Catholic Church and Christian State, essays. Transl

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POLITICAL EFFECT OF THE Dogma 1 That the dogma injures civil allegiance was asserted by the Jansenists and the opponents of the Vatican Cou...
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THE VATICAN COUNCIL PART I THE OPPONENTS OF THE COUNCIL ARE HERETICS 1 Their inconsistency in rejecting the dogma of the Im...
121
Their want of unity in contrast with the unity of the Church
134
CHARGES AGAINST THE COUNCIL 1 Pretended want of freedom of the Council 2 Letters on the Council and Friedrichs Journal 3 Alleged pressur...
137
THE HOPES OF OUR OPPONENTS 1 A new and freer Council 2 Döllingers proposal
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THE POPE AND THE BISHOPS
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The bishops as successors of the Apostles
174
Lainez
183
The Councils of Florence and Basle authority of the Councils
190
ESSAY V
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SECT PAGE 1 Differences in the propositions of the Syllabus and in ecclesias tical censures
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Has the Syllabus dogmatic force?
207
Illustrations
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THE PROPOSITIONS OF THE SYLLABUS 1 Prop 118 7779
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The Placet
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Appeal from a spiritual to a temporal judge
220
Power of the Church over temporal matters
222
Immunities
224
Instruction and education
226
Princes Civil and ecclesiastical law Ordination vows
227
Marriage
232
The family Limits of State authority
235
Divergence of civil laws from ecclesiastical
237
Nonintervention
239
Revolution
242
Sovereignty of the people
244
Practical materialism
245
Liberalism
246
Errors of modern society
250
Folly of the conclusions wrongly drawn from the Syllabus
252
ESSAY VI
254
INFLUENCE OF THE CHURCH ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LIFE 1 The Church in the Germanic kingdoms
255
Close union between Church and State
267
Natural divine and positive law
269
Religion and freedom
271
THE POWER OF THE PAPACY 1 Exalted position of the Pope
273
Public affairs conducted by him
279
The Pope the refuge of all
280
Legislation of the Popes Laws upon usury
281
The Popes active in the interests of princes
285
Their government
287
Gospel
289
Their power developed naturally
292
EXCOMMUNICATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN THE MIDDLE AGES 1 Temporal effects of public penance and of excommunication
293
Exclusion from public offices
295
From military service Exceptions
299
Severity of discipline mitigated in some points
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In others increased
305
Kings also liable to excommunication
306
Excommunication
307
Can the Church dispense oaths?
309
Who can dispense oaths?
311
Examples
313
Principles relating to dispensation from oaths
314
More recent times
316
Deposing rare
317
The first Council of Lyons
320
The second Council of Lyons and the Council of Florence
336
ESSAY VII
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The right of censure over them gradually reserved for the Pope
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ESSAY VIII
378
GREGORYS CONFLICT WITH HENRY IV
380
Occupation of Rome and coronation of the emperor 5 The Pope unconnected with the election of the opposition king
386
Recognition of Rudolph The Antipope Clement III
394
SECT PAGE 1 Feudal suzerainty over single kingdoms
401
Hungary and Poland
402
Bohemia
404
Denmark
405
Spain
406
Corsica and Sardinia
407
Various relations of single States towards the Holy See
408
Gregorys declaration that Peter was set as a prince over all the kingdoms of the earth
409
The Bull Cum ex apostolatus officio
6
PROFESSOL UP PAR 7
7
Gregorys fundamental principles
8
Prohibition of appeal from the Pope
9
With reference to the dispensation of the oath of allegiance
10
His principles not novel
11
St Peter Damiani
12
No unfairness in Gregory
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THE CHURCH
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Election of Charles IV
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ESSAY X
69
PAPAL FIEFS OUT OF ITALY
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Scotland
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SECT PAGE 6 Reason of the dislike to special courts for the clergy 293
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Conduct of the Pope with regard to feudal subjection Clement
292
laity 294
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Ecclesiastical right of sanctuary and its modifications 295
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Later Concordats 297
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Possible revival of former claims 299
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ESSAY XVI
301
Heresy a crime more heinous than high treason 304
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Other Fathers 306
306
Distinction made between unbaptised unbelievers and baptised apostates 307
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The losses of Rome in land and power
310
Proceedings up to Lucius III 311
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Lucius III 312
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Innocent III 313
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Synod of Avignon 314
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Complaints against Innocent III 315
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Laws of Frederick II against heretics 316
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Enactments in France 317
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Innocent IV 319
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Heresy and high treason Mode of procedure 320
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Further development of the Inquisition 325
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Councils pass the same sentences as Popes 327
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Crimes of the Albigenses 328
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The parable of the wheat and the cockle 330
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Canonisation of Peter Arbues 331
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Answers 332
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Estimate of the Inquisition 336
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The Spanish State Inquisition 337
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Magic and witchcraft 339
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Are trials for witchcraft to be imputed to the Popes? 342
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Injustice toward the Popes 345
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Gregorys aim to free the Church from ignominious shackles 419
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Page 129 - All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O LORD; and shall glorify thy name.
Page 407 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 78 - ... of all Christians, by virtue of his supreme Apostolic authority, he defines a doctrine regarding faith or morals to be held by the universal Church, by the divine assistance promised to him in blessed Peter, is possessed of that infallibility with which the divine Redeemer willed that his Church should be endowed for defining doctrine regarding faith or morals; and that therefore such definitions of the Roman Pontiff are irreformable of themselves, and not from the consent of the Church.
Page 128 - Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Page 99 - Desiring, therefore, not to be in the least degree separated from the faith and doctrine of that See, we hope that we may deserve to be in the one communion, which the Apostolic See preaches, in which is the entire and true solidity of the Christian religion.
Page 226 - The entire direction of public schools, in which the youth of Christian states are educated, except ( to a certain extent ) in the case of episcopal seminaries, may and must appertain to the civil power, and belong to it so far that no other authority whatsoever shall be recognized as having any right to interfere in the discipline of the schools, the arrangement of the studies, the taking of degrees, or the choice and approval of the teachers.
Page 104 - ... the Holy Roman Church enjoys supreme and full Primacy and preeminence over the whole Catholic Church, which it truly and humbly acknowledges that it has received with the plenitude of power from our Lord Himself in the person of blessed Peter, Prince or Head of the Apostles, whose successor the Roman Pontiff is; and as the Apostolic See is bound before all others to defend the truth of faith, so also if any questions regarding faith shall arise, they must be defined by its judgment.
Page 78 - ... to be held by the universal Church, is, by the divine assistance promised to him in Blessed Peter, possessed of that infallibility with which the Divine Redeemer willed that His Church should be endowed in defining doctrine regarding faith or morals ; and that therefore such definitions of the Roman Pontiff are of themselves, and not from the consent of the Church, irreformable.
Page 387 - For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men ? for if I yet pleased men. I should not be the servant of Christ.
Page 251 - For we have not here a lasting city, but we seek one that is to come.

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