The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-26

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Tho Cincinnati weniger merely asserts MA MA
Augustine says, Roma locate exc; Ia this
Orleans Weniger tells us that no ci sts. far.
from the ancient volumes, gong ;e s
Their on his own account, and necessltatlnS -
very humiliating confession when require"
point ont tho place. A.. Vat.
Archbishop Kenriok of st. Louis at tho 'a''
lean council said of Weniger: 1,,;..d
As for that book published IN the r Eaeoh
States and afterw ards translated into ftehSn
and German, written by pious but OK =
abounded in ssch grave biunders, at ieass In
the first edition in English, as to excite more NOR
laughter than indignation in others Des,ues
me, holding different opinions on the pendang
question. When l was solicited by tue author
to give some sort of commentator 20 tne
did not " ish to trouble the good man with 2
debate. and SO, in an anu; nngt9a .ifsnce "o"''
Had not our neghbors been almost en'.Sely
Ignorant of the literature of the question sney
think they are discussing, they ;a mou of man
to whom the charity of their own divines can
only concede the it'll" OF Jealous 's"''
anus.
PECCABLE AND INFALIIBLE.
Our attention is called to the distinction ne.
tween infallibility and impeccabihty; In
other words he is infallible, but sinful anu sin
ming We say, that is the very tei r. 70 S;,es
proved How can n,aI man Gnsi'Sy pdei be th.
mouth.piece of the Holy Ghost, and the c1osst
/ and only true representative OF holy Go u:
The thing is too silly to be urgeo men am th.
. | pent mep When our neighbors get done LII
study of Weniger, advise them to read L s.
Paolo Sarpi's History of the Council OF trent
f They will then see that this beautiful doGsItn
that personal depravity in q Romish frles
does not interfere with official sanetity, wa
only devised to shield that profigaee ana POI
: luted priesthood from the indignation an
: snorn Of the civilized world. m,
q Personally o sinner, officially salht' Pe'
Q sonally liar, officially truthful personally
: thief, ofacially honest naturally srtl;ar
Ssey o oaEsj Of Chastity
temperance; practically o blasphemer' o.; on
n oiaiiy the vicegerent of God really an I'M
del, officially the organ OF the holy Gnos.; req
n tly an assassin, officially martyr; practical,
o wallowing in debauchery and vice, ohie s
% stainless and pure ; men have never lived, q
g cording to Romish historians more vile ana a.
baye all beeninfslibie Guides in ali question
Q. of faith or morals! This is what is meant
f. =" infallibility- not impeccability. M,
20 really and undoubtedly hnrry,ng On =. 20 Hs
yet the only safe, the divineiy aPpoin'
guides to lead penitent sinners to heaven
To support this infamous project TO canon,
vice they have the audacity to quote the e
ir ample Of Judas, who while protesting to be
I'd apostle. was a thief, and betrayed Christ 4
q. money. The comparison illustrates the TT
It: conduct of Judas but quotes it as an exaInp
Cd and initiates it. Yet this comparison is by
y. means hattering to Judas, for these apparen
at we're the only Instances in which he was
OF cused of crime. But according to CardiI
to Raronius, these were perhaps the smallest est
We the crimes habitnally committed 6y men VIM
IL failibie spiritual guides and moral teachers
a. mankind. That they were liars, thieves, IN
at derers, assassins, adnlterers, blasPhemers, =,
ong fdels is only-according to Baronius-to m
it ton q small part of their crimes. Out of 81
'r- materials IL Is proposed to furnish polite
le- social, moral and religious guides and mast
sde for the American people.
nd In other scords, they ask us to bot1 dozen 10
ey fomu and coUi it God! not bold enough.