The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-02

particle of credit to the poor Weniger. unit
we felt compelled to expose their wholesal
plagiarism. But now that we have shown thu
untrustworthiness of the Jesuit, by such au
thorities as Kenrick and Crafty, they come
forward and offer to vouch for Wenigers accu
racy. After having been detected in dozei
generously offer to vouch for the truthfnlnes'
Of ther Jesuit guide, philosopher and friend
This is proposition perfectly fresh and orig
inal, it might be considered unique. But real
| ~! when the argument to prove the popes IN
fallibility is whitfield down to point like
that; it becomes somewhat laughable. Fol
gentlemen, when you propose to vouch fol
| your Jesuit instructor, the question at once
| arises who will vonch for you'
PRoTEsTANIsM.
Protestanism does not seem to enjoy the re-
CARDS of our neighbors, and they have much
to say about it which is very amusing, but
at present,'it is not the subject under discus
sion.
TIE CANON LAW.
We have offered to readers some extracts
from the Canon Law of the Romsh Church.
against beretics ordaiuing that they shall be
imprisoned. deprived of civil Offices disfran-
chised, cast out of society, their property con-
fscated, their children dsinherited, their
names consigned to infamy. and then to be de-
the like penalties to be inflicted on those au-
thorities if they refuse to carry ont the sen-
tenoe. These laws solemn cnactments of
various popes, ratified by their successors
and fifty years. Those DEGREES have been en-
bodied in the Canon Law, and published to
the world, for two hundred years, the ecclesi-
Papal deliverances can be infallible these
must be infallible. Nothing pope could ut
ter, could be uttered with more frequency, sol
emnity, or with more official formality; and
theSe they stand upon the statute book I'M
challenged, to-day.
These laws are made for heetics And who
are heretics' In the language of Pope Lucius,
III, already quoted they are:
For the destruction of all who hold, or do
not fear to teach otherwise than the most holy
Roman Church teaches and observes with re-
spect to the body and blood of onr Lord Je-
sins, or Of Matrimony; or Of the other ecclesi- ,
ast:cal sacraments; OF generally, whoever the
same Roman Church, or individual bishops,
with counsel, etc, shall judge to be heretlcs. |
In other words-heretics are those who
think or teach otherwise than the Romish
Church teaches" These laws are for their |
" destruction"
In the face of this lncd definition, the as
penalties in such cases were inflicted only be-
cause of civil or political criminality-is too
barefaced to require further notice.
1t is however, asserted by Romansts, that
such laws would not be respected by them
now.
1t is somewhat dangerous to u mans reputa-
lion for veracity to make such assertion.
In proof of this we refer to the Canons of the
Council of Trent, Ninth Stereotype edition,
published at Rome, A. d. 1884, and used in the
Romish Church to-day.
We find in the Appendix, synopsis of the
Bull of Leo y, specifying and condemning for
y-one of the errors of Luther The thirty
bird is, " That the burning of hectics, is con-
rary to the will of the Spirit Hereticos
;omburi est contra voluntatem Spiritus.
The Bull closes with these words:
All and each of the aforesaid articles OF
,rrors as being as is promised, respectively
leretcal or scandalous or FALSE or offensive to
,ious ears, or suited to lead simple minds
STRAY, or contrary to Catholic truth, we con-
lemn, reprobate, and entirely reject, etc."
This document is commended, as useful to
andidates in theology."M!
These DEGREES, drawn up in cold blood, after
he fullest deliberation, reiterated and prac- 1
iced for more than four centuries, certainly
express the settled judgement of the popes
and if popes are infalible in anything, it
must be in these settled decisions, of centu-
les.
We know not in whose mind this bloody
ode originated. If Satan suggested it, let
Tim blush for shame as he reads the record of
he most dastardly deed he ever did.
In these laws we may see papal in fallibility
md some of it's consequences. Every intelli-
rent man must agree with the declaration
# bishop kenrick at the Vatican Coun-
Ill:
:. The consequences Of The Dogma, prore it to be
also :"