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London, England, 1804-11-30 00:00:00

PAPAL ALLOCUTION.

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His Holiness the Pope, previously to his depar-
ture from Rome, assembled a Secret Consistory on.
the 2th C)etober, to whom he delivered the follovr- '
ing Speech or Allocritiew in the Latin hinguige :
VENLNASIE BRETHREN.
It was horn this place that the (barn-del was begun hy use
Hu Majesty the F.raperor rat the French, then First Coned ;
and it is lion, this place that we have communicated to you
that joy with which the Old of all comfort has riawsbil our
hearts to overflow for the hippy change, or ewaverden to
th.r interest of the Catholic Religion, whorl{ has f' ?reduced
by that C.tuvreat in those vast and popoleue -FM*
that time the holy Temples have been again openottioudgwki-
fled front the profanations they Had *ecoed, alters vershgune •
built, the handiest of the health.bearing Cross waabgidti reeiedif•
thl true wor.hip of Gail restored, the augwt uystet e, et nth-
giodfreely and publicly celebrated, lawful pastors given to tide •
people, who could labour in feeding their Breit. Tits Catholic
Religion itseli most happily etnerge-I from that ~.setedi is
which it had been burred, and phased in noen•daysplentiorin
the midst of slut renowned nation, so many swills receded frobt.
tit:. paths of error into the bosom of eternirr, and s
to themselves and to their ad; these crusader/Mots MIAMI,
justly filled our heart with joy and exultation, which we posted
out to the Lord.ai
That great cud wonderful task not only then earned in oar
minds the iiirst lively gratitude to that powerful Prince, who, is
estahlishi:ig ilietlittrOWlleg, pin forth all his power and authority
to accenernsh it; but the recollection moat always iociiim oar
mind, whenever the °poem:lloy draft oder, to prom that WO
are still strongly impressed with these feelings towards him. '•
And row the same west peer. her Prius:e, our *arra Sus is
Curl?, Napoleon, Erneefor of the French, who hen deserved
so well of the Catholic itelarott, for Irbil 11. his downy 4110
signified to cs his strung dear: to he anointed with the Maly
umeien, arid to receive the Imperial Crewe fre,'t tei, to the
end that the *Amnia rights which are to place him is She highs.
est rank, *hail b • strongly im, reseed with the char-liter of vs.
lig;on, and cal; deem more powerfully Heaven's heriedietion•
A named of 'his nate,' nut on'y in itself atierds the cleave*
p ooh of ins m filial reverence to Can Holy Se., hot ig
11.1: mien alit whirishirabied with eildrehl deldirllittlite, be widish
the Ernie-mi., informed us ef his con-taut desire to proumee
tic holy feed', • t reeve the mom et of which he has labautwg
with so mu. sal in the floonshul recess
You there:Ore see, riot Venerable Brothers, what joat awl
moinento,.., •-.ads we have for ut.dertakiire tilt hitereey ; We
are moved not only by the intern's of our hey Hiliaises, blob*
gratitude to drat !eiiverfel Em:ierer, who ha. us fortn all bin
•utli.e.ty to :so the Catholic Religion t flee*, pefesehis
eserci.ed Fot,ee; and who now has Cie eal Clashed
no anxious for ,-,greasing the prosperity of that rrhglo ~
We horse as. formed great hope, that amoi Namibia
this journey by his invitation, when w • s tall s;reagr n, I:sde :area
to rice, suca things may be effegied by hoWistlasie fr the rnid
of tne Cathieic Clench, which is the only adds* krratiesi,
That we may he sole to cinteratultite ourselves havens per-
leered the work of our most holy k Vein se lire&
on um weak eloquence that we euild th..t at. orp .140
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_Vi.ll/enjefee'iWilyi•vei Werth,
whose when invites! hoe, Le, is posted la-prip lent
the neat, of Pries:7-P, whit Ar,T NE doiphytd f„;
the good effects of a saciad cerenwc., elip,cially wl, ri CB,
are the :ethers of their peopls, solieitous their ceased .1
salvation, and determined to live said die true Sons et the
• Catholic Church.
For the muses, Venerable Bretbrpt, fielnwings *pry".
ample of some of our predecessor-, who hay- , fo; a
ilm4 left their iswii abode 60 yid( instant regret to !invoices
the interest, of .elige.sti, and to trash t'ime I'- note who nave I
deserved the church, we 11-4.ltltire 'V prevent jour.
sec, although the duitance, th• wifivoutatie ensort of the
year, our advanced aee, and ilie untie is of our hrailth,
would have otintfeiie completely deterred us from !inch i voy-
age. But we esteem these cons,derarioes as nothing, if Gel
will but Frain us thcprares of our heart.
Nor have tease tliingt which siauld oe heiste our ores, at eU
es:aped our _hod before we firmed our serious resolution ; hut
we have swell and considered every thing ; in whet cratisl.W
anion massy doficulties arose, and our comiciesos wasesi wean
of th-st dnibtful and uncrnain ; hut au •h answerehave been .1
returned, an I such declarations made by order of tbe'Esupernr,
that we have been peraua lerl of the utility of oar journey, fee
the good of religion, which is an otrt.rt. Ant it is unnecessary
to detail in a diffuse harangue, theseCilit.el TO you, to irlz.eu-1
have already corninuoicated them, and whose Reein.n.,. (fee_
fore we uailertook a step of su..h moment) we nut orny con-
sulted, but Li whom, at ,t was right, we rave the greiteet weight.
Nut to pass over, imwevio, that which is atone all things
necerearr in imminent deliberations, well krioviiing that (at.
cordnig to die saying of Divine Wisdom 111. e Tosnietiool et
mart dear:, !ri.-k and timid, and their frevrigli nhiubtiuf, eves
of three mash who excel most in morals col in piety, and
muse see cues rise like incense to the presnoce of Gbd; we
have, therefor:. taken care to put the must earnest prayer to
the Father of all I.giit, that, direded by him, we may de ite.t
only which is plea/ink in 11.. eyes, and which may eiii in the 4
prosperi y arid i.iereese of Fit Church.
God is war witneet, Seh.re whom we have in all humility I
poured forth our heart, to chant we have often radelour
tat ler tlaly Temel.4 beseeching him to linen to hur miler arid tic p us. that we have proposal to ourselves not:ling sloe
than what ouget aleitet to b- our object;' rid glory, the iota- rests of the Ceti die teligion, the Salvaticet of Seile, ~.id the
discharge of those Apostede fen, .ions wh:ch have io
trusted to us, unworthy as we are You also are our w
Venerable Brethren, to whom, as aseisted ar your Countite,
we wished that every thing shou!..l lie perfectly knewn and
undernoird, and to whom we have fully cointtiunica• el the demotic failings of our hurt. Titerefoes, Witch g.oat.R.l
Obied is likely by !Lille assistance :o be co...oleted, .o.
afaahfnlVicegernit ratted our Saviour, we Prawn underMicert '
that Mumey, to who it we hare been pramited by socii strong reas,as. Tae Father of all Mercies will, as we hoot, bled our footate,s, and shine on this new epoch of religion, with 1
the fullecd of increesed
.glory
After the example of our Predecessors, and partwillirlv the I
recent exariplu of Pope Pius 11. of revered nieniorv, who j
made thy saute resolution when lie set out for Veedoisme, we
inform you, venerable Rrethreii, that we have (141:need and •
ordzred every thing, al as that the emit, and the hearing of
Cattle, with assistants from this holy seat shall remain in their
present Rata, until we shall have returiaed, and, at we have
considered in our miiids that the necessity of death is imposed
upon all, and that The day 'if our sheath is inicertaiii, we have
therefore thought it necessary to &glow the exampieof oar pre-
decesrors, particularly of Pope Pins VI. whee he .et out foe
Vendasale, by ordering the . (*.with to be held, if
God shall please to take us away nom this world, during our
absence from vow.
Lastly, we beg and intmat of you always to retain for me tile
affection you love hitherto thew, fir roe, and that in our oh.
sew, you will commend our a nil to the all•powe-..iil Cod, to our Loid Jesus Christ, to is mod glorious Virgin Mettler, and
to the blessed Apostle Peter, that tau journey uf ems may be
fortunate and prosperous, and that it may end happily. Which
t we shall, as we hoee, he able to obtain from the Aiither of all
good, yeu, Veiterabte ethreo, whom we have always called
to slate vith till in OW C•nIINNIT, and iii sill that concern. its,
mu* hale a great share in the common joy, and we elia:l exult
and rejoice iu the mercy of the Lehi.