New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-09

regard religion as nero mechanical ceremonia ecrVv
which, without astonshment added TINS dOgtna W
other dogmas, yea, merrly wondered why otnerS re
garcd the matter as serious-out other BISHOPS linz
wise OF spirit and deeper religious inter-
estsi Why did the German Bishops particularly submit
themsolvesi Al nrst part OF them 3sVe , reSaSu'
Al the beginning they less than the Ola Cathoncs,
drew back with horror from this dogma rs mystery
of lies which after had secretly ,9atrou IA ROME
and arrogance. But their opposition became weaker
and more lukewarm until ~ inst ,ncS wiz,
resignation. shalt not acquit then OF cOWaruce ana
fear NJ man; the human heart Is deep and strong IN
seldecoptOns and arnees Inc entire EpScopai order
would not nave submitted themselves witheso much
unannty had they not supposed That only In THIS way
couh thew preserve great Christian possessions
There two possessions as 1t seems to me- that they
sought g. preserve the possession " the OF
rr.tian things certainly respecting true Christianity,
and the possession OF The unity OF the Church Wmch
would b. lost By schism for an unknown time. The
Of the Caurrh was for them, as 70 ever IS ior te
Catholics, more important than assurance. F2l ,ncS
believe that assurance OF Christian things is likewise
given with the unity OF the Cnurcn, whe all assurance
would b. lost forever by dissolution Of thar unity,
WHAT has long been the position OF the Ca e
luow where me Church OF inc LORD ~ we hhy ifs
wise whore lies truth. For how shall tho hehd osI
b0dyi How shall The Lord give over his entire OIui l
To eif0rf bus u tue Chutch DC spun aSiuo,, nuItv
longer where the true CuurCh Is. IhelrIo ~
must be ma.lta ned at all hazards, that ttol ty ;
compelled, ms 81 were 20 he WIN w unu 49,, me entire
may b. unable 20 leave 70 Without lehu .I'"h wv ~
NM bry, an, I to F,oSy for certain where the Church
isl What arc lis M .rks1 Tao Catholics nave ouE u9eH
rrocH,z i'm inc birrarchy which constitutes the per
uetual apostolic succession or bshols; uV
ss-'''n,"so i - 80 p me Is ana must TO Watched
over BY God. ana secured from error mus is 'o N0"
S ,' e' a. iic doctrine was that the hierarchy
X the diNmey appointed guardian OF traWtion, lAt
coruclls o.ctler With tho Pope s regulator" That
MS eit Tor thc miadO ages, but IA tue nItechtu
century and at the reforming councils u could no longer
preserve the unity ca tue Churc ana thereby ne found
alton Ol anime 10, V 4 - 49,. o,,,is Inc cniinclis
o Incctit < shook iho fith the other, and thereby
ine IL .on I ccm Scign heG md bad torn
.lrs. ~ 1
ana uruu.. ls rgtloug, . more anxious ard vehement
i"rIF 80 ,if.s.eI TO bling ne faithful remuan.
cnmplci together UNDER mOuarchca head lnthecen-
fury after tuc Reformation picluuc prepared 20 mat
stem ofa utc monarchy tich ~ our CAV mas sltp'u
81 iic y,,-,t gbso!n,a of tie cuIl4 and its perennial
dictatorship as o. It's iulabty fnau Is the bitter en-
tuy science, above All tuc Ucddy Toe or PROTESTANT
ism glt oil,r iinlcuccs also were al work. The
Sutes developed thcuis, Ives after the American ana
Ircurh seYOlunu, aud Ilurc independently, Ihey
vhir.,. tcn,cyc, rom the ecclesiastical guardian
suip, and u Consciousness OF then divine right eslab
ished tine boundaries al civil aud ecclesiastical power
zens Of d.T ~ confessions und the ike. The enure
modem iIu'lI C called up dli the facultes OF the
i'lz.n ~, ,csyity as never before Accustomed TO
their participation in public affairs, 10 threatened IKE
wise from reaction upon inc CathOhc church
Mocovcr the most n-nt spirits the Catholics
were carr lea uu ~ thc advance of learning among the
prOtesiauls. Common training schools common clYll
employrueufs N. xrd marriages. more and more mod
1cd yes evau.cz,d CahoHsm, especially Ia Gernanyi
ana Cue On crua unity aud uuOrmi Of Catholic Iath
were fnrtbciuOre threatened. II not dissolved. Then
Iomani-in saw that the tins had come either to go
down q ruin, or 10y gi-auuc Effort life and death
struggle, overthrow the now civilization which
soul, and undertake the great restoration OF
and rcngipus FOR tins nothing seemed TO ayal
but til cstab shmcI OF the most extended Dictator
ship the endowment OF the Pope as the center OF UNITY
10y consent OF the Cnurcb, with powers which could
grow 10 This gigantic undertaking by placing at MS as
position TIC eutre energies OF the Roman Catholic ma
lions individually and collectively. That was ana Is
thc bold, grand plan or tho UitramOntanes Iley were
succcssfu (wnic Europe agitaed with the noise OF
wan I'm holding the Vatican Council almost undSturDed
~ iuitlcd us purpose, accomplished the abdcalOn OF
The ancient power OF the Epseopoey IN favor tne 10
man monarchy aud the better spirited and reluc
bishops submitted order 10 preserve the possession
OF unity Oh winch Tor them an INC poSS OI tc
Church pend, even the greatest one or assurance
suce now tue eutIre Episcopal order mas submitted
Itself to the absolute sovereignty OF tHe fOpe tOusn
boary with age, the Pope shows himself Inspired WIN
fresh energy, and IN Breye OF the Gun OF March 1870
literally teaches tne CathOhes tla ~ Is teigiOus
duty, and the will Of Cod that they should deYOte the
selves necessarily ana absolutely 70 lh3 "ishes d ~
mOniuOns OF the holy throne and that all wisdom for
believers consists IN absolute obedience and ready GOh-
slant dependence upon the throne OF ST. Peter Thus
tue Pope Is now virtually the Church. It's soul the par
ground Of the truth tradition Tor ne decides re-
spectng the tradition OF the past aud the entire
Catholic world Is BIS OVdy which be r0ls as the ever
living Peter, the representa- i've of God. The sum
init as attained, but what effect has 1t had upon
the possessions OF unity and assurance which
have been subseryed Dy Their apOtheOss OF "A man
First: Has the unity OF the Church really been pro-
weed lori IN the rngi0ns preVons 10 Christianity we
perceive mat wien the ancient dlyintes and the
cent faith 10 longer satisfied the new necessities the
ytnOoslcl spIlt created lOf ietlt new and younger
objects OF yeneratiuu; ana while the ancient divintes
lr0td 20 lOuuEer dlVnltles hrOnos, after he had de-
hlOnod Uranus, was in turn displaced by Zeus. whose
al was soon after prophesied by Prometheus IN
lsculus, whether by Dony sus other god. In
the Roman Catholic Church the Holy Virgin first
made mo copy, yes an image Of the son OF God in
attributes ouherings and work from HIS birth to
hi- as'eIhluh' ana recommended as new object OF
worship 70 haI form OF piey that could be the most
uoa,t, . U low thc cartMF image OF the QieeI oI
hcaNch, tue Church IN its living point OF unity and Its
pIsOhal appearance, tine Pope Is endowed with god
uke podicateS. Already It is regarded IN the Catholic
tn a. The specific sign OF the highest Piety To De
ana unconditional obedience" once 1t not neces
sry Tor salvation to believe this iniability as cannot
~ denied 10y the most rid nfallnis and still earlier
it ~ NECESSARY for SaIyat9n What the pious Catholic
was once allowed, yea con manded 10 deny, has now
become damnable sin to deny. Pope HOnonus's sue
cossOrs obliged to curse him as hereto, now we
Sro TO believe that the Pope such IL nalbe, and he
VINO believes n the Pope Is certainly orthodox
In view OF such facts what TO be said OF the unity OF
she Oms Church with ITSELF tue present with the past
the unchangoabeness and uniformity or the Catholic
faith which is still the fascinating magic word that
draws many millions in Triumphant procession in its
trainf The Council Of Trent still recognized as fence
sud restraint against arbitrary innovations the principle
that every dogma must rest upon historical tradition
H. supported by Christian antiquity OF Is in any way
an Contradiction with il. Bat all this already
changed by the dogma OF the immaculate COncep-
21 s lr 1Ie - p 5s DER eSende hot reef consti
tutiye tradition with the right Of inventing dog
mas has been established III place of historical trad
ton ana an objective Yerfectblity Of Christianity is
taught accordance with the presumed advance OF te
human race been pat IN place Of cdneS (hOary age)
winch indeed was formerly condemned in Tertuiian;
and the iCable Pope granted the right OF giving Iorlh
from the shrine Of his heart as PANDORA from her box
new dogmas al his pleasure yes, likewise the right OF
deciding by his authority respecting TRADITION, the
power OF declaring that that has not been done Wlc1
bas been done and that that been done which has
not been dOne tQr Instance tue harmony OF the ancient
church with modern Romansnl. This power OF speaking
nfaiby Is now declared TO be the fundamental dogma
upon which an others built Since, however u mas
nut recently been regarded necessary TO set up as
u dogma, the acknowledgements Is thereby made that
the Catholic Church has not hitherto known or valued
S- own foundation such. The sovereign LOrd OF the
bonds OF tradition aud the sacred Scriptures ana lne
church has been given over unreseryedly TO the un-
limited subsection OF a single And what is thls
unity Itself of which the ROmsh Church Is so PROUD
and by which the opponents OF the new dogma likewise
ma We al last allowed themselves TO be mlsedf They
would rather be united error than resist error which
had become strong aud obstinate, than expose the