Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-27
THE POPE,S RRIEr

Sir-tiaving observed in a ,norn;pg
paper OF this dav (AprillO) a loose trans,
lation of an Important papal document
which will probably he quoted for rene,
ra'ions TO come, send Won a more l;ter-
III version, together with the Latin itself
.lat you NAV compare them. and print
the English for the information of yoIr
readers. am, DC. &c. SCRUrAToR
-. shall immediately publish both
Inc Latin and English at Mr.. Hatchard's
with notes and illustrations.
TRANSLATION OF THE BULL AGAINST
DIBLE SOCIETIES.
1SsHea ''"ne I9th 1916, hv Pope Pins VII.
TO TIE @reh-tishop IF G,lcs,,, primate of
PIUSP.P.VU.
Venerable Rrother-IIealtb and ,,os.
tolic benediction. In our last LETTER to
you we promised, very soon. toretrrn an
answer to yours; in which YOU have an
pealed to this Holy See. i'm the name Of
Tie Other bishops OF Poland. resnect;nn
what are called Billie Societies, and have
earnestly inquired of us what Won onchf
to 90 IN this affair. We long since. In
deed, wished TO comply with your re-
quest; but an incredible variety ofweirh-
~ concerns have so pressed upon us ON
every side, that, till this day, we could
not yield to your solicitation.
" have been truly stocked at this most
crafty deciee, by achich tie Gerry foundations
" religion are Mde,miaded; and havinp
because of the great importance of the
subject, conferred in council with orr We
nerable brethren, the Cardinals of fbc
Holy Roman Church, we have with fhe
utmost care and attention, deliberated
upon the measures proper to he adopted
by our Poniiticiai authority, in orde,, to
remedy aud abolish this pestiience as fy, as
possible. In the mean time, we heartily
congratulate you, venerable brother, and
we commend you again and again in the
Lord, as IT Is fit We should, upon the
singular zeal you have displayed under
circumstances so dangerous to christi
ani'y, III having denounced 10 the Apos-
tone See, thtS deftement Of the faith so i'm
m'"entty danSerons to sous. And although
we perceive that it is not al ali necessa-
ny to excite him 10 activity who is maxine
haste, since OF your own accord Won
have already shown an ardent desire 10
detect and overthrow the inlpious D,acbi-
"at'OnS Of these 'rn0r0tOls; get. ia c0nfo,n,i
~ 'cath our office, aoe Ge'aia and again ea.ho,t
yow, tint whatercr yom can achieUe 6y po,oer.
fpogide for by counsel, ar effect by altthoyi
ty, yoH t''n WITHOUT deiay execute NTH the
almost ea'7eStaeSS, placing yourself as a
wall for the House of Israel
with this view we issue the present
briei, VIZ. that we may convey TO YOU
signal .estimo'y Of o,u appreciation Of gon,.
excellent conduct aud also NAV endeayour
therein still more and more to excite your
pastoral soliciinde and diligence. For
the general good imperiously requires Won
TO combine all your means andener6ies
to .fi7tstrate the Plqae, which are prepared byits
enemies far tie destruction of ON. most Ioly
IIehgi0a: whence it becomes an Fpisco-
pal duty, that you first of all erpose the
wichcCl,esS Of this nefarious scheme, as Won
have already done SO admirably. to 'tbe
view OF the faithful, and openly publish
the same, according to The rules pTescrib-
edby the Church, with all the eruditionand
wisdom which you possess: namely 6 that
tie Billie printed by Heyetics, is to be num-
tered o'ROng ether prohibited Books, con-
fornnnby to the RHiesef the Iader (No. .
and 81 for IL rs eUidem from oaperience
tint tire Holy Scriptures Whem circnLafed u,
TIE 0nlgc' tongue, hare through the ten,e,ify
ot men produced more harm thar beneft.v
CRule iV) And this is the more TO be
dreaded In time so depraved, when our
holy Religion is assaulted from every quar-
ter with great cunning and effort, and
the most grevious wounds are inflicted
on the Church 1t is, therefore. uecessa-
,y to odhcre TO TIE Sal,ta1y Dec,:ce of THE
CoRgregationof tie hder Dune 18th i75z !
thn no rorsiOaS Of tie Bible IN the uuIo.ary
tongue he permitted, except such as ore1p-
proged By the apostolic See, On. pgbEsbed
ruth Anotati0nS ertyUcted fj'oul the W,i-
iiHgS Of holy Fathers Of Me Church
We confidently hone that -, ,I,os., &C.,.
Dulent circumstances, the Poles will give |
the cledrest proofs of their attachment
20 me religion OF their ancestors and
by your care, as well as that Of tire other |
Prelaies OF this kingdom vhona. on qccony,
y me fGith, zee congratulate va the Lord |
rusiing. that they all may very abundant. |
), justify the opinion we have entertain |
ed of them.
1t is moreover necessary than YOU
mould transmit to us, as soon as posi- |
lle, me bible which Jacob Wuiek rub |
ished III the Polish language with com |
nentaTy, as well as copy OF the edition /
u II lately put forth without those ammo |
dlions, taken from the writings Of fbe |
loiy ialhcrs OF our Church, or OTHER
armed CathoIcs, with your OpigiOu upon |
:; tiat thus, from collating them tore. !
her, u may be ascertained after pat,I~a |
nYesi'galion, that certain errors lie insi. |
iuousiy concealed therein, and mat we |
nay pronounce our judgment or this
itair Tor the preservation Of tie tuc
aith. '"0
Continue, therefore, venerable ByDtEer. 10
7fTs"e u's truly Pioas course upon ,OIfeh mar
aDc entered pi-. diligently 10 fgkt the baf-
'es @ ne Lord for tic sound doctrine. and