Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-12-01
For thu KsNkakte Times.
The r. e. Bishop vs.. Father Chiniquy.
JITy OF KANKAKEE.


For tho Ksnlsak,e Times.
The r. &. Bishop ys. Father Chiniquy.
Cry OF KANKAREE.
Editor o. The Kaakakee Times:
In one " yur past issues. you told
your rss,lers that the Rev. Mr..
Chiniquy had gained the long and
formidable suit instituted by the Ro,
man Catholic Bishop to disposses
aim and his people of tneir Church
property. But you have not yet
iven any particulars about The start
ing revelations the Risbop hud to-
make before the court, In reference
10 the still existing laws of the
Church Of Rome. against those
whom they call heretics Nothing
however Is more Important for every
citizen, not only of Illinois. but of
tie whule United States, than to
nnow precisely what these laws are.
As | was present when the Bishol,
of Rome wa- ordered 10 read ia Latin
aud translate into English those
laws. have KEEP. correct copy OF
them, and send IL to you with the
request To paplisli IL. taa
Fac Rev. MIR. C,stniqny presented
he works of st. Thoinas and st.
Liguory, TO tile Bishop, requesting
iim co say, under oath, III those
works were or were not, among the
highest theological authorities, In
the Church of Rome. all over the
world. After long and serious oppo-
sition on the part OF the Bishop to
answer. the court having said that
he, tthe Bishopl was bound to an.
swer; the Bishop confessed that
those theological works were looked
upon as among the highest authori-
lies, aud that they were taught anu
learned In all the colleges aud uni.
versitiee OF the Church Of Rome as
standard works.
Then the Bishop was requested to
read in Latin and translate into Eng
lish the following laws and funda-
mental principle of action againit
The herctics as explained by St
Lignory and st. Thomas:
"Excommunicatus privatur omni
alia civili communications fidelium.
ita ut ipse non possit cum allie, ct, si
4 stn Aft fatn tsta asts nj
non possint communicare; idque I'm
casaibus hoe versu comprehensive
De, orare, vale, commupio, mensa
negatur.' .s.
Translated by the Bishop:
''An excommunicated man Is de.
prived OF all civil communication
with the faithful. In such way. that
II he 10 not tolerated, they can have
no communication with him, as 1t is
in the following verse: Ii IL forbid
den TO kiss him, pray with him. sa.
lutte him. To eat ar To do any business
with him.n-S. Liguory, rot. 3, page
ICE.
"Qanqum heretici tolerandi non
suHt lpso illorum demerito, usque
tamen al seeundam correptionem
expectandi stunt, ut ad sanam redeant
ecclesiDe fidem; qut vero, post secun.
dam c0rrepti0nem, i'm suro errore
obstinate permanent, non mode ex.
communicationis sententia, sed eiiam
stecularibus principibus exterminan-
di eunt.n as
Translated by the Bishop:
"rhough heretics must not be tol.
Grated because they deserve It, we
must bear them Till, by second nd-
10 the faith of the Church. But
remain obstinate In their errors,
must not only be excommunicated,
but they must be delivered to the
secular power to be exterminated. -
81. Thomas. rot. 4, page 80.
"Quans qnam heretici revertentes,
s.mper recipiendi sint ad poeniten-
tian quotiescumque relapsi fuerint,
non tamen semper snnt recipindi ct
rests tuendi ad bonorum hujus vite
participationcm recipiuntur ad
penitentiam non tamen MT
liberentur sententia mortis.
Translated by the Bishop:
Though the heretics who repent
must always be accepted TO penance,
as often 40 they have fallen, they
must not, I'm consequence of that,
always be permitted TO enjoy the
benefits Of this life. when they
fall again, they are admitted to re-.
pent but the sentence of death
must not be removed .r--H. Thomas,
rot. 4, page 81.
"Quum quis per sentcntiam derum-
tiatur propter apostasiam excommu-
nicatus, ipso fac.o, ejus subditi n do
mimic ct juramento fidelltatis ejus
liberati sunt."
when a man In excommunicated
for bis apostacy, IL follows from that
very fact, that all those who are his
subjects are released from the oath Of
allegiance by which they were bound
to obey him. ."-lT. THonds, rol. A,
pa0e 81.
The next document of the Church
of Rome brought before the court,
was the act of the council of Laterau,
A. ID. 1918. But - the Latin text Is
too long I will give only the transla-
tion N II was read under oath:
eve excommunicate and anathe-
matfze every heresy that exalts itself
against the holy, orthodox and Cath.
Ole faith, condemning ell heretics by
whatever name they may DO known
for though their faces differ. thew
are tied together by their tails. Such
over to the existing secular powers,
l f<~ nj sIssa tot. n.
men, their goods must be confiscate,i.
II priests, they shall DO first degrad-
ed from their respective orders, and
their property applied 70 the use Of
the Church i'm which they have offi-
ciated. Secular powers OF all ranks
and degrees are to be warned, in
duced, and. IL necessary, compelled
by ecclesiastical censures, TO swear
that they will exert themselves to
the utmost in the defence Of the
faith, and extirpate all heretics de-
nounced by the Church. who shall
be found In their territories. And
whenever any person shall assume
government, whether II be spiritual
or temporal, he shall be bound to
abide by this decree.
.If any temporal lord, after hav-
ing been admonished and required
by the Church, shall neglect to clear
his territory Of hereti0ai pravity, the
metropolitan aud the bishops Of the
province shall unite In excommuui.
eating him. Should he remain con.
tumaci0us . whole year. the fact
shall be signifled ia the Snprsme
P0nti6. who wall declare his vsssals
releaeed from their allegiance from
that time, and will best0w his terri.
tory on Catholics, to be occupied by
them, on condition Of exterminetinx