The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
THE pApAL SCHOOL DoCUMENr


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Was Debated so Vigorously.
To THE EpiToR OF THE SuN-Sr: In last
Sundays SuN an explanation was offered OF
how IL came about that 80 many OF us hmeri.
can Catholics who expressed ourselves during
the recent school controversy happened to be
on what the recent fapal document proves to
have been the wrong side. Briefly nut. the
explanation amounted to this First. those re-.
ferred TO had been brought up in a school Of
theology. aud did not realize either this fact
or that there were other schools within tho
Catholic Church. Secondly. they forgot. or
never considered. that it was natural for a
school to Justify its existence by assuming to
itself. unconsciousy md without formal un-
truth. but purely out OF love FOR right doc
trine. the functions OF the universal Church.
Now. was the question which lay at the bot
tom Of the recent discussion the respective
rights OF tho Church and the State in lay cdu.
cation outside OF tho region OF probabism
and within that OF doctrina certainty"
Assuredly no ono can be n deep reader OF
theology without realizing how hard and un.
settled many points concerning. the rdpproche-
neut Of Church and state are. There is the
Fundamental principle that each has its
sphere, IN which. within its natural bounds.
each is supreme: the state has to do with a
temporal good. tho Church with an cterna.
Bu. man is the common subject OF both: with
him. hs member OF tho oody pohtic. deals
the state. and with MIN. as oruaiheu 10 eternal
lie. deals the Church. This Tact makes tho
application OF the universally admitted rrinci-
ple that each has rights IN this common nos.
session, au extremely difficult matter rracti.
cally. or course. the problems in tho matter
arc not near so many or puzzltn: to-day as
they wero 600 years ago: experience has been
a wonderful enlightener. In fact. hstoricalde-
vclopmrnt rather than doctrinnl decision-ths
actual circumstances OF one ago MS tinctureh
po,' ha, m most " to do with bringing us TO
whe-e we ar ~ today: lust as tho fncts which
nre yet to DO will have more to do with solving
problems which are still enigma. than tho
theories Of existing political or ecclesiastical
parties. The Church herself. In the present As
in tho past. lets rather tho exicencies Of cir
cumstnnces suggest solutions OF dinicuities.
and. outside Of the great principles which are
assured sne lays Gown r,, no precise. p'ao''
DEGREES as TO ue.a,'s ms Is Jus, nor course ours.
ons m r n tho I sst noe
u"t .N ~ onnortnonass ~ urrancv damand.
such Is the meaning OF Dr. Ssw""nS Essay
These remarks of general bearing enable us
TO approach the subject we are dealing with
the pace Of the state in lay education.
Was there any 'r ca'hedra uttorance which
lus'liea IN" sonooi o, tneolosy, wn,en nap nap
penea 70 90 strong IN TINS country n., IN oa.m.
ing tina, there was but ono oshGaox ys~
GO. vnete 10 nUt s'n . .' n t.a.a. 'I w
satolIis eSposl'lon. s"eh an u''era 9a. ms
exposition expresses the poncs opinion and
wishes. and still has none OF tho marks which
rapal bull in u matter Of faith or morals
Especially sss true that the Ghuren las allowed
different exigencies to expose her position
MS embodied in official agreements between
various powers or in instructions for certain
essss afS . s
there is imminent danger that particular cir
This is. Just what Inns happened in the use
made Of certain INSTRUCTIONS q Pope Leo by
des
by the ths
viii us nses rs se In This
SISaay the Of e Pe i
taxes help e support 2 system which was
sss %snsfs Eaos5 tsss
was there. then. sufficient testimony to show
9 Fl sns
within tho limits Of Enthusiastically revealed
aSsape Tan yith" well WITHIN the lines OF
Bearing in mind what we have seen as to
| the nature ana WelEnt OF tneooSEhl pIopa.
| bilism-the mere fact OF Dr Bouauillonwhoso
positions. as professor at ono time In the
ecclesiastical seminary o. BruSes: ~ another
in the Catholic unEe ,TIy q lille ana cat at
pose his learning ana whose pi d ana zeal
for the Church not one uirectiy aouotea.tne
mere fact of his believing that MS views were
by some Of tn" most trusted nsmes
ton that IN his case we Would be hnt TO hnd
the conditions verified when give Lne W sh
ofprobabilty to tn. views o. single theo.
sSp1ssa npeEs rns nr
OF US that what ne rnt Iof.h ana ~hnt he as
ifnte eb W,ls With nntnsenized him must haVs
the force ID inese wa ta Snr 9r Ss
saddenlnE ASPECT OF ts % houi ot are h
crave REASONS wny ZIP la oIina Nth n
summed one oi %h,u, 10 ia fIi nv Win III
openly may tsaSn w h"e s so ia,t a .to sts
inult again. no" aia inc senoo a ns' =, thrae
INC pun'ic Hpen 70 HIN any one VI '"'eo
| on1nlohS, ~ III. Douaua.Un' ,oro,.s. raodor 30
,flrst-he was q Very cmrshiess renu ed OK
stand ibe authors Whose names he Quoted
as IN ms iaxor, anH VINO In h rnA' With "H ~
n nU. ~ nortw 10 far Tor Or RNuouil.
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