Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-02-02
InfallibiIity and Calamity.


God in the Pcpe's affairs, just at this
particular time, as they have done in
their protest against the siezure of
his temporal dominions by the gov
ernment of Italy? This is double
edged sword. The Pope is in no
condition to point to the fate or cs-
tate of any ether princes as examples
of the judgments of God upon them
for their unfaithfulness to the Pope.
The protesting Bishops says.
Have We forgotten the Ceath of
the prosecutors? Has history no re-
cord of the fate of the sacriligious
robber, fastened to the rocks OF St.
Helena, prey to the ever gnawing
vulture of defeated ambition, in pun
ishment Of his audacions daring
against the Rock of Peter? Have
we learned how the second Bonapart,
saluted in his cradle king ofRome,"
died, and died young, in Vienna? ?
We humbly presume not to be inter
prefers of the divine judgment, but
we adore the "act of God in the
present position of Napoleon III,
whose brother died of exhaustion on
the battle field, when both were fight
ing against the Banner of the Tiara
and the Keys.
We also presume not to be inter
pre- ters of the Divine judgment; but
since the Bishops ''adore the act of
God in the present position o. Ma
poleon Ill, and do interpret the
other things, we are reminded that
when Pope Plus TX called the coun-
Gil to receive his declaration of infal-
libility, Europe was at Peace. France
| was regarded as the first military
power in the world, and her protec-
ton made the Pope's enforcement of
the infal!ibility dogma upon the
council of France was invaded and
conqured by Protestant king and
being rendered unable to protect the
Pope, left him to be despoiled and
cast down by the weak government
of Italy. And to make this judg
ment more striking, that madness,
which it is said the gods first visit
| upon those they have determined to
destroy, seized upon the French gov
ernment and people who rushed into
war when every rational calculation
of the elements would show that their
defeat was sure, and who have shown
an utter incapacity for rising to the
hight Of their necessity.
1t seems to US that in tie present
situation of the Pope, his Bishops
are indis Greet in throwing the stones
of the ''act Of Cod at other rulers
and especially at Louis Napoleon,
whose overthrow was the means OF
the Pope's downfall All this is too
closely coincident with the assump-
ton of infallibility not to suggest
their relation. The Pope assumed
that his voice is the voice of Cod
and straightway this calamity came
upon him. His kingdom was rent
from him to show him his nothing
ness. When the Inhabitants of the
earth buiidcd tower to overlook
Heaven, they were confounded
When the popnlace shouted tha
, Herod's voice was the voice of God
) he was smitten with worms. Wher
the priests Korab, Dothan and Alb
; ram brought strange fire into the
: service of the alter, the earth opened
! and swallowed them. BY these eX
amples we a-c to interpret the judg
ments of Gcd upon him who has de
clared his voice the voice Of God anC
: has broug ght strange doctrine into thu
church.
] 1t is nothing new that gentle
and unbelieving people are used t,
execute the judgments of God upol
His people; it is the usual way. The
Bishops make another unfortunat
suggestion when they declare: "Le
| such wrongs remain unredressed, ant
we mi ght as we'll break, like the Jew
ish legislator, the tables of the law
But when Moses had dashed dow
tue labels of the law. he called upol
all who were on the Lords side t,
raise and put to the sword those who
had set up strange god in the camp
This "Reminiscences is enough TO max
those tremble who set up man will
3 the authority of God. We humbl,
t presume not to be Interpreters Of tn
: Divine Judgment; but since the pro
testing Bishops have set the example
r we try our hand also, in order to re
i mind them that the Pope is in a bat
q situation TO point a moral at others
: To our view there has never been
e more striking coincidence of impi
5 Gus assumption and swift calamity
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