The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-07

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Orr Romish neighbors informed their
to their claim that the Romiah Church is
higher authority than the Bibie. They
have not yet published our reply, nor in
formed their readers that We made one.
Ia this q specimen Of their desire that their
readers should see both sides Of the ques-
toni t.s7 a,.E a. ..e- =: ..
l.. They have claimed to prove the mo-
ton of Papal infallibility from the Bible,
History, Tradition and the Public seDti-
ment Of the, Christian Church. We have
rick, Hyscinthe, Micfaud. Elder, etc, who
show that from every point Of view the,
claim is unfounded. Aud it IL these men
who declare, and prove their arguments to
be empty assertions.
g. They now appeal to the testimony of
those early writer's who ar6 called Fathers
for q proof which. is conclusive They
say: s'egt T% -. q 49,. = = - e. -. =
We may :wrangle forever over Bible texts.
There is no scot 60 absurd or in1pious but has
been able to give sonaA sPecious color to it's sx-
ase Shss did II the
think on this subject. a., -, ,s..sIs.
Why abGndon theawera Of g % e eau ne.
admit that God cannot make Himself nm
derstood on this question y Bat IF He tant
not give Light ON is, whyage To- the Eathessf
|: Because the Jsssai , % nothesant figt.t on
n
This 10 what We cali a 4suttle-lsh argus
ment. If the Pope ia sinfallibler it mast he
capable Of proof which would Be- plain and
conclusive, and witch every man could
rerify. They turn from the Bible. They
do not profess to faud it ccnciusive. The
,nosttbey can do is to "wrangle forever over
t,"and wrangling 10 very far abort of proof
They insist on carrying us away from Gods
evidence which can be tested; 10 30 called
testimony Of men whose writings are mac
dred, hoping to shield itheiE assertions from
.nvestigation, by covering them with OBJ
security, as the cuttle-fish hides himself in
the inky cloud he makes around him.
They suppose that these assertions will
lave weight because common readers can.
not examine, and hence cannot dispute
them. -. e. T. ers- - -. D..
8. But our contemporary; 10 a very, I'M
has been too thoroughly discussed to afford
them o. hiding place. We will not he sus-
pected Of doing them, injnstice by quoting
their own authorities to show it.
In the next place, many Of these writer's
wrote in Greek. We have referred to the
Greek discovery made by our cotemporary
that Petros means q crock" Most readers
will emile at the. complacency with which
cur cotemporaEys yh9 is obiiy PIN @ to the
dertakes to tell us what Origen and Atha-
uasius wrote. We refrain from criticism
OF this display or second hand learning,
and proceed to the merits Of the argument
drawn from the Testimony Of the Fathers.
4. Wesubioin the conclusion OF eminent
-aivinee and scholars Of the Romish Church,
who among other qualifications, It is to be
supposed, could read Greek. - -.elas..' .
DR.. Doi,ingcr Of the University at Munich
says:
The Fathers of the Church have oil ,yitaout
bearing totally different meaning to the new
DEGREES and especially In Lake, %, 81, have
found anything but on infaiibility given to
the Pope. a-fH .i' .~-
And Archbishop kenrick says:
,,pon rs is; that, "the Scriptures are not to be
Interpreted contrary to the unanimous consent
OF tho Fathers" Il is doubtful whether any
Instance of that unanimous consent IS 20 20 ne ee
Gown the law Of following, In their interpfeta-
zion the greater number, which might seem 70
approach unanimaey. Accepting tins EuAe, VIC
are compelled to abandon the usual modern
position of the words son this rock will l
Mild my church" - r'
The Interpretation which asserts that these
lords ara 20 be understood OF the faith which
Peter professed,-tbat this faith, this profes
sion Of faith by which he believed Christ t.
be the Son Of the living God, is the everlasting
ADD immovable fouRdation of the Church
This Interpretation is the tUeightest of dt since
Z is followed by forty-four fathers and doctors
Including Cyril of Alexandria, Hilary, An
justine, Gregory Nyssas ChrysostoUl, Theophy
act, Leo the Great, Ambrose.
The word supplies no argument whatever
dc. not say im proof Of, papdt izfaLlibitty, bu
even in. support of the priInaoy of the Bishop
Of Rome. Ii We arc bound to follow the ma
;ority of the fathers il this thiaS, ehen arG
teand to hold for Gertain. that 6y the ROek
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