New-York tribune., 1874-11-24

from their allegiance. with all Its revot'hg oonSo
cuepces has been here reahirmed. in 'orno. ' "
No mention OF them but In the substance Oh 'ho piop
stlons grieve to say they arc beyond doup' i"o'o
For it is notorious that they have been decareu III"
decreed by Rome"-that Is to say by ropes anu r"p
Co,pos and the stringent condeTnations OF tue oy
labus include all those who hold that Popes ana l'pai
Councis declared ecumenicaD have uansgresscu vi"
lust limits Of their power, or usurped .he rkh'eoi
nr,nces What have been their opinions ana decrees
about persecution need hardly say, ana inoeeu ho
right 10 employ physicAi iorco 10 o''n ~
edy claimed (No. y.
Even while I writing am remnueu' ITO" "u
BILE source, of the words OF Pope nus Ia
himself on the deposing power add only lew i.a.S
the words appear gwen in transaloh w''nou' '0
original
The presen Pont used these words In replying TO the
address from the Academia OF the Catholic Religion
July 81, 1s7S)
reEas the ,S s,s, hs b., 1g tS' rG: S
posing sovgns and declaring people longer bound BY the on
oo Of 6a I rg s has .s %s ST ssS . DohnS to do with
Paps nfab Its origin not The infaey& & IA, e s Wick
was then Of =. Chs1 D'SG
elte.ded far to Judgment even civil AHA VI
the acts Of princes and OF nations"
Lastly. must observe that these are not mere opn,
ions of the Pope himself even are they opinions
which be might paternay recommend to the pious con-
sderaton of the faithful With the PRONUNCIATION OK MS
opinions unhappy combined In the Encychca Letter.
which virtually. though not expressly Includes tne
whole a command to all his spiritual children (from
which command We the dsobedient children are III no
way excluded to hold them.
Itaque singua opinione ct docrn sngaum
% auctOrtate gosra Apo:oes
hl velut rprobs prOcpas stgae damnas Omnno haoeri
vOumus mandamus. BucTcl. Dec 8. 1864
And the DEGREES Of 1870 will presently show u.s. what
they established the binding force OF the mandate
thus conveyed to the Christian world.
Iv-THE THIRD PROPOSITION.
now pass to the operation of these extraordinary
| declarations on personal or private duty.
When the cup Of endurance which had so long oeen
filing began with the Council OF the Vatican In 1870 TO
overflow the most learned living theologian OF the
| Roman communion, DIR. D0lnger long the fore
most champion OF his Church, refused compliance, and
submitted with his temper undsturbed and his freedom
unmpaired to the extreme and most painful penalty OF
accommodation. With him. many Of the most learned
and respected theoogians Of the Roman communion In
Germany underwent the same sentence. The very few
who elsewhere do speak Swtzerland) suferedin
like deserve admiration rising proportoht 10
their fewness II seems as though Germany from WHICH
Luther blew the mighty trumpet that now echoes
through the land. still retained her primacy In tho
domain of conscience, still supplied the cenfhria Pr0e~o-
0atira of the great comit'a Of the world.
| But let no wonder complain. without Imput-
ing to any one the moral murder-for such 1t is-of
sitting conscience and conviction, for one cannot be
surprised that the fermentation, which is working
through the mind Of the Latin Church. has yet else-
where than in Germany but In few Instances come to
the surface. By the mass Of mankind 1T Is morally I'M
possible that questions such the be adequately
examined it has besn and so in ,the main Twill
1t continue, until the principles of manufacturing ma
ohnery shall have been applied, and with analogous
results to intellectual and moral Followers
they and be. and In certain ought to be-
But what the leaders of society the of educa
tiOn and OF esurel will try suggest some answer
few words. change Of religious profession is under
all circumstances a great and awful thing Much moro
is the question. however, between conflicting or ap
pareny conflicting, duties. arduous when the religion
of q has been changed for him, over
| his head aud without the very least Of
| his participation. Far be 1t then from TO make
any Roman Catholic except the great hierarchc Power
and those who have egged it responsible for the por
tentOus proceedings which we have witnessed My
victon is that even OF those who may not shake of the
yoke mutudes will vndicate at any rate their loyalty
the expense OF the consistency which perhaps In diff
ncult matters of religion few among perfectly main
tain. But this belongs to the future for the present
nothing could In opinion, be more unjust than to
hold the members OF the Roman Church in general
already responsible for the recent innovations. The
duty Of Observers who think the claims involved In
these DEGREES arrogant and false and such
impotence real supposed ought to shield from crit
icsm, is frankly to state the case and, by way OF
friendly challenge to entreat their Roman Catholic fel
lowcOuntrymen to replace themselves In the position
which, fve-andforty years ago, this nation, by the
and action of its Parliament, declared its belief
| that they held
Upon a strict reGxamnation of the language as apart
from the substance of fourth proposition. find it
faulty lnasmuch as 1t seems to imply that convert
now joining the Papal Church, not only gives up GER
tain rights and duties Of freedom but surrenders them
by a conscious and deliberate act. What have less
accurately said that he renounced, might have
accurately said that he forfeited To speak strictly the
| cla i'm m nv W n
sOlemny and with the highest responsibility acknOw-
lodges requires him to surrender his mental and moral
freedom, and place his loyalty and civil duty at the
mercy of another There may have been, and may be
persons who in their sangune trust will not shrink from
result will console themselves with the notion
that their loyalty and civil duty to be committed
the custody of much wiser than themselves But
am that there also converts whO when they
perceive will by word and act reject the consequences
which relentless logic draws for them. II. however my
proposition be true. there escape from the dilemma
Is it then true. is it that Rome requires
| convert, who joins her, to forfeit his moral and
mental freedom and to place his loyalty and civil duty
| at the mercy OF anotheri
In order place this matter in as clear light
can 1t will be necessary to 80 back little upon
cent history
century ago began TO relax that system Of penal
laws against Roman Catholics. at pettifogging,
| base. and cruel, which Mr.. Burke has scathed and
blasted with his immortal eoquence.
When this process had reached tho point which the
question whether they should be admitted into Par
lament there a great and prolonged national
troversy; and men, who at time of their lives
were narrow minded such Sir Robert Peel the Minis
ter resisted he concession The arguments in its favor
obvious and strong. and they ultimately prevailed
But the strength OF the opposing party had lain In the
allegation that, from the and claims Of Papa
| power 1t was possible for the consistent Roman
Catholic TO pay the Crown Of this country entire
aeg lance that the admission Of persons thus self
disabled to Parliament was inconsistent with the safety
of the State and nation which had not very long before