THE ŒCUMENICAL COUNCIL.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3930, 28 March 1870, Page 5

THE ŒCUMENICAL COUNCIL.

At the sitting on January 6, the ceremony of the Profession of Fai»* -^ £ n \. gone through by the Pope, who made it in his own name. It was then read, by Bishop Fabriano in the name of the other Fa|;he,i l s, of whom took the oath in his' own language 'on the Gospel. The Pope then bestowed his benediction. The Bishop of Panama is dead. Four Fathers have died since the opening of the (Ecumenical Council. At the end of the Council a grand funqrid serviqe will bq gkqn in mqmor.y of those who have died during its sitting, and the itope will erect a cenotaph to their memory. the congregation of the Ckmncij} held on January 14, the Senior Legate cqmjj|lalne4 tlia^ the Fatheis diet not sufficiently observe the rule qf secrecy, and that their speeches, in the Oouncil were iqq long. M°F§ than 3QQ of the Others qf the Council havo at lust refused to sign the petition which declares the definition of the dogma of the Pope's Personal Infallibility opportune. Several^ others have postDoiwl Hw«» vei >" eg . xnose Fathers who are opposed to the definition have resolved to present a counteyPQtitiqn, in unite the question should be lef erred: to 4 the " t3otlncil.' tt 13' b'eU'eved ' tliat the project will nqt obtain the moral unanimity requi»ed by the Pope, The Homan correspondent of the Berlin Post writes :— • "The German Bishops have resolved to present an address to the Pope, in which they protest against the regulations imposed on the Council, and claim a right to make independent motions. They consider it intolerable that tv/c coinmibSKjHS bliciUd 'ha\ y e tt light" to' dxamine, revise, change, and lnutilate 'as ' they please every wish and proposal before it can be discussed." The Council has attracted to Rome not only prelates, but ladies from all countries. These last are the 'most persevering w,he,n tl^ey ca.u f^prq^cii the !p,ope. ' A°t a public audience in came an 'American lady. She got an ai'inf ul of rosaries blessed. ' ' Is that all V" asked the, chief of Catholicity, patiently. " Y our PJ 10 ' tqgraph, Ifqly Fathqr, I bog." ! ' Here it \s. niore dq yqu want ?" "Your name at i,he foqt of the carte." Pius IX. hesitated. He 4id I^o^ like it, but the spirit qf sacrifice Game to his a.id — he. roajgued himself 3 ho signed the card. "Have you another favour to ask?" "Holy Father, give me the pen with which you wrote your autograph." This time the excellent old m.\n lost all patience. "Here, madam, take the penholder, and — take the inkstand also. " Tlie American lady wrapped all up in an old newspaper, opened her travelling bag, r>r^ in the t?j)OlJj und departed with a ibvf 'curtsey. ' ■ ' i\ » 1 1 > . '• I \ . ■■ .} , - • < ' •