The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-27
GREGORY XVI. OF THE PORES (or THAT SAME)
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1910.
GREGORY XVI. OF THE PORES Cor THAT SAME)
For the further remembrance of the case.
Placed the supreme he al of the Apostolate and,
although with merits Of our own contributing
thereto acting vicegerent OF Jesus Christ the
OF God, who, in consequence OF his very great love
for us, having been made man, degned to die also for
the redemption Of the world, think it falls within
the sphere of our pastoral care, that We strive by
every means IN our power to turn away the faithful
from the nhuman traffic in blacks, or in any class Of
men whatsoever. II is true, when the light Of the
gospel began first TO be diused those wretched be-
ings, who at that time were falling in great
bers into the cruelIist servude by especially
of wars then prevailing, felt their condition to be
most allie waited with Christian masters. For inspr-
ed by the Holy Spirit the Apostles taught slaves
themselves onthe one hand to obey their masters in
the flesh, as they would Christ, and to do the will of
God from the heart while on the other hand they
directed masters to treat their slaves kindly, and
render unto them whatsoever is just and fair, and
also to forego any threats, well knowing that the
Lord OF these well Of themselves is in the
heavens, and that there is with him no respect Of
persons a. Since, however true love towards all
most strongly recommended everywhere by the
law of the gospel, and since Christ our Lord had de-
clared that he would consider done, or refused
unto himself whatever of kindness and compassion
should have been extended or refused to the lowly
and the needy (2) it easily resulted herefrom that
Christians not only regarded their slaves especially
Christians, in the light of brothers. (3) but also
more ready to bestow freedom those who might
deserve it, which Gregory Of Nyssa shows
tom TO be done the celebration particular of the
Pascha Rites. (4) Nor were there wanting those
who, animated by still more ardent love for their
species consigned themselves TO bondage in order to free
others hert ON, many of whom that Apostolic Man,
and also Predecessor of Ours, of most holy memory,
Clement J., testifes that he acquainted with 90
In process Of time, therefore, that the darkness
of heather superstition has been fully dssipa-
ted, and when the manners OF less civilized commu-
mites also have been soltened down by the gentle in
huence of Faith working through Love, things hare
al leng 10 such pass haiJor ages back persons
hare been held in slavery among rsry many nations Of
Christians There were, IT is true, from time to tine
say to our very great sorrow, some Of the very
number Of the Faithful who, shamefully blinded by
the desire of filthy lucre, did hesitate reduce TO
Slarry, in widely separated and remote Lands, In
dans, Blacks other pretehed indipdua else by
tabtishing and gradually charging traffic in those,
uho had been made captures by Others 10 counenance
the shameful conduct Of these last Many Roman
Pontfs, II is true, of glorious memory Predeces-
sors Of Ours did not fail, in accordance with their
high Office TO severely the practices of those
men, as injurious to their spiritual safety and disgrace
iul to the Christian name and from which Also they
clearly saw that this result would follow that unbe
lieying nations shoua be more and more confirmed
IN their hatred towards our true Religion The Apos
tolic Letter OF Paul Ill, given May 90 1897 under
| the Fishermen's Seal (SL Peters, TO the Cardinal
Arch Bishop of Toledo, has this object in view
well others in succession still fuller than this
same one, given 10y Urban Will, on the 22d Of April
1889, to the 4" Collector Jaiun,n Of the Apostolic
Churches in Portugal; in which Letters those indi.
viduals are very severely censured BY name urho
dared presumed 10 reduce Sarery 10 sell 10 Luu 10
sreags, or 10 girs o,oay The Indians Of the East or Uta
10 separate them from their ures and Children despoa
them of then property 10 lead aud send them n,cay 10 Other
places, ia any tray 10 deprive them Of their freedom 10
rtain them in serriiude and also ~ afford 10 those pursuing
the aore aid line Of conduct adcice aid favor and oss,,
lance under any preter color rasoerer or 10 preach
teach that thus arf 10 aid in anu other ,rau
iohatsper The practice, ADORE alluded TO- (6) Those de.
OF the PontiH's Just mentioned, Benedict XIV
subsequently, established and rene wed by new Apos
tolc Letter 10 the clergy Of Brazil, and of certain
other regions, given the Doth day of December
l74l IN which he strove to the anx ous feel.
ings Of the Priests themselves towards this end IN
Before this also, another Predecessor of ours sill
earlier than these, Plus III on the Empire of tee por
tuguese bring attended IN his time 10 Guinea counfyu
Of the blacks, gave on the 7th Oct 1862 letter adj,
dressed TO the Bishop Of Rub who was about to sci
out for those parts, IN winch he only bestowed unon
that Prelste full powers for exercising his sacred
functions therein with greater advantage but avail
ing himself OF this same opportunity, animal yerted
severely upon those Christians who were accustomed
10 drag the Ntophyes INFO slavery (S) And even in our
own times Plus VII, influenced by the same spirit of
religion, and love, as his Predecessors zeaously in
terposed his official influence with those in power
that The traffic ia blacks igM al length tntir,v e,ov
among Christians. i hese DEGREES and anxious care,
ing of God, proved Of no little avail IN protecting the
Indians, and others above mentioned, from the cru-
city Of invaders, aud from the cupdIty Of Christian
traders Not to such an extent, however, that this
Holy Sec can congratulate itself on the full success
OF its jealous efforts for the accomplishment of this
end seeing that the trade in blacks though some
what lessened Is still carried by numerous Chris
tians.
WE, THEREFORE, desiring to remove so erea,
disgrace TINS from all the borders of Christen
dom, and the whole subject being matureIy weighed
(some of Our Venerable Brethren the Cardinals ri
the Holy Roman Church being also admitted 10 our
counseI) do hereby, treadng IN the footsteps of Our
Predecessors, by virtne of Apostolic Authority
admonish and earnestly adjure in the Lord all faithful
Christians of every condition. that no one Of them
DARE for the time TO come, 10 harrass rni,snv In
dams, Blacks, any other persons ofhs class or 10 de,
spoH them Of their property, 10 reduce them 10 81 rem
or 10 lend aid, taror 10 others irHe doing stch things
foodrds them, 10 exercise that inudn traffic bu neop,
Of uhieh the Blacks sU they pcre not human being,
bUf The ered animals IN nhorer rfdueed 10 slorsru
,ctoni ony distinction, ia violation Of The Lto, Of
justice and humanity, bought, soid and sopefns, con.
dcnntd 10 the endurance Of the most painful labors aud
by uhoh, orer, through The hope Of gain that riri
naiiy offered hseJ 10 the Of Sare, by means of
this traffic, Discussions also and perpeuoi hosh,
as IL wos continually nuiped in The countries of
those unfortunate men.
WE, THEN, by virtue Of our Apostolic Authority
censure all the aforesaid practices utterly unwor.
Thy OF the Christian name, and by that same autbo
riy, we strictly prohibit and interdict any Ecclesas
tic or Layman from presuming TO uphold under any |
pretex or color whatsoever that traffic IN Blacks
as il inmi IN its nature or othr,cse 10 pr,oeb
prodoae OF IN any uoy whatsoeper publicly or pipat,u
10 tnch ldocere in opposition to those things which
we have made the subject Of admoni,ion in this our
Apostolic Letter.
10 order moreover that this same Letter fBuIl1 Of
Our may tho more easily become known unto sll,