New-York tribune., 1875-02-02
TIE clrHOLIC C0NrROTERSY.

MONsIGNOR CAPEL on DIR. NEwMAN's BOoK-HE
DEFINES THE PRINCIPLES on WHICH HE ALLIE
GLANCE OF CATHOLICS Is BASED, AND ASSERTS
THAT HE Is IN HARMONY WITH DIR, NEWMAN,
To me Edilor OF lie London Tunes
SIR: | have trespassed so much on your
space within past month that II is with considerable
hesitation that venture to ask you again To gye place
TO another letter. The Importance Of the question at
issue Will | trust. he my excuse In the review of DIR.
Newmans reply, when appeared III The Tunes Of satur-
day, il Is said:
After this merciess dis section what is left OF those
sweeping claims TO supremacy win which our readers
were only lately famidrzed by MpnsignOr C4pel
We are tUd Instance that 1t rested tn the
pope TO determine what matters aid or did not belong to
the spiritual sphere he MAS necessarily supreme over
both the spiritual and civil spheres"
II the reviewer will tnrn TO pages p 10 IS Of my
Reply to Mr. Gladstone" 1e VIII nnd that instead of
being IN contradiction Father Newman have sum
married. he has done, Fessers admirable treatise on
true and false lnflDllity, and Ia some Instances have
cited the very same passages
. The following from pages 81 and y will show that
your reviewer not represented accurately my eX
plantations OF tue relations OF the spiritual and civil
powers , .,,oso ,,,uror. tho ro,orro, ,,o c,, tho
spritua-is supreme and Independent in its prov
nce. full and free activity IN its own order pre-
It's own autonomy, and ought never 10 be alb
sorbed by either OF the other powers.
THE spiritual power is not only prominent on ac
count of It's nobler end and greater empire but also
in very nature for having the supreme minority
instruct individuals aud societies OF men in the law of
God, aud to judge OF he morality aud justice OF all
actions, 1t is manifest this power Is not only exercised
directly in iis own sphere Out Ae"Ise indirectly over
the actions OF the other two powers ln THIS sense hen
1t is supreme, aud the other powers are subordinate
t0t.
The Church, as the representative OF the spiritual
power, and as the guardian Of the divine law.
(a) Can define the limits OF her powers, and con-
sequently iDsO JdctO those OF the other powers;
(b) she does exercise indirectly her power over
though ln the State by taking cognizance Of the
raity Of ITS laws and acts:
CD She does not intervene directly and absolutely in
the duties Of the State, the forms or government the
rights Of citizens. civil regulations, aud the ike;
+" (O And lastly, sne nteryenes IN the civil domain
only far as is necessary to save and sustain the sp
itual power.
To each of these power, loyal. conscientious
obedience be rendered. within the limits marked ont By
God. No human authority bind conscience. unless
such authority acts conformity with the Law OF God
Ia case them OF conflict between these powers the
dvidual must follow conscience But conscience needs
instruction who Is 10 impart II I The Church. the
Divine teacher. say Catholics; private judgment, say
PrOtesant5 Both agree IN asserting that conscience
must followed. but differ in tie mode OF nstrucng
conscience. Mr. Gladstone ought therefore, in common
fairness TO have asserted that Catholics do render to
Cesar things that Cesars but that they learn
what things CTsars not by the falble authority OF
Church
Again. at page 60, write on the Doposins Power OF
From these words and tho instances have cited
we NAV gather:
"CD That the Pope as Vicar OF Christ is by the aI.
thOry given to Peter, Jre dipl,O Supreme Judge Of
Chrstend0m in all things spiritual, and consequently
that he has tho power OF prOnouncing the moral
character Of any action done by individuals nations
) That in consequence Of this divine and indeeasi-
bic ght IN the days when all the states or Europe were
Catholic they appealed the Pope 10 be the supreme
judge aud arbter in ciyll matters Ihus dd the Holy
See acquire "A right over the nations jt"e humane.
() That the Deposing Power put In force for the
general good, and only when other means had failed TO
suppress injustice the tyranny and the wckedness
Of sOyercIgus
a" The direct and indirect powers which acquired
jtre dUin0 still continue III full vlgOr, for what
gwen by God cannot be taken away by man but that
which was given by human right can alter and does
alter different circumstances Many Of the countries
OF ChristendJm rent away from their allegi-
the Holy See; the bonds which united them to
the Char ST. Peter broken the Powers OF Europe
longer appeal the Pope TO compose their differ
ences; Office OF arbiter at end, at least
allowance. Nations seek other arblters
OF to settle their disputes. We Will not ai1r,n
that the world s the happier tho better FOR the
change"
trust these will show that perfectly at
one with Dr Newman. both the statement OF the doe
OF Papal lnfailOty and OF the relations OF the
and ciyl spiritual powers. am, Sir your obcdient
want, 1. j. CAPEL
heHSlngiOn, Jan. 18.