The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-06-18

,-st.1cs or the Lord tor The SOUND doctrine,
and warn the people intrusted to your care,
that they fall not into the snarcs which arc
prepared for their everlasting ruin. The
Church demands this from you as we'll as
from the other Bishops, whom our resctipt
eaua.ly concerns, and we most anxiously ex-
poet ia, that the deep sorrow we feel on ac-
coup, Of this new species OF tares which an
adversary has so abundantly sown, may, by
this cheering hope, be somewhat aiieviated;
sud, always very heartily invoke the choicest
blessings upon yourself and your fellow Bish-
op. for the good Of the Lords's hoek, which
We impart to you and them by our spostolic
benediction.
Given at Rome, at ST. Mary the Greater,
;uac 80, 1916, the l7th year of our Pontif-
ea,e.---- . Plus p. p. VII.
RgxaRKs--ffom lhe Baltimore american.
In addition 20 the document above, some
remarks which Imply no controversy, but are
on simple matters Of Fact, may be Introduced.
They can but please the impartial and dill
gent observer, and assist, not bias, the ptivase
judgment Of the readers Of any description.
I. That Brief,such as il is given our, whe,h.
or faithfully translated or not, TWO points
which temain TO be aseertained, does not pro-
scribe every translation OF the Bible, OF for
bid IT'S reading, 10 contradiction to the Bret
ofPius tho vi printed in the last editions oi
the Bibles Of the Calholics--translation have
becn,u used by them sinee the reformation as
before.
a. Il exercises bat right always acknowl.
edged by tho Catholics in their pastors, to
control and regulate the business Of translat.
log, adding notes, printing and circulating
che divine book, as eommitted 10 their special
~~..k ~g al az,
the integrity Of the text and fidelity of ver-
sions, and also the proper intelligence Of the
; inspired sense which they sonsidsr as oas and
1nchangeable. ts
3. Doing this tho Catholic clergy may bs
considered, by liberal minds, as showing, In
their own way, their best respect and zeal FOL
the scriptures, the existence and right inter
nretation or true sense of which do not seer
60 them likely TO subsist 10 the long course
Of time, if entirely left TO tho care Of unau
shoriscd editors.
&. They aliedge, as Catholics, that o con
Siderable part Of the divine word has airead,
Been annihilated in that way, or. what is til.
same In their eyes, or worse, reddced TO tn,
| Condition Of pranfsDe or apocryphai writing
.-.the books of Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, &c
elesias,Gus, Ba,uch, l and IL M4ccabees, snt
Is not here of the right or wrong OF their can
on Of the scriptures, but Of the consistency
either ohinion. and decided olahosiios TO q
scheme which seems to them 40 less than ar
attempt to destroy such parts Of the scrip
surss, and of course 10 less odious for ths
Catholics than would be to-. tho Protest -Dts a
decree from he Holy Sec - declare any o
the gospels no part Of the Divine Word.
S. The same would be observed in relation
60 tho sense Of tho translations adopted ant
eirculased by the Bible Societies, which The
Catholic clergy consider, right or wrong il
not tho question, az materially and essentially
different from the true sense Of the Inspire,
authors.
s. Tho scheme Of circulating tho divins
scriptures, and particularly such translations
b their eyes curtaiied and altered, and offer
hg them to the Catholics without reference
or in opposition to the directions oS their clcr
Iys may to the Holy Father and tho Bishop.
Ieem al improper and hostile encroae hment
susceptible Of being opposed BY their author
~, as, far as freely acknowledged BY theil
people, 10 such matters, and, in fact, possibl,
10 father.
2. Self defence then, in consistency to theil
principles and those Of their Rock, which, a.
enelon explains il in his celebrated lci,ei
o the subject, require authorised in,erPre,a
on of the scriptures, and admi: Of controu
theic private reading ~ d,lity and pru
enee may suggest, is the 6rM thing to b
sssrvcd IN such documents Of the Catholic
huvch. Whether the :imcs seem particu
|rly swfui, and the doctrines of Christ more
kposed than usual by the scheme Of Bibl.
oeieties, and whether il requires such spec
ca,,ions. the pooe and tina bishops mav
ell be left to Judge for themselves. I,
ight be observed that many among the Pro-
SAINTS have expressed their own objection'
the said scheme, ON other grounds, nc
|ub,, and refused or Withdrawn their sup
|rt bo. we coninc ourselves to offer these
W remarks to those who might otherwise