The 29th June passed without the expected declaration of the
infallibility of the Pope by the (Ecumenical Council. The number of prelates who intend to speak is still very great, and a speech by Cardinal Guidi, the Archbishop of Bologna, who fled from his see to Rome rather than by remaining sanction an "usurpation," has given new energy to the malcontents. Although a Cardinal, an Italian, and a bigot, he denounced the dogma in Council as false, declaring that the Pope was only infallible when his Bishops concurred with him, reaffirming, in fact, the old idea that infalli- bility is an attribute of the Church, and not of any individual. It is stated—on poor authority, however —that other Italian prelates are doubtful ; but there can be no question of the effect of the speech in encouraging the French and German remonstrants. The fact that it was delivered without interruption, save from the excitement of the assembly, should be noticed as evidence that the Council enjoys at least some freedom.
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