New-York tribune., 1875-03-06

nroof nd S" c"ntninr himself as l am bound to hc
docs in all personal matters S % Sn
sion OF IDEAS he observes that an "ahiesuS ou'
u I2ow NOT the exact theological value OF the term
recognized :" but conceye-it TO mean virtual auop
ton such adoption Of such n,nas, uam Y yneance
reicrred 10 many historians OF the Church; bat found
| no notice of IL In whom consulted, ihcIuuIne
BaroniHs From these unproductive references went
| onward TO the original documents H., ,.o, o,,,
The Eighth General Council called comprised only
those Bishops OF tue adhered TO and were sap
ported by the Of X ne and me fatiar.h ighauS @
In the great conflict OF the ninth century IL would NOT
therefore nave been surprising II It's canons had gven
some at least eQuvocal sanction 10 tue ligh ap.n
claims But, the contrary, they may DC reaq WIN
Tho greatest interest showing, nj tho time lmtIo
datSy bordering on the publication OF t4e dalic IsS
| GENERAL body Of tho Church. The system Wnien
aey describe so,dS is go nf' o the i"e cn
tan Church under the five great sees OF the Elder and
m ne New a Rope pSno Of mc is tn rst but as pria
inter pares (CanOns XVII, HAi. Lat) The causes Ot
eeIy era n o rae Pstrrcnate tCaron XXvI La; and 1t
| is declared that any General Council mas authority 70
deal but sboul deal respectfully, wlln conroYofSlS1
or touching the Roman CnutGn @ isc,I ,CamGn a. A.
Lat Kill Gr) Tn, is ono OF the councils which SOL
the refercncs made By Arcnbishop Manning is as he
has had the goodness to inform me- ~ 'he second Canon
Regarding tbs most blessed Pope Nicolas the Holy
fhe snd enact tGa. which hey Promulgated ynol
esly Om tune 70 me as w1 Tor .ns eds % a 1 ns % Ing o. TI %
goatus likewise Tor tho expulsion an o Ph
according W the heals setoh lcdn e0's'
There i; not in the Canon anything relating TO tho
Popes generally, but only 10 two particular POpcs nor
any reference to what they personally, but only TO
what they did synodoay; horto what thcv dd synodc
| ally all matters but ony IN the controversy with
Photus and the Bishops adherins to him. There
is NOT one word relating the Canon OF $685. to the
Council which passed. IT. which was Council having
nothing do with the Photan controversy but called
for the purpuse of supporting Pope Nicholas In what
Is commonly deemed his righteous pOcy VITA respect
| to the important case of the divorce OF Lothalr ,
so that the demonstration OF the Archbishop falls
wholly 10 the ground ana down To thls unc iny state
ment remains entire and unhuIt Ihe mater cohtHlneu
In 1t will remain very important unt the Council or the
Pope shall amend Its decreo 50 as 10 bring IL INTO con
| for nifty with tae views OF Dr. Newman, ana provide
relief 10 Tue private ny opening "a ,ao gfas
gate OF obedience little wickedoor oi exceptions lor
those who are minded 10 disoDey. , .
Had the Dccrees OF 1919 been IN forcein the 10Th ana
nth centuries Roman Catholic peers c1nll not nave
done what. unti tho roign OF Chlries IL. Ney uld
could not have made their way 10 the House OF LoF1p
Command. But tiat is not alI T1c Pope er cathedrd
had bddcn Roman Catholics OF England IN tne taIn
century. and in the 10TH and IRON me I1th 10
In The deposiog power article of f.ith But they
rejected III and tho highest law of their ehuca LEI,
tlcm free Jet it. Has II not bound them nov
The Pope In the ION century 0ade the roman Iho'oS
Of as'S & me hes 1s S w Or tne churcn
left them dsObey. Are they free nowi inat 'n
viii assert tus freedom for themselves do not question
may entirely believe. From every standng-pGlnt
except that OF Vatcanisn. their tlto 10 10 10 perez
With Vatcanism 10 supply ther prenso' no" aio ~
to concluded Dr. Newman says tnefo are h
this precept OF obediense But t M he 1 o%nc @
Council has not SAID. the Churcn W tue Co1c I'M M
poses Ave Tho private conscience reserves 10 ltseLI
| he % i
there Is to me strong undeniaDe smack oi Pf0testan
| ism To reconcile DR.. Ncwman's conclusion win tue
premises of the Vatican Will surely require ALL II not
more than ALL the vigilance, aouteneeS ana suotiey
| of the Schoia Ihe0iogor"n'" o..
by aud believe that, IN regard to our country they
have passed away beyond recall But thai IL not @ tne
present question. Te present qacsloh Is Wnetne[ tno
right perform such acis has Doeh ehectuauy oS"-
TIE DEPosING POWER OF THE POPE.
1t will perhaps have been observed by Others as it
has been by me- that from tho charges against my ac
count OF the 81 abus notably absent two OF Its most
important and instructive hoads accuse the Syllabus
OF teaching the right the Church to force and of
maintaining the depOsng power. ... 80,
extent to whlcn is to OF tnem the hardnood
with which. those should have coniutod my charges
| would themselves supply evidence 70 sustain them.
Bishop Clifford, nuced sistdlns tho dep0sns power
the ground that was accorded to the Pope ny tue
nations 1t simplYa case ike that OF the Geneva
arbitrators. DR.. Newman defends 1t. but only upon
conditions The circumstances must be rare and crit,
ca Tne proceeding must be judicial. 1t must appeal
to moral law Lastly there must be united con-
sent of various nations. In fne DR.. Newman accepts
tho deposng power only under the conditions which,
| lie thinks tho Pope himself lays down
These ALLEGATIONS quiet my fears. but thev strain my
faith, and purpOrtns To DO HISTORICAL tley shock hy
judgment For they are to speak plainly without Ioun-
dation. The arbtraors at Geneva settled dispute,
which they reeed In formal terms tht the TWO paItes
TO it had empowered and invited them TO setue % me me
point OF consent is the Ony welsht} Oe among he ouI
conditions DR.. Newman ana Is the sole point raised
by Bishop clifford Dd' tnen, PAU! IL, as MproT , ID
the OF Henry WILL pursTe me procedur5 lac
lrst words Oi ls bull are Ihe condemnation ana e4
|
an ausplcous beginning There Is nothing AT all about
arbltrilion or consent OF anybody bnt solemn and
fierce recital Of power received from G0d not from inc
| nations or from nation or from any fraction OF
nation power over the nations ana over the Kingdoms
TO pluck up aud TO destroy TO build up aud TO plant as
chief over all kings the whole earth and all peoples
| possessing rule" Exacsy similar Is the " aroitratloI
OF Plus " between. INN sell and EZ tOetn 10 the arb
tration" OF Pau III. between himself and Henry Viii
Archbishop Manning. indeed has thrown ina state
that Queen LzlDoh was biptiz, ID u Catholic" She
was Capized after Appeals to Rome had been abolished
| maj ltryk had
that title OF Heddshp which Mary abolished and winch
| never has been r,vlyed Bat AfclOlshop MANNING
knows quite well that the Papal cAius OF rght extend
to ali baptized persons Whatever. aud Queen Victoria
could havoc exemption unless 1t could DC shown that
| The doc fffe of The consent OF nations is pure
agnson The General truth OF the matter Is that the
Popes Of the Middle Ages like some other persons and
prOessUns trOve upon tue dScords OF thel neghOOrS
o ,her powers were only somewnere; tho Pope IN the
West was every where. OF the two parties to larTel
worth the while OF each TO Dd Ior the assistance
OF The Pope against ms enemy and he that bd the
| highest, not merely In dry Acknowledgements Oi the
Papal prerOgatiyes, but also commonly IN the solid
trbIte Of Peters pence or patronage OF oher
| advau ages most commonly got tho support OF the
Pope Tnis brief aad rude outlne but IL Is history,
But does DE- Newman stand better at this polnti Ie
only the deposng power in the shape III when
Pope asks III aud no says the Pope Ony asks 1t on
| the conditions whicn is united of va
riOus nations" In tAe speech OF the Pope however,
which he ces there nothing corresponding to this
account Tne Pope says distinctly OF this right the
Fountain (not the Iudliibity, buD the POnthcal
thority" The people OF the Middle Ages-what they
do made nim arbitrator or juigei Mo- but recOg
nzed in him mat which-whati lie wasi no: but no
is the Supreme Judge Of C1rslendOm." The right
| NOT crcated but assisted, due 1t, by the
| public law and common consent OF the nauons" Ii
tins enough. will complete the demonstration
| An early repOr the speech from the Roman
papers up the statement by describng the depos
Pops'. invited By the call of the nations had
| ererc Sc shea the general good demandtdL
| Bul III Tue authorized and nba report given in the
Collection OF the Speeches OF Plus TX TINS passage ID
| corrected and runs mus:
right exercised vue Of their authority
| AZ ! t,,rI entr re1v