The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-21

Gle rule of faith, according to the Fathers
of the Church" Quirinus, p. 500.
Lord Acton has not recanted nor has be
been e1communicated, yet in the North
opinion: He tells US that it was openly
declared by speakers in the Vatican Coun.
Gil, that. "many of the authorities quoted
IN proof OF the dogma even by it's most
esteemed defenders, are mutilated, falsi-
fed, interpolated, CARRIED, spurious, twist
cd out OF their proper meaning"
o.. AL those arguments which seem so
conclusive to the ignorant, and which our
c9temporary urges, were urgea before the
Vatican Council, The quotation of Lord
Acton shows how they were regarded by
many learned and conscientious members
Of That body. A large portion of the
Council most eminent for piety and learning
left the Council. But before departing
they addressed a protest to the Pope
speaking as follows:
:" Your Holiness is aware that there were
eighty-eight fathers who, moved by stress of
conscience and love for the Holy Church,
voted by the words non placet mo y, sixty-two
others who voted by the words ptacct Jurta
naodam modified assent y and finally about
seventy who absented themselves from the
congregation and abstained from voting. To
these are to be added others, who, on account
of illness Or .oeher weighty reasons, have re-
turned to their dioceses.
CluCo tuaG Clul6 uOCQluR certainly has OC-
CURED to change our views, but, on the other
| hand, many things, and those of the gravest
character, have taken place, hich settle us in
our determination. We therefore declare that
we renew and confirm our votes already given
| Confirming then our votes by this writing,
we have decided to absent ourselves from the
| public session to be held on the 18th instant.
For that filial piety and reverence which but o
brief time since, brought us to your Holinesss
| feet, do not suffer rs on q question so closely
concerning the person Of your Holiness, to say
non placet, to your face.
And Furthermore thevotes to be given in tho
solemn session would be only . repetition of
the votes already elected in the general con-
gregation Sec the original Latin In Quirinus
7. With these facts before US, we may
we'll admire the sublime courage of those
who have undertaken to demonstrate that
the Bishop of Rome is infallible. Their
zeal is worthy of a better cause.
g. Incidentally we called attention to the
fact that no reply has yet been made to onr
| answer to the assertion, that "the authority
of the Romish Church is greater than that
of the Bible" Our contemporary explains
by saying, The simple fact in relation to
this is, that we have published an answer
to every one of it's articles" In reply to
this simple fact, we must mention another
simple fact, namely, that the article men
toned was one of eur articles, and that no
answer to 1t has yet appeared.
9. We noticed in our last number oai
neighbor's complaint of sophistry' want Of
courtesy and fairness in their opponents
We invite attention to the illustration o.
those qualities in their article which we
! publish to day. We do not greatly objec
to it. We want them to exhibit themselves
in our columns with perfect frankness and
naturalness, aud according to their owl
ideas of fairness and courtesy. The spirit
and temper of the advocates of Papal in
falli0ity are more instructive than thei'
arguments,