| Show infallibility triumphant TuE THE declaration of papal infallibility as a tenet of the catholic fait falt faith falth b seems to have been the chief object for which the ecumenical council was assembled at rome for from the commencement of its sl ittin gsand even before that time the scheme echeme was kept prominently on abb surface such a principle as the infallibility or inability to eu err of any man even when claiming to be the successor of st peter is so diametrically in opposition to the spirit of or the age that his if holiness cliness and his warmest adherents have had a tough job to induce a majority of the members of the council to give their adhesion to the project opposition and hostility the most determined in character have been arrayed against it and its ultimate triumph seemed for a 11 long time doubtful among the most determined antagonists of the dogma as might have been expected were the roman boman catholic prelates pr pre lateA elates 0 this country the free tree and notions of arh aih eroca erica and such a dogma as human infallibility are abi asi antagonistic as anything can be and even catholics can call not nol live long iong iu ill our tuU without being tinctured pretty strongly ugly with the thi spirit of liberality and free thought chica perva per valea les jes everything american amon AMOD among 9 the protest protestants ante antL against the dogma were twenty one americans arch bishops and aud bishops twelve of whom are native americans five natives of ireland two natives of germany one of france aud and one a spaniard but despite the protest of the liberal portion of the council the extremists and infallibility have triumphed the of the present month is set for its formal proclamation which it is said will be celebrated with the grandest pageantry witnessed during the present generation the following ia is the text of the article on infallibility to which all orthodox catholics throughout the world will be expected to yield implicit faith after the dinst the holy roman church possesses the highest and comple test supremacy and predominance over the whole of the catho lie church which she truly hind find humbly recognizes to have received with the fullness of power from the lord himself through st peter prince of apostles whose successor is the roman and and as she is bound to defend before others the truth of the tho faith so also any siny questions which may arise regarding faith must be defined by her judgment because moreover the words of our lord jesus christ saying thou art peter etc are not to be passed over these words have been confirmed by subsequent events for the catholic religion has ever been preserved immaculate and aud its doctrine has ever been celebrated in the apostolic see hence we teach with the approval of the holy council and define as a dogma of faith that by the divine assistance the roman pontiff of whom in the person of st peter it hz has likewise been been said paid by our lord jesus christ 1 I have prayed for thee etc cannot err when acting as the highest teacher of all christians he authoritatively defines what should be adhered to by the whole church in matters of faith and aud morals and that this prerogative of the incapability to err or infallibility of the roman pontiff is equally extensive with the infallibility of the church if any one should presume to contradict this our definition which may god avert let kim him him know that he hereby falls away from the truth of the faith the passage of such a dogma might have bave augmented the influence and power of the head bead of the roman church before the days of the protestant secession before luther and the great lights of the reformation shed their influx influence e nee nce and revivifying revivify ing power over christendom butth buethe human race has progressed since then if romanism has bus botand a decree designed to control the faith and consciences of millions of intelligent beings passed now Is behind its time and the struggle and scrabble that have taken place among the who favored it and the ultimate triumph of the scheme have little more real importance than a struggle among a parcel of lunatics for the possession of a hoap soap bubble THE tue correspondent of the catholic mirror aan tor furnished to that paper recent lyan account of a singular scene witnessed on holy thursday in st peters church rome on that day after the mass and procession of the blessed sacrament his holiness the pope went through the ceremony of washing and kissing the feet of twelve pilgrims one of whom was a full blooded negro named samba from Sene gambia being according to annual custom there was nothing noth inge lugg particularly rt singular or noticeable ti in t the ceremony e of washing feet but the fact of his holiness condescending to wash and kiss the foot of a negro should gain him many ardent admirers among the negro rights folks in this thia country such an act ot condescension from the head bead oi 01 the roman catholic church towards a negro pilgrim is going beyond the most orthodox tho ox abolitionist in this country coultry in paying honor to the negro race how dif dlf different such a statement read ready froni front that furnished by a washington correspondent to one of the eastern papers in relation to senator davis of Kentuck yand senator revels bevels of mississippi this correspondent says that among the luxuries and comforts provided for the national solons at the capital is an elegant bathroom sometime after his admission to the senate sennate mr revels availed himself of the right to the senatorial bath and while doing so mr davis came along with a similar intent but seeing the bath occupied by a negro he turned quickly away disgusted disgust eu with the sight and declared that he would no more vote for an appropriation to defray the expenses of senatorial ablution ablutions sl whether the story be true or false thero thera is no question but t the 11 0 feeling said to have been manifested tow toward ard senator revels by the gentleman from kentucky is that which is generally entertained by by those who make the most parade of partiality for the negro race the manifestations of love for citizens of african descent which are so popular in these days are of a very questionable tio character and do not have a very bu substantial foundation and it may pertinently be asked would the pope have washed and kissed tho the foot of the bengam blan bian samba if formality had not required it of him we think not all such demonstrations st amount to little more than a farce |
