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title: 'The Vatican Decrees in Their Bearing on Civil Allegiance: A Political Expostulation'
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authors:
- 'Philip Schaff'
date: 1875-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Roman Catholic History'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Acts 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/schaff-1875-the-vatican-decrees-in-their-bearing-on-civil-allegiance-a-political-expostulation
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# The Vatican Decrees in Their Bearing on Civil Allegiance: A Political Expostulation

Gladstone argues the 1870 Vatican decrees (infallibility, the Syllabus) threaten civil allegiance and state authority. Schaff provides a history and the texts of the Council.

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