Chapter VI: Book IV

FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE QUESTION OF INFALLIBILITY TO THE
SUSPENSION OF THE COUNCIL

CHAPTER I

Joy of Don Margotti--New Feelers for an Acclamation--Suggested
Model of the Scene--Its Political Import--A Pause--Case of the
Jesuit Kleutgen--Schwarzenberg out of Favour--Politics of
Poland--Döllinger on the New Rules--Last Protest of
Montalembert--His Death--Consequent Proceedings in Rome 479

CHAPTER II

Threat of American Prelates--Acclamation again fails--New
Protest--Decrees on Dogma--Ingenious connexion of Creation
with the Curia--Serious Allegations of Unfair and Irregular
Proceedings of the Officials--Fears at the Opening of the New
Session--The Three Devotions of Rome--More Hatred of
Constitutions--Noisy Sitting; Strossmayer put down--The Pope's
Comments--He compares the Opposition to Pilate and to the
Freemasons--He is reconciled to Mérode--The Idea of
Charlemagne--Secret Change of a Formula before the Vote 490

CHAPTER III

Important Secret Petition of Rauscher and others--Clear
Statement of Political Bearings of the Question--A Formal
Demand that the Question whether Power over Kings and Nations
was given to Peter shall be argued--Complaints of Manning--Dr.
Newman's Letter--The _Civiltá_ exorcises Newman--Veuillot's
Gibes at him--Conflicts with the Orientals--Armenians in Rome
attacked by the Police--Priests arrested--Broil in the
Streets--Convent placed under Interdict--Third
Session--Forms--Decrees unanimously adopted--Their
Extensive 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 Spiritual
Centralization--Spalding's Proposals--Impatience of the Pope
and Veuillot--Outcry against _Ce Qui se Passe au Concile_--All
other Subjects to be Postponed, and Infallibility to be brought
on out of its order--Renewed protest of Minority--Open Change of
Dispute from one on Opportuneness to one on the Merits of the
Dogma--Anecdotes of Bishops--Violations of Rules--Private Notes
of Bishops on the Dogma--Doubts cast on the Authority of the
Council--Formula of New Decree--How it will Work 525

CHAPTER V

The Great Debate--Bishop Pie--The Virgin Mary on
Infallibility--Cullen claims Ireland and MacHale--Kenrick's
Reply, and his Account of the first Introduction of the Doctrine
into Maynooth--MacHale speaks--Full Report of Darboy's
Speech--The Pope gives Signs of Pleasure at Saldanha's Assault on
the King of Portugal--New Date fixed for the Great
Definition--Manning's Great Speech--Remarkable Reply of
Kenrick--McEvilly ascribes Catholic Emancipation not to the
Effect of Oaths, but to that of the Fear of Civil
War--Kenrick's Retort--Clifford against Manning--Verot's
Scene--Spalding's Attack on Kenrick--Kenrick's
Refutation--Speeches of Valerga, Purcell, Conolly, and
Maret--Sudden Close of the Debate 546

CHAPTER VI

To the Close of the Special Debate on Infallibility, July
4--Proposal of the Minority to resist--They yield once
more--Another Protest--Efforts to procure Unanimity--Hope
of the Minority in Delay--Pope disregards the Heat--Disgrace
of Theiner--Decree giving to Pope ordinary Jurisdiction
everywhere--His Superiority to Law--Debate on
Infallibility--Speech of Guidi--Great Emotion--Scene with the
Pope--Close of the Debate--Present view of the _Civiltá_
as to Politics--Specimens of the Official Histories--Exultation 573

CHAPTER VII

To the Eve of the Great Session, July 18--A Fresh Shock for the
Opposition--Serious Trick of the Presidents and Committee--Outcry of
the French Bishops--Proposal to Quit the Council--They send in
another Protest--What is Protestantism?--Immediate War not
foreseen--Contested Canon adopted--The Bishops threatened--Hasty
Proceedings--Final Vote on the Dogma--Unexpected Firmness
of the Minority--Effect of the Vote--Deputation to the Pope--His
incredible Prevarication--Ketteler's Scene--Counter Deputation
of Manning and Senestrey--Vast Changes in the Decrees made
in a Moment--Petty Condemnations--The Minority flies 597

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 of
Promises--Position and Prospects--Second Empire and Papacy
fall together--Style of Address to the Pope--War for the
Papal Empire Foreshadowed--Latest Act of the Council--Italy
moves on Rome--Capture of the City--Suspension of the
Council--Attitude of the Church changed--Last Events of 1870 646

CHAPTER X

How far has the Vatican Movement been a Success, and how
far a Failure?--As to Measures of the Nature of Means a
Success--As to Measures of the Nature of Ends hitherto a
Failure--Testimony of Liberal Catholics to the one, and of
Ultramontanes to the other--Apparatus of Means in Operation
for the Ultimate End of Universal Dominion--Story of Scherr
as an Example of the Minority--Different Classes of those who
"Submit"--Condition and Prospects of the Two Powers in
Italy--Proximate Ends at present aimed at--Control
of Elections--Of the Press--Of Schools--Problem of France
and Italy--Power of the Priests for Disturbance--Comparison
between Catholic and Non-Catholic Nations for last Sixty
Years--Are Priests capable of fomenting Anarchical
Plots?--Hopes of Ultramontanes rest on France and
England--The Former for Military Service, the Latter for
Converts--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 Heretics 733

APPENDIX C

The Constitutions "_Dei Filius_" and "_Pastor Æternus_" 757

APPENDIX D

The Pope personally preparing Children for War 752

INDEX 753

_BOOK I_

_FROM THE ISSUE OF THE SYLLABUS TO ITS SOLEMN CONFIRMATION_

(_December 1864 to June 1867_)