The Pope, The Kings and The People by William Arthur
“A History of the Movement to make the Pope governor of the World by a Universal Reconstruction of Society from the Issue of the Syllabus to the Close of the Vatican Council.”
From the Introduction:
Contents
Book 1: From the Issue of the Syllabus to its Solemn Confirmation, December 1864 to June 1867
- 1. The First Command
- 2. The Encyclical “Quanta Cura”, 1864
- 3. Foundation of a Literature of Reconstruction
- 4. Measures Preparatory to the Syllabus
- 5. The Syllabus of Errors
- Summary: The Disabilities of the State
- 6. The Secret Memoranda of the Cardinals, February 1865
- 7. A Secret Commission
- 8. Memoranda of 36 Chosen Bishops, under Bond of Strictest Secrecy, April to August 1865
- 9. Interruption of Preparations
- 10. Reprimand of Darboy
- 11. Great Gathering in Rome, June 1867
- 12. The Political Lesson of the Gathering
- 13. Solemn Confirmation of the Syllabus by the Pope, June 17, 1867
Book II: From the First Public Intimation of a Council to the Eve of the Opening, June 1867 to December 1869
- 1. First Public Intimation of the Intention to Hold a Council, June 26 to July 1, 1867
- Note: Dr. Newman on the Syllabus
- 2. Six Secret Commissions Preparing
- 3. Bull of Convocation
- 4. Princes, Ministers, and their Confessors
- 5. What is to be the Work of the Council
- 6. Agitation in Bavaria and Germany
- 7. Intention of Proposing the Dogma of Infallibility intimated
- 8. Indulgences
- 9. Publication of Janus
- 10. Confliction Manifestos
- 11. Diplomatic Feeling and Fencing in Rome
- 12. Mustering and Preparatory Stimuli
- 13. Great Ceremony of Executive Spactacle
- 14. The Eve of the Council
Book III: From the Opening of the Council to the Introduction of the Question of Infallibility
- 1. The First Session, December 8, 1869
- 2. First Proceedings
- 3. Further Party Maneuvers
- 4. First Open Collision of Opinion
- 5. The Second Public Session
- 6. Speech of the Pope Against the Opposition
- 7. Matters of Discipline
- 8. Church and State
- 9. The Courts of Vienna and Paris Manifest Anxiety
- 10. Personal Attack on Dupanloup
Book IV: From the Introduction of the Question of Infallibility to the Suspension of the Council
- 1. Joy of Don Margotti
- 2. Threat of American Prelates
- 3. Important Secret Petition of Rauscher and others
- 4. To the End of the General Debate on the Decrees
- 5. The Great Debate
- 6. To the Close of the Special Debate on Infallibility
- 7. To the Eve of the Great Session
- 8. Grief of M. Veuillot
- 9. From the Great Session to the Suspension of the Council
- 10. How far has the Vatican Movement been a Success?
Appendices
- Appendix A: The Syllabus with the Counter Propositions of Schrader
- Appendix B: Relation of the Church to the Baptized, and especially to Heretics
- Appendix C: The Constitutions “Dei Filius” and “Pastor Aeternus”
- Appendix D: The Pope Personally Preparing Children for War
- Index
Publication Information
- Originally published: 2023-10-23
- Copyright: CC BY 4.0