The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-10
ABLE LECTURE
DELIVERED BY
FATHER DEVERY
HUNDREDS CROWDED INTO ST.
MtcHEAL's CHURCH LAST
NIGHT TO HEAR DISCOURSE on
sUBJEcT, "tNFALLlBiLITY or
TIE Pope

Interest Ia the mlssion a. ST.
Michaels church 10 steadily growing
The regular seating capacity has al
ready been taxed and extra chairs were
+ provided last night for the benefit %
the large audience present
F.. Father Devery preached On the
"lnfalibiilty 81 the Pope Tor almost
three quarters q an hour he held bis
audience spell bound preaching one o.
the most scholarly lectures heara dur
ius the mission.
! Quoting briefly me Rev Missionary
said
Nearly All the prevalent objections
O. this doctrine would perish ~ them
selves. 81 people only knew what the
doctrine means. The common tdea
Is that Catholics make the Pore
semi divine being. that they consider
him removed from our mortal conai-
items. that they regard him a. mir
aeulousiy delivered from the vlcissl.
tudeE 81 humanity. and that they re-
gara him a. inspired, 30 that according
% his fancy Re can proclaim new
doctrines ard manufacture new
Gospel Now, the infaiii 9llity of the
I Pope means none * these monstrous
T things The Pore il net a demiEod;
4 BE- j. not inspired. ne il absolutely
L poweriess % chanage on to add % a
Z single line o. chrlst's revelation. The
L doctrine means simply this that when
the Chureh'a chief Bishop speaking
.n bis oficlal capacity na head u the
Church. spealSing secondly "a the whole
church. and speaking thirdly on some
Z point oi faith or morals declares such
i or such a doctrine 20 be part % Chris.
\ tlan revelation. he Is dlyineiy preserved
from teaching error. In one word. Cod
+ VIII not permit Hls Church e. 81 led
\ into error by It's Chief Teacher. Hence
no inspiration Is given 20 the Pope
no new doctrine Is revealed 10 him
. bat simply when he solemnly teaches
+ the faithful committed % his caro-. 6,
7 when BE solemniy decides disputes
morals Or doctrines he - safeEuaF
from error ~ God
"Thls doctrine is eminently Just ana
{ reasonable n Gods Church IL 20 teach
truth and not falsehooa. And IL Is
+ doctrine Rbundantly proved In scrip
ture. In the sixteenth chapter OF ST
Matthew our Lord says 20 simon
/ Peter n say to thee thou art a rock.
and upon the rock I viii build mv
/ Church and the gates OF hell viii not
+ prevail against H. And I will give Il
+ thee the keys OF the kingdom "
/ Heaven and whatsoever thou shalt
} oind upon earth shall be bound also IN
Heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt
loose upon earth, shall be ioosed also
f ia Heaven" These words explicitly
+ declare that Christ made St Peter the
I foundation 81 His Church: that the
4 Church built thereon should never be
overcome ~ hell. that 81 Peter should
rule Christs Kingdom. By possessing
the very keys which gave entrances
unto u and that ST Peters Govern
ing acts should he ratlaoa I'm Heaven
above. But Il the chief teacher thus
/ appointed could lead he church into
error and away from Christ ne could
not BE- the Church's foundation. he
/ could not be a protection AGAINST the
gates 81 he'll. he could rot beer the
KEYS u christs Kingdom.
in 81 Lakes gospel. our Lord says
! 20 81 Peter again satan hath de-
/ sired "a have you tplurai1 that he
may SIT YOU as wheat But I have
prayed for thee (sinEalaF) that they
faith fan not; and thou being con-
| verted confirm thy brethren
1 "Christ's special prayer FOR Peter
here has utterly failed 10 BE- answered
r. despite Il. Peters faith has been
/ corrupted and II one meant 20 be
conaimer Of the brethren has been
the destroyer
Finally Just before our Lord as
cended into Heaven. tie solcnanly gave
% - Peter, IN a threeSold solemn
commission. power 70 feed the sheep
and the iam5s Of Christ Unless
Christs words are impotent. He must
preserve His chief pastor from ever
leading Hts sheep into the pastures n
/ faischood and wrong"
The subject this evening. The True
Church" Service 1.3o p m.
Miss Irene Raimers who has q So
prano voice OF great depth and feelins.
E SANG With much rbawre ssN - ~.