We are not ignorant that something has been done to amend the law. The men who are at the head of the Federal Government and of the Government of the Province have already taken certain measures to diminish the grievances of which the Catholics of Manitoba rightly persist in complaining. We have no reason to doubt that these measures have been inspired by a love for equity and with good intentions. But we cannot conceal the truth. The law made to remedy the evil is defective, imperfect, insufficient.
Catholics demand, and have the right to demand, much more.
The claims of justice demand that this question should be disposed of fully, that those unchangeable and sacred principles which We have enunciated above should be protected and secured. However, as the objective does not impose a specific and exclusive line of conduct, but, on the contrary, admits potentially of several, as is usual in such matters, it follows that there may be on the line to be followed a certain number of opinions equally good and acceptable. Let none, then, lose sight of the value of moderation, gentleness and brotherly love. Let none forget the respect due to others, but let all, weighing the circumstances, determine what is best to be done, and act together, in a cordial manner, after having taken counsel with you. As to what regards particularly the Catholics of Manitoba, We have confidence that, with God's help, they will one day obtain full satisfaction.