§ There is no "tenet in the Catholic faith, by which Catholics are justified in not keeping faith with heretics, or those who differ from them in matters of religion."
§ The tenet "That it is lawful to break faith with heretics," is so repugnant to common honesty and the opinions of Catholics, that there is nothing of which the advocates of the Catholic religion have complained more heavily than of the malice and calumny of their adversaries, in imputing this tenet to them. As it is reacted by Christians of every communion, and is repugnant to the fundamental principles, both of natural and revealed religion, we cannot think it incumbent on us to enter upon this subject, and we think it requires no discussion.
§ Given at Paris, in the General Assembly of the Sorbonne, held the 11th day before the Calends of March 1789.
§ LE CHEVALIER, Dean of the Sacred Faculty.
556§ order of Christ; granting them the ecclesiastical jurisdiction over all their possessions
§ By order of the venerable Dean and the Masters of the sacred Faculty.
§ HARDY, Scribe.
§ The JUDCMENT of the University of ALCALA upon the three Questions.
§ It is the opinion of the University, that none of the persons mentioned in the first question, either individually or collectively, or in any council assembled, have any right to civil authority. For the right of governing kingdoms, in civil concerns, as well as that of possession, was instituted before the Catholic Church was founded by Christ our Lord, the Author of that divine law by which they are governed, by which law he expressly declares he leaves it untouched, saying: "My kingdom is not of this world." The sense of these words is well explained by St. Augustine, Tract 115, in Joan. n. 2. "Listen," says he, "ye Jews and Gentiles; hear this, all ye nations of the earth: I interfere not with your dominion in this world. Be not seized with groundless fears," &c.