Important Secret Petition of Rauscher and others--Clear Statement of Political Bearings of the Question--A Formal Demand that the Question whether Power over Kings and Nations was given to Peter shall be argued--Complaints of Manning--Dr. Newman's Letter--The _Civiltá_ exorcises Newman--Veuillot's Gibes at him--Conflicts with the Orientals--Armenians in Rome attacked by the Police--Priests arrested--Broil in the Streets--Convent placed under Interdict--Third Session--Forms--Decrees unanimously adopted--Their Extensive Practical Effects 504 CHAPTER IV To the end of the General Debate on the Decrees _De Ecclesia_, June 3--Temporal Benefit to the Curia of Spiritual Centralization--Spalding's Proposals--Impatience of the Pope and Veuillot--Outcry against _Ce Qui se Passe au Concile_--All other Subjects to be Postponed, and Infallibility to be brought on out of its order--Renewed protest of Minority--Open Change of Dispute from one on Opportuneness to one on the Merits of the Dogma--Anecdotes of Bishops--Violations of Rules--Private Notes of Bishops on the Dogma--Doubts cast on the Authority of the Council--Formula of New Decree--How it will Work 525 CHAPTER V The Great Debate--Bishop Pie--The Virgin Mary on Infallibility--Cullen claims Ireland and MacHale--Kenrick's Reply, and his Account of the first Introduction of the Doctrine into Maynooth--MacHale speaks--Full Report of Darboy's Speech--The Pope gives Signs of Pleasure at Saldanha's Assault on the King of Portugal--New Date fixed for the Great Definition--Manning's Great Speech--Remarkable Reply of Kenrick--McEvilly ascribes Catholic Emancipation not to the Effect of Oaths, but to that of the Fear of Civil War--Kenrick's Retort--Clifford against Manning--Verot's Scene--Spalding's Attack on Kenrick--Kenrick's Refutation--Speeches of Valerga, Purcell, Conolly, and Maret--Sudden Close of the Debate 546 CHAPTER VI To the Close of the Special Debate on Infallibility, July 4--Proposal of the Minority to resist--They yield once more--Another Protest--Efforts to procure Unanimity--Hope of the Minority in Delay--Pope disregards the Heat--Disgrace of Theiner--Decree giving to Pope ordinary Jurisdiction everywhere--His Superiority to Law--Debate on Infallibility--Speech of Guidi--Great Emotion--Scene with the Pope--Close of the Debate--Present view of the _Civiltá_ as to Politics--Specimens of the Official Histories--Exultation 573 CHAPTER VII