The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-04
DIR. DOLLINGER AND THE POPE.
More Protests Against InfsIlibilitx.

The Independence Beige publishes an address
to DIR. Dollinger from the Professors of the
Roman University, which occupies more than
column, in which the Professors avow their un-
qualified acceptance of Dr. Dollinger's views,
and protest against the inference that Italian
Catholics agree with the Roman Curia They
believe in the reconcilability of modern science
with Christianity, and insist on the necessity of
q reformation of the Romish Church, which for
three centuries they say has been identified with
the Jesuits. The address concludes:-
For these reasons we welcome your voice
with hope, and pray for your just cause, which
is also ours and that of all Christian civilization
And we say this to you publicly in order that
in the future, in your free and equitable judg.
our people from that of the Italian episcopate.
The epjscopacy which dwells in our land is of
no country, and has nothing in common with
the Italian people. The Syllabus, Infallibility,
Papal autecracy-all those negations of Divine
and human reason-compose a system which
has no connection with the Italian character,
with italian thought Our Roman, that is to
say Italian, race abhors as much as the Germanc
race that evil system of the bondage of the un-
derstanding. Italian morality is no longer that
of the sixteenth century, and we know to-day
that for the sacred cause of reform the
German and Italian people will fight and con-
quer together.
The German Correspondent states that Pro-
fessor Friedrich has replied to the Theological
Faculty of Munich in the Vienna Presse. He
declares that he cannot accept the dogma of the
nfallibility of the Pope, as by doing so he should
violate both his ecclesiastical VOW and the oath
he had sworn to respect the constitution. Every
Catholic, he acknowledges is bound to accept
the decision of General Council but he denies
that the sitting of the 18th of last July bore the
character of 9cumenicity, and considers the
mode OF voting per ntdord then employed
Illegal. The subsequent submission of the
bishops did not suffice to render the decision
binding, as the invalid acts of one council can
only be remedied by summoning another. Pro-
fessor Friedrich concludes with the following
words
An Archbishop emphatically said to me shortly
before his departure from Rome, Il cannot con-
ceive how sensible man can still talk about
the personal infallibility of the Pope" 'Per-
sonal infalibility" then had exactly the same
meaning that ''offcial infallibiity" now bears,
for was the first to inform the minority of the
new coup, and after had been conversing with
the above mentioned Archbishop on the new
turn things had taken, he let fall the words l
have quoted. l now place the matter in your
hands. Should your Excelency feel compelled
to decide against me, shall still hope that God
will be merciful to me.
DIR. Dollinger and the Austrian Catholics.
From the Vienna Cor. of Eastern Budget, Apri15.
The Municipal Council of Vienna cas- given a
powerful impulse to the religious movement
which has taken place among the liberal Catho-
lies of Austria In consequence OF Dr. Dollingers
famous declaration against Papal Infallibility.
One of the members of the radical party, which
under other circumstances 10 generally In
small minority in the Council, proposed a reso-
DR.. Dollinger, expressing gratitude for, and
sympathy with, his spirited and manly conduct"
and this resolution was carried almost mani
mously, together with another for addressing a
petition to the Government urging that the rela-
tions between Church and State should
be legally regulated, and steps taken
for preventing ecclesiastical abuses.
There was so general q concurrence of opinion
in favor of both these resolutions in the council
that they weuld probably have been passed
without discussion If Roman Catholic priest,
the Able Gatscher, who is member of the
council, had not opposed them in long speech.
The Able asserted that the municipal council
had no right to pronounce an opinion on a mat
ter OF dogma, and appealed to the fairness OF
the Protestant and Jewish members of the
council. The latter, however, replied that the
doctrine of infallisilty was not a question of
dogma but of common sense; the Austrian
bishops had voted against 1t, and although they
Qhe Protestant and Jewish members) were not
interested in the matter themselves, they repre-
sented numbers of Catholics who were, aud
therefore considered it their duty to give
an opinion on the subject. Similar mani
fsstatiens have taken place in other parts
of Austria, and the movement is daily
growing stronger and more extensive. 1t has
also spread to the clergy, and one of them a
young priest named Patersani has already
ALREADY fallen victim TO his liberalism. A
short time before the publication of DIR. Dol
linger's letter Patersani preached a sermon in
one of the principal churches of the capital,
strongly advocating liberation for all other reli-
gions and Archbishop Rauscherl consequently
suspended him a preacher, though he still
left him the right of reading mass Patersani
was so much encouraged, hove or, by DIR. Dol
fingers declaration that be published an appeal
TO the public asking for siguStures TO an address
of congratulatien 20 the eminent theologiah
The Conkstory, upon this, passed a sentence o.
deprivation upon him, excluding him from the
Performance of all priestly functions; and this
measure appears to have produced the intended
effect, for Patersani has Withdrawn his appeal