The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-07
pastors and -s1poasnts. Of this day! Alb,
indeed-if it is the same church! ~

psstorS anu e1pooeotss OF thls DAY! AL,
iudeed-if it is the same church! ~
Now, how does our Calvinistic cutie ish
essay to cloud the damaging light thrown
by the Fathers on the question under dis
cussien Z In two ways, most singularly in
consistent. as
lst.. BY tho authority, "a it says, of "eni-
nent divines aud scholars of the Romish
Church." These are Kenrick and Doiiin-
ger-the everlasting Dollinger.
As to Archbishop Kenrick, his authority
goes for nothing, since he has recanted his
errors, If he ever really held them, and his
argument, If it is his argument, must also
60 for nothing in this place. The reason
for that is that the Presbyterian has already
quoted the same passage, and in our reply
we demonstrated its total faliscy and, ia
deed, absurdity.- Until that reply ia die
possd of, we cannot be expected to con-
sidar the matter "A being asFioasiy brought
forward again. -
Asto Dollinger, his authority a. Catho-
lie divine Ia nothing because no 10 an exoom-
muuicated hereto, and It does really seem
like want of good faith Ia our neighbor to
refer to him as Catholic authority when 1t
knowa that he "a not, As to the 7force of
his argument on its" own merits, we say
simply that it has none. We have had In
deed to publish more than . bclid column Of
stuff from Janus-who 10 nobody bat Doll
linger-which does not absolutely contain
one line of anything bu: assertion: Not
one line Of quotation from the Fathers.
More than q column of assertion that none
of them taught this, and that many Of
them taught that, but not solitary text
to bear it out. On our part We have quoted
o long list of citations from the earliest
Fathsrs allowing, In the elearest, language.
that they all held the Papal Infallibility.
These quotations were facts. To, this we
apd opposed nothing bat the bare assertion
Of Mr.. Dollinger that they heid NO such
doctrine. A between him End Us, then,
the argument stands, facts %. assertion. A
column of false assertion 10 wVFth no moro
than falseho0d Ia one senteucs. - de- -,
II anything were needed, however, to
balance the, annsupported dagmetism Of
this "eathe1ie divine" Of the Presbyterian,
it could be- essily found in hisown writings
when he was truly . Catholic. For in-
stance, IN his History Of the Church" p.
2i3 (French editiop), writing Of "the Pope
a. supfeme Doctor and Defender Of the
Fsith, 2 Inc ,Qnotes many authorities fsOta
the early writer's, ana among otbes thisss
ssys, "Fhus Benifsoe, successor ~ Zosi-
mans, wrOte.to the Eastern Bishops that tlls
authority Of the Apostolic, See is yJdilfdls,
and tllas'whosver opposed 10 excluded him
self from the Church, True In those
days Mr. DollinRer wrote Of Luther 60 the
arch-enemy Of moral, social, civil and Pc
litical liberty and progress, whereas now
he refers to him az tho great iuninary, the
intellectual hero.
ed. Indeed, 90 pitifully weak is the shOw-
ing made by this champion called In to
crush us that orr opponent itself growS
disconter ted and FESTIVE. 1t 10 like the old
woman who, not satisAed with the defence
made by her lawyer, finally ended his bOng
riRmarole. by thrusting him aside and ad.
dressing the court in her own terse and
pupgent logic. Like her. too, the Prssby
teTian, in it's impatienee, 6Dishes BY max
ing bad great deal worse. Dollinger con-
tenss himself with sayiug that what we
have quoted does not mean infallioRity.
The Prcsbyterian grows petulant over such
Fatapidity and upsets tue. whole Dollinger
case by assetting that orr quotations are
forgery-yea, !" . forgery or SsAod." NOT
so hastg, neighbOrs Temper does not help
ono to get Oat OF . bad arsuaapnt. II our
Quotations are forgerieS, nothing 10 easier
than to chow &c, end it IL woEsb while to DO
lee, bsaAass We ara UilitaG - Htsk ssr esss