, and phase a contempt of
modern ideas.n Most of these points
have been touched. A word or two more
about its working committees, and then
its statistical aspect. --....
To fully understand the situation, one
must remember this Council is wholly
and only Papistic, and in 70 proper sense
.tCatholic," not even as Catholics un-
derstand the latter term. 1t represents
erwhelmingIy and crushingly the in
tensely Romish element of the Catholic
church-a small but able, resolute, desS
perate. and unscrupulous minority, bent
on committing the majority, that is, the
whole Church, to its partisan views and
feelings. Note, nothing can go before
the Council, as already explained. eX-
cept through the Pope. and nothing can
come from it, except through His Ho-
Iiness.n To make all safe, the PontiH
has arrayed about himself-"retained,
a LAWYER would say-a large force of the
ables: and astutest Papal ltheologians the
world could afford, as his advisory coun-
sci. Whatever comes to the Pope on It's
way either to or from the Council. must
pass the scrutiny of this theoioglcal
board. Ofcourse, naught hurtfui TO "a
pacy will pass either way. should have
said these are private advisers, and not
members of the Council. Then to give
himself direct communication with, and
secure control over, its business aid pro-
ceedings, the Pope has in the Council
general congreg on"--committee--
consisting of twelve Patriarchs, twelve
Archbishops, add two Bishops, appoint
ed by himself, to which must be first
presented every thing proposed by the
fathers. If approved here, it goes next
to the Pope's corps of theologians, and
then to the Pontif himself, who Gays
whether it shall or shall not go before
the Council. This congregation" has
charge also of any other matters His
Holiness" may see fit to refer thereto.
Such a committee, it will be seen, has
almost absolute control of the results. II
not the doings, of the Council. 1t Is re-
cognized here as intensely Papal, and is
strongly styled by the opposition as a
packed tribunal of "Infallibilists'-Bon
nechoro, of France, being the only MEM
ber who is not known as committed to
UltramoAtanism.. Archbishop Spauid-
ing, of Baltimore, and Mining, of Eng
land, are on this committee. The latter
will figure largely in the Council. He
is the leading Catholic of England,
strongly Ultramontane, author of sever
al books supporting Papacy, one of the
five appointed by the Pope to confer with
"heretics," and recently titled promo
ter of the Dogma of IDfallibility." Be
sides this 'general congregation" there
are, as l have stated, four special "con-
n-committees-to have cog
nizance respectively Of matters pertain
ing to faith, discipline, rites, and orders.
Each consists of twenty-four members,
elected by the fathers, but with chair
man appointed by the Pope. OF course,
these committees are all thoroughly Pa
pal. The Papal majority in the Council
being about six to one. Such is the
machinery OF the Council, and here
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