New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
THE 'DEMAIN" SUSPENDS
Catholic Liberal Organ Objects to
Recent Papal Syllabus.

LYONS Aug lin consequence OF the lssu-
snce of the recent syllabus prescribing crltlCIS
along certain lines. the weekly review Dernaili'
the organ Of the liberal French Catholics. who
have been opposing the Ultramontanes' an
nounces its temporary suspension Amid tns
present confusion, il says, "the s1ncerest Catl-
oIic ideals are so obscured and misunderstood
that 1t is necessary to await the restoration OF
calm before resuming work
''Demain" publishes the syllabus accompanied
by the following note: ''To the extent toSFnich
the decree of the Holy Office is applied. 1t viii
annihilate in the Catholic schools exegettc ana
moral criticism We say to the extent TO whlcn
Il is applied because even at Rome. the neces-
sty of abandoning certain of its prohibitions
will be evident If a dangerous dilemma is not
soon to be faced. To fetter the free exercise OF
criticism is TO destroy reason. 1t only remains
TO be remarked that the publication of the de-
| cree comedies with the introduction into our
public schools of the study of the critical history
of religion. and especially of the origin OF
Christianity
The PapaI syllabus issued under the usual
title a decree OF the Holy and Universal In
QUESTION on July II. Churchmen everywhere. look
ing for the expected syllabus anticipated yield
ing in some measure the liberal tendencies Of
modern religious thought. which have been made
manifest in Italy and France. well in other
Catholic countries. They disappointed de-
lighted. according their point OF view. for the
syllabus denounced many the doctrines X
pounded by modern Catholic writer's of the liberal
trend and expressly prescribed sixty-fve of
doctrine and belief selected from such writings
The first part Of the syllabus related TO the sub
servience TO ecclesiastical authority required OF
Roman Catholics in scientific research The doc
trne formulated by modern writers which holds
that the theory of divine Inspiration need not be
extended TO the whole OF the Scriptures. and that
belief in the error OF certain portions Of the Bible
is inconsistent with the Roman Catholic faith.
was denounced. The syllabus also denounced that
class of modern teaching which deals with the in
More liberal writer's have held that certain Of these
dogmas did not come 20 the Church as revelations
! from heaven. but were brought their perfect
form by the Interpretation OF facts by human
brains. The assertion that the divinity Christ
is dogma deduced by human consideration of the
Jewish expectation Of a Messiah. and not a fact
proved by the Gospels denounced and denied
Errors of the modern writer's with regard TO the
resurrection of Christ and the giving of tne
ments together with errors regarding the character
of those sacraments, included in the denun-
citation.
or the sixty-fve articles the last twelve were
those which have attracted most attention among
Catholics Of the liberal tendency They dealt
more directly with the teachings Of the so-caIled
higher criticism. and regarded direct at
tack upon the leaders of the liberal movement
The attitude Of the ''Demain'' is reflection Of
feelings inspired among the liberals by the pro-
mitigation OF the syllabus. The fifty-third state
prescribed practically all criticism. condemn
ing absolutely the theory OF the liberals that the
organic constitution Of the Church is innnuta-
ble but. the contrary the Christian society is
subject. just is human society. n perpetual
evolution"
The refusal Of modern thinkers 10 concede that
Christ conferred priority upon St Peter
batsd by the syllabus. and I'm the hfty-ffth
tice the modern belief that Simon Peter
suspected that Christ had conferred such pri-
Ority upon him prescribed In the 1fty-sev-
enth article IL forbidden to think that the
Church is the enemy of the progress of the nat
ural and theological sciences. IL was denied that
| the truth can change from time to time. and that
II is no more tmmutable than man himself with
whom and in whom IL constantly changes" An
article devoted to the of the belief that
no part of the Scripture has the same sense for
the critic and the theolOgian. Another condemned
all question that the Apostolic Greed had for ths
primitive Christians the same significance as IL
has for the Christians OF to-day.
The sixty-fourth denied the truth of the propo-
sttion that the progress of the sciences demands
the reform OF the Christian conception as to God
as to creation, as to revelation. to the Per-
sonanty OF .he Word and as II redemption" The
sSty-hfth and last condemned the proposition
that present day Catholicism adapt itself
TO the true knowledge unless IL transforms itself
into non-dogmatfc Christianity. that is to sav
into large and liberal Professionalism