The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-13
From the Southwestern Presbyterian.l
" 1t would not do for Catholic to brave
the teaching of a Pope"

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| Our Romish neighbors TO- day, treat us to aa-
other dish of hash from Weniger, for which as
usual they give him no credit. Having no scru-
Piles on this point, why should they hesitate to
| pisgisrizo still further, and snneunce that the
impudent assertion of infallibilists, is conclu-
sive proof of the dogma7
Let them follow Weniger n step further! He
tells US that every Romanist is bound by papal
teaching, whether be likes it or not, or whether
he approves it or not.
| He says. page 247. even Renan. is con-
scous of this faithful sentiment of Christiani-
| ty, as we may understand from the words of
| published last year in Faris-where he says,
| "The Pope knows better than his adversaries
what it means to be a Catholic. He published
| his Syllabus, we'll aware, that IL could not do
for Catholic to brare the teaching Of a Pope"
There are no papal teachings moro uniform,
clear, frequent, continuous or solemn than
these very laws against heretics of which we
the principle laid down by Weniger, to see the
| nature of the obligation which rests on every
| member of that Church, who believes in papal
infalliLility
AS We have seen. besides the similar laws
| enacted by various other Pnpes, Pope Innocent
Nv, re-enacts the rescrips of the Emperor Fred
eric, embodies them in the Canon Law, and
makes them obligatory on all civil authorities,
kings. cities, communities, ETC., on pain of ex-
communication aud interdict
We invite attention to the following Re-
script published in the Canon Law; seventh
Second. 1t is entitled.
Another REscRIPT of the Emperor Freder.
OF our God, and being subject to tho error of
designation which expresses division, they
strive to effect division in the unity of the iu-
divisible faith itself; and to withdraw the
sheep from the custody of Peter, to whom, by
fed. ~
These persons arc rapacious wolves, exhibit
ing outwardly the geutleness of the sheep,
that they may insinuate themselves into the
sheepfOld of the Lord. They are most wicked
angels. They are children of perversity, de-
signed by the father of iniquity aud author of
fraud for the hurt of simple souls. They are
vipers W ho deceive the doves. They
points, who seem to crawl unperceived, and to
discharge poison under the sweetness of honey
as they pretend to minister the food of life,
they act in mookery, aud mix it in the cup of
death, as if it were q deadly poison.
These sects, either being obscure, the an
clients did not indicate by names; Or what is
far more wicked, not content rs the Ariaps, to
be named from Arius, or the HISTORIANS from
Nestorins, or to be similarly named from SINH
lar authors, but from the example of the mar
tyrs, who suffered for the Catholic faith, they
call themselves Patarenes, as if exposed to stuff
ering. These wretched Patarenes, who are
destitute of the holy belief of eternal divinity
in one conjecture of wickedness commit
threefold offence against God, their neighbor
and themselves; against God, since they ig-
more the faith aud the Son of God; they de-
ceive their neighbor, since under the hope of
spiritual bounty, they minister to the pleas
ures of heretical depravity; they are still
more cruel te themselves, since after destroy
ing their souls, they subject their bodies to a
knowledging the true faith prodigal of life,
and regardless of DEATH they involve their ad-
herents also, and-what is more dreadful still
their Survivors, are not terrified by their
ample
Against such, hostile alike to God, their
neighbors and themselves, cannot restrain
the feelings which prompt us to draw the
sword of vengeance, which they deserve pur-
suing them SO much the more urgently in pro-
portion as they are known to practice N ore
widely the crimes of their superstition, for
the very evident deuding of Christian faith
even beside tho Roman Church, which is es-
| teemed the head of all churches.
So far from the territory of Italy, especially
from Lombardy, in which this wicked heresy
more extensively prevails, has it extended
that its streams have flowed even to our king
dom of Sicily.
Most sternly regarding these things, We
decree in the trst place, that the crime of her
esy and of any condemned sect whatever, by
whatever name its adherents are called-as
announced by ancient statntes-are to be en-
rolled among public crimes. 1t should be
judged by all more horrible than the crime of
treason against ourselves though as regards
the power of the judge, tho one may not ex-
coed the other. For as the crime of treason
involves the persons of tho condemned, and
their goods, and condemns their memory after
death in the aforesaid crime by which the
Paternes are specified, will, that tho same
penalties be enforced.
And as the iniquity of those who-aince
they follow not the Lord walk in darkness,
is exposed; We ,riH, that the perpetrators of
these enormites, without delay. be sought out
and proceeded against by our officials, as
against other maleiuctors; even though they
be lightly affected by the superstition. We
ordain that they be examined by ecclesiastcs
and prelates. If they should be found to deri-
ate in single article from the Catholic faith
and after being pastorally admonished, to for
sake the gloomy wiles of the Devil, they shall
refuse to ackno wledge the God of light, but
shall persevere with steady purpose in error,
then by the edict of this present law, the Pa
ternes, condemned to suffer the death
they solicit; and other heretics also by what
eeer name they are called, we decree that they
be COMMITTED AIIvE To THE JUDGMENT OF
THE FLAMES, AND IN SIGHT OF THE PEOPLE, BE
BURNED TO DEATH
Nor do we regret that in this, we satisfy
their wish, ont of which alone the punish
ment proceeds; it is the appropriate fruit of
error.
Let no one presume in our presence to inter-
vene in behalf of such persons; against any
who do. the stings of our Indignation shall be
justly directed.
Given ut Padua, 22d Feb. II, Indie.