The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-08

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the sacred deposit Of the faith" Why
should tho Prcsbyterian mutilate the phrase
so rs to entirely change its meaning
This example is efficient to put sincere
Protestant readers on their guard against
trusting too implicitly to the accuracy Of
their guide.
Again! what q wonderful admission"
matters of administration, such as the
choice Of o Bishop; in knowing whether
man holds q heretical doctrine or not, es-
pecially when be denies it; in judging of the
question of Individual guilt; in his minor ca
pacities of Bishop, Archbishop, Primate, etc.
Why the Presbyterian mast innocently
suppose that We hold the Pope infallible
in all his pursuits and capacities Of life,
such as amateur gardener, for instance,
or professor of . University il he should
chose to lecture on mathematics, or con-
naisseur of the shoe making business, if he
should have occasion to seiect his own
slippers.
Let rs assure our sleepy neighbor for the
| tieth time, that the Catholic doctrine of
Iafallibi:ity embraces nothing Of the sort,
whatever may be the Presbyterian idea Of
be easily overreached in a horse trade, and
and would prove quite falllbie as to a po-
ny's age and wind. If so why not err also
as temporal Prince, as Bishop of q single
diocese, a. President of . Provincial coun-
ell, in fact in any position, except when
teaching the whole Church. 1t il only in
that capseity--as the rock upon which the
Church Is buiit-that it is said the Gates of
He'll shall never prevail against him, and
that the dogma of infalhbility attributes
any prerogstive to him. When he speaks
| in q less solemn manner than ex- Cathe-
dran or in any capacity inferior to that Of
/ 3. Doctor of the Universai Church, mo- one
claims for him the special presence and
guidance of the Holy Ghost. just in the
same way "a it is not every idle imposition
of hands by Bishop that confers sacred
lorders. 1t must be done with the intention
of comforting sacrament, in order to be
she inevitable channel Of q special grace of
God When the Pope 10 acting merely in
his capacity Of Bishop of diocese, it is
evident that he has no intention of teach
ling ex eafhed,a rs Pope.
We admit" according TO our neighbor
that 9. Zosimus expressly disclaimed infal,
libility;" yes, in judging, not of the truth
of Christianity, but Of tho secrets Of hearts.
That he remained deceived until unde-
eeived" by certain Bishops; yes, and that
he remained to the day of his death in en-
tire ignorance Of rail roads and telegraphs.
That " he praised the faith of Pelagius as
Catholic,"Gt should be of Celestius}; yes
but st. Augustine says distinctly that,
it was not the details Of faith which zosi-
mus referred to, but the pretended Catholic
spirit of submission to authority, and will
ingness to be corrected. That the "belief
of Papal Infallibility, was not an article of
faith in those days" yes, but we added
that it was the common belief Of the
Church, without being an article of faith.
Articles of faith are such only as the
Church has had occasion to define distinct
~, though the truth existed before. Now
all these qualifications were given along
with the very declarations which our neigh.
Dor calls admissions. Again we ask, why
mutilate our sentiments aud our very Ian
guagef ID there anything in this like the
sincerity of one who is willing to know
: the truth and to let it be knownf
Bot We did not admit that the phrase
Aposto'ica sedes loeuta, causa Jfnita est, had
any connection with the personal question
of guilt on the part of Celestius, or of the
opinions of Zozimus thereon. That ex-
preston was used in connection with his
: decision, and that of his predecessor, on
: the doctrines themselves of Celestius and
Pelagius.
AS to the scandalous and indecent TRADE
f against number of the Popes, we have
only to say, that, even though it were JUST
fable in every particular, it would be Gu
tirely outside Of the question before us.
Many scandals have unfortunately existed
in the Papacy, but let US remember that
, Peter cursed and swore, and that Judas be-
trayed his master. Yet, they were both
Apostles, both teachers with scrip and staff