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That the immunity of the Church and of ecclesiastical persons derives its origin from civil law.—(Sec. 30.)
That the commonwealth is the origin and source of all rights, and possesses rights which are not circumscribed by any limits.—(Sec. 39.)
That in the case of conflicting laws between the two powers, the civil law ought to prevail.—(Sec. 42.)
That the laws relating to education belong exclusively to the State.—(Secs. 45, 46, 47, 48.)
That the State ought to be separated from the Church, and the Church from the State.—(Sec. 55.)
That marriage is a civil contract, and can be dissolved by civil authority.—(Sec. 65, and following sections to 74.)
That in the present day it is no longer expedient that the Catholic religion shall be held as the only religion of the State, to the exclusion of all other modes of worship.—(Sec. 78.)
That it has been wisely provided by law in some countries called Catholic, that persons coming to reside therein shall enjoy the public exercise of their own worship.—(Sec. 78.)
That the Roman Pontiff can and ought to reconcile himself to, and agree with, progress, liberalism, and civilization.—(Sec. 80.)
And to the foregoing opinions, which are expressly condemned, Pope Pius IX., in his Encyclical of 8th December, 1864, which accompanied the Syllabus, also condemned those who maintain the liberty of speech, of conscience, of worship, and of the press.
It is only candid to admit that many Catholic writers contend that the Syllabus is not pronounced ex Cathedra, and therefore not absolutely binding on the
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