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

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"shief in his heart" our Saviour continued
him in the Sacred Ministry and Apostolate.
He did not share the scruples and horror OF
the spotless Calvanist on this point.
Having thus stepped aside to repel these
faithless attacks, we now 60 on with Fa-
Their Weniger (and others) to consider the |
evidence Of Papal InfAllibility found in
the acts of PRINCES AND PoTENTATEs.
CONSTANTINE, the first Christian Emperor,
ON being appealed to by heretics against
decision of the Pope, denounced the folly
of men who ought to know that he himself
was obliged to respect that decision, which
he called q "heavenly Judgment"
GRArIAN. This Emperor by decree re-
cognized communion with Rome as obliga-
| tory. This was in the time of Pope Dam
asus, and the Emperor held him TO be the
criterion of Faith.
| VALENrIN1AN, says, writing of the Pope,
"The Bishops of the blessed city Of Rome,
! on whom antiquity has conferred the su-
premacy Of the priesthood above all 9th
ers, have the Office aud power Of judging
concerning faith aud the priesthood" He
writes also to the prefect of Gaul: Bat
for them and all, let whatever the author
ity of the Apostolic See has decreed or sane
, toned be as law" Perhaps the Presbyte-
rian will think this also means an Apcs-
tolic See and does not refer particularly to
Rome.
MARcA1N. This Emperor wrote to Pope
Leo the Great, urging the convocation
of tie Council Of Chalcedon in relation to
the Eutychians. He expressly disclaimes
, any desire to have q different definition ..
/, the subject from that already given by tn
Pope, whose decree, he acknowledged mus
!. be received t'as though from the Blesset
: Peter HIMSELF. - ~.
a JUSTIN addressing the Pope says: ssTha
a indeed we believe to be Catholic, which b.
: your response shall have been made know
It to u.s."
:. JUsr1N1AN wrote to the Pope, "the unit
of the churches comes through the teaching
and an thority of your Apostolate." Agai
he says: GAS often as heresies have arise
:. they have been crushed by the judgmen
aad decree of that Venerable Sec" 9TH
. Apostolic See). His subsequent hars
>. treatment of Pope Vigiline, exhibiting q
~ it does tho greatest anger against hin
only gives o more brilliant and unquestio'
~ able occasion of testing and proving b
-. faith in the supremacy and infallibility
the Pope"
We have not space TO 60 on with Il
y, list Of Roman, German, English, Frenc
Danish and other Emperers and King
who have distinctly recognized the g.
-. of. Rome as the source of truth and 81
:. arbiter of faith. We shall merely recs
~ that wonderful event the deposition
Childeric III of France, and the installat:
=. of Pepin as his successor. The Pope q
-. proved Of it under the circumstances, 81
thus prevented any outbreak or violen'
The revolution was complete and bloodle
=. and why7 Because is was simply que
- ton of right and wrsng, grand questi
a. Of conscience, and the whole French Pc
"a pie, as well as princes, believed the q
's0 cision of the Pope in moral questions to
final and correct.
y" For tho information Of the Presbyteri
We will say that most of this list OF
stances 10 selected from facts collected
GU, Father weniger. We shall make free
" OF his work for ono more article, on
. the acts and declarations Of the POP
''0, themselves, and then we shall proba
have no further use fer it.
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'l'' BrownSon's Review.