The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-27

the me. contrary theye. WAS, ~ We have seen.
an express ssnbEissipn to. the doctrine o.
lnnocent required Of the person on trial.
The same ching IA spparen. from thu
Passage Of Faoundos, portion Of which
our neighbor quotes In his reference No. S.
Feoundns here treats Of the appeal "a being
taken rom the Council of Carthage, and
says chat both the Bishop Ct Palestine and
the Pope had fallen into error in their est;.
mate OF the faith Of Pelagius and celes-
thus, 'spraising it,as true and Catholic, -
the African Bishops not having as yet un.
covered their deceit However tn.
Church does not hold either Zosimus or
the Bishops Of Palestine as heretics on
account Of their feeling kindly towards
hereties . . because simplicity must not
be construed a. crime, the crafty wiles of
the s0ioksd moi bsing perceived" That il
Celestius had deceived tho Pope as to hin
real motives and made him believe that
his faith was entirely Submitted to the
teaching Of the Holy Sec. (Idem, p. 235s)
81. Aug. writes, Gid. p. 2347,) that he could
meta openly that Celestius had actually
ALLEN into herssy,. though he evidently
leaned towards 1t, because he had prefaced
his remark on these subjects with sub.
nission to authority, " II perchance, as is
human, any error Of ignorance has been
introduced, Let your decree (the Popes)
correct it." st. Aug. says distinctly, in
4 passage hitherto quoted by us, that on &C.
count of this aubmission and apparent
humility Zosimus had called the libellus
Of Celestius Catholic, and in that passage
counts for tho lenieney Of the Pope by pa.
fternal desire to avert tho danger of total
ruin from o man whose dispositions ap-
peared 90 good, and whose ability was so
great. -. 81
consider Zosimus as having favored the
Pelagian views Of Celestius is evident from
the objection which they urge to his pro-
ceedings. They say that "many persons
. of sceak judgment" might be moved to be-
lieve that the Pope favored the doctrines
of Ceiestius by calling his libellus Catholic,
rather than consider its errors condemned
by its submission to the DEGREES of limo
cent. They do not for moment entertain
. any such idea themselves of the action Of
, Zosimus, but fear for persons Of weak
, Judgment, and desire that the submission
of Celestius should be made more explicit.
1t 10 evident then that mono of the parties
considered Zosimus a. calling in question
at all the definitions Of Innocent, or a. adj
Indicating on any sabject whatever that
properly came within the domain of Infalli-
bility, as defined by the Council of the
Vatican.
I'd. As to the action of the Council Of
Carthage. The fact that this council "de-
). Creed" amounts to nothing; all Councils
and synods do the same, but their DEGREES
,. are not binding without the approval
of the Pope. Prosper says: "The Council
i, of Carthage of PA Bishops sent their
>. synodal DEGREES to Pope Zosimus; which
:, being approved, the heresy Of Pelagius wa
- condemned throughout the whole world
y st. Aug. vol. 10, p. 1855. Therefore sucl
70 approval can hardly be properly spoken O.
as looming ingloriously in the rear" Al
/, to the fact that eighteen Pelagian Bishops
>" announced their intention of appealing, tina
does not affect the question. We do no
cay that q belief in Papal Infallibility wa
: an article of Faith IN those days and tina
,, all men held il, but merely that it was thu
:. common belief of the Church.
d" The second part Of the Presbyterida's az
= ticle We have no space to notice, and, in
Z, deed, we may we'll hope that for the fntnr
= our neighbor will limit the length OF 1t
% articles more in accordance with our orig
)! nal upderstandinR, .-t1t.v sr
10 As to the charge against as Of :" Fraud
ef Forgery, and Falseheod," 80 CONSTANT!
ar reiterated by our kind neighbor, we mui
D. call its attention to one Of the quotation
OIL above made from Pope zosiu,us, when
o says that God alone can judge the seere,
o of hearts. These crimes depend d
CT together upon the malice of their motlv'
az Is the doctrine Of the Presbyterian oine
On emit from that of Zosimqs on this point
10 Does it intend to take judgment OF motive
.: from the hand of Godf We sincerely oe
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