The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-06-15

pugnant to God should be tolerated, and
we are sincerely glad that the enemies OF
truth are. no longer allowed to meet to-
gether in the Capital of the Christian
world
And to quote only one further exam
pie. AS late as April, 1870, we find the
Cathode World, the leading Roman Cath
Ole journal in this country, saying in an
article on Religious Liberty first
article of that issue,
For ourselves, we do not pretend that
the Church is, or ever has been tolerant
She is undeniably intolerant in her own
order, as the law, as truth is intolerant,
though she does not necessarily require
the State to be intolerant Size certainly
fury calls religious liberty which, as we
have seen, is simply the liberty of infdel-
ity or irreligion. .
1t must be evident therefore that this
is new departure with Archbishop
Gibbons and his followers. 1t it entirely
new role which the Zone ,unchanging
] Church of the ages" is to be made to play
for the sake Of popularity. "Alaoays the
jealous promoter of religious and civil lib
erty' Do my eyes deceive me2 Am l
dreaming? No, there it stands in black
and white on page 222 of THE Faith OF
our Fathers. 1.-The Catholic Church has
always been the Jealous promoter of re-
ligious and civil liberty NOT the friend
only but the Jealous promoter not
sometimes or for the most part, but al
ways ALWAYS THE JEALOUS PRO
MoTERll 1t is said that wonders will
never cease, and certainly one of the
wonders of this day is that any honest
man can claim that the Roman Catholic
Church has always been the Jealous pro-
moter of religious and civil liberty.
Her very fundamental principles are
opposed alike to civil and religious lib
erty. Her reiterated assertions through
Popes, councils, and accredited theolo-
glans, of the supremacy of the Pope over
all governments, magistrates, and laws is
enough of itself to settle this. Pope In
nocent II declares to be, by reason of his
Pontifcal office, the plenitude of spir-
ltual things and the extent of temporal
things: the mitre for the priesthood, and
the crown for the kingdom, making me
the lieutenant of Him who has it written
on His thigh, King of Kings. and Lord
OF Lords, etc. The council which sat at
Rome in 1915, and was presided over by
Gregory VII, says of the Pope:
He alone ought to wear the tokens of
imperial dignity; all princes ought to
kiss his feet. He has power to dethrone
emperors and kings, and is to be judged
by no man." And that this was no idle
assumption of power, is evident from the
fact that it was before tie gate of this
same Gregory VII at Canusium, that The
Emperor Henry " stood three days in
winter, barefooted, bareheaded, and wrap
ped in coarse wooden cloth shivering
and doing penance that he might obtain
an audience with the offended and
naughty Pontif. 1t was this same
Gregory VII who having granted the
emperor absolution only on condition
that he would submit to the decision OF
the Ecclesiastical Council which Gregory
should convene, called Council which
at his bidding deposed Henry " and
chose a new emperor, to whom Gregory
sent crown with the motto upon it:
Petra dedit Petro, Petrats diadenao Ro-
dolpho." "The Rock gave the crown to
Peter, and Peter to Rodolphus.' Bellar-
mine says: "The Pope has the highest
power Of disposing of the temporal affairs
Vi ali OHIlSClanS IN Oruer 10 Cnelr spirit
ual good" (Bell. De Pont. Lib. v, chap
g. B'asius says: Kings ought to be
under Peter, and must bow down and
submit their necks to him, and his sue
cessors, who is prince and lord of all,
whom ali emperors and kings and poten-
tates are subject to, and must humbly
obey" (Blas. De Rom. Eccl Dign. Tract.
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We might multiply quotations to any
extent; but look next at the teachings as
to the relations of the clergy to the civil
power. | give only one or two of many
quotations.
The Council of the Lateran under In
nocent III, says (Canon 43): "By the au-
thority of the Holy Council we declare it
unlawful for secular princes to require
any oath of fidelity and allegiance ofther
clergy. We peremptorily forbid all
priests from taking any such oath, if it be
required"
Pope Gregory XIII Gin bull A. D.
1880 declares: "No secular Judge may
condemn priest, and if he do, he shall be
communicated.
And SO as to the obligation of oaths
it is declared in the Corpus Jur Canonici
(cap. Scout q, Extrav. De Jureiurando)
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