Univers, edited by M. Louis Veuillot, appears daily, Paris. Veuillot is a layman.
Veuillot, Louis—Rome pendant le Concile. 2 vols, octavo. Paris: 1872. Contains important matter dating from 1867.
Vitelleschi, Marchese Francesco—Otto Mesi a Roma durante il Concilio Vaticano per Pomponio Leto. Firenze: 1873. An English translation has now appeared entitled Eight Months at Rome, by Pomponio Leto. Always referred to as Vitelleschi. The real authorship of the work is no secret in Rome, nor is it treated as such.
CONTENTS
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| [BOOK I] | ||
| FROM THE ISSUE OF THE SYLLABUS TO ITS SOLEMN CONFIRMATION, DECEMBER 1864 TO JUNE 1867 | ||
| [CHAPTER I] | ||
The First Secret Command to commence Preparations for a GeneralCouncil, December 6, 1864—Meeting of Congregation—All butCardinals sent out—Secret Order—Events of the 8th—SolemnAnniversary—A historical coup de soleil | [1] | |
| [CHAPTER II] | ||
The Encyclical Quanta Cura, December 8, 1864—Causes ofthe Ruin of Modern Society: rejection of the "force" of theChurch—Religious Equality—Pretensions of Civil Law and ofParents to Control Education—Laws of Mortmain—Remedies—Restorationof the Authority of the Church—Connecting Links between Encyclicaland Syllabus—Retrospect of Evidences that all Society was inRuins—The Movement for Reconstruction | [5] | |
| [CHAPTER III] | ||
Foundation of a Literature of Reconstruction, Serial andScholastic—The Civiltá Cattolica: its Views on Educationand on Church and State—Tarquini's Political Principles of Popeand King—Measures Preparatory to the Syllabus | [14] | |
| [CHAPTER IV] | ||
Further Measures Preparatory to the Syllabus—Changes inItaly since 1846—Progress of Adverse Events—A Comminationof Liberties—A Second Assembly of Bishops without ParliamentaryFunctions—The Curse on Italy—Origin of the phrase "A FreeChurch in a Free State"—Projected Universal Monarchy | [28] | |
| [CHAPTER V] | ||
The Syllabus of Errors, December 8, 1864—Character of thePropositions condemned—Disabilities of the State—Powers of theChurch | [43] | |
| [CHAPTER VI] | ||
| The Secret Memoranda of the Cardinals, February 1865 | [57] | |
| [CHAPTER VII] | ||
A Secret Commission to prepare for a Council, March 1865—FirstSummons—Points determined—Reasons why Princes are notconsulted—Plan for the Future Council | [62] | |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | ||
Memoranda of Thirty-six chosen Bishops, consulted under Bond ofStrictest Secrecy, April to August, 1865—Doctrine of Church andState—Antagonism of History and the Embryo Dogma—Nunciosadmitted to the Secret—And Oriental Bishops | [65] | |
| [CHAPTER IX] | ||
Interruption of Preparations for Fourteen Months, through theconsequences of Sadowa—The French evacuate Rome—AllegedDouble Dealing of Napoleon III—The Civiltá on St.Bartholomew's—Change of Plan—Instead of a Council a GreatDisplay—Serious Complaints of Liberal Catholics | [70] | |
| [CHAPTER X] | ||
Reprimand of Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, for disputing theOrdinary and Immediate Jurisdiction of the Pope in hisDiocese—Sent in 1864 Published in 1869 | [76] | |
| [CHAPTER XI] | ||
Great Gathering in Rome, June 1867—Impressions andAnticipations—Improvements in the City—Louis Veuillot onthe Great Future | [83] | |
| [CHAPTER XII] | ||
The Political Lesson of the Gathering, namely, All arecalled upon to recognize in the Papal States the Model Stateof the World—Survey of those States | [87] | |
| [CHAPTER XIII] | ||
Solemn Confirmation of the Syllabus by the Pope before theassembled Hierarchy, and their Acquiescence, June 17, 1867 | [110] | |
| [BOOK II] | ||
| FROM THE FIRST PUBLIC INTIMATION OF A COUNCIL TO THE EVEOF THE OPENING, JUNE 1867 TO DECEMBER 1869 | ||
| [CHAPTER I] | ||
First Public Intimation of the intention to hold a Council,June 26 to July 1, 1867—Consistory—Acquiescence in theSyllabus of the assembled Bishops—The CanonizedInquisitor—Questions and Returns preparatory to GreaterCentralization—Manning on the Ceremonies—O'Connell onthe Doctrines of the Papists—The Doctrine of Directand Indirect Power | [113] | |
| [CHAPTER II] | ||
Six Secret Commissions preparing—Interrupted byGaribaldi—A Code for the Relations of the Church and CivilSociety—Special Sitting with Pope and Antonelli to decideon the Case of Princes—Tales of the Crusaders—EnglishMartyrs—Children on the Altar—Autumn of 1867 to June 1868 | [131] | |
| [CHAPTER III] | ||
Bull of Convocation—Doctrine of the Sword—The Crusade ofSt. Peter—Incidents—Mission to the Orientals, andOvertures to Protestants in different Countries—June 1868to December 1868-69 | [143] | |
| [CHAPTER IV] | ||
Princes, Ministers, and their Confessors—Montalembert'spart in the Revival—His Posthumous Work on Spain—Indignationagainst the New Assumptions—Debate of Clergy in Paris onthe Lawfulness of Absolving a Liberal Prince or Minister—Wrathat Rome—True Doctrines taught to Darboy and his Clergy | [153] | |
| [CHAPTER V] | ||
What is to be the Work of the Council—Fears caused byGrandiose Projects—Reform of the Church in Head andMembers—Statesmen evince Concern | [164] | |
| [CHAPTER VI] | ||
Agitation in Bavaria and Germany—The Golden Rose—Fall ofIsabella—The King of Bavaria obtains the opinion of theFaculties—Döllinger—Schwarzenberg's Remonstrance | [176] | |
| [CHAPTER VII] | ||
Intention of proposing the Dogma of Infallibilityintimated—Bavarian Note to the Cabinets, February to April,1869—Arnim and Bismarck | [182] | |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | ||
Indulgences—Excitement—The Two Brothers Dufournel—Senestrey'sSpeech—Hopes of the Ruin of Germany—What the Council willdo—Absurdity of Constitutional Kings—The True Saviour ofSociety—Lay Address from Coblenz—Montalembert adheres toit—Religious Liberty does not answer—Importance of keepingCatholic Children apart from the Nation—War on LiberalCatholics—Flags of all Nations doing Homage to that of the Pope | [186] | |
| [CHAPTER IX] | ||
Publication of Janus—Hotter Controversy—Bishop Maret'sBook—Père Hyacinth—The Saviour of Society again—Dress—TrueDoctrine of Concordats not Contracts but Papal Laws—EveryCatholic State has Two Heads—Four National Governmentscondemned in One Day—What a Free Church means—FuldaManifesto—Meeting of Catholic Notables in Berlin—PoliticalAgitation in Bavaria and Austria—Stumpf's Critique of theJesuit Schemes | [197] | |
| [CHAPTER X] | ||
Conflicting Manifestoes by Bishops—Attacks onBossuet—Darboy—Dupanloup combats Infallibility—His relationswith Dr. Pusey—Deschamps replies—Manning's Manifesto—Retortof Friedrich—Discordant Episcopal Witnesses | [215] | |
| [CHAPTER XI] | ||
Diplomatic Feeling and Fencing in Rome, November 1869—CrossPolicies on Separation of Church and State—Ollivier, Favre,De Banneville—Doctrines of French Statesmen ridiculed atRome—Specimens of the Utterances approved at Court—Forecastsof War between France and Prussia—Growing Strength of theMovement in France for Universities Canonically Instituted | [231] | |
| [CHAPTER XII] | ||
Mustering, and Preparatory Stimuli—Pope's Hospitality—AllegedPolitical Intent—Friedrich's First Notes—The Nations cited toJudgment—New War of the Rosary—Tarquini's Doctrine of theSword—A New Guardian of the Capitol—November and December,1869 | [239] | |
| [CHAPTER XIII] | ||
Great Ceremony of Executive Spectacle, called a Pro-SynodalCongregation, to forestall Attempts at Self-Organization onthe Part of the Council—The Scene—The Allocution—Officersappointed by Royal Proclamation—Oath of Secrecy—PapersDistributed—How the Nine had foreseen and forestalled allQuestions of Self-Organization—The Assembly made into aConclave, not a General Council—Cecconi's Apology for the Rules | [249] | |
| [CHAPTER XIV] | ||
The Eve of the Council—Rejoicings—Rome the UniversalFatherland—Veuillot's Joy—Processions—SymbolicSunbeams—The Joy bells—The Vision of St. Ambrose—TheDisfranchisement of Kings | [262] | |
| [BOOK III] | ||
| FROM THE OPENING OF THE COUNCIL TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THEQUESTION OF INFALLIBILITY | ||
| [CHAPTER I] | ||
The First Session, December 8, 1869, or OpeningCeremony—Mustering—Robing—The Procession—The Anthem andMass—The Sermon—The Act of Obedience—The Allocution—TheIncensing—Passing Decrees—The Te Deum—Appreciationsof various Witnesses | [271] | |
| [CHAPTER II] | ||
First Proceedings—Unimportant Committees and All-ImportantCommissions—No Council if Pope dies—Theologians discovertheir Disfranchisement—Father Ambrose—Parties and PartyTactics—Were the Bishops Free Legislators?—Plans ofReconstruction—Plan of the German Bishops—Segesser's Plan—NewBull of Excommunications | [308] | |
| [CHAPTER III] | ||
Further Party Manœuvres—Election of PermanentCommittees—Bull of Excommunications—Various opinions ofit—Position of Antonelli—No serious Discussiondesired—Perplexities of the Bishops—Reisach'sCode suppressed—It may reappear—Attitude of Governments | [333] | |
| [CHAPTER IV] | ||
First open Collisions of Opinion—Pending Debate—Fear of anAcclamation—Rauscher opens—Kenrick—Tizzani—Generaldiscontent with the Draft—Vacant Hats—Speaking byRank—Strossmayer—No permission to read the Reports, evenof their own Speeches—Conflicting Views—Petitions to Popefrom Bishops—Homage of Science—Theism | [358] | |
| [CHAPTER V] | ||
The Second Public Session—Swearing a Creed never beforeknown in a General Council—Really an Oath includingFeudal Obedience | [379] | |
| [CHAPTER VI] | ||
Speech of the Pope against the Opposition—Future Policyset before France—Count Arnim's Views—ResumedDebate—Haynald—A New Mortal Sin—Count Daru and FrenchPolicy—Address calling for the New Dogma—Counter Petitionsagainst the Principle as well as the Opportuneness | [391] | |
| [CHAPTER VII] | ||
Matters of Discipline—Remarks of Friedrich on the Morals of theClergy—Also on the War against Modern Constitutions—Moralityof recent Jesuit Teaching—Darboy's Speech—Melcher's Speech—ADinner Party of Fallibilists—One of Infallibilists—Gratry—Debateon the Morals of the Clergy | [411] | |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | ||
Church and State—Draft of Decrees with Canons—GainsPublicity—Principles involved—Views of LiberalCatholics—The Papal View of the Means of Resistance possessedby Governments | [431] | |
| [CHAPTER IX] | ||
The Courts of Vienna and Paris manifest Anxiety—Disturbancesin Paris—Daru's Letters—Beust moves—His Despatches—HisPassage of Arms with Antonelli—Daru's Despatch andAntonelli's Reply—Daru's Rejoinder—Beust lays down theCourse which Austria will follow—Arnim's Despatch—TheUnitá on the Situation—Veuillot on theSituation—Satisfaction of the Ultramontanes | [442] | |
| [CHAPTER X] | ||
Personal Attack on Dupanloup—Attempts at aCompromise—Impossibility of now retreating—DaruResigns—Ollivier's Policy—Feeling that the Proceedingsmust be Shortened—The Episode of the Patriarchof Babylon—Proposal for a New Catechism—Michaud onChanges in Catechism—The Rules revised—An Archbishopstopped—Protest of One Hundred Bishops—Movement of Sympathywith Döllinger—The Pope's Chat—Pope and M. deFalloux—Internal Struggle of Friedrich | [457] | |
| [BOOK IV] | ||
| FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE QUESTION OF INFALLIBILITY TO THESUSPENSION OF THE COUNCIL | ||
| [CHAPTER I] | ||
Joy of Don Margotti—New Feelers for an Acclamation—SuggestedModel of the Scene—Its Political Import—A Pause—Case of theJesuit Kleutgen—Schwarzenberg out of Favour—Politics ofPoland—Döllinger on the New Rules—Last Protest ofMontalembert—His Death—Consequent Proceedings in Rome | [479] | |
| [CHAPTER II] | ||
Threat of American Prelates—Acclamation again fails—NewProtest—Decrees on Dogma—Ingenious connexion of Creationwith the Curia—Serious Allegations of Unfair and IrregularProceedings of the Officials—Fears at the Opening of the NewSession—The Three Devotions of Rome—More Hatred ofConstitutions—Noisy Sitting; Strossmayer put down—The Pope'sComments—He compares the Opposition to Pilate and to theFreemasons—He is reconciled to Mérode—The Idea ofCharlemagne—Secret Change of a Formula before the Vote | [490] | |
| [CHAPTER III] | ||
Important Secret Petition of Rauscher and others—ClearStatement of Political Bearings of the Question—A FormalDemand that the Question whether Power over Kings and Nationswas given to Peter shall be argued—Complaints of Manning—Dr.Newman's Letter—The Civiltá exorcises Newman—Veuillot'sGibes at him—Conflicts with the Orientals—Armenians in Romeattacked by the Police—Priests arrested—Broil in theStreets—Convent placed under Interdict—ThirdSession—Forms—Decrees unanimously adopted—TheirExtensive Practical Effects | [504] | |
| [CHAPTER IV] | ||
To the end of the General Debate on the Decrees De Ecclesia,June 3—Temporal Benefit to the Curia of SpiritualCentralization—Spalding's Proposals—Impatience of the Popeand Veuillot—Outcry against Ce Qui se Passe au Concile—Allother Subjects to be Postponed, and Infallibility to be broughton out of its order—Renewed protest of Minority—Open Change ofDispute from one on Opportuneness to one on the Merits of theDogma—Anecdotes of Bishops—Violations of Rules—Private Notesof Bishops on the Dogma—Doubts cast on the Authority of theCouncil—Formula of New Decree—How it will Work | [525] | |
| [CHAPTER V] | ||
The Great Debate—Bishop Pie—The Virgin Mary onInfallibility—Cullen claims Ireland and MacHale—Kenrick'sReply, and his Account of the first Introduction of the Doctrineinto Maynooth—MacHale speaks—Full Report of Darboy'sSpeech—The Pope gives Signs of Pleasure at Saldanha's Assault onthe King of Portugal—New Date fixed for the GreatDefinition—Manning's Great Speech—Remarkable Reply ofKenrick—McEvilly ascribes Catholic Emancipation not to theEffect of Oaths, but to that of the Fear of CivilWar—Kenrick's Retort—Clifford against Manning—Verot'sScene—Spalding's Attack on Kenrick—Kenrick'sRefutation—Speeches of Valerga, Purcell, Conolly, andMaret—Sudden Close of the Debate | [546] | |
| [CHAPTER VI] | ||
To the Close of the Special Debate on Infallibility, July4—Proposal of the Minority to resist—They yield oncemore—Another Protest—Efforts to procure Unanimity—Hopeof the Minority in Delay—Pope disregards the Heat—Disgraceof Theiner—Decree giving to Pope ordinary Jurisdictioneverywhere—His Superiority to Law—Debate onInfallibility—Speech of Guidi—Great Emotion—Scene with thePope—Close of the Debate—Present view of the Civiltáas to Politics—Specimens of the Official Histories—Exultation | [573] | |
| [CHAPTER VII] | ||
To the Eve of the Great Session, July 18—A Fresh Shock for theOpposition—Serious Trick of the Presidents and Committee—Outcry ofthe French Bishops—Proposal to Quit the Council—They send inanother Protest—What is Protestantism?—Immediate War notforeseen—Contested Canon adopted—The Bishops threatened—HastyProceedings—Final Vote on the Dogma—Unexpected Firmnessof the Minority—Effect of the Vote—Deputation to the Pope—Hisincredible Prevarication—Ketteler's Scene—Counter Deputationof Manning and Senestrey—Vast Changes in the Decrees madein a Moment—Petty Condemnations—The Minority flies | [579] | |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | ||
Grief of M. Veuillot—Final Deputation and Protest | [624] | |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | ||
From the Great Session to the Suspension of the Council,October 20, 1870—The Time now come for the Fulfilment ofPromises—Position and Prospects—Second Empire and Papacyfall together—Style of Address to the Pope—War for thePapal Empire Foreshadowed—Latest Act of the Council—Italymoves on Rome—Capture of the City—Suspension of theCouncil—Attitude of the Church changed—Last Events of 1870 | [646] | |
| [CHAPTER X] | ||
How far has the Vatican Movement been a Success, and howfar a Failure?—As to Measures of the Nature of Means aSuccess—As to Measures of the Nature of Ends hitherto aFailure—Testimony of Liberal Catholics to the one, and ofUltramontanes to the other—Apparatus of Means in Operationfor the Ultimate End of Universal Dominion—Story of Scherras an Example of the Minority—Different Classes of those who"Submit"—Condition and Prospects of the Two Powers inItaly—Proximate Ends at present aimed at—Controlof Elections—Of the Press—Of Schools—Problem of Franceand Italy—Power of the Priests for Disturbance—Comparisonbetween Catholic and Non-Catholic Nations for last SixtyYears—Are Priests capable of fomenting AnarchicalPlots?—Hopes of Ultramontanes rest on France andEngland—The Former for Military Service, the Latter forConverts—This Hope Illusory | [671] | |
| [APPENDIX A] | ||
| The Syllabus with the Counter Propositions of Schrader | [713] | |
| [APPENDIX B] | ||
| Relation of the Church to the Baptized, and especially to Heretic | [733] | |
| [APPENDIX C] | ||
| The Constitutions "Dei Filius" and "Pastor Æternus" | [757] | |
| [APPENDIX D] | ||
| The Pope personally preparing Children for War | [752] | |
| [INDEX] | [753] | |