The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-11-29
G STAR AND CATHOLIC MEssENeeK SUNDAY N0VEMBER co.

"Galileo should not travel out of the limits
of physics and mathematics but confine
himself to such reasonings as Ptolemy and
CoperHicus used, because declaring the
views of Scripture the theologians main
tain to be their particular province"
While the proceedings were in progress the
same friend again wrote him that Cardi-
nal del Monte had just told him that he
and Cardinal Bellarmine agreed that by
combining himself to the system aud it's de-
mopstration without interfering with the
Scripture, Calico would be secure against
contradiction, bat that otherwise explica-
tions of the Scripture, however ingenious,
will be admitted with difficulty when they
depart from the common opinion Of the
Fathers"
Besides, the facts are contrary to the
hypothesis. At the time of Galieo's trial
before the Qualifiers the celebrated Tor
quato do Cuppis, a Jesuit priest, was
lecturing in Rome, at the Roman College,
in support of the Copernican theory, which
was the one taught by Calico. At the
same time another Jesuit professor was
teaching the same system in the Pope's
own University. Immediately afterwards
the Pope offered the chair of astronomy
in his university at Bologna-to whom
To an orthodox anti Copernican Not at
all. To Kepler, almost as famous Copper.
nican as Calico himself, and Protestant
to boot
3rd. It was the doctrine which the Pope him
self declared, which the lnquisition main
tanned.
This is of "a piece with the Presbytcrian's
general style of convincing itself. 1t is
like it's effort to make Archbishop Perche
responsible for all the theology of this
paper because published under his author
ity. The Pope is not responsible, as such,
even for the DEGREES of Ecumenical Coun-
ellis, though present at their sessions him
self, until he signs them. The assertion of an
inferior board of Qualifiers is rather
meagre channel for the PRONUNCIATION of an
infallible Papal decree.
4th, Galileo's case was passed upon by the
highest and not the lowest courts for judging
such questions, namely the Congregations of
the Index and the Inquisition; and the asser-
ton that he was condemned "tor his use of the
Bible" and not for his physical theory, is not
calculated to inspire confidence in the verac-
ity of the reverend clergy who endorse the
Star.
We have shown that the original decree
was given by the Qualiiers. About sixteen
years afterwards the condemnation pub
lished by the Presbyterian was pronounced
by the Congregation of the Inquisition. 1t
recites the decree of the Qualifiers and con-
dennis Calico for his infraction of the in
junction then put upon him, without exam
lining or passing upon the doctrine itself
The latter branch of this fourth deduction
we will leave with the explanation given
above.
The substance of the whole accusation
of the Presbyterian and other morbid ex-
tremists is that the Pope, anL therefore the
Church, condemned the doctrine. They
have not as yet given shadow Of proc
thereof. The decree of an inferior board o
censors or even the formal decree of In
quisitors General, though at the request o
the Pope, is not a dogmatic decision of tn,
Church and the Presbyterian knows tina
perfectly we'll. Where then is the cando
of pretending the contraryf When t.
that we add that all history proves tn
Pope himself to have been an ardent frien
of the doctrine pretended to have bee
condemned, what must we think of tblin
leaders" and their struggle to draw thos
who have eyes to see but will not see, int
the ditch with themselves
Compulsory Education.
From the last number of the Freeman