Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-08

votes another column in the SeRtsEsl, t,
the FREE Pass AND TINES. With what j:
intended doubtless, to be severe sarcasm, he
alludes t. this paper as ''our Intalliblt
neighb1-." And he cstechises Us as follows
We are gravely told 81; would be toe
much TO say that Mr. Gladstone has divided
the English Roman Catholics into two
parties. The two parties existed before
Now since the FREE Press AND IWEs
assume, a prerogative which it denies to
the Vicar Of Christ. viz infalllDllIty, !
ask for the following explanation, Tor even
We Catholics must receive instruction from
this highly inspired source. What Is
meant by Papal Iniallibility; or what does
The FREE Pass AND TI4Es mean ty t.
iJr ! really suspect II has meaning OF lis
own Can 8 Catholic be guilty Of any
disbelie. or crime which sewers his connec-
ton with the Catholic Church Is the
Catholic Church better judge Of the
qualifications Of her members then the
secular OF anti-CathOlic press
Il seems TO be necessary for Us 10 call tic
attention of such readers of the Sennael as
we can 1each 10 the fact that the Fan
Pass and ZINES has not discussed tie
question Of papal infallibiiity We have
no, SAID whether we consider the Pope
falliMe OF iniallible. We have not com
meutei Oh tic Vatican DEGREES We have
not said that Nj Gladstone had divided tie
English Roman Catholics into ,wo partie--
the remark to that effect quoted by Father
Lynch. Is remark made by NJ. Smalley.
tie London correspondent Of New York
Tcau.. end va. distinctly quoted from
han i.y Us We have not Intimatal
whether We agreed or disagreed witt
Nj Gladstone, 90 lis recently published
views We have not discussed the question
@. civil al. glance, presented h7 hirl, 70 any
extern. ". have laid down zo dogma. ana
discussed %. dogma. What have We done.
then, taat We should he accused OF d.
courtesy. DER remarks described d. '.t1--
matt. Gttc-ances - tina; We should be
CHARGE with assumption Of inability o-
superior wisdom, and be alluded TO in terms .
which seen intended TO imply that We ha1.
been attacking the Pope. or the Catholic
Church, or some of lis representative
We have simply, and briefly, as a chron-
icler Of the news Of the day, given 10 o-r .
readers. for their information. some of ire .
points oc the very noticeable controyerSv now
Attracting So inach attention Oh both sides
Of the A:lanti. as presented by some Of the
more prominent men and journals thar have
taken part iu t Oh each side We have liz
tended TO represent their views fairly,
though lur space mas not permitted Us TO do
80 very fully. And il Will be time enough
to charge US with dogmatism, or a,samI-
zion. when we nave recorded some opinions
of our own 90 the subject;
We mus; saw to Father Lynch. Will due
respect. that when we undertake 70 discuss
"papal inialiibi.ity." We viii eudeay0r to !
define oar understanding Of it. At present.
while Gladstone. and Bismarck. and Nan
ming and Cupel, and the leading journals of
England. both secular and religious. are d.
cussing the decree Of Paral inialliIiliyy In {
it. relation TO civil allegiance, it is hardly q
necessary that We should Try to hold 40 our a
rush light in the controversy. w shall. .
however. continue TO give or readers some d.
idea of tine progress Of the controversy. a- ~
we probably have right TO do, this being
ii free country. If we misstate anything. .
we stall be glad To be corrected.
In his last article on the Far Ppes. AND I,
TINES, Father Lynch says
The writer deal, out what purp5rt- o. DE a
the opinion of the London Iaiht Has the
write seen OF read the paper hope NOT.
Tor II 50. We must accuse INN of maiiciJlslv
dlstoriins the meaning and giving Us YER
sion which Is not true h
We nave not seen the Ia7lo. and OF IL
course have uo, read It. We obtained the I'll
statement Of its opinions in a supposed case, 50
Ind the quotation which seemed 70 sustain o
he statement. at second hand. but slru1-- O.
NJ them t. be fairly given. w are very ca
;lad To give now, more al length, the az
Ia5l.t $ wori-, as quoted by Father Lynch. I'll
The London Ta5l1 said November 2ls.. Pa
S74: i,
However. q is proverbial that principle Ia
est tested tJ extreme cases, and have au w-s- -
ThateYcT 90 saInE ron testing Olr-. plotes-- N
X therefore 81 the outset tlat million q. ono NJ
Oes not adequately represent the III proha ilityl. u
10 Pope act CRESTED, VII suppose new ~
-theess this very ilrfironahle case 10 tc,ur D. .
0nceiy ahle then. tAaf the Pope should decide er
fhcc-G ID Tho supposed sense OF the duty W sal- n
ers anu seameu who may be summoned g. fight NO
;Hinst DIS temporal soverei -ntv. II tbs To-.
urst al OaLuu.ics Woulc admit hls decision O. Do.
ialli0le, and would recogn u their n0uude1 ir
ity o. acl accord n-iy just they would have
me ten Nears ago. hau lie 80 defined with the leI
sent u the tplscupate. A taIrd cass J.. .-
ncelvaale ia waica the Pope should proceed h5
~ u pastoral ortAtlOu, without So much d. ttt bee
pcaiaucc 20 imposing any precept In these two ann
II cases there would probably be different Jads-. -
snts among 1erent Catholics. 10 VIVA. should "fi
the proper course Tor Catholic soldiers OF seumsr CyI
pursue But ior Ourselves were q soldier O- tina.
.4ur So c'rcuustanced, frankly state tuaf W.
ould have such indefinitely greater confluence ID ''
ropes Interpretation O. the national Jaw tl4l 100 -'
uur j4aI would unhesl t1tiizlE Zee. il I.y.
DUTY L. refuse lighting and 70 take the % D.
ences.
Again the Ia5lo' says 10 its issue Of No Bri,
uber 2Sth. 1874 viii
'ur critic severely condemns this opinion uer man
heloss We cannot retracJ IT, but on the contrary o d
81 reaiirlu L. Tie doctrine VII ca pasel ,,
surely very iuteinsi bic. over &ud above the mas
'e in.alllo4-ty il his definitions & casle1-s .ft
ei : held by al Catholics revealed l- ma hook
consioer tlat Divine Providence >. specially ..-.
ches all his tfhcAl acts That il ls A pst- ''
true ana Catholic course IL follow wlAteye- i4Al.
a! snc spiriiua guidance ne may eve. This uiL--
- -. ., oll s u4sea On theo4oslca- grounds Wi
der .t1r iOic am We al IN
b he n doctrine nave 10 cons uer vua- Tire
ia be our proper mode o. action On the unseak He1i
e1 u Ia 1ht ~. ed u
lse4iuis' Enc yestinz his utterAnce with those
% soleMnlty which attend all bls J..
IA acts, even where they not c- e4tAeera
tiuns should give moral advice 70 utter. ur- Vi les
ayoWeiy spoke only ior oa.e yt OS W. that
and 10 Us uhf GIs T' 55s ' g and
ed winch rendered the course he ADVISED the .,,,,
legitimate course -l"14l
ow far short, we ask. do these ezpre,- They
5 come Of jastitying the statement. that One "
ablu declares that il England were taat
AZ and the Pope should ask the Catho- White
Oldiers, sailors and citizens 10 turn Aeyed
ist their country it would be their duty ieved
O So Il we can understand the EcTG5
2 II declare, that if a war in which portion
and were engaged affected the temporal 9l .-e
eighty %. the Pope, and he should de- 1-br-.
IN the duty Of soldiers and seamen. hi, lease Ia
ON, whatever it might be, if it even not bel
the length OF requiring them to turn s'nl lil
= "Oulu DC resarded by United
latholic, a. iniallible and would be a NJ
accordingly by them. u "their one hun
en- duty were 81
IL i nO'HinS else that we see IN Father fused u
: article, requiring attention from drsd fl
lless it be the information. not yerv though
ously conveyed, that there i no - ny
hing IN the Catholic Church of apy kind. an
y, a. liberal wing. II we 1yere n tive tick
e this statement :. would l.. throw o.
. mr.. - --ieis stuffed
iii'' "licn we DO not carried
enter there are, 1t seems gentle small L
Enclani, who call tbemselves C,-t. were ais