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FATHER BEISSEL TO BISHOP
RESTARICK--IN CONCLUSION
The Roman Catholic Champion Replies at
Length to the Last Open Letter of the
Protestant Episcopal Bishop.

as on the foundation the church Is
built; the same sense Is expressed also
in the hymn composed by ST. Ambrose
and sung by many people, where he
states with reference 10 the Growing
rooster Hoe ipsa PETRA &c
CLESIAE CANENTE CULPAM d.
LUTT,'' when he erowed the FoUNDA-
TIoN STONE OF THE CHURCH,
/. E., Peter, washed his guilt by his
tears (AIIusion IS made to growing
of the rooster which after his denial
of the Lord reminded him of Christ s
prophecy and touched him TO repen-
tanee1. So we have both St. Augustin
and St. Ambrose explaining the said
text the same way l did in my dis
cussi0ns.
But nevertheless St Augusrin gives
also the other opinion. held by Rest
arick as admissible and continues as
follows: But I know that Later on
4 have frequently explained these
words Thou art Peter and on this rock
CHRIST, the one whom he just had
confessed to be the Son Of the living God;
and thus Peter who was called by this
f'oeA sN-afiSit Iei1 sseiaeea q pei soiiAiiea-
tion or the cnurens puilt over the SAID
Rock Christ and received the key of
heaven For II was not said IN him
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eiio1 al 1iae l0eA sp11aa' oas ilieA-4
or rock spetruse But the rock spetrae
was Christ whom Simon confessed, as
-,-,,.fa .t,,,-.y, oorfaSSa5 Irsva ara
% eilel eioie e6liea saiisA -
church,
Now vrbe+nar vo,, conssfsar CT Petar
Inc iouiiisa ti'n stoiae u lAe - -
both St Ambrose and St AugustIn aa-
NIT; or you consider Christ the rock
a- foundation Stone and Peter the
"a ;. -,
NOT nucn CiHersnce- boLn explanations
attribute 10 Peter ALL AUTHORITY
IN THE CHIvRCH against which M
- 4ie-A' ~ - oass - e@o44 %
viii ever prevail
Now I am very much astonished that
Risson PoS4arzeL of.o~ o,,o+sur the
u~..
snort ana does not aod the ToaaoWing
me which fsaos inus- mar 1zh au.S.i
ouarnm senlentiarun ouae SIT prop
abllloF, engat lector- Let the reader
choose OF this two explanations the
one he prefers That is TO say that
In the mind OF St AUgustin both opln-
ions attribute equal authority 10 81
Peter
Now we come to St Jerome Inc
words alleged by Bishop Restarfck 10
prove that he did not recognize any
supremacy OF the Roman Blsnop, MISS
THE AIM VERY BADLY
The letter ne quotes is addresses 70
Evangelus and the object of this let
ter was TO point out the error OF those
that believe 2 deacon TO be equal TO
priest or q bishop. Consequently.
only by twisting these words far away
from their intended meaning you ar
rive at the sense Bishop Restariek al
ieges- Here 1t goes II am Informed
that somebody has been so unNlse As
70 put deacons above priests or bishops.
AT Alexandria ever since Marx, the
Evangelist TO Bishop Denis, the
priests have always elected the eloer
among themselves for the higher order
called episcopal, just as the soldiers
elect their emperor. the deacoRs their
archdeacon. For what does bishop
| THE ordination service excepted) what
a priest may not do equally? And there
is no difference between the church OF
! the Roman City and that or the Whois
universe And Gallia- Brittany. AArl-
| ca. Persia, the Orient. and INDIA al
barbarous nations worship the same
4 Christ, follow the same rule OF truth
/ II you look out Tor authority ~A4e..i
Inc olshop mas oul the oeacoA daS 1o-'
no matter IN what place lhsy Ass. Dis
the world Is greater taaa rIOlae-
Whether bishop IS al Rome OF a.
Cubic, at Constanfinople OF al Reg
| gio, Alexandria or TanIs' ne Is o. tas