opinions of a private doctor, or, according to the suggestion of some weak or designing advocate, a kind of Paley's Philosophy: the main contents are, the most approved doctrines of the most approved doctors of the Roman Church. The main contents are, the solemn, ex cathedra Constitutions of the heads of the Italian Church. Nor can they be set aside, or neutralised by being called foreign: they are naturalised and made of force in Ireland and England by non-reclamation, as well as by more formal recognition.[1] I can barely glance, additionally, at the Conferences, to be regulated by Dens, at the Maynooth Class-Books,[2] at
- ↑ See McGhee in all his Speeches and Works.
- ↑ The Account of the Maynooth System, by Mr. O'Beirne, just published, has left its vindication only to the most profligate of advocates. The voice of truth will at last be heard and prevail even in the Lower House (and it is low enough) of the British Legislature. Were any portion to be selected for particular attention, I should fix upon that under the head of "the Seal of Confession," pp. 124, &c. Let any honest man read the following, pp. 128-131: —
"Were a conspiracy to murder the Queen revealed to the priest in confession, it is an established principle of the Popish Church, as laid down in the Maynooth Class-book, that the horrible intention is not to be disclosed.
"In Prussia, the inviolability of the Seal of Confession is not allowed. Whenever it is necessary to prevent treason or to punish murder, the State requires the Romish priest, under severe penalties, to declare to the magistrate whatever he may have learned in confession relative to those crimes.
"What a system of instruction! What a course of educa-
