New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-09
TIE OLD CATHOLIC MOVEMENT
BY PROF W. KRAFT, D. D., UNIVERSITY OF BON
GERMANY.

GERMANY.
So mucb has been written in regard to the
history Of the Vatican Council that whole library
might be alled with this literature call your special
attention to Fromann's excellent representations In
treating of the Council and the Old Catholic
movement the former can be considered only in
~ far as It gave rise 10 the latter movement, besowng
upon il not only Justification IN ITSELF bat great lmpOf
lance also. On the loth OF Jliy !ou III poseit ~ y
with the assent of the majority OF me VOTERS Vi tno w
lean Council at midday, bat the sky being DARK u4der
thunder and lightning, and by candIelght fope In
the Ninth commanded IN tne oull as'ol i,ti, n
ali Roman Catholic Chris;endom to believe lmphcty n
the following sacred law, warranted by d'lne rive
4dhering faithfully TO the tradition delivered unto
us from the beginning Of Christian faith, We, with te
assent OF the Sacred Council teach ana declare 70 te
honor OF Cod Savior, the e1ataOu OF the Cahoic
religion aud the salvation OF all ChrlslendOm that ule
Roman Pontih when speaAlng e. eL"tu5u' !. c. W "a
he ia virtue Of his highest apostolic authority anu ~
fle exercise OF his office OF shepherd ana teacneT OF
Ill Chrisendom prOcaims in the explicit terms dog
ma 10 be believed by the whole Church-may
concern either faith OF morSs-possesses by right Oh
the Divine assistance, PROMISES 1h'0 Nun , $500
Peter that availability withwllch the Divine SaYiyI
wanted ms church 10 be endowed IN all matters OF ah
AMI morals aud that, therefore, such dogmas OF tne
Roman Pontf in themselves tez seSe), ana nor
Through consent Of the Church, unInutable. ehouIo
boweyer any one dare 70 dissent from this our dogma
what God forbid let linn be anathenla J! -, v...-
With this decisive sentence OF the POPE the Jesuts
have at last reached Ongdesired AIM. Papai lniaii
Oity had years ago. been DESIGNATED ana ueiehae1 Dy
own order principle Of the Order Of Jesuits WAS
from the very beginning In direct opposlton 70 tne
Protestant principle OF faith; the founder lgnauus
Ioyola ecarng that implicit obedience Is the source
and greatest OF all Christian virtues In ms ceieoratsu
Portuguese members Of the order, no says Inc mum
bes OF tue society Of Jesus may be surpassed Dy 9tbe
religions orders fasting yiglls and asceuc mode OF
yDg but IN regard to implicit obedience denial Oh SELF
will and reason, they exceed all others. =.
Tis obedience OF the members or the companies 10
their superior DC exercised ia military manner
as to general The latter was therefore invested WIN
the highest authority possible ne was 10 ACT suOt-
tue OF God and Christ "WbosOeyer heareth him. near
eth me-" C., Christ. "WAosoeyer desplseth hAih oe
In consequence the members bound 70 consider the
Reneras command as the voice OF Christ according 70
me word az ~ paul 10 The ColOssians Whatsoever
Knowing that OF the Lord We shall receive the reward OF
the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord christ m,
lgnauus distinguishes three degrees OF ODedlence Inc
EeriOrs command a. the will OF God, their own
will and Judgment De opposed 70 NJ this act does not 40
the OF virtue. abe second degree comprises
those who In enacng the order Of the general make ms
will their own this sacrifice OF the will virtue The
third degree contains those who enact tue order OF me
superior not only in accordance with their will but
their Judgment also thus making the sacrifice OF their
intelligence ms degree OF blind implicit oDedience Is
the highest and All individual responsibility
OF action ceases with t In the same spirit
the virtue OF obedience enjOned in the rules Of tho
order the subatern has 70 direct all his efforts that
ms 20 rbe vii snd utegence it every one ne
~,nvineed that those who live under obedience must
s,b the interpositiOn OF their superors as II they
49, notbing bat a corpse, which may DO carried
IN any direction 20 ana Old mans sa aSstsr b IT t H
hds n wbere-oever and whensOeyer he may IT."
In
,nod To- the will OF their superior, thus should &C.
Art =. ,he rules OF Ignatlus. the superior in HE
49, "a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., aud without any reasenng
wbstoeyer him whom God place. a. sos sO SHS e e.
,he Rotnan Pope the Ncegerent VI ovI anu NnIlst Oh
S1 He b. therefore, the absolute sovereign
Of the order whose tSS world implicitly ape
nv s,dtSonsiiv carried out By the members OF the
ordei THIS superiority o. the P4PG s oyer bt s an
of The order OF the yesus was al IT. S~ 49,, fonn1e,
800 wtthont any real significance. Arcaoy tns ~
Of the order named Rome as the 10 ms Popes i'm
Sisss yfcinfv The most ntellg gent members VI es ~
ers brouSt together from all parts OF the "1iu nu
thns by seemingly serving the Roman til'i, ~, and
ss 49,, " In fsrf the snpremscy over the SAINT ano
through ii over the whole Church Better IMAM ~
othar nesfod Roman Jesuitsm succeeded ID oui -,
SsIninS intsDoe over he POpe. Pic None MAXINE hiil