The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-14


tGsM or morale to be hold by tho universa
Church, he fully enjoys, BY tie divine assist
Gnce promised to him in blessed Peter. tn
same tntallibility sOhich our Divine Redeenue,
intended His Church should be endowed .vitl
1or defining, doctrine concerning faith o,
NORGE N and consequently such deenitions O
the Roman Pontif are of themselves irretorns.
able, and not from the consent Of the Church
Tany one shall presume, .vhich rnav Coo
torb.d, to contradict this Our definition, ze,
him be anathema."
IN the ed place let US give facts, not on,
own opinions. This the Presbyterian also
demands, though rather inconsiste ntly with
its own course in the very article contain
Ing the demand. It intimates therein that
Catholic countries. such as Spain, Mexico,
Austria, Italy, Bavaria, ETC., are very slow
in adopting the dogma, in fact quite
divided about it. But our neighbor forgets
to give any tacts which will justify the as
sertion except so far as few malcontents
are concerned. Mr.. Loyson (Pere Hya-
ointhe) was unfrocked before the dogma was
defined. Strossmayer is quite a dubious
capture. Dollinger is the only name of
any note on which dissent can base itself.
L
tended to have been Catholic in it's con-
stituent elements.
As to Spain, Austria, etc., where are the
facts to justify 80 singular charge 2
Simply in tue imagination of it's author.
We all know that there are malcontents in
every country. Even in the most religious
neighborhoods there are Deists, Freethink-
era ayowed epamioo NJ n ID vv9,o -. ~
for the first opportunity to show their
hatred to His Church and Name. There
are, doubtless, plenty of such persons in
every Catholic country except Ireland, but
these men do not oppose the doctrine of
Papal 1nfallibility especially they scott at
all others, equally. They deny the divinity
of Christ, the Trinity of God, the anthem.
ITCHY of revelation. Yet those faithful
servants Of God, the Protestant clergy and
journalists, shake hands frantically with
these men and almost fall upon their
breasts dissolved in tears of joy and ad
miration.
Catholic countries unresponsive Why
there has never been one single council in
the history of the Church except the first
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been defined and accepted by the hierarchy
with such astounding unanimity as in this
instance. Not single bishop rejects it
unless Strossmayer does so, which is ex-
tremely doubtful. Scarcely parish priest
Of good standing and not one of recognized
holiness of life has dissented from the
or hesitated to enforce it heart aud
oul. AS for the laity the first instance is
Tet to come to our knowledge where of
he two hundred millions of Catholics of
his world any one who practised his reli-
ion had entertained a shadow of doubt
bout it. II as many had fallen, however,
8 were dragged down by Luther at his
all, it would have had no more effect upon
he identity and integrity of the Church
nd its doctrine than that great heresy
ad.
Let us, therefore, beseech our cotempor-
ry to give facts instead of rumors, as we
attend to do, and hope that we have gen.
rally done. We intend, moreover, in
uoting authorities, to cite the page when
YER it is within our power, so as to save
theirs the pains of searching for it. Let
nope that the Presbyterian will follow
lis laudable example. ,
All this being promised, we have but I
tile more space in which to sustain the c
nth of the dogma. Fortunately we are f
Die to do that in few lines, however and I
ON the very sources indicated by the
Presbyterian. 8
LIST. The quotations from the New Tesla 9
ent are to be found selected by every {
lthor who treats of this question. We
We few only of the more prominent g.
les: il
Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will c
lid my Church, and the gates of hell shall I
. keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and n
latsoever thou shalt bind, ctc.-St. Matt, Oh. +,
Feed my lambs, feed my sheep.-&. John, c. 81. -
Simon. Simon, behold Satan hath desired to
We You Gin the pluraD that he may sift you 6
wheat, but / have prayed for thee Gin the O,
lpnlarO that fhy fuif foil 4