The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-27
From the Southwestern PresbytsrisnI
TIE QUESTION OF YoRGERY HDSxHAvD.

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The case Of zosimus 10 NO doubt. hsrdto
reconcile with the Jesuit dogma q hn nsn.i
admit that If our representation
Of tho case 10 correct, 1t settles the cues
ton, against them, and We are not sur
prised, therefore, at tho visor OF tnelr
denial.
- We have said that the History Of the de-
cision of the Bishop of Rome, OF wnlcn
Augustine spoke when he ought to nave
said, but did not say BONA tocuta casso
f~ita est, plainly shows that none OF sne
Zosimus himself could have held the mo-
ton of his infallibility as judge OF faith
and morals.
As our statement. is denied we produce
the authorities, which are full ana clear
sno1Gh to pas tho onis whe odea
works Of Augustine, have collected al the
original documents and authorities exsane'
which pertain to the case they are con
tanned in the tenth volume OF their Paris
We cite from this unquestionable authority
and from their historical account OF tue
Pelagian controversy.
Here then is the statement Of the case by
| the Synod of Carthage, in their letter 70
Innocent, the predecessor Of Zosimus. 1t
shows that they had already excommuni-
Gated Celestius, and merely ask Innocent
| to add his sentence to theirs. 1t Will pc
seen that they do not ask him to decide
whether plagiarism is herettcai, that Is
point they have already settled.
Letter or the Synod Of Carthage to limo
cent. A.D., 4l6.
I. Cum ex more ad Carthagineisem Eeeie-
siam, etc. Assembled after the custom of the
Carthaginian church, our co-presbyter Oroslus
laid before Synod, Letters from holy brethren
and from our co.priests Heros and Lazarus,
. COPIES of which are submitted. These being
+ read, therefore, We perceive that PelagiGs and
/ u @vHofN nt cd II n.
thors Of pernicious error and to be condemned
Whence it happened that we reviewed what
beine recitsd as from the subjoined papers,
your holiness will perceive, although after
apn nSO decision, seemed excnded from the
+ Church; nevertheless we have desideG tna ~
o the authors of this persuasion, though t ne
tanned the rank of presbyter, unless they
openly condemn these things should them
f. selves be condemned that when this 1ndg-
!, cured the soundness of those who have been
u or may be deceived by them, if not Of them
r selves.
" done should be notified to your holy charity
y that for the protection of many, and the cor
rection of certain ones, the anthorlty OF the
Apostolic See might be added to our poor de-
" orees. For these men SO proceed in their dam
: liable disputations, that Free Will is not mere
10 " defended, but that with sacrilegious AFRO
the grace Of God, whereby we are christians
'. and by which itself, the will truly becomes
free, since it frees MS from the dominion OF tht
T. these persons, the more audacious they be
"A come. If, therefore, Pelagius should seem by
your Reverence to be rightly absol we'd by those
East yet this error and impiety which al
Z reaiy has many assertors should be condemned
1t by the authority Of the Apostolic See
10 tised for the salvation given through Christ
AlseEpi.'e.s Synod M;'erits.as, eent ira
n. synod of Mileve, against the same heresy
written in the same year 4l6, stating that the
authors of most
'e stating-that they have heard there is q part
e
10 a Also three letters of Innocent written i
D. January 9th, All, announcing against Pel'
gius and Celestius the sentences of excommun
cation. saying eve have read his boo
is which contains many things against the grac
r. of God. many blasPhemiss, nothing pleasin
to u.s. scarcely anything wi ich is not dicpleai
To- inc and to be condemned by every one.
lis There was laid before Innocent, the off
ell cial action of two Synods of Carthage b
I'd which Celestius was excommunicated,u r
oh iii he recanted the letters and document
= from various persons; the dispositions I
y. Heros and Lazarus; books contalnin
statements of the heretical doctrine tt
sy letter of the FIVE African bishops, and I'll
les letter Of the Synod of Mileve.
III S. Meet We have the statement Of the
he doctrine by Pelagius and Celestins, sent !
ov Innocent, and arriving after his death T
s,. ceived by his successor Zosimus in the san
n year All.
az, that Celestius had laid his case before sc ingt
"a cit ezamini, and that in order to surround hir
We self with the most appropriate Influences
led such an important case, he held his court
The the. Basilica of Clement the Martyr I
- states that he caused all the previous procee
AK ings to be read, together with the confessit
the of faith of Celestius, and not content wit
rise this-nec hoe conseati, he had Questioned al
A. cross examined Celestius fully; and announc
inc as the result of the Investigation "of the fai
Sc of Celestius absolved from blamen-absolu
md fde-that "his former book should have bet
.;r testimony that they-the African Bishops
.a. ought not have SO easily given credence
sed idle rumors," and says-Either within ~
ter, months let some one como and convic. him
a. his face Of holding other opinions than tho