The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-12
HOW ST. PAUL
WITHSTO0O PETER


by Rev. Fdll.i james b.l---I.
Did Paul ackn1vleds. Peter as bis
superior when he wl,hs.ood aim ,o the
face?' CGaL II, ll-lIJ
This rebuke of ST. Peter by ST. Pau.
cannot logically DE brought forward as.
an argument against tle Primary m-
less It De first proved ,hat it is always
unlawful for an inferior to correct
superior But this is not the teaching
of Christianity. OIath. XVIII, l5). To
reprehend ones superior iu defense uf
justice and of truth, firmly though With
due Difference to his authority. may
sometimes DE AN imperative duty
There are several instances in the his-
tory of the Church where holy men and
women, like ST. Bernard, ST. Thomas
of Canterbury, and st. CaJharine of
Siena, have rebuked Popes while fully
acknowledging their authority.
st. Alphonsus thus answers this OBJ
lection Cverita della Fede p H. C.. viD
LAS to the repression Of ST. Peter by
St. Paul, -. some, as st. Jerome
(Com. I'm Gal. II, ID answer that this
dispute was preconcerted purposely to
tranquillize the Jews; but others, with
st. Augustine CEp. 81 a. 22) St. Cyprian
Cad. Quot, ep. ~, St. Gregory CSup
Ezech. Hon. 49, St. Thomas g. O. O..
SO a. 4 ad. p, and st. Jerome himself
(Adv. Peleg. lib. I, u, when he af err
wards retracted, say more commonly,
and with greater probability, that
these words were a real apprehension.
but that there was no question OF doc
trine involved; viz, as to whether, UNI
der the Evangelical law, the legal OBJ
| servances of the Jews were to be still
maintained. St. Peter was well aware
that these observances were to be abol-
ished nay more, before this-when St
Paul brought tidings of what the con-
verted Jews were doing at Antioch
and how they would have the Gentiles
who believed to be circumcised. It was
| st. Peter who severely blamed such a
pretension, saying; Now, therefore
why tempt you God, to put a yoke upon
! the neck of the disciples, which neither
our fathers nor We have been able to
| bear. acts XIV, 100. But in this case
| the question was one only of point Of
discipline and eXpediencd; that is
! whether or not IT was then fitting and
expedient to wholly abolish the Mosaic
| law. For though IT was already dead
it had not yet become deadly to those
who observed it (Acts XIV, 12), where
st. Paul has Timothy circumcised. Il
was with good reason, however. that
st. Paul afterwards blamed st. Peter
when. from fear Of disuleasing the
Jewish converts, he separated from
the Gentiles, who did nor observe the
| Mosaic law: for at that time It w9'
Of more importance not to shock the
Gentle believers who We're many, thar
not to displease the Jews converts
who were few in number, and ought tC
have had no reasonable grounds fo'
scandal because the uncir'umoised die
not follow their customs"
Did not Pope Gregory the Great re-
pudiate the title of Universal Bish
OPP"
Pope Gregory tells US that he reject
ed the title because he took it to in
voIve a claim of being one only Bishol
Glib. V, epis. q ad. Const, Aug) WheI
John the Faster, Patriarch of Constan
tinople, proudly called himself Ecu
menical Bishop" Gregory, to rebuk
him humbly called himself the ser
want of the servants of Cod" Cservu
servorum De)-a title which has al
ways been retained by his successors
He by no means denies his universe
jurisdictions; for, with regard to Con
stantinople he writes: LAS to wha
they say of the Church of CONSTANT
nople, who doubt that it is subject t
the Apostolic See? This is constant
owned by the most pious Emperor, an
by one brother the Bishop Of tina
city" Glib. TX, ep. 12). And again
1T is evident to all acquainted wit
the gospel, that by our Lords word
the care Of the whole Church was com
mitted to st. Peter, Apostle, and prime
of all the Apostles" John XXI, Il
Luke xxi, 80; Math XVI, 1913; Oil
V, ep. XXX, Ryder Catholic Contro
versy.
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