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Anticipated triumph of infallibilists-Projected scenic effect-Classi-

fication of infallibilists by motives-Sterility of Council-Number

of Schemata Protests against new regolamento-useless-Pius

and Piccirillo-Authorship of Schema de Ecclesia-Wolanski-

Contents of protests against regolamento,

Appearance of infallibilist decree-Action of French Government-
Daru's letter published-Protests against new regolamento, insist-

- ing on moral unanimity,

Feelings of the rival parties" Inopportuneness" abandoned-Written

Opinions of Bishops on Schema de Ecclesia-Antonelli's ingenious

replies to Beust and Trautmansdorff-Plan of "acclamation

still favoured-Grounds for it-Exposure of forgeries dreaded-

Manning on faith versus history-Bishop Pie's Pastoral-Postpone-

ment of important discussions-Divisions among majority-Cru-

sade against German universities,

Newman's letter to Bishop Ullathorne- His old disciples Manning

and Ward-Pope's scandalous attack on Montalembert-Requiem

stopped-Disgust in France-False explanations given, .

Dissatisfaction and complaints of Bishops-Their proposals—Confer-

ences of minority and printing of their works forbidden-Jesuits

troublers of Church-Their success with women and in money

speculations-Pope and Council-Solemn Session again deferred—

Kleutgen-Daru and Banneville-No ambassadors to be admitted

to Council-Pope and Austrian constitution-A mistake corrected, 364

Attitude of Opposition towards new regolamento-Their fatal policy
of postponement-Debate of March 22 on revised Schema de Fide

-Strossmayer's speech, violently interrupted-Partiality of Pre-

sidents-Complaints addressed to them-Amendments on Schema

proposed and withdrawn-Schema discussed without preamble, 379

ble of Schema voted on-after having been abruptly withdrawn

and amended-and carried unanimously-Amendments on first

chapter proposed-Attitude of Italian Government-Contemplated

abdication of Pius IX., its motives-Historical precedent-Bilio

designated as successor,

Antonelli's reply to French note--Discussions on it-Answer com-

municated to the other Governments-Inquiries of French Em-

press-Ecumenical character of Council forfeited-Duty of

secular Governments towards it-and towards minority, .

Three great devotions in Rome-Veuillot and Infallibility-Addresses

in favour of the dogma from the inferior clergy-The Civiltà and

Unità Cattolica and their readers-Hostility to the dogma mani-

fested in England-Unanimity required for definitions of faith a

Gallican heresy according to Civiltà-Theory of the Jesuits-The

Pope a partisan-Methods of assailing the Opposition-Infalli-

bility the grand object of the Curia-Antonelli's distinction

between theory and practice-Use made of the passive attitude of

the Governments against the Opposition,

Process of proposing changes in the Schemata-Strossmayer's com-

plaint-Admonition of Presidents to make short speeches-Protest

of the minority-"Roman" instead of "Catholic" Church---

Second plot for carrying dogma by acclamation foiled by four

American Bishops-Systematic exclusion of laity from the Coun-

cil-Imprisonment of an Armenian Archbishop-The Roman

Inquisition-Simor, Primate of Hungary-Austrian Government

The Constitutio Dogmatica de Fide-Discussions on the final para-

graph-Voting on it-Internal weakness of Opposition-" The

dogma must conquer history"--Antecedent errors—
s-Infallibility

and the Inquisition-The Pope on the anti-infallibilists-Why the

Council is not œcumenical,

LETTER XXXVIII.

Seizure of a work ascribed to Ketteler-System of Roman post-office

vindicated by Veuillot-Works of Rauscher, Schwarzenberg and

Closing paragraph of Constitutio de Fide-Papal Monitum against

conditional voting-Its effect on the minority-Petition of major-

ity for immediate introduction of infallibilist Schema-Condition

and tactics of minority,

Alterations in Schema de Fide-Pope orders Hefele's work on Honorius

to be answered-Illuminations and inscriptions in Rome-Distri-

bution of Ketteler's pamphlet-Cardinal Rauscher's fly-leaf against

infallibility-Banneville presents note of French Government,

and Trautmansdorff the Austrian-Their contents,

Constitutio de Fide passed unanimously--Confident hopes of majority

based on this-What is to come next?-Works of German Bishops

and notes of Governments-Irritation of Pius-Indifference about

Council in Rome-Financial value of new dogma-Confidence of

Curia that minority will succumb-German view of the question

of infallibility-Bearing of history upon it,

Contents of Cardinal Rauscher's pamphlet-Policy of Jesuits and Curia

-Banneville's audience of the Pope-Note of Bavarian Government

-Antonelli on French note-Different attitude of various Govern-

Pius always bent on defining infallibility-His theological culture-

-Published letters of different Bishops-Effect of definition in

Debate on new dogma to begin-Synopsis Animadversionum--Voting
on Little Catechism-Disheartenment of Opposition-Reaction
against infallibility among friends of Curia-Protest against
change of regolamento in the interest of new dogma-Disbelief of

majority in perseverance of Opposition-Their use of the Fulda

Pastoral-Resistance of Governments at an end-Deputation de

Fide repudiates historical proof and need of moral unanimity, . 507

The Little Catechism and its bearing on the new dogma-Two attempts

of former Popes to make new dogmas, which failed-Voting on

the Catechism-Pius holds infallibility for an universal panacea-

His two dominant ideas-His violence against Opposition Bishops

-Picture of the Council-Coming age of the Holy Ghost,

Beginning of debate on Schema de Primatû-Bishop Pie's proof of

infallibility-A Sicilian Bishop's proof from the Virgin's letter-

Ce qui se passe au Concile-The Bishops the Pope's prisoners

-Pius on the Germans-The Bishops the Pope's flunkeys,

Strength of the Opposition-Main force of the papal party-Cardinals

born infallibilists,

Denial of infallibility already under censure-Insolence of majority—

which has served to strengthen Opposition-Progress of debate;

speeches of Dechamps, Greith, Hefele, Cullen, Jussuf, Simor,

MacHale, Darboy,

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Intellectual superiority of Opposition-Progress of debate, 89 speakers

inscribed-Changed feeling towards Pope-Note of Daru threat-

ening abolition of Concordat and separation of Church and State

in France-Attempts at compromise by certain Cardinals-Reck-

less indiscretions of Curia-Arguments urged on Opposition-

which however grows-Unità on necessity of new dogma-Statis-

tics of Opposition,

Progress of debate; Manning, Ketteler-Roman view of foreign lands

and Churches-Deficit of Papal Treasury-Its connection with new

dogma-Addresses of their clergy against Opposition Bishops got

up by Univers and nunciatures-Startling assertions of nuncio at

Munich-Papal omniscience-Public prayers ordered in Rome-

Main argument of infallibilists,

Nature of debate-Privileges of members of Deputation-Principal

speeches-Ketteler's decided speech-His advance of view-Man-

ning's violent speech-His strange assertions about English feeling

-Clifford's pointed reply and reference to suppressed letter-

Protraction of debate humiliating to Curia-Fresh attempts at

compromise-Final rupture with France-Idolatrous homage to

Pius-Dupanloup's pamphlet on necessity of unanimity, .

Continuance of debate-Valerga's comparison of Gallicans and Mono-

thelites-Purcell's reply-Conolly's speech explaining his conver-

sion to fallibilism-Strossmayer's speech-Prince-Bishop of Bres-

lau and Roman police-Father Hötzl summoned to Rome and

ordered to recant-Maret's speech-Violent closing of debate, 593

International meeting at Cardinal Rauscher's-Two courses discussed

-Protest issued,

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