A Source Book for Ancient Church History - Mirrors

732 A Source Book for Ancient Church History[671]operates the things proper to it. 303 For this reason we glorify twonatural 304 wills and operations concurring most fitly in Him forthe salvation of the human race.Since these things have been formulated by us with all diligenceand care, we decree that to no one shall it be permittedto bring forward or write or to compose or to think or to teachotherwise. Whosoever shall presume to compose a different faithor to propose, or to teach, or to hand to those wishing to beconverted to the knowledge of the truth from the heathen or theJews or from any heresy any different symbol, or to introduce anew mode of expression to subvert these things which have nowbeen determined by us, all these, if they be bishops or clergy,shall be deposed, the bishops from the episcopate, the clergyfrom the clerical office; but if they be monks or laymen, theyshall be anathematized.(e) Council of Constantinople, A. D. 681, Sessio XIII. Mansi,XI, 1050. Cf. Mirbt, n. 188.The condemnation of the Monotheletes, including Honoriusof Rome.The condemnation of Honorius has become a cause célèbre,especially in connection with the doctrine of papal infallibility.It should be observed, however, that the doctrine of papalinfallibility, as defined at the Vatican Council, A. D. 1870(cf. Mirbt, n. 509), requires that only when the Popespeaks ex cathedra is he infallible, and it has not beenshown that any opinion whatever held by Honorius was anex cathedra definition of faith and morals according to theVatican Council. The matter is therefore a mere question303 Latin adds: indivisibly and unconfusedly.304 Here, as elsewhere, “natural will” means such a will as belongs to a nature,divine or human.