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THE DOCTRIN^VND PRACTICE
OF
INDULGENCES.
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CONTEOVEESY
liKTWKKN
THE VERY REV. I. HELLMUTH, D.D.,
l;EAN OF HUUON ANU KKCTUU oF .si. I'AII.'h CAI Hh'.MiAl..
a.;d
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THE REV. J. M. BRlj Y^:llJ^]
VlCAK-UENKllAI. OK I'HK IMDIKHK oK SANKWKH.
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THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE
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INDULGENCES.
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CONTEOVERSY
BETWEEN
THEVERYREV.I. HELLMUTH,D.D,
DEAK OK HURON AND RECTOR OK 8T. PALL'9 CATHEDKAL,
AND
THE REV. J. M. BRUYERE
VICAHOENEBAL of the nUH'ESE (»K HASDWr
Republished, by permissbB<tiSm the " London Free . ss."
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1869.
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PUBLISHERS' NOTICE.
Ue following corre.p„„de„<» on tho subject of the Doctrine and
PE«, durmg the month, of M.y »d Jnne. It excited gnat in.e™.t
ir;r f".r' '"'"' ■"'"''• °°' "-^ ™ ---' "^^^^ X
"...to of the eon^pondenee, bnt in vie, of the portion of the
r«P«..ve controverai^ist. in the communion, to whiohThey bell
in .T '"."7,'"'^ ^'^"' "^ '""^ • "P^"' «f *e cont«,ve«v
.n . convenient fonn, and Dean Hellmuth «.d Vicar-Oene^l ZZ
k.™g each e,p,e..ed hi. approval that it .honld be nJJ^Z
/ ^^B \
THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE OF INDULGENCES
[Note. The controverHy containe.1 in the following pag^H ar.*e In coiwwmenco-
of a Lecture del,v«r«I l.y the Very Rev. Dean Hell.nuth. before the "Church of
Knglaml \ oung Men'« AHdociation." at the SynoU Hall, London, on May 18 im
I he following 8ynopm« <.f the I^ecture appeared in the London Fkek I'resm on the
ft)Uowlng day : J
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From the London Free PresH, May 19, IWifl.*
DEAX IIELLIVIIITII'K KECOIVD LECTURE.
CONTINUATION OF HIS EUROPEAN TOUR.
Last evening the Dean resumed tlie sulyect of his lecture, and carried
.nnttT-*5 ^•'^' '"i'"*' description of that land which is fra igh witT'o
much of historic and present interest. On Monday evening, the loth
Vr^^r ""'"* ^ ^''' ^ f '"'•^"•^*"' '^"d »««• i* ^viU li our stoting po
l7Z af^l^^'S^S'^'*^' *" ^C '"^'•^''^- Throughout the whole of Italy
we are struck with the contract between the general poverty and wretch
efSi«hnl?n;;^1^^'!,""^ ""^ th*^.'"^«"J«^'^"t^"'Wingrand well-sup^ ted
!n^. 1'"t?"*'.''^*'";^"'"''" Hierarchy. Passing through Leghorn we
enter the Pope's dommions, on the 20th of January. Tht aspect of the
country before reaching Rome was dreary in the extreme. pWty and
miS^lf'; J'^i°««%'^nd beggars abounding in every direcZu Tie
^^.l' **^? t<^™in"? of ^vh ch is at the Piazzi di Termini, has disclosed
wjfjf Ti^''"* T"*"^ *^^'^h' ^^^'^ it« erection, were supposed to^
nothing but mounds of earth, "The Temple of Minerva MecCwid tli^
^fK ^^^rJ^^^' '^'^« fipt «bie^ct of interest as weapJrS 5he
Hiir°lIlTL™"'!- J^^ elevation "of The mucTtelkrd of " Sem"
tK A^JW ^ *'' ^^ ^^^"^^Y distinguishable. The antiquities o f
this wonderful city are truly marvellous, and their preservation Is chiefly
due to the praiseworthy pride of the Roman princes and noSes, who for
generations have dedicated their fortunes to the recovery of relics of
ancient art and fco the erection of splendid palaces for their reception Th.
streets, with the exception of the Corso, "S^e narrow andTrty in the
extreme, as thev are nevfir rlAan»d ov^o^f w1i»t, *Ur. t>: f^-y-- '-
T&ff'^°'^* l^ banks, which only occura once^ or "twice iiUhe'year"
wo „S '°''°l*'i^ '"?"r ?'^J?'*s of interest upon which the eye rests, as
Zt^^^ '"P^" *r ^*P?^'' ^? ^K Coliseum. It fills the mind ^th aston
isnment , so vastwere its original proportions, that it was capable of con-
taining h7,(K)0 HjioitHtorH. It wiwt here that lor 4fKi yoain the blrMxly gla-
diatorial games were exhibitwl ; here the venerated Ignatius sealed hia
testimony with his blood ; and here thousands of the servants of Jesuii
Christ have HuHerrd and »lied mther than deny Him who bought them.
Immediately adjoining are the triiunphal arches of Titus and ( 'onstantine
—on the former is sculptured the (lolden Candlestick, taken from the
Temple of . cniHalem. And now we visit the Catacombs, those wonderful
sepukhres for the living. What tales of woe could they tell ! .lust iw the
heathen once drove the Christian into those damp retreats, the only place
where they coidd worship God, so do the Pope and his (.'ardinals even now
drive the Protestants without the walls of the city, lest the holy precincts
of the Vatican should bo defiled by the proximity of those who worship
God in spirit and in truth. After inspecting the Pantheon we visit the
Latcran Church. In this church is the " Scala Sancta," or sacred staircase,
which is sujjposed to have belonged to the house of Pilate, and to be the
identical stairs which Our Lord descended when he left the judgment hall.
The Roman Catholics attach great merit to jwcending these stairs on the
hands and knees. For each step indulgence is granted for nine hundred
days, so that going up twice in a lifetime will secure the pardon of all sin.
A proof of the inaoility of Rome to reform is found in the fact that even
now, as in the days of Tetzel, you find on the tloors of all the churches in
Rome and throughout Italy notices of sale of indulgences for every sin and
crime: " Indulgentia pleneria pro vivis et defunctis." What mockery of
religion ! We next visit the Vatican Museum, with its wonderful collec-
tion of ancient sculptures and relics. To attempt to give a description of
its wonders would be useless in such a rapid sketch aa this necessarily must
be. And now we pass on to the Pope's council chamber, audience hall,
dining room and bed room, &c., &c. Next, to the Cathedral of all Cathe-
drals—the great St. Peter's. It occupied nearly two hundred years in
building, and is said to have cost fifty millions of dollars. Its external
length 18 613 feet, the height of the dome 434 feet. On entering, the mind
ia lost in astonishment at the vast proportions, splendid architecture, and
brilliant decorations. It contains with comfort about 40,000 worshippers,
and stands on an area of eight acres. In the centre, immediately under the
dome, stands the high altar, surmounted by a bronze canopy 94 feet in
height. The floor is entirely of marble. Everything is on such a colossal
8<^e that it defies all description. As we walk up the nave, on the right
is the bronze figvure of St. Peter, with a metalic halo about his head, and
the keys in his hand. Antiquarians generally agree that this is the heathen
statue of Jupiter, deprived of his lightning, and convertetl.'not only into a
Christian, but a Christian Pope. The toe of the right foot is nearly kissed
ofl" by the faithful. It is well that his lightning is taken away!! On
leaving St. Peter's we had a good view of the Pope, who was driving past
in state. His face has a good natured smile, and his features bespeak
amiability and benevolence. Long aa Rome has resisted every modem
improvement for the comfort and convenience of its inhabitants, it has at
last yielded in some points. Instead of the miserable oil lamps there is
gas. After a resistance of twenty years railways have been admitted.
On the Ist of February we start from Rome for Naples, and as the train
conveys us without the ancient city everything which meets the eye is
fraught with deep historic interest ; there is the old Appian road. At
Albano station we see the palace of Domitian, and the tomb of Pompey ;
further on are the famous Pontine Marshes. Next we come to Appii
Fonim, where St. Paul was met by his friends on his way to Rome. And
last, we pass Capua, about two miles from ancient Capua, so illustrious for
its defence against Hannibal. About nine o'clock, p. m., we reach Naples.
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Our hotfl in opiMmitf tho bonutifiil \w\, ami jiiHt Mow im, to thr left, rmM
M(»unt VcHUvluH. lltTc we H|»fMit iiriuly u lortninht, an*l ft'wtM nur cyen
uiK>n the womliTM whirli tlu^ city mnUims. The* buy, witli tin- »>x.-.'i.tion
(.f llmt of ('..iiMtttntinoiilf, in thf finoiit in tlir worl.l. It m thirty Hvr
miloH in .ircuit. Aft«'r mH|«-<tiiiK tlu- chiff ol.j.H'tH of iiiton-nt in tin- nty,
wo (lovot«> a ilav to roinix-ii and Hcr.iilaiirniii. So coiMpkltlv witp tlww'
oitifiH burio«l, that in um-vtw of tiitw thoir vrry rxiHt^-ntM- wan lost HiRht of.
Oncof th»'laik'<'Mt Hiibiirlw of NapliM hiiM Im-ph crc<t«'<l over the niin« of
npniilanoiiiii, antl it whm not till thr l^th (cntuiy that, in HinkiiiK a ohaft
forawpll, thi'Ho anricnt niinn wvrv hroiinht to li«ht. For IH(mi yran*
thoM- citifK hnvp Imth hlotte<l out from thf |mir»' of hmtory, antl now are
i.rom'iitrd to illustrate tho iiiaimprH and pra»tii'('« of thr aiinrnt Koman
Vanpir.'. Alioiit ono fourth of l'oiii|Hii Iiiim now Imh-u oxravatod. As you
walk throiiuh the HtrrotK, every thiuK liK.kN k.. jK-rfertly new, that t lie ir.imJ
ean hardly realize that here death and forKetfulneKR have reigned for more
than Mixtion eentiirieH. You almoat ex^et to meet the Koman- eiigaKed
in their UKual avcK-ationn. We enter hy the Htreet of the tomlm. 1 he Hrst
houKe we enter in that of Diomed. We paKH from room to r<M.ni iw in a
ino«h-rn dwellin«. In the cellar are tlft- ancient wine jarK ..» ca.thenwar.'.
On the wall are deef. niarkH, made hy the ImmIi. ^ of the memlierH of the
family who were here cruHhed hy the fallinu in of anhoH.&c., at the time
of the (leKtriiction of the eity. In thiH pla-^- wventeen HkHetoiiH were
found In thiH citv of the dea<l everything is a« freKh an if recently exe
euted Here we come t^* a liake hoiiw, in which bread, in a stat^* of nre-
Bcrvation, was found in the oven. This ww. the houw of a surgeon. 1 hat
of a poet. Another waa a workBhop. A fifth a factory, &c- ^There are
also public buildingH of va«t extent the baths, t^o Forurn tho halls of
justice the va«t amphitheatre, capable of acconimwlating 1 0,(KK) people.
The KtreetH are exceedingly narrow, and will not a4mit of more than one
carriage at a time ; the marks of the ancient chariot wheels are still diH
tinctly visible in the well-worn pavements, and the crossings for foot paS;
sengers also remain. The furniture and househoM inifdenients of Pomnen
furnish striking illustrations of the skill and elegance of the workmanship
of the ancient Romans. While at Naples we drove to Puteoli, a large and
populous town. Here it was St. Pauf lar Vd on his way to Rome. The
rest of our time in Nafiles we devoted t< . itmg the chief churches and
other objects of interim. By far the mobi important and interesting is the
Museo International, where there is a vast collection of relics taken from
Pompeii and IlcrciUaneuni.
From th.- Daily Fri;e Press, May 20, 1869.
VICAR-OFMERAL BRUYERE AMD THE VEX. DEAM
HELI..niJTlI'S LECTURE.
To the Editor of the Free Prena.
Dear Sir,— It is not our habit to make uncalled-for attacks on the
religious convictions of those of our fellow citizens who may dif!er trom
U8. We believe that very little, if any good can be accomplished by such
a course. We content ourselves with stating and substantiating the cloc-
". . .. r .1 ni u e *l.„ U^..»Af nf ita niornVw^ra find Of
innes ana practices oi inc v.ii«n;i: "« i"^ r- 1:- r,. ... .-. ... .-
those who may be desirous of becoming acquainted with them.
We are frequently assailed from various quarters. We can aflord t«)
keep silence, and place under our feet the abuse and misrepresentations ot
Hut when an indiviilinil
ho
Ifliliy till- iNwition of H
It the leant f»ro-
iKiiorant MriltlilrrN.
vo..^tmn. vn, un'« to ,„„ko an nn>,'onrr..u«„Hsa.ilt .„, |,i„ fHlowVSianH
hnne-*;" " ""*'' " '^•' *'"*' '"' '''"'"''' "''" ^•"- -'"'-« '" truth ami
llavinK iK-foro my ryrH a KvnopMiH of a Icctiiir .Iflivoml vcHtprdav
I.m»tV.i ^ \ .'*•''; ^"1' ''"•' "" *•»• ''"on.of a I thp churrhon in Home iiiul thZ i^K^
outlUly. not Of., o/ .»!.. of i.ul.ilgemPH for ^v.ry .'i and . rim?. *f „ I..1I r '
Plrn»ri» pro vivw H H.fi..Kti».' What mnokery J r^jiiion ' •" 'n<«"I««-ntm
fr?r.!?r ?L* 1 t''pw in( ulgonccH or remission of Nil,, are advertiBe.
m ?fn wrr'"!'/^^' *"*''' ^*"* '^^^- •««turertheJollowi,,^5ue;t on/:
f h« t,i?r ^'*^ Huthoritativo Htaf^^ment of Catholic dwtrino (/id he find
o '"''"If "'•«< meant the rem-wtion of 6in ?
»h,r!n;i 1 ^^ »"thority, besides his own, can he give for the l)old aasertions
dnJ™ of te' K ' »f^'r-V «in and.orimo" arc mivertiHed for sSK "t the
«f ♦K- n* *^'^ churches m Rome and throughout Italy f These charffea
icuL^S '" wZ^rr'^' n^./,^ruc. mfght wen eLort from 1 im ?h^
excjamation, What Mockery of Religion " They should not he lichtlv
tb":? oV*;!""^''" ^^r*^' *"•' ^^'^' '^''''^- lecturer Ur\menviableS
Prnwi'„H"^n^^ ^?"'' "^P^^' ? ^? ^0 «ta^. ^or the information of mv
£d.Se^^ '"°'*-"*'''""' '^' ^°^*""« °^ **^« C'atholic Church JegidSg
An indulgence is NOT a permisaiou to commit sin. nor is it whaMhe
S^'°S^r"^°^^°"'^ '"'^H? believe, a pardon foV sbs a ready '^^^^^
Sin^; f ^°' ""' *°x?°"^- Nor is an indulgence purchaaeabinorTv
Sh^ / """"'y.- ^r ' '^ *b^ ^^- I>ea» will take the S3 of con
SSt erVcItX'^ our Catholic standard works, Teven of King over
^? c^Sh'oSXh^^^^^^^^ Feiri" ''' '''''' ^' ''' ^•'"•^'- '^"-^•^«
,* J;3''^? P**!^"^ ™",«* '^'^^^ *!""« ponanco for his sir. and received
pardon for them, before he can receive tVe benefit of an indulgence
2. Ihat an nu ulgence is a releasing of the debt of temnoral nTini«b
ment which remained due on account of those sins which Ts to tfe St
and eternal punishment, had been already remitted by ' opimance and'ccil
For further iufonnation we refer the Dean to auv of our childrPi. to»
asseSn S iiin ''^^ pronounce as absolutely fUlse and oaliimnious the
a^Tmlverf iii indulgences as un( er8to.xl even in our meanim; of the word
f^ ThSinnS f '",^'"^' throuLhout Italy, or in any Catholic coun-'
Sn I" for H.„ . " ^-^^ "^'^ reserw.lus exclamation, " What mockery of reli-
SsDiration ^nfuTt"^ T"' clign taries of his own church, who ,feny tbe
inspiration of Holy bcripture, and the divinity of ,.ur L..rd Jesus Christ
i have the honor to remain, Dear Sir, your obedient servant,
St. Meters Church, London, May in. 18C9.
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Vnm the Daily Kr««i PrcM. May 21, 1800.
OKW iii:ll.iii;tii to vit'AH-<iti:K. uKiiKRi:.
Tn th« E«Utc>r of till! Frt-e Pr»m«.
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The IlBiTr .. l,<.NiM)N, Mai "O, 1861).
Sir.,— In ro|)ly tn the letter of the Rev. Virar-Gcneral Brinrero, in
reference to my lerture delivered on Tuewlay evening loHt, beuire the
fihurch of England Young Men's AH«ociation, on my tour through Italy, I
heg tn Hay that, in the flmt placp, I repudiate tin' idea of my having made
" an nngenorouK assault on my fellow-f Jhrifitians." I have spoken of the
ByRtom and dogmas of the Church of Rome, m propounded by her own
rfivines, and not of the community of Roman Catholics- • many of whom do
not deem it necessary to ascertain or invpstigate the multifarious dogmas of
their church ; and from the letter of the Rev. Mr. Bniyere, I fear he must
either have forgotten, or never studied carefully, the teaching of his own
church on the subject in question, or he would not have written as ho did.
Nothing would be further from my thoughts and wishes than to give
utterance to anything that would hurt the feelings of the rev. gentleman
or any of our Roman Catholic fellow-citizens, witn whom we live happily
in a spirit of friendship, and which I trust will ever continue to characterize
the community here.
The Rev. Mr. Bmyere prefaces his communication with a statement
that " it is not our habit to make uncalled-for attacks on the religiouB con-
viction of those of our fellow-citizens who may differ from us." This intro-
duction would seem to imply a desire on the part of the rev. gentleman to
attribute to me an opposite nropensity, and so originate a conlioversy cal-
culated " to accomplish little, if any good." This imputation comes but
badly from the Vicar-General, who. in conjunction witn his rev. brethren,
was party to a meeting assembled in the City Hall to discuss polemics,
and patronise a controversialist Roman Catholic priest in expatiating on
the aoctrine of the " Supremacy of the Pope." It became necessary, in
consequence of this procedure, to direct the attention of the " Young Men
of the Chiurch of England Association " to this subject, and show to them
its fallacy. But where was this refutation of this Komish tenet expressed
and exposed 1 Not in the City Hall, to the mixed offence and smile of a
promiscuous religious community, but in otir Lecture Hall, intended spe-
ciallv for the use of the Church of England Young Men's Association.
V^icar General Bruyere then with ill-grace puts forward my originating
an uncalled-for attack on the religious conviction of our Roman Catholic
fellow citizens.
In expressing our opinions in the lecture— to which he takes exception
— on the different systems and dogmas of churches, we are only exercising
that liberty which is ceded to all bodies, whether political or religious, and
this liberty of thought and speech— the birthright of man — is happily en-
joyed to the full in all Protestant countries by Roman Catholics and Pro-
testants alike. The day. I hope, is not far distant when in Romania and
in all other Roman Catholic countries the like privileges will be granted.
I trust the Rev. Vicar and others will always be able to separate sys-
tems from perscnaiitien.
X lUiiy agree wun iiic rav. ivir. crUycrc, inui iiic weupwns ui itiXia
and honesty " should be used in this or any other matter, ana he may rest
assured that I would not have ventured to make a statement or statements
which I could not fully substantiate from incontrovertible facts, and from
documentary evidences furnished— not from Protestant soiu-ces— but from
Roman Catholic authorities.
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The Rov. Vicar asks mo to substantiate (in rather strong terms) what
I have said in my lecture, expressed by him in the foHowing words :
*' Having before my eyes a Bynoimis o' a lectiiro tlelivcrcfl yesterday evening in
UiiH <^>ty 'ly the Kev. Dean Hellmutn, I find therein the following asBertions :
"'The Rfiinan ('atholic* attach great merit to aHcending those Htaire (scala
Bancta) on the hands and knees. For each step indulgence is granted i>y the Poi>c
for nine hundred days, so that going up twice in a lifetime will secure the pardon of
all sin. A proof of the inability of Eoino to Reform is found in the fact that even
now, as in the days of Tetzel, you find on the doors of all the churches throtighout
llome and Italy^ notices of sale of indulgences for every sin and crime: Indulgentia
pleneria pro vivis et defunctis. What mockery of religion ! ! '
"These assertions imply, first, that indulgences are the remission of sin; and
secondly, that these indulgences, or remission of sin, are aflvertiMe<l for sale on the
doors of all the churches in Rome and throtighout Italy, Now, may 1 be permitted
to ask the rev. lecturer the following qtiestions :
" 1st. On what authorized statement of ( 'atholic doct "ines did he find that indul-
gences meant the remission of sin ?
"2nd. What authority besides his own can he give for the bold assertions, that
indulgences ' for every sin and crime ' are advertised for sale at the doors of all the
churcnes in Rome and throughout Italy? Tliese charges of the Dean are most
seriouB, and, if true, might well extort from him the exclamation, ' What mocker>'
of religion !' They should not be lightly made, and unless yiroved, will place the
rev. lecturer in the unenviable nosition of a bearer of false testimony against his
neighbor— in fact, of being a puolic calumniator."
Ist— As to the meaning of the wora " Indulgence :"
Whatever definition Protf^stant divines may nave given to the word in
question, it is clear from positive and implied teaching of the authorities
of Rome, that by " Indulgence " something more is meant than what Mr.
Bniyere says, the mere "^ releasing of the debt of temporal punishment
which remained due on account or those sins, which, as to the guilt and
eternal punishment, had been already remitted by repentance and con-
fession."
I shall now quote Roman authority which will prove to any one of
common sense that the teaching of the Church of Rome in reference to
" Indulgence " is exactly what I stated in my lecture.
In '^Duffy's Catholic Library, Part 9, translated from the Italian of
St. Alphonsus M. Liguori," (Dublin, 1845), we reatl in page 31 :
" Lit us also endeavor to gain as many indulgences as we can. Holy indulgences
abridge the pains which we must suffer in purgatory. I will here mention some of
the many indulgences which you can obtain. •
"First, he who hears mass gains an indulgence of 3,800 years. Secondly, he virho
wears the scapular of Mount Carmel, observes chastity, abstains from meat on
Wednesday, and recites every day the Our Father, Hail Mary, aud Glory be to
the father, &c., seven times, will be soon delivered from purgatory, as we read in
the Office of the Blessed Vii^n of Mount Carmel. There are also many indul-
gences gained by wearing scapulars of the Blessetl Virgin in sorrow, of the concep-
tion and de Dercede. Thirdly, he who says the Angelus Domini when the bell
nngs for it gains many indulgences. Fourthly, they who say : Blessed be the holy,
immaculate, and most pure conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, gain an indul-
gence of a hundred years. To them who say the Hail Holy Queen, is gained an
indulgence of 40 days. For pronouncing the name of Jesus and Mary, twenty-five
days- They who say five Paters and Aves in honor of the Passion of Jesus Christ,
and the dolours of the Virgin Maiy, gain an indulgence of 10,000 years."
The " Indulgences " are further set forth by authority in the following
language— Rucolta, page 59 :
" 'P^ o' the sac-fed iuciKoriais of the s;uiicrings of our Lord Jesus Christ is the
^j^rs, and it ia worthy of every act of religion and devotion, as having been
ascended more than once by our Redeemer, and having been consecrated by his
precious blood in the last hours of his life. Since then— after being brought from
Jerusalem to Rome at the expense of the Holy Empress Helena, about the year
326, and placed near the Patriarchal Lateran Basilica, and afterwards magnificently
placed by Sixtus V„ ]!}B9, in a chapel celebrated ^i^ the whole world, "called the
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Holy of Holies -it was much fiwiuciittd, luul, thnmgli tho piety of faitliful t.'hris-
tianH of every cIuhh and ootulition, wan aHcended devoutly on their knees.
" ' In onler for ever to excite tht; faithful to ho i)iou8 and useful an exerciHO, the
Holy Leo IV., about the year 850, and Pascal II., by Wh Bull of August 5, 1,100,
being the first of his Pontificate, (of which the originals are kei)t in the archives of
the Basilica,) conceded nine years' indulgence for each of the twenty -tight steim of
the said holy stairs, to whosoever with a tnUy contrite heart ascends them kneeling
and praying, and meditating on the suflerings of our lionl Jesus t'hrist.
"Tins VII., afterwards, by a decree of the Holy (college of Indulgences, on
the '2nd Hcptemher, 1H17, renewed and (conceded forever th(f fore-mentioned in»lu!-
frence, making it applicable also to the souls in purgatory.' Kucolta, page 50.
" It is apparent from tin's that the devotee obtains an indulgence of nine years for
earh stef > ; and as there are twenty-eight stei)s, he may setuirc by one complete per-
formance, an inchilgcnce of '252 yeai-s !
"The mode of perfonning this pilgrimage is as follows :
"The devf)tee. on approaching the stairs, sprinkles himself with holy water,
makes the sign of the cross, and then kn<!ols on the lowest step. There he usually
remains either in meditation jr in prayer, rather lep in onti minute. He then
ascends one step on his knees, never rising upon 1. ,oet, which is regarded as
approaching sacrilege, Vmt always on his knees. There he usually remains as before,
rather less than a minute, and very seldom exceeding a minute. And he gradually
ascends, meditating or ))raying, and still upon his knees, till he ha« completed the
whole flight of twenty-eight steps, and attained the gallery, where there is an altar
and representation of the crucifixion; he then descends one of the other flights upon
his feet, and the performance is completed. The whole performance generally occu-
pies from twenty to thirty minutes. He now possesses an indulgence which
secures to him such a supply f)f merit, not his own, out out of the church's treasury
of superabundant merit, as will overbalance 202 years of suffering in pureatory ;
and it will expedite by 252 years his atlmission to the glories of paradise ! And not
only this, but in case he does not himself stand in need of so great a supply, he is
able to apply the surjJhis to the account or credit of any other soul in purgatory
which he may charitably wish to relieve ! This additional privilege was conceded
HO lately as I'Sl? by Pope Pius VII."
I might instance here the lucrative traffic which the Church of Rome
pursues by means of such doctrines as the foregoing, and which gave rise
to the blessed Reformation.
2nd. I am called upon to give authority besides my own as to the sale
of Indulgences for sins and crimes.
Surely Father Bniyere will not deny the fact that the sale of Indul-
fences is advertised in print, and in letters of gold, in the churches in
lome and in Italy generally, in these bold words : — " Indulgentia plenaria
quotidian perpetua pro vivis et defunctis." (" Full indulgences daily and
perpetnal for the living and the dead !")
I will now give another quotation from the Roman Catholic Canon
Law for the pardon of all sorts of crime, as contained in the Papal Bull
entitled Pastor Bonus, in which the power of dispensation from the Pope
is given to one of his officers called Major Poenitentiarus, and which goes
to the full extent of giving " indulgence," or remitting all sorts of sins.—
In No. 17, pp. 202-24, in the translation of this Canon Law, it is thus
written : —
" Occult heretics can be absolved by the Major Poenitentiarus, or by his com-
mand in fioro conscientiaa. ♦ * ♦ The Major Poenitentiarus can grant dispen-
sations to homicides and outlaws, even in the case of wilful murder ; so that they
cjUs, evrii S3 clerics, erxter .in appfoveu rehgioug order."- Vide Hulluriuiit, Vol. I.,
No. 96. See 17, Ibid,, page 94.
It is a very singular fact th;'t this Canon Law should provide not only
for granting dispensation to wilful murderers, but even for receiving them
" into a religious order," so that criminals who, by the universal law of
nations and by the law of God, are justly punishable with death, should
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not only bo pardoned but cheriBhed by the Church of Home, and placed
in the order of her Monks by this Canon Law.
I select another : No. 17, sec. 6, p. 208 :—
" We grant, therefore, to our Major PcrnitentiariuH for tlie time beinc, that he
shall have power and authority to absolve, and command to be absolved, all and
each of every quality, dignity and deRree, the ecclesiastical seculars and regulars of
every order, congregation, society and institute; also, all lay persons of both sexes,
as well present as absent, from all and every sort of faults, crimes and excesses,
howsoever weighty and atrocious (culpa criminibus quantamcunque gravibus et
atrocibus), as well public as private, whensoever and howsoever committed and jier-
petrated ; also, from all censures and ecclesiastical punishment decreed on account
of the aforesaid crimes, and incurred by them, even in cases reserved not only to
the ordinaries and superiors of the regtilars, but even specially to ournelves ana to
the Holy See," &c., &c.
I trust in thus quoting from Roman Catholic authorities I have met
the question forced upon me by the Vicar-General, and that my remarks
on some of the dogmas of the Church of Rome, to my own people, within
the place and precincts of my own charge, arc conclusivply proved from
incontrovertible facts and from documents to which all can'have access.
The Rev. Mr. Bruyere fully enjoys all the liberty of thought and speech
which the British Protestant Constitution confers alike upon all ; he no
doubt preaches to his people what be believes to be trutn, and exposes
what he believes to be error. I hope he will allow us the same precious
privilege.
Yours very truly,
I. HELLMUTH,
Dean of Huron and Rector of St. Paul's Cathedra!.
From the Daily Free Press, May 22, 1869.
TICAR-GEN. BRUYERE TO DEAK HELLMUTH.
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To the Editor of the Free Press.
Sib— A reply from the Rev. Dean Hellmuth to ray letter which ap-
peared in your issue of yesterday was asked by me and expected by the
public. I am sorry to say we are sadly disappointed. Neither the public
at large, nor that portion of his fellow-citizens who have been, without
the least provocation on their r ^rt, assailed and insulted in their religious
belief by the Dean of the Church of England, can accept as a reply the
rambling, desultory and loose remarks which have met our eyes thismorn-
mg. In the space of nearly two columns of your journal, the liav. Dean
Hellmuth has labored much in treating of everything but the subject at
issue. Instead of answering the plain questions proposed to him in my
letter of yesterday, he chooses simply to ignore them. First of all, he
refers to Father O'Farrell, whom he sqems to find fault with for having
lectured in this city on the Supremacy of the Pope. The Rev. Dean
should know, if he had been present at the lecture, that the distinguished
clergyman confined himself strictly to an explanation of the Catholic doc-
trine on that iniportant subject, carefully avoiding the very semblance of
controversy. 1 may ask here, en paminf, if thoro were even one among
his audience, composed of Protestants as well as (^.itholios, whoso religious
belief was even in the slightest manner attacked '(
Let me inform the Rev. Dean that the question is not whether our
doctrine be false or correct. The question at issue is one of fact, of truth-
fiilness and honesty. The Rev. Dean asserted in his lecture, 1st, that
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iiidulgenccs arc a rcniission of sin ; 2n(l, that these indulgences, or remis-
sions of sins, are advertised for sale on the doors of the churches in RomP
and thro,|ghout Italy. Whereupon I a;,ked the rev. geSman iS 7n
what authoritative statement of Catholic doctrine did he find that indi
gences meant the remission of sin; 2ndly, what authority besides
hi8 own could he give for the bold assertion that indulgences for
every sin and crime are advertised for sale at the doors, &c T5ow what
™f/int''T.*''''nr'^T5^*^r.*^««'™^^^^ questions? Absolutely none
It 18 clear, says the Dean, " from positive and implied teaching of the
authorities of Rome, that by indulgences something more •« meant than
what Mr. Bruyere says : the mere releasing of the debt of , mporal pun
ishment, which remains due on account of those sins which, as t^the cuilt
andeterna punishment, had been already remitted by repentance and
confession." "It is clear," says the Rev. £)ean. I beg his pardon It is
tiv rlZt n^'^ *"'"' visual faculties as pitchy night uider a starle s
sky There IS not one word in all the quotations of the Rev. Dean Hell-
muth taken from St. Liguori and the Llls.of Popes, which cS in the
least sustain him in his unfounded assertions, vi^, that an indulgence
means the remission of sin. The documents produced by him from St
Liguon and others, supposing them to be correct, merely allude to some of
?l! f^oT"*^?' ^^"'^'^ bv them, but certainly do not go the length of prov-
ing that indulgences and the sacrament of penance are one and the ^e
thing. I fear the intellectual powers of Mr. Hellmuth are sadly confused
?hp*?i^Sjr*V ^'T *^' ^fi^'^^i t« the end, he persists in confounding
i.r.? ™, • ? °^ ?° by .penance with the releasing from the debt of tem-
poral punishment, which, accordmg to Catholfc doctrine, frequentlv
remains due after the guilt haa been removed. irequeniiy
fii^TfJTT-^^^ S^^'^' that indulgences and remitting of sine are one and
fctTp *^'°^' *^t-^ •: Pean quotes triumphantly from the Papal Bull
fAutT' '•'i''*-'^ '* '' said :-" Occult fieretics can be absolved by
the Major Poenitentianus, or by his command in foro conscientise " And
here a«am, I am sorry to say, is displayed the Dean's utter ignorance of
theology He ought certainly to understand that nothing is done in " foro
conscientise, except confession and sacramental absolution; whereas
o°/ftn.r T »l^^y\ Wted publicly, and on public condi ional acS!
or m foro externo, aa theologians have it. '
Therev. gentleman quotes St. Alphonsus Liguori. But St. Liguori-
Homo Apost, cap. IV., de md.-says :-" An fndulgence is gratia qua
lemittitur pcena temporalis- opere proescripto proestit. "—(" A favour bv
iSenT^Sn!/"^ Tl"'°Vn''"^l*f'^^ certain prescribed conditions ha/
ing been fulfilled. ) Then fo low the conditions, the chief one of which
IS : Sit persona m gratia" (" That the person b4 already in the stlte of
grace that is, freed from all sin.") Therefore, accord'Sg^o St S4ori
an indulgence 18 not what the Dean says, a remission from eveiy dfaS
cnme; and all that the Rev. Dean quotes of the writings of fliis sahit
merely proves that he, with us and every member of the Catholic ChS
beheves m the efficacy of indulgences. v^'mitu,
laof^°^ Y "^ '-■'''"^ ^? f^ ^¥ ^^ indulgences, so loudly proclaimed on
last Tue««layevcning before a large tvssemkage in the Young Men's Lec-
ture Hall. The rev. gentleman asserted that " even now, a^ inX days if
Tetzel. you find on th« donr« i.f nil fl,« ohi.-^bf.. ;„ v>'^T~.\"^
Italy notices of sale of indulgences for evpry sin and crime." In mv letter
I summoned hini to prove the above .v ( .ping assertion. How dJes thj
Dean meet my challenge Pause, hou.a realer, at the followTng^ep y
- Surely Father Bruyere wi 1 not deny the fact that the sale of iffi-
gences is advertised m print, in letters of gold, in the churches of Rome
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and Italy cenerally, in Uiohc lu.ld letters- Iiululiiontia nlcnaria iKinK'tim
mo vZeft dofunSi8." "Surely " I have alrculy .len.e.l and aua.n ern^
XtiejiUv denv that indul«euc(>s are. advertise.! tor Hah^ in R<>iuc or
m,fX et n the whole worhl. Adnntting, for tlu« nonee, that people
arc notified occasionally that certain indui«ene.;s may l.e pvinodm priy.^
Sy li^^ where is the particle of evidence tlat they are oftered to
SrinduWncos belong to the spiritual order, and therefore cunnot ho
^'"ttflS w^Lver»ant■^^•ith Canon T.uv, he would know that^tl,e
most strinKent regulations have been enacted against the s»v e or purchase
KcredtSgs, which, i, ^cdesiasticalhinguage, .s ternie.1 Suuony, and
hatat all times, the delinm.ents in t us regar.rhave been vus.ted w.th t
Rfivereat uonaltiea So far fr.)m exacting [laynuMit tor indulgences the fact
rthatirallX>8 where they are granted by the Pope, ti;e indult con
vwing the m^^^^^^ terminates with the f.dlowiiig words : -Datum
rS ex aSn.ua dictoe, &c., gratis et absque ullaoiunino soliitionn .piovis
Sr-GraitXt Roni'e, in'our palace, Ac-., gmtiatous? ;, '"^'l witliout any
m™t Xatever under any cmsideration. In proof «t what 1 have just
SS 1 2y .1 enti n that liis Lordshin the Bishop of S«iid>vich luu^.just
received S Rome Ajv^stoUad letters hated the 1 Ith of Aprd granting a
SnanT indulgence to the truthful of the Universal (Jhurc^i, Rome itselt
?Slv inSed. The following ard the conditions essentially required
foTh^ga^Tnig thereof :--lst. The faithful must fast three ;iay«. 2»d
They mffcoifess their sins in the sacrament of P^^"^^^ «"'\E ^ie v
receive the blessed eucharist. 3rd. fhey '""^^vTC & Father t uf
and means, grant some alms, to use the words of the Holy .^thcr t at,
Sing thereby led to true i)enance, and ihcir sius being expiated through
ScnSt of penance they approach with greater confidence to ^e
Throne of God, to obtain His mercy and grace in seasonable aid. Uus
oSlRonian' document, which shows what is ^o"^ >" ^JJ^^p *« "'
the Universal Church, will be left In the oftice of the Frel Fress,
for the hS^tionof all who may wish to see the verification of our
Stemente' Tmu^ l>e re.ardi by all ^ a ^tt^^^JJjt-'g^.^f ^1^
t.^hin2 than the unsupported assertions ot Detvn Hcllmuth. But il lur
£ SimoTy be miuire^with regard to the .juest on of the sale of indul-
XeriSJi produce that of a gentleman now in this city, who suent more
S?in ieXn Dean Hefimuth spent clays whose official position
Zfires of S to have a thorough knowledge of the doctr.nes and prac-
S of the Church as regards indulgences, in the Eternal City, and wTiose
Shfuln^ and honor lave not l^en compromised by false accusations
against his fellow-Christians.
I may now be permitted to a«k the public who have ctvrefullv read the
letter Which appeTed in the Free Press of this morning, whether the
DeSC SvKe question at issue, that is to say, whether he has sub-
SiS ?he avJfuVcharges he made in his lecture on Tuesday evening
The^ charges were, 1st, that indulgences are ^eniM of T^^^
these induliences for every sin and crime are advert sed §^ «^j^^^;3
doors of all the churches in Rome and throujjhout Italy. ^'^Vn.?? Tfho
nntbe Dean either to substantiate his assertions or to retract them. If he
dSef neSS, aS^^^^ public will judge of his honor as a gentleman,
and his veracitv and charity as a Christian Minister.
"For the beiiefit of the rev. lecturer, I l.eg to transcribe tj^^ louowiug
obsetrations frbm the pen of a ProtestantM^aergyman, Rev. J. Nightmgalt,
in his work styled " The Religions of all Nations : -
" The religion of the Roman CatholicH.ought always, P.^t^f «^^*« ^ ^^8
*,red apartfX ita profeBsors, wheUier Kings, PopoB or infenor Bishop. , anU its
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teiictM aiui itin foinw hHouUI bt- tieati'tl "f separately. 'I'o thi- luiknowlcdged crcedn,
cHtechinim, and other fomiulariefl of the Catholic ('hurch, we nhould resort for a
faithful (leHoription of what Roman Catholics do really hold as doctrines essential
to salvation ; and as such held by the faithfid in all times, ijlaces and conntries.
'ITiouKh the Catholic fonns in some |K)intH may vitry in nuinDer and splendor, the
(Catholic doctrines cannot ; though opinions mav diffi'i and change with circum-
stances, articles of faith nunain tne same. Without ii <ln(' and constant considera-
tion of these fatits, no Protestant can come to a right understanding respecting the
esat^ntial faith and worship - ' Roman Catholics. It has been owing to a want of
this discrimination that so many absurd and even wicked tenets had been i)almed
upon our brethren of the ( 'atholic Church. 'ITiat AVhich they deny, we have
insistetl they religiously hold. That which the best informed among them utterly
abhor, we have held up to the detestation of mankind as the ginde of their faith
and the rule of their actions. This is not fair. It is not doing to others as we
would have others to do unto us."
H»mI the Rev. Dcaii Hollmuth acted upon the above Christiun and
charitable advice, he woidd not be i)laced in the awkward and unenviable
position which he now occupies l)efore the public.
I am glad to perceive in the Dean's letter that the rev. gentleman de-
precates any intention of giving utterance to unything that would hurt my
feelings or those of his Konian Catholic fellow-citizens. In return, I may
assure the reverend gentleman that if we do not live happily in a spirit of
friendship in this community, it will be no fault of mine or of any other
Otttholii;. Let me hope, however, that the Rev. Dean will in future show
U8 his kindness and good feelings by carefully abstaining from misrepresen-
tation and slander.
In conclusion, I kg to thank the Rev. Dean llellmuth for the full
liberty of thought and syteedi which he is kind enough to grant me. I
hope that I will make a good use of it— not, however, by misrepresenting
the religious tenets of my fellow-citizens, but by stating honestly and
plainly tne doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church.
I have the honor to remain.
Dear Sir, yours, &c.,
J. M. BRUYERE, V. G.
St. Peter's Church, London, May 21, 1869.
From the Daily Free Press, May 28, 1869.
DEAN HEL1.1VIITTH TO VICAR «EW. BRtriTERE.
To the Editor of the Free Pi-ess. *
The Rkctouy, London, May 20, 1869.
Sir,— Absence from home prevented me from replying ere this to the
letter of the Rev. Mr. Bruyere, which appeared iu your issue of the 22nd
instant.
I do not intend taking up nmch of your valuable space, or trouble the
public by referring to the manner and language adopted by the Vicar-Gen.
to my reply to his questions on " Indulgences."
He tinds it no doubt convenient and cheap,.if riot the only logic-^when
he cannot deny the testimony of his own Church, which I quoted in veri-
fication of what I said in my lecture on the doctrines and sale of indul-
gences—to characterize my letter as "rambling and desultory," "igno-
lance,"' " siuiuiei," and " misrepresentation," &c.
In this he is onlv following the example of other R. C. controversalists,
whose motto is " Veny et>erythinq and xdniit nothing."
I desire, in all I have to say on this subject, to deal, not so much with
the Vicar-General as w^ith the sry^em of doctrine and practices of his
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Church, iw iMopoimdeil and acted upon by Popes and other Romiah Divhiee
80 that no honest man, be he Roman Catliohc or Protestant, shall be able
to charge me with partiality, much less make use of such epithets as Vicar-
General Bruyere is pleased to indulge in.
It must be admitted by adl who are acqiminte^l with the rluinninq and
shifting doctrine of the ^ufaUible Church of Rome, that it is quite impos-
sible to embody in a single letter-of limited space-all that could be said
to define the mmmng of Indulgence," and the mile of the same, with its
kindred inseparable and equally unscriptural doctrine of Purqatoni and
the J/aw hence I thought the quotations I made in my first letter from
acknowledged Bulls of Popes and from other Roman Catholic authors
would suthce to satisfy any reasonable man as to the correctness of mv
statements in the lecture to the Church of England Young Men's Asso-
ciation.
But as the Vicar-Ueneral thinks I have not sufficiently answered'his
questions (and I do not expect ever to satisfy him), I am ready and pre-
pared with adaitional testimony, and that from Roman authorities, to show
that my statements are in perfect unison with the teaching and practices
of the Romish Chnrch.
The subject of " Indulgences" must ever be replete with interest to all
Protestant Christians, inasmuch as the enormities and traffic of them by
theChurch of Rome was over-ruled l?y a gracious Providence for tlie
liberation of England and part of Germany from the temporal and spirit-
ual dominion of Rome.
« T ^a\ ^ *» *^® question, what authority there is for my statement that
Indulgence meant "a remission of sins'!" I shall now show that no
other definition can be given of the word, whether applied to temporal
pumshment in this life or in the life to come ; that this has ever pmcti-
caUy been, and stUl is, the direct and indirect teaching of the Church of
Kome from the eleventh to the present century, we shall presently see
trom the Bulls of Popes and other prominent divines of that Church
Ihe first indiscriminate " Indulgence" on record is that of Urban' II ,
A. p., 1096, who promised to all Crusaders "indulgence of all their sins
an 1096 ^"'''''"''^ ^'^^^ *^^ Paradise of bliss."-Y\AG Barron, Anna!, ad.
In the year 1300, Boniface VIII. granted to all those who should for a
certain number of days visit the Churches of St. Peter and St Paul
noton^fa pletmry and larger, but a most plenary remission of all their
sijis Vide BuUar, Compend. Cherubin Rom. 1623, torn. 1, p. 36.
from this we cleariy see & full pardon— a perfect, a more pei-fect and
most perfect REMISSION OF ALL THEIR SIN^ ''P^jeci, ana
Fifty years after this we find Clement VI. granting a most extraordi-
nary indulgence to John and Joan, King and Queen of France, and to
their successors upon the throne— in which express leave is given to their
Contessor to free them from the obligation of all such oaths as they may
nave tsken,andfindit inconvenient <o^eo.— Vide Dacher. Spiciles Edit
1723, torn. 111., p. 724. ^"
Siu-ely if this has any force or meaning is it not a direct sanction to >
perjury I And if perjury is sin, is not this a permission to commit sin ?
And hence indulgence" is a remission of sin.
Hist. App., p. 353.
■ 4^?"^ -rJ". ^ work called the " Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary "
printed at Pans, A. D. 1553, fol. 62, we find the following :—
:
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Again : at folio 73 we find,—
oth;rJirJrsSCstcS?^^^^^^ »^ ^'- HoIv (>„. i„ Ron..
Bay them, HhaU obtain NINEIT THOU^Sn^^^^^^^^ , Wio that devouti;
«.n8 Granted of onr Holy Father JohnXIhXl^ff^nle^' '^"^"'' ^"^ ''""''•"
Indulgencps have sometimes Im-ph imnrintori ,.«,-"
rosar es and crucifiveH Of thV tl "^P""*?« on or annexed to medals.
Indulgence iShTPomMhLv^^^^^^^^ ^ s'gnal instance in the BuK
Mari^tTon"" a^ny daj relelThrS^uk'^oul Tp """ .P**'"" "''''*»'' '^"'l «"« "ve
twee on a Sunday or fioly Day shall r!l«.^ of Purgatory; and reciting them
nostroH and five ^ve MariL ujon a FrliTto'tLT'' = *'«» '•«".*'»« «^« P"*^^
whievtf Z^dd & SINS to
HALLOWED WAX (SaNBLE " «r«*P"ig in his hands a
intelfcSi^Sr^^^^^^ Popes themselves. Let the
by the Pop^s themselves-^'tt syn™?^^^^^
These are only a few of the mS f^Tf • i*.V^^^ " remiss? 07i of sin."
Catholic authorities to show fW^«-^f,'"'^H^''^"oted from ftoraan
/act "remissiZo/Jn'' *^^' 'indulgence" Ib practically, and in
tun^Z'^oXX^&^lt''?^^^^ the Romish Church some cen-
in formS- davs *^^ '^^' ^°' '* ^^ ^ much practised mom. as
^p?Sa^SiSn'^^^^^^^^ informs.uB that the
KSSSS^^*^- ^"^ tl^?-of^/u^^^^^^^
as fdkws*:-'"''''''" *^^ '"^'^^ announcement of the Jubilee is given
fom^ofj&er°ThTo?gnrLer^^^^^^^ ^"^^^ *he indulgence in
authority of his blessed aS^^^^^^^^ pfte? aid pf«l^^#^' and supported by 'th^
loosmg which the Lord ha« jn^nted tn ,^» fuS ' i"*^'** P^i^^'" "^ binding and
tenor of the present, we me^iK'±,\\"ogT AMp'Ji^vr^'^^^ accordingl>^e
OP THEIR SINS, a« granted in JuK^ai^ t„ tt «« li^ ''^''•*^''^^..^P b«mwsion
fh^^\''^t^.''^y' ^J^'^li indulgfncrS lo belnnbV^^^^
the souls who departed this life ininp^ ivT^t. "^o^oe applied by way of 8uflFra<re to
sexes who resided this oi^ Hofy^ity'Vr w^^^^^^ «f^oth
day of the month of June next to the d«.v ,T^^- if *i,''*'?^^ *° '*' """^ ^^^ thr first
by us shall be shut, shall vfeit the fiLfc "f Jf rSn ?=r°««i«al Synod open^'
Apostles, and Santa Maria Matmore o™ ^f fl '^ob^.I^ateran, the Prince of the
for some time for the convSf ^ Vn X ^ *^^'?' *'"*=^' ^"^ there pray devout^
theproDa^itionof the mosrhdy fli?" for thl^ ^^%^°"' mi«erabTv ^tray! f"^
the fcatliolic Church, and besides th^u«,i?fn*P*'^^' t^quiUty and triumph of
even not con8ecutiveirHucrMW«ll/^T-*,^"P°''? ^^^^ ^a^tfor three davB
cified «nan*> «f fj "-!. iil'J"''" as Wednesday, Friday and Satiirdav ^nd i- TL f™'
most ifoly Sac;ai;;nrof 'tLe'SSst^aid ^^y'^^^ '1'^'''^ wlth'reve^en^ \he
to the suggestions of their respectivTflevn^f„«^ ^"^ ^^^ ^^ **»« P^^ according
«.y other pLce out ,.f ;he sairSy^^h^TS^n^^t^^^^^
Hi
dcHiifnated bv the onlinarifH of such places, or their victim <ir odiceru, or i)y their
order or in their absence by whosoever ban the cure of bouIb there, or any one of
Buch churches twice, and perform devoutly the other works designated."
The paragraphs that follow make especial provision for the modes in
which the indulgence is to be obtained by travollors by land or sea, by
regulars of both sexes, by th«»8e living i)erpetually in convents, for the
secular and regvdar clergy and laymen, for all prisoners, slaves or infirm
folk, to whom the performance of the required works would be impossible.
There are various other provisions, based on the monstrous assumption
of sacerdotal power, which lies at the root of the Papal system, showing,
if further proof were wanting, the unchanged clianicter of Popery. The
document bears date April 11, 1861).
II.. I must now deal with the secoud question of the Rev. Mr. Bruyere
and here I shall prove again, not from Protestant, but Koman Catholic
authorities and documents, that Indulgences have been, and are still sold
for MONEY, and have been obtained for a fixed price.
I know that modern Roman Catholics deny it as a doctrine ; talk of it
as an abuse of former days, and express themselves indignantly at so vile
a practice ; but I find not the slightes. difficulty in proving that the w/*'
of " Indulgences" has been carried on not only before, but since the Great
Reformation up to the present day.
In the year 1500, Pope Alexander VI. granted to the inhabitants of
the whole realm of England, a plenary indulgence with power to choose
their confessor, and obtain from him " absolution a jMniv et culpa from
the quilt and punishment of sin," and a disptosation or changmg of all
manner of vows. In the Bull, however, there is a clause strictly limiting
the privileges of the indulgence to those who, " being contrite and con-
fessed PUT INTO THE CHEST, for the intent ordai>.ed, such SUM
or QI^ANTITY OF MONEY, GOLD OR SILVER, aa is limited and
taxed ;" and then follows a scale of sixteen diff'erent prices, accommoda-
ting the Bull to the wealth and ability of so many grades of jmrchaser.9
Pofydore Virgil, the historian, who mentions this Bull, asserts, that though
the money was collected professedly to go to war with the great Turk, j^et
after vast sums had been amassed, no war was waged, but all found its
way into the private coff^ers of the Simonical Pontiff !— Vide Mendham s
Venal Indulgences, p. xi.
In the year 1517, Pope Leo, being in want of funds to carry on the
building of St. Peter's issued a plenary "'Indulgence" TO ALL WHO
SHOULD CONTRIBUTE 1 The indulgences were actually hired out to
bishops and other speculators, who paid the Pope a sum before hand, and
then sent their agents around to sell the privilege to the public. In Sax-
ony the Pope's sister, Magdalene, having obtained a contract, employed a
o-entleman of Milan named Aremband— afterwards an Archbishop— a,s
her agent. Under him the notorious Monk, Tetzel, was employed to retail
the spiritual wares. Tetzel set up a great red cross in the chiu-ches, and
summoned the faithful by beat of drum to his money table. If they had
committed the grossest sin that could be imagined— and his language was
as foul as his life— an indulgence would blot it out in a moment. Let us
iiear Tetzel's own language : " There is no sin so great that an indulgence
cannot remit ; and even if anyohe— which is doubtless impossible— had
offered violence to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Je^ /tim i)ay,
only let Mm pay well, and all will be forgiven him.' —Vide Tetzel s
Anti-ThesiSi p. 190-101,
'No wonder that all Germany was thrown into an uproar. This monk
and emissary of Rome unblushingly assured those who came to purchase
*
17 ■ ;
release for the souIh of their iMiretits :-" The vwment the motiey tinkle* in
the chest, yoiir fathers soul mounts up out of purgatory "
Here is the form of indulgence :—
r.t MJ*'**' rf ,''*"■'' '^■*""'*' ^'.''"?* ''"^'' l''*y "« thee, and ab«)lve thee by the merits
IJ^A f?^ holy pasHion And I, i„ virtue of the Apontolic ,x,wer that ha. Tin
Z wWoh"l^"' •*^»'^«^'j«"J'-om_alloccle«iaHtical ceU.rei,. jidgmenta and peS
aZL f^'" Penalties that thou shoul.lat have endure/in purgatory. I resWrthe;
ZI.^ P'^.'cipate m the Hacraments of the church. I *incv,rporate thee Sm.h in
Sm, Z^i'"l"H"^"*"! "• ""'^ •^•e«tabli«h thee in the purity iid innocence which.
en?«r tti^r l"* ^^^f "*''*""; = *«',*^*' '" ^^^ ^«"'- «' ^e*"' th« K**'' l^y which B,Xw
coSarv ?lr,^;^ t"rmentH and punishment «hall b« cl.med agEinHt tLe, and, on th"
not dfJ^n,^ '^ *'' ''''^lu'? *" *^ paradiHe of joy shall be open, and if tllou s^iouldst
a^vi • 'i°"^''^*"'i.*i"''^"f*' ^"^ '•«"»''» unalterable until thy last hour shaJl
arrive, m the name oi the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Gh^.-Amen "
Is it surprising that the great German Reformer should demand, to use
his own language:-" Since the Pope is so powerful, why does he not de-
liver all the souls in purgatory at once, out of his own charity, instejid of
making their friends take them out by driblets V This uuestioii was never
answered.
. Luther's expostulations availed not. The Pope handed Luther and his
mnety-five propositions over to his legate, with instructions to silence him
either by threats or bribes. When both failed, he decided (like Pliny in
,!l^ of the primitive Christians) that authority ifiust at all events be
^Fil i,.o.r i? ^"^ ^^ "^' ^''^^ ** ^'8 weapon. In a Bull dated June
A ' Ar'jf^^ ^^^ condemned ninety-one propositions as heresy, and
ordered Luther to retract them witliin sixty days, on pain of being dealt
with as a heretic. This, too, was in due form : the next step was to pre-
pare the faggot and the fire, but from which, in the Providence of God
he narrowly escaped.
In 162.3 the Princes of the Germanic Empire presented a list to the
J:'ope ot a Hundred Grievances, in which they complain:— 'That the Ro-
man Pontiffs had Slicked all the marrow of their estates from the simple
and too credulous Germans,"-" That by this traflBc in indulgences the
greatest encoiu^ement is given to the commission of all manner of crimes
lornication, incest, adultery, perjury, murder, theft, robbery, extortion."—
Vide Vascic Rer Expec by Orthuinus Gratius, Cologne 1836; quoted by
Mendham in his Council of Trent, p. 6.
The catalogue of crime is no invention of the German Princes. As
though to verify the charges thus brought against the Church, a book was
at thattime openly sold in Paris, called " Taxa Cancellariie Apostolicse,"
in which those very cnmes, and a multitude of others, are enumerated, and
Reprices marked for which absolution from them might be obtained!
1 or instance, murder and incest might either of them be pardoned for seven
twel Vfr ^"'P^^*'®' ^^^^^ perjury would cost nine shillings, and robbery
Roman Catholic divines have made efforts to overthrow the authority
ot this book: at one time they called it " a Protestant forgery," at another,
a List of the Fees of Office;" but both these subterfuges are rendered
useless by the honest mdignation of a Roman ' Solic Divinft of th^ Sor-
bouue, and Rector of the University of Paris, % . ^ .n his commentai .pon
the ^pistle to Titus, having cited several charges that were made against
the See of Rome, proceeds to say:—" That aU these charges might be con-
sidered as the fiction of the enemies of the Pope, were it not for a book
S'l!!!r'i'^^u*''P"'^'! ^^' ^'^'" PariH, entitled, "The Tax Book nf th.
Apostolic Chancery,' in which more wickednew inav h« W™^ ♦k •
all the summaries (fall vices and in which np«r.ilf<^ • •^™- **"" '"
to most, and absolution to S X winBU Y it " """""* " ^'"^^
K« T^'» a"thentiaition of the book by one who would have been b\»A t^
As the Church of Rome claims to be infallible and thLfirnn?*^
does not and cannot change, she is consistent iffi ^l. ^T^^^"^^^ ^^ ^^^
md no doubt continues to suprSy her v^^^^^^^^^^ the ^fc /Tl^^^'^^'
Hence she still keeps up the XertfseS ovTJthe doSnf ^
it empowers its purchaser " to choose Ss S con W ^and K"'^i'«''
him plenary indulgence and rmtmon o/wZ^so^^SZo^^^^ ^^'^
those reserved to the Apostolic chair (exZltth7ZiZ^^/^i «en«V^es, even
his life, and again in the wlicle of^i^S -? u T^^ °^ ^^\^^y^ °°ce in
during that ySi other Sdulgen^^^^^ tha bv whI?T'^ *° '"^^""i
the ftSthfol mav have earned ?RTefit Sf stenteS' "rS,*"^ °^
all declared null and void, unless this Bdl liKe &oS ' I^k^ *"
tSB^^'^i' ensure speedv sale for this Tdfee^'^^d &
paid the IndSetSS forafe f'tUi ta * Thrwffi"-'^**
merely a long faborious receipt for a frw ahiiw/ Jhe whole is indeed
(London, fi^i^p '^^^Z lL"XV°rf iSf f^i" tl ST
4«t eotatt on the eightrp.go of the paper iJ'tKky'X'^d d«Sj
,
10
the ™ry „,„■,«,, wU .in,,™ ,.re therein dJ^.riW.Cttrty'pi':
..T I . T«VNHI.ATION OP THE 8PANWH INIMri.OKNCK.
^t <^,*"'f"W«nM« which our most Holy Father Innocent XI c«i«»<^ * .
it «ime into tL •««Kn.u{,r.» *i T ^r'^..**?r^f "I*' Autonco I.inaz. Afterv
plenarv indulKenc« every time they do «
oft«r^^
frc.miJSar.^.%^'":ho:*r.erBhA\'"^^ ""? HolyFri.layaBo„l in rele«.d
gen;;?Ah';to?y^Tay^f {h^'e c^^^^^^^^ all the indul-
HhaU not l>e able to vi"lt the n,.h r«vl?r ^"^hful who. l)eing Uwfully hindered,
' Our Fathers' and ^ hVi Ma^rvB • ,Sh ?Mnl^ t^l*''^^ ^^^ ^"^"^ f'""^""
Bixof thou«ual Btatimu^in thr'intTntln nf^^M^?**^^^ V^^*'« "»«'*»»! the
hands an image of Our Lord Jesus ChS of SeL?h L^""! T*^ '"'^'^*"i *" ''"'''•
order of N. F. St. Francis ' '****** "^^ *"*"« !>"««* o^ the
poI^SVn'r^XurnJrd which Sem^f 'l^ "H'?!' V^« '^-"'^ ^^^^^e™
coUege. The said Holv rhri«T nf .v V*'™"i"'' ^J"" *»>« public benefit in the said .
Jesus: waaplStoZcriS?- L?o^cte r''V^^^ «' *»>« child
holy ^n on the crosS^^f&oly" LTKhe o,^:^*'' T?*^^ *'"' Lady put to her
hole in which the hofy crow w.«^fir«i ^„h^LT^ R?*^ through the
Lord was scouived and thTn JCj^^^'i^k ^ touched the pfUar at which Our
has alsotouSThol^^fbZ rnd ,™f""f ^^^^ ^""^ ^« nail«d- It
rence, and the hea^ U of St fc IdT^'^,^ "^P""" ^'^y' ^^^ Hx <>' St. Law-
Magdalen, and pCd in t£ St^o1nh« It^L «l* ")"" T^^P*^ '" *^« h*'"- «' the
altar of St Pet«rTf R^.^ . catacombs of the saints, which are under the hiah
Angels of Asis. ' ° ^*' '^'^'* °* Gailicia, and in St. Mary of the
„,j^ INDUL0ENCB8.
other'SXrhedVy it^'gKSaJ; Sll^"^ '^^' ""'^ ^^^"^ ^'^ ^im, or any
AND THAT 80«L GOES AB^vS^ OP ^S^ bS .v,,^»L'"'*"""'"^ "':/•''' "" «"'«.
himself had absolved h^ ' ^"'^ punihhment, as if his HoUness
Bha3eri%; b'e^liJ'"^ hi i^stt a^S oS^Tt ^"Ti, *"^* "^ '^"-»' "
soul in punratorv desioTiftfino. ftl -!!,,i * ^i ft ^^^shaU take the communion for a
as he 8hWo it7;t So^i altr^^^ tfc * ''uV*'^ PV":gatory, and this as often
Holy Sacrament, &c,&c ^^^^ although it may not be the Most
(Vijp^^ML^"? •°'^"^^°'=^« ^'^*«^*« *he medals and images of the Most Pure
Lady ofSMuPshllTb^r"'" *^' ^''P"' "^^ P"""* °^ '^« C«"««« of O"'
"n«fl, 1/ui. ,, '^^f"^^^A"= ■'CCOMPANYINO CRUCIFIX.
of Tepotzotl^." ""^^ ^^*^*« *«"^hed with it the holy Christ of ivory.
ADUiTIONAL ^tHTirilAU 4TTAC'HIP
More la. DurwiK.. ».»d 8..u„ hu Kr«nte<l 200 .Uy« of in.lulKe.u e forTerv ZJt«
of w,hourt»,.t «.vone .h*l, -Hrry al.M.t him one of the w Vrll tU^v.
gr.vel''jrir."vlabkX"" ■""'""*"' "°* *" ''""^ '* *" be carried to U«
The following is the letter above alluded to from the Rev Dr Tibhet.
which will gpeak for itself as to the mle of indulgences up to tS' time :'
The Very Fev. I
HI. *i. r. T. TV "PortDover. 25th May, 1869.
HeUmwth, D. D., Dean of Huron :
non^otherU tolerate., that the .ale of T„<tuKei^*i'^^tt ^S^^^^/
fT'StrfcaoTih'Tt tty^eesr r^^^^
fi^,t 7 »>Vr«>«"-«e. « you will Heo b^^ the iSt oVT^enS I CT v^u Jtt
thk n..te, for in on« part it w confined to the naylng. orally or menUHv ^?h.^t
word esuB.' TheHe articles are of all nriceH to huA di««m«Lrf« .i.^ i **"'
•re accommodated with a rude picture oJS^e favoZ vKn^Slr oV P^^^^^
SXd ttni^A 7"«>otT"* '?i>^* "ummoned tiU after the TOwoohM
ffijpuwd. The priest pr .iesacB to be iatisfiod, and allows the buria' rrrTi.i^
Mideira, and some otW places in Europe, there is no <w4,ion for th^f f!^'
English residents have guaranteed to theS^ by twi^tV l^tw^ FnLu«H u;^ p ***
tugal, a decent cemetery of their own. wken I wm E cX 5SSn ™ ^°''
years ago, I attended the funeral of an officer in thrBritfeh ^rv, SSo'df^fw
mortifioation to see it torn down by order of the authorities. *^ ' ^^ ^^^
Jf Sfpfec *^' '°^'^' ' *" '^""^ "P '"^^^ ^he church doorB for «ie bSt
" i • . X . lear I)?an,
" y i.i,j« very sincerely,
"WM. TIBBETS."
1« ij^iw°°* ^^ anvthini- m-u o orove the cr irectness of what I said
^3i'f "'®' •" ^- *^^ f^:^y*nd,lgeace8 and the encouragement theiSv
afforded for every sm and crime. Any one having read the S/SS^o^
the Taxahles needs no more to convince hira of this. t^owtogrius o/
_ Shall I turn for proof again to the hundrfid griAvan^'ao ^f +^- ^ :-
riiiic«.compiaining that ^* the bauds of Pociety"^e being ^ioo^"3
socwl order subverted by the license to commit sin fiu3ed bv tW S
<^tndtdge>u:e, r Shalfl refer to the Bull of ClemeSviIlJenco^g
ki/¥
II
o/«5Jt ^ "'"* *^*"'* *^'''''" "°^*'"«'«»' promLlng the- •, plenary retnimon
fV„i'T'^ ' n*!! ",•! '"""'-though I could cite hundroda of cm-n more
from Roman CathMl.c HUthoritio8~-to convince any ..ni.rejudS ui«o^
Th fo''owiri ' ,r6a/m;extrart from the Roman Canftn Uw will
give Hr.Uhci insight to the 8y«tem and teaching of the Church of 51.7
..bo^'z^Llroril'^tenftrth^i^'"""'"''""''^''' Eecled«tical law., but ^
are de'^ri^^^toTllVarHrrwhatTel*^ '"^ *»>" "'^«-*' ^^^ ^»'« f''^-**
While » HovereiKn remaintt excommunicated, bin subject* owe him no »11.
S"Xto'Wm"* '"'""'*"'""" ^'^ *''- '-*""^»'' »'''' -"^Joct-i^aS^ frig's
•'•' Th« S!».*1^;T '"'**' "'^**'*"' T* '?"'■ ^"^l* *« •*• ««' cwinot err.
.. T* **'»5PP of Rome may compel pnnces to receive hiH Wates
kept.'LX^i';S^,?3t'^o{'' *'"''''' "' "^•"'' *« ^"'^- ^W^'^^^'^^" '-^''t tob.
de<^i„^±^ - -ff- the Bi«hop of Ro^e'.
tonmnermfile people by heap, into hell,' yet may'no mS mTin SiJ^
PWBume to reprehend Jim Forasmuch aa he w called God he may be juda^ of
°° IfS?' '2'' C^od may be judged of no man. ^ ^ ^"'^^ °'
»».. Tw:vir!i » °°^'"^*^ "?* himself to be under the Bishop of Rome and that
fteBWjop. of Rome i. ordafaed by God to have primacy over riJ tK,rid i. a
herrtic, and cannot be saved, nor is not of the flock of Christ " '
i.'^SL'.o'llfeiH^y"'"'''' °^^'"'"'' ^°""« '^'■■•' A-SS: J". ™
fv.-?!?^®^^^"*^ the right-nay, the bounden duty-as a clergyman of
the Church .f England on nuitable occasions, to 8pe4 to ray 3eS to
tr.T^^f'' our repudiating the teaching andprSices of thVcSurSof
ttome, and for which repudiation the noble Reformers of England were
SS^' lbif^T'° '''^'^^ ^^""^ ''''^^^S ^^ further from my
Hn^^nf^, ® addkssing my om-« people within the limits and pre-
« {„« u^'''? ""^ charge- Aan to hurt the feelingg of any one. far le.S of
;«* ^ *5^l VP® *°^ P*^? *^** ^^i** correspondence, unpleasant as it is and
mto which I fiave been forced by the Rev'^Vicar-Genelul Bruyere for dS-
Jll ni.®*PJ!^ B ™y •'^ P^I''« opinions on the teacUng and pnijtices of
cShofeinH-^""'' "^^y be the means of leading maSy of ?ur S2
Catholic fnends to enquire what has given ri .; to the Reformation, and
PhnlSvl"^ 'J^' i*^r»^ ^«*^««" *J^« ^'h«^«h of Rome S ^e
Sin „i/ ^ng^'^^. and why so many Archbishops, Bishops, Clergy, noble
inen^andmen and women of every rank and station in^i«tv^SS
^u'roh^oTR^t '''""*'' ^""^ ignominious death, to remaining members of the"
I am, Sir, yours very tmly,
I. HELLMUTH.
Hi
From the Daily Free Press, May 29, 1869.
V1CAR.OE1V. BRIJYERE TO DEAW HELLMUTH.
To the Editor of the Free Press.
. *?^^ ~i^-^*®1* ^®^K'? a^ence the Rev. Dean Hellmuth appears affain
mmselt. Tfie public at large, whose uneasiness and misgivings had been
greatly excited by the sudden and unexpected disappearance of the Rev
hf^'^A^""^ ^^^ 9?""''^ f. ^^Sl^^^^ feels, I have no doS, considerablv
reheved at seeing the would be champion of pure (Christianity branSin^
again in bold defiance the sword of Goliath. I mav Sire thp Rpv^
gentleman that I share heartily in the common rejoiciSnTl avaif mfself
of this opportunity to tender him mv sincere congratXtioZ pSf h s
happy and safe return to the midst of his anxious flock ^
t^ o?"{i ^- T *®S *^? ^Y- Dean that he need not have travelled verv far
to swell hw lucubrations into five columns of the Free Press ES
merely as no doubt he has done, to consult the penny books or the trS
of the t'rotestant B ble Societies, the ofi^spring of an imStion heS
by an overdose of bigotry and a holy hatred of^Rome. wSTt?oubW
myself with demolisEing tl,o huge castle which my Rev. oppSt SH
gences as understood and practiced by the Catliolic Church and her
Faithful children a« over the world. The readier will be eSedlherebv
«M^' f *^^ '^^^^T^ ^*^^ the doctrine of the clthSchurch i
^mS^ ex^unded by unquestionable authority, and theZne d^ctriS
WhS-.f"^ misrepresented by mutilated and distorted texts or bv
^Jf^^5^iPr2*^""*'''"'^''""™^"*«'"»^ho8e works have long See beeJ
condemned by the proper authorities at Rome. ^
I now come to a plain statement of our doctrine on indulgences THp
Tuestn?:-" ""' ^^"^ ^' *^' ^"°^^ '^'"^ '^^^'''^ PuFsfhe fdioJng
Q. What does the Church teach concerning indulgences '
aretoB?ut£^*ffitC:^o%*'^?„rl„^l«^-|5^^^^^^^ ''"^ *^^' ^^^^^
Q. What is the use of an indulgence ?
mit^Bini"'''*'"^"''*''" "''*' *''""' ^ P^"'* ^«'' «"«■*" «««»« n°r license to com-
f»,B'l',{u°i u*"" "j'iJ* '■®""*. P»»' 8>n— for sin must be remitted by penance lu. to
?a:r|^LW&.t?^/2To?^r «i- to "^°'^''^«^"' befoL^aTSfeTnS
indSLct'^^'^'TSd.fcnH^ J"^' •^"- ^"^y *h« ^°"o^^°^ 'lefinition of
i?« «,?! 5 T ^^dulgentia est remissio poenoe temporalis Deo pro pecca-
sL«umXnSr' ^'^^^' rr* ^ ¥'^^ minX!?xtm
SSf,Sn^^ Poemtentise, per applicationem thesuuri ecclesiffi." (An
i^Sf ^f '• * r°^rT ^'.^th® ^^"^^^^ punishment due to God ^
^«t iif^^u",*^'^^^ ^«^Si^«° a« to the ^ilt, and this indulgence k
granted by the legitimate Minister, outside of the tribunal orScebv
g^ application of the treasure of the Church.) If m^Kv fhSdesires
SdSl^L*£''''^^^-*"*^°"*y ^^" ^"«<* Perrine,whos^^^ Est autm
taduIgentiA rea^itoio pcenoe temporalis, adhnc nAsi: r^rJ.Lr^ T.LIlZr^.
p«uam uiiernam peccati* debitci." (An Indufgence"is"therem'i'S of
fhe temporal punishment di,e to sin after the guift and the eSSsh
pent h^ye been remitted) I beg to remind the Dean that the woX I
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qjwte from, " Theologise Gury and Perrone,"are both taught at Rome this
L^!? S*^' T ^ *^®. Y^ry shadow of what my Protestant friend would
cau the Koman Inquisition, and under the eyes of Pope Pius IX
Let me agam treat the Rev. Dean to a quotation from Bellarmine
another authoritv equally approVed as the above :-"Poro Indulgenti*
non remittunt cu pam, neque venialem ; sed solum poenam eamque tem-
^^T" * (I°*lulgences, therefore, do not remit sin, neither mortal nor
venial, but merely the temporary punishment.) Perhaps the Rev. gentle-
mM would like to hear what Cardinal Wiseman says on the subject of
indulgences. Here are the expressions of the distinguished Divme —
i tear many here present will be incredulous when I tell them that it—
M mdulgence— IS no pardon for sin of any sort, past, present or future '—
Wliat then, IS an indulgence? It is no more than a remission by the
church, m virtue of the keys, or the judicial authority committed to her
ot a portion or the entu-e of the temporal punishment due to sin. The
innmte merits of Chnst form the fund whence this remission is derived "
Without extending quotations from Catholic standard works to 'an
unnecessary length, I beg to lay before the eyes of my reverend friend one
wmch 18 entitled to the greatest respect on his part, being the evidence of
a Protestant writer. Chambers' Encyclopedia, published in Philadelphia
m the year 1863, repeats I may say, word for word, the definition of indul-
genc^, as given by Catholic theology. " The indulgence," says the writer,
m Koman CatHolic theology, means a remission, by Church authority to
repentant smners, of the temporal punishment which in the Catholic theory
remajins due after the sin and its eternal punishment have been remitted "
I look in vam for any authoritative document, which can in the least sus-
tain the assertions of ignorant scribblers, that indulgences are pardon for
sin, past, present or future, and that forgiveness for the greatest crime is
sold at a stipulated sum. These false and malicious notions of our doc-
trines may well be entertained by the readers of the penny books or the
lying tracts. The enlightened and liberal among those who differ from us
m religious belief, will form their estimate of our Catholic doctrines by
perusmg our approved standard works. Our doctrines are not hidden
under a bushel, they are not revealed to the few initiated and withdrawn
frona the gaze of the multitude. We proclaim them boldly and fearlessly
m the elementary books placed in the hands of our children ; in our devo-
tional works used by the people during divine service j in all onr theological
and controversial works; in a word, in our pulpits, in the lecture room, as
well as in the house of God.
Before I proceed with this brief synopsis concerning Indulgences, I
have to repeat, that my object is not to prove that our doctrine on
this subject is correct and scriptural. The Inquirer after Truth may use
his own judgment and discretion— admit or reject Indulgences as he may
think fit. One thing I insist upon, namely, that we shall not be charged
with behevmg and teaching " absurd and wicked tenets," which we utterly
*bhor. Let the reader bear in mind that an Indulgence is a remission con-
ferred by the power of the Church, of the temporal vma&\mGvA remaining
due after the guilt of sin has been cancelled in the Sacrament of Penance,
and which, otherwise, we would have to endure either here or hereafter. The
church teaches that every sin, however grievous, is remitted through sacra-
mental absolution, accompanied by the requisite dispositions on the part
of the penitent, or by an act of perfect contrition, as regards its guilt and
tne eicriial puninhimd due to It. But the debt of temporal punishment
18 not always remitted at the same time. This latter is done away with by
deep repentance ; or by works of satisfaction, i. e., prayers alms-deeds,
fwtwg, &c,, or by the patient endurance of troubles and adversities sent
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earlieTJouth that «in S reSSi bfie^fect^^S^^^^^^ ^''"^ *^«^
and perfect act of charity or bv the sS^rpm^nf .f S ' '"'^ ^ya.s»Prerae
Christ for the remissS of s^n Sf^v !?f ? r * "^ Penance instituted by
hea.d^«NeVerthele.,thfcffit?^^^^
for? D5n1?^n\C^-"^/^^^",*^"^ d«=*™« ^° one reaaonablvTk
S^contenLgtr nS^^^^^^^ ^^^'^"^^ *^« P^^^^^^ P™ci% we
for sin, after &rtTndVema^^^^^^
I may be n«rniTf A^ t eternal punishment have been remitted ? Now
Jer4^b^r*Chu^chTytie'of?h;^^^^^^ ".'? -T^^ *^«'°^'
communicat^ to l^-^f a SrtS, «? f £ i^^'' %*il' J'^^^*''^^ authoritv,
ment due to sin ' ^ ° ' '''^ ^''^ ''"*'^^' «^ *h« tempoml punish-
Church possesses JhpSn5r ^^^^Of^ing *» our ideas of this subject, the
second pK S theCcouSu^if T?^^^^^^^ ..^ ^" ™^°*^«"' '° *h'
gences is salitaiy fof the faitSfi,! lift *i** ^'i^ proper use of indul-
one aak me whenrp H^t +^« n^ ^?^'"®*- ^°d»'- Should any
would W,^S.*^**-^^Vr^^,'^«"ve this extraordinary rK)wer 1
7xSLtZ.^lh'fl^^^''..'^J^m that it is from Christ ourloTwi,i
you shdfl loose' UDon^h''''lt.'n'Kn^^":i'*'r°'- "^ ^^^ ^o you, whatsoever
IB tTI Ik L^ ^Ft'i ^hall be loosed also in heaven "— Math vvi»
18. The church has further, a« is demonstrated inlSlish^g tKe™ -
as
miimler of the One True Church of God * ^ oniamed
exhausted,^ fhey aViS As Vo the'BainTs it SZowTV.r'' ^
ofthern performed greater penances and mSoVe eSis&^n^ fhi"?^^
own sms required. This saMsfaction and thes^ wSs of S^rirroi^''"
being gjthered together, and my iirit Slh°e ™wSl>f ^ L^"""
dial intended to rec£iK5e;.lSfrtL'Tn?n™^?Ir«" «-»<=-
cue the soul from eternal loss Now wi S. i^ Kf ' °' '5" ''?^?' '" <"'■
every; respect. From tKe„fT°!irir^™«l??T?.?™'«'.i-'
thenameofcanoS frl thoZollffi^'"" f^".- ^I"'* "««'«>
But while the» ^it^SSf ^b^e^a^r 'w^-eS&rhe^SJSt
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value and importance, the Church reserved to itself the right of mitigation
rllLT^T "f ""»« ances Thus, the extraordinary sTow aS femw
man^ested bjr the penitent during tLe performance of his teak wiSwa!^
considered a ji«t cause for a proportionate relaxatL A^iJ£3
gence was.gianted to penitents at the approach of a persecution a£ to
penitents m danger of death. For further informaS on this Sc^
the mquirer ^ter truth may consult any approved history of the ChS'
To conclude this question of doctrine on indulgences I mav statet wSl
are granted on certain conditions, always morlT&i^tt to o^' Sj^
human nature, as they are intended as a remedial and SonrZiS-
ment for past offences. And these conditions vary, accS-S to Se SrP
of the indulgences granted by the Chm-ch. On tfc ocS of the gZI
Indulgence, called the JubUee, they are aa follows :-i8t The ^rson to
receive them must be in the state of grace, which imposes oS the
necessity of sincere sorrow for sin, witH a Arm prnTWrramendment
and. Fasting, abstmence from flesli meat, and huSiliktion forTreeSs
?heS^erSpSiV^4trt ^'''^' according to the intentioTof
tne Ksoyereign font^ft. 4th. Receiving communion in the stete of grace
5th Almsdeeds These alms must be applied to the relief of the Z?"
to the support of hospitals or orphan asyliJms, or the erection of churffi
in poor missions. Wliilst speaking of the conditions on which SduCcS
XfT'^'i *^-'T ^* P««e««Fy to state from miquestionSe HoX
what were the instructions given to Tetzel, when appointed to Breach S
mdulpnces referred to by Dean Hellmuth and hor^aSffl hi^lf
of this important duty These instructione. as given by Valentine (SSe
doctor of theology m his work "Tetzel and Luther," Ue 2 foUows-
That all persons who repented of and confessed, fasting; thekS who
received the holy communion, said certein payers in seven dT^rent
churches or before as many altars, and contributed aScSg to their
means a donation towards St Peter's Basilica, should obteS ffremiSon
of the temporal pumshment due to their sins, once for their lives SS
£ ±? ^ ^t^ '^'"''f-^ ^ ^^S'' ^^ death that this SgSriS
be applied, by way of mtercession, to the soils in purgatory while S-
2S rt r '' *^ ^ ^i^^ *° «^t^« it by devout^ conSn Jand com
municatmg before a sacred image or picture.
In the entire document, " instructio summaria," says Dr. Grone there
does not occur a thou,ffht which the Church at the present dky wS £
SS*^.'"^rjJ^-i ^^'^ F«tnictio summaria" furLr declarVTat those
who cannot afford a pecunmry donation are not therefore to be denied the
grace of the Indulgence which seeks not less the salvation of soTtC
the advantage of the Basilica-"Let such as have no money repE tS
Tlt^^"" a"" ^^^ ",'^ ^''^^ *^ tie poor." What a refutation have we Ke
?n «ii.Y W^r"" "^^°iT *?r '* ^i'P^ ^^«'« Indulgence as an alleged tiSffic
n„fif !),« '*^ ""^'P®'^ ^^ }^^ ^^''^duct of Tetzel himself, and his sub^-
nates, they are admonished to lead an exemplary life, to avoid taverSrand
to abstain from unnecessary expense. ta,yciu»,anu
That cases of levity nevertheless took place, Dr. Grone admits but he
S^f-'^J denies that Tetzel gave cause'^for Animadversion In all the
«^„S^w f "°?^"*f "^^'"^ ^«*"^^*« T^tzel's mission, we look in vain for a
S^ K ^F'^^^ calculated to sustain the awful disclosures revealed to the
world by the Dean m his last letter, concerning the great red cross the
money table, the drum beating, &c., &'c. These and othfr ridiculorSum!
mcs j« • pnjvea oy ur. Uioue to have been the invention of German writera
notorious for their hatred and bitter hostility to the Chm-ch
1 hope my impartial reader will have formed by this time a correct idea
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nJZf'^^^'''^ ^^"' indulgences, as stated by unquestionable authoritv
But before proceeding any further I bee to rpn/nf fc;^ *i,!^^ autnonty.
is short ancf treacherL-thrquiWwhiS^^^^^^ T'^'^'T
m^^nf V"' *>i?.^ga»» «f VOWS and the sacrament of Fenance thHext
Stf. ''^ 'f^'"f ^' T'^^'h the sovereign, then about bSS thedeTd-
Having thus stated the Catholic doctrine on Induleences from th^
Woved authorities of the Church, let us nowsee ifSmanne? Dei
flellmuth endeavors to answer the questions we put to hTm vS -"'LS
authoritative sta ement of Catholic doctrine diS he finfthat'lndSc^Sce
t^rhis oriSSLlr^^ ^' ^'^^^ ^'^^^^.^^ heende^vJi topXL
tlt^T, L I, ^ falsehood, by spurious quotations and falsified extract!
w^t 'is^he Si ^T. ^T^ S""' "^^ '"^^'^"^ Catholic dSesmw!
ZZ^ Pw ! V ?® **^^^ th^se extracts and quotations second W
from Protestant controversialists, who have put meanSS on them tW
they were never intended to convey. Everv one ca^^W Hi«&i •;
riTj. Si^h^r-""''"-*' r-?-" °f cots "pSL/^hlu
to Clement V^l^^ "'?"" ^^^iT^^^ °^ ignorance, when, in rIfeS
vueen J!.iizabeth. This we freely admit, and maintain that it wm one of
the most glorious acts of the Pope's reign. But the indulgence was eranted
SiiTv*^ conditions. . Fifthly, he cjuotes a work Jffie lS3 th2
Slewed Virgin Mary, printed at Paris m 1553.
His first extract from that simply prov^"our point, that an indulgence
the temporal punishment ; the second quotation.
whTcTrlreYo^piS s"ivf n'^^^^^^^ '. ^^'' ««««>»* quotition,
fVo.,ri fli •? fope Sixtus VI.. bears intrinsic proofs of being an absolut^
^^'u' 'iTiTJ^f ?°P« «^nt »/^ years of pardon for dwdlvsiis
r^^evfntf SyV.t'Jr ^ «^ *hat sJlpt^^a^^c:
ryDnai, even U they refer to venial sins. (Peraris torn IV nasp a-^d H«.
maulg.) His reference to the indulgences^^ted by Adria^^Tofio??
XIII., Clement ViII simply prove nothing for his case^ for '^ tS
S^cSSCrgSl?^^^^^^^^^ '-'^'^ *^- were^tllaK
Jubilee on the occasion of the approaching CEcumenicS Coanci? fee
pS^nT-Vmi^nf *^f r'" of the^document^Xn he mles the
fXJ^^.^ a most ample mdulgence and remission of their sins" For
Se theCdTre^V'JI^n.^^ ^f ^P f this. Diocese by the Holy
for ^rin »• wiJIj • • ^°^ * °^°^* a°lPl« remission and indulgence
lor sin. Where remission of sin precedes the indulgence and mart ih«
latl^n Sr^S *^if,r^'?«^« ^l'^' ^ sSS event Zl^l
i?vi^T,S ^ ^ean Heiimuth. First, the faithfol shall visifr their r«roec-
daA T^hSv^tLvrX^^^^^^^^ Second they shall feStforXi
+k^ ir^y' t"ey shall confess their sins, and receive with rpvPTfin<.p
the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist ; 'and/foSv ^ev SYrive
alms to the poor, accordine to thp «„ar,P*ti«'n« .7 U"^f I' r^!^ T"^?^^®
dms to the por, acco^rdin. to^r^gg^^^^^^^
Sly— 1 hat an indulgence is not a remission of sin.
sin^ l^ve™ SSlppirH":;^"'*'' ^ "^^H^ge^ce is not a remission of sin,
BwS 0«Sf^^**'' ^*^f°,«' confession, and the reception of the
n™ ?y,oT ''^*"f^ ^^ essential pre-requisites ? Secondly-Does it not
,Knt h^ a^ indulgence is not a pardon for sin to come ? Thftdly-D??s
^CnZ^'Z^L^f^:"^^ *^^^^'^" indulgence is^ot3rf«g^
PrSoi!^ ' t'y. ^^ °°* ?* *^^ SO easy a^ the ample indulgence riven bv
SdevemhSSS ^^^y with'TrtSiS
Vw^= ^/.eiytning paintul to human nature : which has a horror for confpgflinn
off'tSC Ten St^^ Tf' ^ ^**^^^y '^l^^^' and hS, iSi'SXt
Tn S ti!i r- ^^i^oke the whole ancient penitential system of the church
™nmH- ^f VT yi** authority besides himself could he (the DeaS rive hJ
vSftvandSLt wX"^i Tu" ^'"^'^^ *^** the question is one of
fK»ri t • T. , ,• H<^^ does the Dean meet it ? How does he nmvp
wie cnurcnes— Kisiim teneatis amici " Why, bv soinir baok t^ thp
S ?8 mS.^'Ihp'^^T'^Jl? *° ^'^^^ *^^* indulJencL^weK^L^J^
whSh aSHl wm °^'^'*^ ^ vengeance-this is raising a cloud of dffst
rJstion i« T ;pl!l"°^*^^''i *^^ mendacity of his statement. The
he saw himself 'i Hear him ■-« She (the cSircSf stilTk^run
ieSf&i*'''?^'"*'.^r *^« ^^™ «^ Churchrof Lme^d Itilr TdS
gentia plenaria quotidiana perpetua pro vivis et defunctis.' (fell SS-
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mmmyovmeyes fhe italics are his own. This is but the oririnal
assertion made in his ecture and the truth of which is not only oSest?S
but emphaticallv denied. \<rhen asked what autKty SSs h mS'
• S^' Mr. Dean, that will not satisfy either me or the oublic Ymir
w^^i&e^heTyi:,'^^^^^^ '' subsTartLtryorst'atem^n
wiu enaoie the public to judge of your veracity. You are simolv unable
to prove your statement, whfch I pronounce as false You S?e not the
manhood to retract it, and from this disgraceful position you cSiSot extri'
Be^ 'r^T b&'"#.^De Jn' '''' T ^^"*"^' \ ^^ loofrnVt'^w/sIhe
^y.i r. iiDDets. lae Dean says he saw over the doors of the Churchea
of Rome and Italy, printed in letters of gold, the words " Indukentia
plenana quotidiana perpetua pro vivis et dffunct< Ct wWe is thf mr
mi^r orSaSaV^'*^^^^^ •^^^^^^' Mr. Edltoin ym r
paper ot Saturday, the following advertisement: " Religious Services
to-morrow, (Episcopal) St. Paul's Cathedral :- ^«"gious cervices
«unday8, i Mormng n.oo o'clock.
T. ., . J ^ Evening 6.30 o'clock."
tisedforlVet Ti;;i'fr°*/'?r *^^* ^^'^^^ reU^ious services are adver.
ov^the Sr! of reVhnTi^ *^f p''" ^"'^^ ^T^ ^^^"^ Hellmuth saw
Se therpT^vlrifcP -^^^ ""^.^T P'i^^® *^at indidgences are for
Mie there « Eveiybody wiU see the absurdity of this. We need go no
further to prove the absolute falsehood of the Dean's assertion that hf saw
on in a^tetpmpnf o?.^ ''w\*° P'T ^'^^^ ^ *^« I>ean cannot be relied
wheS trSSrof tK? %l}f ^' "^f^'ff *" ^^^« «^«"' «« neither can he
wnen treating ot the alleged sale of indulgences in the past.
inhabi^tsTE iZS^' ^"^ "^^'h 1 ^"P^ Alexander VI. granted to the
Ma^e stSl?^^^^^ indulgence In the Bull, howler, there
18 a Clause stnctly limiting the pnvdeges of the induleence to ihn^ wlm
s^^raStroVm/^^^^^^^^ ^? "*^-f ^ ^^".^ f- theTteS or'dlinTdru'h'
?l^ ^i ^^^<rl 11 ™?°^y' S'^!^, ^^ s^^ver, as is limited or taxed." Now
this we emphatically deny. The Bull g^nted indulgence to al rich 2
poor. It reqmred of the rich to give alms, which alms were to be eSloved
m pwrdinc European civilization from destruction by the TiScs H? cftes
wST .^V"" ??^" *^^* ^*er vast sums had been a^S no war w2
w^ed^ but afl found its way into the coflFers of the Po3. Now Pd?^
dore Virgil was not more reliable than Dean Hellmuth hSself In fact
he was so notonous a fibber that the foHowing distich wHritten of him :'
" Virgilli dno sunt, alter Maro, tu Polydore
Alter ; tu mendax, ille poeta fuit."
Of which the Anglicised doggerel might be—
"Two ViirgilB there are, one Polydorus, the other Maro-
He was a poet, but thou art a liar, all know. "
o«^^i?^ characteristic of the Dean to call Polydore Virgil to his assistance
and^quotes poor Polydore from Mendham, a notoriorProSlt
.wZl^^JA^l'^/ «P«Hen of Tetzel. The words attributed to him in the
and T^fW f "'^"'t^' ^^se (see Vaieiiiijie urone, der Theoiogia. Tetzel
w4Ke LdnlI«i*I' f '•" 'f n^ ^"^ ^°P« ^0 ^'^d the condition^ on
CT Xi. ^'^4"^«ence proclaimed by him were granted.
Me then cites the winces of the Germanic Empire, but thev were alreadv
m revolt against the feoly See, and this authority's ^aquSStS
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of the Dean himself. He essays to support the statement of the orinces
ill^^ w't 18 B,mply a forgery, ft is true the Dean tries tSproveTt
authentic, 1st, by statmg tliat it was openly sold in Paris • '^nrf h7thl
authority of what hecJsaRoman CatQi/divL ofThe Softne^k.
Claude D'Espence. But the fact of a book being sold in PaiS iT no oZf
of Its authenticity, and the works of theso<-alfedZiSholicdEe
FXr"JJ!iTw ^ ''TT' ^^ *^ "?.^y ^''- My authoritierSssuet
Fuller and the Index itself. But we have said enough to show the char
acter of Dean Hellmuth's quotations. In ev eiy case his extracts arPpXIr
Stedf;^ '^"/l/-l«ified, or given by witnesses ySo a^tl^r^^V^TnTy^^X
. i^v 'f- J ^""^ ^T^ ""y^^ ^^^ 8^°^"^ traversed by the Dean, after hmms
estabhshedfrom authentic sources the true Catholic^loctrine on Indulgences
I have shown that the Dean's proofs are simply no proofs atSSSe
the questions I put remain unanswered. Ist; in what authnrifflfivp J atl
ment of Catholfc doctrine did he find that Inllgelt^refnT Ss oS^^^^
sin 2nd, what authority besides his own can he give for the statement that
Indulgences are advertised for sale over the doors of the KhesTn Rome
and throiighout Italy. I again call upon the Dean to substantiate thSe
statements or to retract them. If he (foes neither, an immSiSubL wm
judgeof his honor as a gentleman, and of his veracitV «w a (Sristian Sster
Before closmg these remarks I must inform my Rev. opponent that I am
EoS'fw*n%r'''^*1i*^' '"T"'^ during the whole suTmerser.n'l
foT w '^"tl^^^f .«ha" occur of a nature to put an end to this happy war-
sS ^n?'' ^— ^"° ?? ^'' ^°''' confessing his numerous sins of commis-
sion and omission. However, as he may need some rest, I am willine to
grant hun an occasional truce of a few days. Let Rev Dean HellmiitK^
Ttl 'r '' ^'^'\ ^''\'^7 '''T ^^*'^ ^ replfbeKaSrMtu
the last, to purge his character from the stain of (fishonesty and untruthful
I have the honor to be, dear Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
J- M. BRUYERE, V. G
St. Peter's Church, London, May 28, 1869.
From the Daily Free Press, June 1, 1869.
DEAN HELLIIIJTH TO VICAR GEBff. BRVYERE.
To the Editor of the Free Press.
The Rectory, London, May 29, 1869
SIB,— Judging from the past I am not much surprised at the extranr
tte P^°T^^''*^°'^ °? Vicar-6en. Bruyere which a^ared in your issue of
i-^i A ^* '^ ^""f *^y '"K** I anticipated, that when convicted by incontro
vertible documentarj- evidences, fromhis own church, he would seek shelter
under the convenient and cheap logic of an abundance of abS and of
''denying everything and admitting nothing ^ ' *
The reason of my answering his two questions on Indulgences from
Roman Cathohc authorities was simply thisT Had I taken ProtSnt test?
^^-^lumnies; &f, ^ jS^Sacj;;;^^^^^^^
Buch objections, I selected from the Bulls of Popes, and from thewitm£
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of Romish divines and historians of hitherto unquestionable anfhr^ritv
genuineness and authenticity, the evidence required rtheSlp„H„nn2'
laJgSag* l!!!'''''''""^'^^* '"y '''■ 0PP«"ent makes u^se of the fJuSg
5l« H done to conHult the penny books or thf tS o? theivS^Sn^ b?k?*'^***
And then he further characterizes my quotations as—
d™/4rtL^„r""'"'\'""-!','' '"™- *"'' I belSvXf^ we have
SS '™«n.«r»TOiOT he wUl renounce Pathen, Doclora, Pones and
OardinaU, and wi 1 periaps come to the truly Md oSv inS S
ApoetoUc faith-whieJ i. to be found in God's Woid InS^tS BMe
Catholfe^uSrilf tfcS""'i'?' ■"""« "^'■'* *" "^y y^ » B»"^»
ind dZrSrf S Phf^I rfV™l*' V^JST" "S*™' "'« pretensions
«m uogmaa 01 tne Church of Rome is a deadiy heresy, and where thflrfl is
ea'cffSit^y '* " °^' '" " ''"°"*'" "' "^'^^ "> ""SqlS'X"
^i;?."*? ^*^i^ ^<^> we are here under a constitution where rpliffimm nn/i
SSSitt&ra?^^^^ freely andTj§?e^»ri
hr^ i ""^^^J "^^ suspended at the end of the Lve, thTver? iSti^
u:-.^!!!.^^»" Hierarchy thereupon declared his croiiosition h«r««,.al cop*
"'^trS'"'^"pnnr Sf "'''^- ^j? y".*'?^' *° *^« ^^^s", and tortu^"d"hiin to
of
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fnri r"!!?"^' J? '<^>'*^'^"«« Popes and Caidinuh* conuH'lled Galileo by
force to retract" and recant the truth of his syHteni that the "ftu./^
c:ea«e8 to be true that the earth revclven arouid tT Hun? or di( the ^th
Suppose Father Bruyere had the power— as he haDuilv has not— to i»a
suppose he hjul the power to make us '^retract," "recint" and -'abiuJe ''
what WE believe to fee true, but what he believes to be heretical wwl'd
truth cease to be truth, because it is denied de--~ "^ ' '
overcome by temporal force, and coerced by the luia
irent, or by the abusive language of Mr. Bruyere 1
1 ruth will continue truth, however much its advocates may be reviled
or denounced as " liars, slanderers, calumniators," &c., &c. A (^ must
be veiy weak indeed, when its advocates are obliged to resort to iZZe
such as 18 emh)died m Vicar-Gen. Bniyere's lettera '«nguage
ft,ir *"^, «f*^5ed to leave the verdict with the public, whether I have not
oAS^v'^^'^iS^' statements I made in my lecture before the CWh
of Eng and Young Men's Christian Association, in reference to indulgenSs
authoT^l r?nT. '"/ ^^^ir^ *f tir ?y ^^«°^ ^ ^««*We Roman CathS
authority as to the sale and the evils of these indulgences, which Mr Bniv-
ere will no doubt pronounce a "Protestant forgery/' for wkh him ProS
TANT and FOROERY, and any other vile epithet, are syno^ymoia Neve?
theless, the following is from Walsingham, p. 246 :-
" This ver
the marrii
wealth.
would not SELL, none which he would grant without' monky H« am n i„a„Y
gences. formerly reserved by the Popeljraself, for two ye^,' for tUe ye J^^ ex
communications, nhanlnfmna /.,^«,,v,„*„ti t._ _!!_ . ^ ' 'V. "«"!"yea«, ex
ham, p. 246.
It must be evident to all that it is vain and fruitless to reason with one
whose argiiments consist of abuse, and who unblushingly denies every terti
mony and all documentary evidences, when they (fo not suitS e^n
thougli they come from his own Churcli, and defiantly denounces Tquoto
tlOnS as "DISTORTED OR FALSIFIED, OR GIVEN BY WITNESS^ winRE
THEMSELVES NOT WORTHY OP CREDIT !" "i^J!.»»J!« WHO ARE
,,'^^;^^^^^^iF^m anderyoying British protection, and occupying
the position of a religious teacher whose bounden duty it is to inculcate
Obedience to the powers that are,'' can make use of the following language
Ld hL s stem •-** ''^^°^°" of Vicar-General Bruyere^s ch^ter
" He (DeMi Hellmuth) quotes Townahend to prove that Clement VII trranted
Ixte^l^""' ^^ ^^o should take part in the conteS^i "bC fe
,Jr^^*f?v°'*^'i®*'i^.^''*^*^- ^""«' ^« f«ely admit, and maintainthat h
S^^^tSltetTon*^^^^ "'^^^^''^ '^^- ^^' thelndiS^ae^ilJ
I suppose in this case, also, " the faithful" had to do neiOince offer uu
«mym and GIVE ALlks, Wore the plena^-^ Mg^ZlrlTvZ
SaiT Zi¥^-^^T^*?'^*°'.*^°1«""«^^<^ should takepart in the conteiS-
plated rebellion in Ireland against Queen Elizabeth." I^twithstanding the
tlat denial of the Vicar-General as to ths r.rAdihilitv nf the. ^„;^-.«„„„ t t„,„
aaaucea from Koman Catholic authorities in ray iifo. 2 r^ly on the pmtice
of indulgences he knows fuU well that I could multiply them, Snd fill
column after column of the Free Press for some time to come on the cor-
A
or ought to kifow. howlLK*^ ^ft^^^ ^.4 k«0W8.
oroughtto know how thrPo^)eZtK^^ • *f^«^'>:«'•^ ^•-'" '^«°^''.
a throne at the top oMhc HtaiK S?%t^f !Vu«. '.".l^ll^t'"". -ittin^^upon
a throne at the top 7th" ntaira of S pT - nu '"l^"***"". «ttin« upon
indula^^ncen to L,craST^^ Church, hrows handfuli of
age ; Vicar-Gen SSo, St ?o knZ tn''^*'' '"''i* "« *?>^° *»i™ ^om-
wT,en he dedicated t^JcLrXftHeL^^^^^^ '""^ ^.^^P*' ^^'"'^^'-i''
«cnce 08 there fall drops of m^n w)inf+^' gave "as many days of indul-
davB and nights" He mi?ht Jo'kir * I"'"* without ceasing for three
iniulgences^ave been affied toT/Z^^r^'.^T' "* ^^''^''^ t^^es,
^Hng<,of headAonZ,fl^nf. /«/* * "-^ doth lumps of wax, ropes.
tude more supeSuf rS Vif ' '''^'' ^ ««»7,. and a multi:
not with tnith bTSi "Whaf '« "»»n''""'l"« »« present to name. May it
errors if the ChurTo ° IS, iilftl. i »"«»"»; "f my "»'* '» 'hose
normaUy and Msentiolly Protestoiil Th. iw- t %'«"<''". historically,
aud the Chureh of Rome VTSf, JH '»"'« '■«'"™ver«y betweeu u.
rXrtrn^"£-«-='^^^^^^^^^^^
«ttd satisfaction for ^1 theX orthe So e worif fch '^H^n^Ption propitiation
there is none other satisfaction for w^nbTthat alone W^^I'^f"** and actual, and
Maases, m the which it was commoiavTi.I fLf ^^^ • . 5^j^**'i **>« sacrifices of
deno'JlLTasllX'fSr" t a^^^^^ ^'r^ ^f England
or Indulgences), and the " worah n .,^ f^i I ? ' ?^ ^"''#?*"^ ^^ Pardons
and such reUcs as thL p^rTefuSm^llt^ w*^^^^ *"d relics,"
8hippdatGlastonbirCanterwTn!$ ^fK**^^^^ Reformation wo^-
At Exeter thflm w
iiS eXiitUlf
Oif THE TABLE OF THE LWa Sup^p ^»f ""^^ ^'''*'^ MANGER, AND
OF Moses, of his eod aS thS Sv^ J^"^^ *''' ''?'= burning bush
TOBIT'S Fl'sH, OF BTEskED mSs mS oS nf.t^'' ' HONEYCOMB, OF
y^ Visit the churches in B^n^llSi^e^r^iSL'^XSl^^^^^
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t!iSl!n n'l/tf r- nl^^'^l'V "°* ^ '""•''» HurpriHe<l to learn that even in
^e^Roman Catholic Church here are deFx«ite,r«ome Hueh precious reS S
Mi^k'au ^ '«^S '"'ted the Cathedral at Milan. I saw suspended over the
High Altar a casket, and on enquiry I was tol(^ that it cSined ^red
L^L„-^^" the streets of Milan in procession); also the towel with
WHICH Christ wa«hkd his di8ciple\. keet, part of his purple S
SOME OP the thorns OF HIS CROWN, A STONE OF THE HOLV SeJSchSJ'
the ROD OF Moses, TEETH of Daniel, Abraham, Elisha and J Jhn'
nfhlrt */-''"^"' *^'"d *^^' *^°«« »«ble Archbishops, Bishops and many
SJ"'*?T, '"i'^' l^*' ^""'^^ *»'^ noble army of EnglisTSrSeJs
resisted unto blood such a system of error, whi h ciicaturKedm3?dtv
of the Gospel of our Lord a:.d Saviour Jesus Clirist simplicity
fnifh „^i' y"'',*'"*; accustomed to api)eal to the Holy Bible as the rule of
fa th anc standard of doctrme, there is something revolting in thisdoS
pXTot7nlvr^liT'/'Tt?' ''^^'^ Vicar-Seneral Bfu;Sre tr L to
SptuJal ^ Apostolic origin and practice, but thoroughly
There is positively no stronger evidence from ecclesiastical nrnfRnp nr
sacred.history than this, that the practite of IndulSce« wi ««* kn^^ ?n
the^rimitive Church, and certainV has no foundation wlSver in Sd'"
I might here adduce proofs without number; but I prefer auotinc herf
Tw **^« ««°*^^««'«» "fa Romon Catholic Bisho^a thoS KTliS
of being thrown overboard by Vicar-General BrK^re ff Si Xr Sn
Catholic writers that don't suit him. The Right ReV. John Fisher RC
Bishop of Rochester, when writing his first argument agains? Lither. Ls!
3 iZZl'::t^'ltZt^y.^'^:y.T!'.'^^ t-^ IndulgenceH. Many, perhaps,
8. because their use
dehVeS'- J '*»«^'*''> that it is not a settled point by whom therbJSiTbl
EXv«^' fW ^k^ *^* ^'■^^''^ <*h« ^'■««'^ Church) even to this very day it is not
Senfo^tks a^dhe'U'r^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^l^ \"^ thecoSS so ^h^
f^t^R "' ""^ '»'l"l»^n°«J ^ necessary in the primitivf chiTi^h as k k now As
the orthodox Church, we can most ea«Uy understand 8om?r"Sn7or TndXenl^
±Jwhop Fisher finishes the argument in these memorable words:
1^*1, tf^^ ^""'"^ ^/^^°y *h** ^^^ al'use of them may take place on both aides Vcr
^f'^rS he'li;r** '^•^'^ r^ ^^^ ^^^^^ with soSe sin^t^r *iw,'L.d.^a[
„".,"*^® .*"°^' ^e who receives them mav make thfim a hind'" '— i""'— ~---
varcicssiy.' - — ......g cuuxc
Ro^oSnh *i!^r*i°°\^^ ''r ^^ ,*S« n»9?t learned champions of the
iSatioS^X ''?• ° -f *PPjy *? Yi^^ar-General BruyereV further
imormation aa to the antiquity and primitive practice of indulgences
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We gee thus that tho very earliest time to which the Bishon of Rn.
end ot the sixth century, mid even this he Joes not venture authoritativelv
is, "As^h^^Tm. "'""'""• "' '" ^•^°«"" ^y *"y evidence"' All he J^'S
I shall now say a few words on the unscripturul doctrine of MixiNn im
the merits of samts with the merits of CVstvSGLerS Braver?
says that the following is the definition of indulgencLT^" InduTLtSim
^tfeT'sLnctSr-P^rT"? ?t'*« t>er app'licatiouem 3SZ
Y insti et sanctorum. [An indulgence is the remission of the puuuhment
due to sm by application of ChriHt and the saints J P"«umment
Such a doctrine as advocated by the Vicar-General and his Church we
written WOK —the Bible. The mere idea of a treasure of merits consiat
ing of the mingled merits of Christ and His saints, is noEu short of
.mp.ety. To teach, authoritatively and dogmaticaUV-aS ho ?JhS of
Rome does-that a mortal man, and sinful at the best, has at his Ss!
a treasure to npake amends and satisfaction to God's etenial justke f S
;ZEK^ gmlt of .io|«rted souls, and liquidate that .)oSTthei>dS?
of punishment which they have not yet paid by suttlnnirs we cannot buf
regard a* a presumption most offensive'^to the gr.af jfhoWi Td mo"t
Hk GiTrl*"?'' r^ ^^'^- ^•""."P'*^^ '^^ religion. It is rSbbbg ChriTtof
£ in^i^^ k 11 " '^^P.':«V'at>n8 the atoning sacrifice of Christ's dmth, and of
Its infinite fullness; it is asserting that Christ is not able "to save to the
UTTERMOST all that come unto God by Him." (Heb vii 26 )
nuj^* ^P^^^? ^™™ H"^y "^"t will suflSce :— " The blood of Jesus
Christ His Svin cleanseth us from all sin."-l John, i 7 '^or bv one
tinea. —Heb. x. 14. But of Him are ye m Christ Jesos. who. of God is
made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption ''
Chi^h of £S'"*" ^"^"' ''"'^^' ^^^^^^' ^^ ^"^ ^ °^y ^'^ °^ *he
Uui^Xlt "^^J^i^bundant merits of the Saints," the words of the Lord
of th^ rwifif P ** *^' Ti;^ '■^?* ^^ foundation of the false doctrine
"So like^dse ye, when you shall have done ALL these things that are commanded
it'^aT^ur Ityt^dl^^^^^' ''^^^^^^ SERVANTS; Zhavod^ne'SS
This, I think Mr. Editor, wiU be enough for the present on Indulgences.
Vicar-General Bruyere has chaUenged me for a '^^ campaign duriSg the
summer season." Notwithstanding the multiplicity of prying enlage-
W !^'i ^/^ cheerfuUy ready to fight the battle, (not with oamarweaSoBs.
but with the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of the livina Godi
and prepared to go on with tlie kindred false doctrines and teachings of the
Church of Rome, not only during V the whole summer season," but until
tne whole subject of Roman errors, which were the causes of the blessed
Reformation, shall have been exhausted ; for I can no longer consider this
subject as personal, but as involving the principle whether Protestantism
or Romanism is according to the mind and Word of God : and herewith I
l^ ^^^iT' ^^^a^o'i ^^ of the Church of Rome; 7, Romish InfallibS
i'Jiir^f i.^'-^?^^u' l^'Worshipmng the Vir^ Mary, Saints anj
Angela; Jl, Denial of the Sacramental Cnp to the people; 12, the Holy
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One thing, however I must say, that I shall not address mvself affain f n
^i wH.^- ^'"y^''/ ''P^?^ *^"«^« J'^^g^age, repudiatioTof e^ivShor
ity but his own, make it impossible for any gentleman to reaso^S^^h £"
I shall, however supply the Free Press from we?k to S witTlrtir;
on the subjects J have named without ever reSng S^^^^
Bruyere or his abusive productions. ^ ^ vicar-Cren.
f>,o;?T''-"uT^,^°iJ?^^?"^^ my Roman Catholic fellow-citizens ac^ain
that I cherish the kmdliest fee ings towards them and thnT r!nlhw,l , ' i /
«mrtt»;.2?'''^ "'™""'"' •.".ven given »„,„V4t m™ whL"^'
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
I. HELLMttTt-it'
From the Daily Free Press, June 3, 1869.
VICAH^EN. BBUIERE TO DEARf HEJLLMIJTH.
To the Editor of the Free Press.
crirrR^,^^ SiB,— In this momiug's Free Press, the Dean of Huron has
given uttemnce to his long pent up feelings in a long tirade of Smf™
v4«^l^^^^^ ™'"^ "P occJonaJly'withhaSppSid ttiSfe
hJhullt ?^° ^^^^ "^^^ r^^.^^y ''"^ has a right to complain and show
Wo w""^ '* ? ourselves. It is the whole Catliolic body whoBrfeeHnl
have been wantonly and gr evously outraced We wpr^ li^m, 1« L ^1
SSrLT*^ r W^hristiaLTKenomLlSr^^^^^^
td th^te^rr *'**'•' *^^*°« and believing his owi?«ed 3SI
to the dictates of his own conscience. Behold ! without anv nrnw^ ««
b^gre the wholp community, and in the height of his wisdom summ^?
b^e his supreme tribunal the whole Cathofic body-LTitrPrieS S
Op and Pope-4o give an account to him (Dean Hellmlrthrof thrir ftSh "
mtonSy ' ^ ^ ^ *^® "**?*'"^® ^^'^ contempt of the entire com"
^ In vain in the name of the Catholic body, have I called unon thA r^
renisea to do either. I have, fix)m unquestionable authontv. estabbsffii
fcSJw *"r ""^ ^^'^P^<^> and convinced an impartial Slic that th«
hottftfle charge of selfinjr them at p^m« s«A „ii ' "il t" i.. ^._ "^ l^f* *?«
*Cfl^?■1•I?^'*^• di^tery ohheChWh of Huror^n aid Sn'^fn
SSSv!.^*r^i?l°°'**'^«'.P«™^»*si» maintaining thatTK ffi^
and darkneaa hght ; re ecting with contempt andkging fway teeSS
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word IS not worth having that mv fl;,'fw;f?^ "^ °^^ insinuations, that mv
personal, f do not deny it : I meS to L «n • ^*^ -n T*™' ^ ^^^e been
thing by its name, a spade a SrandanpE^J T" ^'i^' Imustcalla
public must bear m mW tLt Shi n w^ elephant an elephant. But the
myself is not] one oSt int butS^rp^^^s^^^^^^^
esty, and consequently of personal chamcrWiJ Tu'^^^'^^^A^^^^ hon-
7f.' \ ^^« l"Wic willSXimpSTnon ht^t'f-^^ ^^°^'^^* ^^^
of the Dean. He individual who K^^W ^ *^e ^hmmg complaints
nor ght to complain, if 3y, t^^^^^^t^^r^"'' '"''"^ ^-
howLltrsSlellrpSSTitft* ' '^ r *?g "^ --tesy. But
Italy, anJ three days so^urn In rJI * ""f "^ Y^^' ^^*«^ » rapid fun over
for the CatholicXrctrDSrfneTwh^S^I^^^^^^ doctrine^
proved the very reverse of her teacEs Tn fL+T' \ *^'' *'^«' *« ^ave
one who pretends to know iSre affaVew rW ' -a ^^^^^-Patience with
all hera<3credited teachei^, ffione BelSne rn'i^T' ^" ^T^'**'*"
Dean's journeying over Italv anTiff^^f u i? •^' Liguori,&c. The
Robert Peel'sfam^ous ride S\.ft^^^^ reminds 'one of Si?
car. Thisgentleman travelled over a Cwd^n
«pa«e of twenty-four hours, on an outeiSlSini;*^^^^ ^'^^^ ^» ^^^
of hisramil torn-, to the British pSme„n&^^^^
tented tfie most ioyal, the most SSSuV and f^^^^^ T ^^^ '^°«* *=««-
face of the earth I Uvp nnt L^t. ! * ' ^^i* *"® ""^est country on the
courtesy towards one whl SJ^raXdoHf Snyi^'.^"* how'Jx^S
at our door practices wicked 3 immnraiiPl''^^^"A^^«o^ word Jays
condemns SiLny,and Ss thoseSf Af^^^'^^-^^^^^ ' ^^ ^W
.vet my Church £ openlv and n^^^S*^^^^^
Chiu-c^ condemns tS in ?hinSlcrp1^L ^*^^ Simony. iM^;
tains that during his short Lv it^n^f *^'f 2^ ^^^ P^ ^«v- lecturer main-
he saw with his oZem iSS{lai.r''A^''i^'«/-lPid flj«ht through S
the churches in R^eCdfite "mT%l'\ ^'^ Z *^« ^^^^ ^^^^
D«m must be blessed with f ^"°"* ^*^*y- What penetrating sight the
hiB lect°u?rwtotL^.a^s ^
Men's Christian A««oditio^1n a pnV^^^^^ ^^tT*^ of England YoXng
again to hurt the Rev. Dean's teL^rffi i* I *? ^^^ to be obliged
ation«. The lecture was rjubfcoS ^fdv^^^^
public were invited, and thrreminf ^r^ T f ^'"^ '° *^« Vmrn: the
a fhendly hand, was sent to the n^2 l^u H*"^^' P^'epared evident y by
could bJ Ind^d, irwouldb^El^'WV*^^
Young Men's Association Se re "lenLifi^'*^^^ confinecfto the
«B«-ecy, nor is he accused of tJo mS m£?v Thf . ^k^^^^^^'Z ^^^^ «f
been accustomed to see the columM of fKo.-i ® ^^^"^ ^»^« J«°g since
The Church of Inglaaid digS ^^KhS *^^«<«»trover8y originated,
which the public Sere ini?ffite?ed 1S^^'*°VA*P^«^
utterlyfalaa I took him to teJk S J^^^t ^"^^^^ *« have known, was
ment. that our doctrines and piS^LTiou^^^^^^^^ authoritative docj!
uu praciices about indulgences were not what he
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had erroneously stated. From unquestionable sources on this matter I
believe that I have convinced an unprejudiced public that,— ist anrndul-
gence is not a remission of sin ; and, 2nd, that indulgences are not adver-
tised for SALE m Rome, nor with the, sanction of the Church in any other
part of the known world. To prove my statement I referred the lecturer to
our approved catechisms, prayer books, theological and controversial works
—in fine, to the teaching m the pulpit. All to no purpose. My obstinate
opponent, unblushmgly, and in the broad light of noon, re-asserted in his
tormer letters the statements contained in his lecture. In support of his
assertions he did not disdain to have recourse to the weapons usual with the
assailants of truth— distorted and mutilated texts, apocryphal works sou-
nous productions. To the illustrious society founded by Ignatius is some-
times attributed the immoral maxim that the end justifies the means The
privilege to act upon it is reserved exclusively for the enemies of the Catho-
lic Church. With them every means is justifiable, provided it attains the
end aimed at, namely, to villify, to misrepresent and to render odious —
* rom Luther s day to op own the enemies of the Church have never dared
to attack It openly and in the face. They must first build up a phantom,
the work of their own imagination, and then assail it with all the zeaf
that a holy horror of Popery may inspire,
I am glad to perceive, in this day's letter, that the Rev. Dean has
ffef\^-'' w*'''' ^1*^J ^' °^ ^«"««^ °^*i"t^n« the unfortunate?
tions of his lecture. I beg to congratulate him on his happy conveS
in thus acknowledgmg the error of his ways. Better late than n^er'
However, many will entertain serious doubts^^a^ to the genuineness ?f the
change. Whether it be sincere, or owing to the impossilriSrof mlintjtin
iJL^'/T'" ^""°^' f^ P"^^^^ °i^y J"^g«- The rev. lector noToS?r
treads on the very unsafe ground of the remission of sin, of SeeS
fl'S^f *^' T^' ^^-^^y he launches out on the broad and boSS
domain of general discussion. The public will readily admitXt I am3
bound by any rule of controversy to follow, in his eSwSei a
f^'y f'^^^^^^K^^oJ^ abandoned the field and sSnk SfSis
own vantage ground. However, I am willing to grant him this on^e a
P^rtmljr^utgence, aJid hmnor him, by cahnly disSngT^th him Siie
of the many topics alluded to in his letter of this day.
iinf'te w^7M'T*T^l*°\^^"««^t'"«** fro»n a certain Virgilius
not the bara of Mantua, but the other— Polvdore Mpndnv Tn,! ♦! i„ '
axe regaled by a long quotation from wSfc^^^e ^4^ ^Ws ^
call him Catholici You must pardon me if I Jut hS! too o^n Ihe S S
And poor Galileo— apropos of indulgences— see what a touchine mrn-
graph he comes m for. To be sure, true literary and hbtoScnS
have placed the stoiy of GaUleo's wrongs in thei^ tme St aS a^hS
would now blush to repeat the fable of his sufferings L SlS^^^^^^^
weK'ir*^?- ^^'J?^*"J7r? r*^^^ «^ his con^nation a?e n^w
well known. It is ascertained that he was c( ulemnedTnot for beinir a
tf ^'rr'!L!^'^J7^^3±'>^Jh^^«}^ not for thai h" ^4d
fi^^^:th^ iTScSt^ind'i^? '
uZdhii^^Si^^h'' '^' ^'r% ?^*/««°^« ofS fn Jain™
he told by Cardmal Bellarmme, his friend, to leave theology to thwe
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mvamwas he advised to MtjihiiBi, \L • Vc Pj^ "^*^"°° '° *he sun;
cited, what words could exwSrvZrhnr^rft^^^^^^'^-^'^y'''''''^^''-
th»t chureh which changes its formularies, whose docSS of StS
presence^ I fin^ aL there^Sterll^^^^ ?^*^*""' «^ ^^^ ^«al
heLT lie How fflt^l^^W- But ao, the BeFnTZtki^l
the ^liglish fXS^ lohg^^^^^^^ "? .^*^,^«^'^• He found
horred the massf^d^^^Woly water t^^^ ^f Purgatory, ab-,
Briton would allow hii/to & Iprfnided the^eAdtft Vl'liM ^'"^
^ere repealed accordingly, the fathers off Hp Tm1^3 C '^^® doctrines
Dpan vm rYn,nr!.j,^ ^^l^giu say mass and hear confessions? No Mr
decline entering onrdTscSi^o73^S^Hi^?;.„t^S^^^^ "«' *^-' '^ ^
in my'K^ IS'KLI' vnr^ powerWuse I freely admitted,
of etenS fustfni T& .1% ^nt^'H ^^^ ™^^ according to the laws
oi eiernai justice. The C/atholic Church teaches with St Pai,! L tZl
tfew:.r^^-% ^^--l"^"^ resistit potesta^'^&c , " He wh^^^^^
hSmX^^dSS'aW' ''trrul'P' ^"* % ^^« re^ p'oSe for
SLl' K'^*^°"' ^'^^ suffe^Whalthe'S^^Sllte'^rSiSTJhe
wS theviTldTr'I!:^^^^^ Q"««^ SbethlrdCrom'
weu, they wouldliave needed no encouragement from Popes to Lt off the
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I have the honor to be, with much respect aiid gratitude,
Your obedient servant,
St P.f.,' nu . T , '^■^- BRUYERE, V. G.
bt. 1 eter s Church, London, June 1, 1869.
From the London Free Press, June 5, 1869.
CORRESPOBTDEAfCE 0\ IXDlJLOEivCES.
To the Editor of the Free Press.
Gtu t.. „ 1 i. '^'^^ Rectory, London, June 4th, 1869
tocom^^^wi h^tiX^^^^^^^ this morning that you intend
the whole of fcKSiondiicron ^S, ^ '^^''^fi' ^^ V^mphht form,
ino8t happy to liearTri be Wp it J^^^^^^'^'f'} H*« '^Y *hat I am'
show tlie public that f Lvi Zf 7^V^ productive of much good, and
from Roiircathoic authoritL tt 11^'"^"^^ "P^- ««aiitkted
taken than the one f «taTed n?^l^T ^ ^^^f""^- ^^^ °*her view being
s,.o*.,™ '"" , "'U'"*' .^, stated. Our warfare is not with mpn hut «,;♦!, *\!t
reJoSk " ^""'^'^ "'""^■^''' ''' ^hichitsindividuarmembers'arrnot
I am, Sir,
Yours very truly,
I. hellmuth:
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From the Daily Free Press, June 9, 1869.
C0RRE§P01VDEMCE ON INOrLOEIVCES.
To the Editor of the Free Press.
Dear Sir —In answer to your enquiry whether I would approve of
yourpubhshing in a pamphlet form, the controversy lately carried on be-
nS; ?°-.^®"^v"*^^'*,?'??.^^^' ^ ^" "^y that I have not the least
objection to it. Ihe Catholic Church and her svstera can bear investiga-
'taon, andaee not aMid of light. Ignorance and bad faith are the only foes
*^ w !^\' • ""^T^? *h^ '^°« ^y stating our doctrines, and unmask the
?J?f '!r.*H^?^';.*h.l''?r^"^^^*®"''^^» and contradictions of our opponents,
IS the duty of the Catholic controveraialist.
Thecour«eipuMued.by;the rev. dignitary of the Church of England, in
the controversy about Indulgences, is in keeping with the tactics of all the
adversanesof BMne during the last three hundred years. In their insane
hatred for evet^hmg CatMic, they first set up a phantom of their own
imagmatiomiand then attack it with a blind zeal, prompted by the worst
passions. Ll3t mey«?j.:^8jjan«, suggest to our opponents, whoever they
may be, it thev wish to arrive at a correct view of our teaching and prac-
tices, to consult .first our Catholic standard works, and then assure them-
selves that they dcreally know and understand the Catholic system
It the correct statement of our doctrine fails to convince them, they
wiu not, on that account, be ill-treated or abused by us. We are in duty
Dound to re8i)ect honest convictions, however erroneous we may consider
them. But, m the name of justice and common sense, let them cease to
cnarge us with practices and doctrines which we abhor. This is but ius-
tice and fair play. Let us have them.
I have the honor to be, dear Sir,
Your most obedient sei-vant,
J. M. BRUYERE, V. G.
St. Peter's Church, London, June 8, 186.9.
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