New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-22
MEMORANDA.
The Controversy with the Church.

In doing used such sources of information were
| accessible TO but these mainly journals and
correspondents the side of the Government and now
,sems proper complete their by author
aye exposition of what the Church considers to be its
grievances in the premises We accordingly make the
following extracts from an Anocuon which Pope Plus de-
ivered Secret Conss;ory at Rome the 9th OF last
| SEPTEMBER
"our predecessor Gregory XIV became aware Rata
law had been promu gated in New Grenada in the month
Of April in the year si5 by which amongst other things,
| il is enacted that almost the moment any accusahon
against EcCleastics, Bishops themselves, has been
admitted in the Law tribunals only must the Priests Of
the Lord and other Clerics but even Bishops whom the
Holy Spirit has appointed to govern the Church OF God
abstain from all exercise of their ministry and commit TO
others the discharge of their own Office imprisonment
exile and other penalties being imposed those who re-
fuse TO this Wherefore predecessor himself with
any delay the year sent 10 the President OF that
republic his letters in which he yehemeny dsapproyed
Of that law, worthy a. certainly was OF all blame ana NJ
the time demanded with the utmost earne mar
the said law should be forthwith abrogaed and the rights
Of the cigrch be preserved IN their integrity But We
after that having been raised BY the gment OF
God TO this chair Of the Prince Of Apostles took the
management OF the helm OF the whole Church being IN the
highest degree DESTROYS consult for the afflicted aairs OF
most holy religion in that country as early as the year
I4s wrote letters 10 the President OF the said Republic of
New Granada And in these letters indeed setting forth
how very great the and anxiety felt for that
part the Lords flock and with what singular zeal OF our
paterna affection desired to apply oppOtune remedies
heal in that country the bruises OF Israel we yehementy
amened the deporabe condition in which the Church was
placed. Nor did omit in the same letters among other
things strongly demonstrate against those two projects
of law in particular by of which twas proposed ha
without the least consulting this apostolic See ttheS
should be abolished and by tho other that eulsrantS 10
that country might have the public exercise OF their worship
whatsoever AnddsAproying the above mentioned
DEGREES we again and again insisted that they should never
be ratified aud that the Church should ENJOY all her rights
and full liberty. -.
month Of Nav last year promulgated law aganstre
gious orders which, If piousy instituted and rightly All
minered are be of great and ornament to the
lr nd ciV commonwealth
med the expulsion OF the religious order oil the society Oh
css which having been in the first instance called hther
and earnestly wished for in the country was OF excellent
service there TO the Catholic and civil interests and by the
same law forbidden To institute IN the territory or the
Republic of New Granada any society mainly formed by
the tie Of Passrc obedience rs they call IT, Moreover oy
the same law aid is promised to all those who wish to aba
don the purpose religious life they have commenced ana
to break their solemn VOWS and the venerable orother
Emanuel the viglant Archbishop of that Ecceslls
cal province who deservesthe highest praise from US
and from this Apostolic See is nerdcted from exercising
the faculty granted him from the year 35 by this Apos
oc See VIZ of visiting the religious orders of that coun
try, and of restoring regular discipline
Next a law was in the month and year enacted by
which the Ecclesiastical Court is altogether abolished and
declared that all causes pertaining to said court and
even the causes Archbishops and Bishops whether civil
criminal be judged IN future before the lay riOu
nas by the magistrates the said republic Afterwards,
namely the -th day Of the same month OF May, IN the
wear 81 law was pfonug gated concerning the nOmna.
ton of Parish Priests by which the national assemblies
transfer tie false and pretended right of nominating the
Parish Priests from the President of the said Republic TO
cobUdo Paoqliq chiefly composed OF me lIers OIL lmi,
lies of each parish that when any parish shall have been
deprived Parish Priest that meeting may have the
power of nominating Parish Priest. Moreover by
certain articles of the law the Preaes are prohibited
from receiving cmolumcnt either from the sacred Wis
aion or any other grounds and to the plrOchal meeting
aforesaid assigned the power oi determining and chang
ing at It's pleasure well the revenues OF the PrSh
Priests the expenses necessary for the sacred functions
and other things enacted whereby the rights OF eccle
siasicaI property violated and destroyed Afterwards
on June lst of the year lsj another law was passed
by which is forbidden confer the canonical prebends
of the cathedral churches except after the same shall nave
been decided bY 0rty of the provincial assemblies OIL
each diocese their pleasure Other laws were afterwards
promulgated, by which permission was gwen 10 an Oh re-
leasing themselves from the burden of paying the dues
which constituted the chief part of the Ecclesiastical reye
MUGS ON paving half the value TO the Governments and
o the tropery of the ArchiepscOpa Seminary of Santa
Fe de Bogota is adudged to the National College and the
uprne nspecou oft he said seminary is assigned to the
Law power Nor must pass in silence that by the
new constitution of that republic enacted IN these recent
times among other ihngs the right also OF free education
is defended and liberty Of all kinds IS given unto ALL so
that each person may print and publish his thoughts
and al kinds of monstrous portents OF opinions and pro
fss privately and publicly whatever worship he peases
The Alocuon next refers at length TO controversy
between tie Government and Archbishop Mosquera Of DO
gotta. the points of which we extract as follows
Whereas in those countries custom has prevailed of
holding every six months to try the learning OF
those who are TO be set over vacant parish churches the
Government of New Granada by law there for this long
time enacted contrary to the canonica sanctions nsoeny
arrogated itself the right not only ofaSsemblng the Bsh-
u
Neropoitan the nearest Archbishop to discharge this
office il any Bishop did not hold such at the
aforesaid time In virtue of this law the government ITSELF
in the year s5 did not hesitate to warn the said luous
Archb shop oSana Fe de Bogota TO give notice OF the SAID
concursu, And, since the said Archbishop was suffering
under the Inconvenience Of lhealth bis Vicar General
consequently reply ing to the government IN the name OF
his Preae thought proper TO repel this unjust demand by
delay fearing, especially that ne might IN manner seem
"a approve the aforesaid law concerning the nomination
Of Parish Priests.
And therefore because of the right and prudent
of action certainly worthy of all praise, adopted by that
Vicar he accused before the lay tribunals nterdcted
from the exercise OF his Office openly and publicly ap
urehended and afterwards condemned 10 prison for TWO
months and six to captivity detention, and afflicted
with other penalties. And herein it IS above athngsto be
anented Venerable Brothers that the Vicar Capuuar of
the vacant Church Of Anoquia which is adjoining to Bo
gotta being basely subsryient to the sentiments and de-
signs # the Government of New Granada feared not 10 IS
sue an edc on the March in this year, wherein, rebel
ling AGAINST his metropolitan and invading his jurisdiction,
he reclaimed for parishes OF the archdO-
ccs contrary the canoncA sanctions When TINS came
10 our ears without any delay wrote letter to the SAID
Vicar Capituar, in which right in grave and Sc
we're language eprOyng and cOndemning this great crime
on hi, mart we commanded him Immediately TO desist from
what he had begun lest we, though unwilling should be
compelled 10 decree such against him as the Sc
verify of the sacred and the dignity OF Apostle
lie Ministry demanded But in the meantime the most pi
ous Archbishop himself with prudence and wisdom, dis
charg NJ his Office Immediately ssuedan edct nwhchhe
most Justly declared null and void the edct promulgatedby
that Vicar against the precepts of the sacred can
ons and al with all forbade any one IN
any way to hearke the said edic But then the Cham
le Of Deputies assang their Pastor with continually
increasing fury did not hesitate TO accuse the most iustr
ous Archbishop having broken the laws and the Senate
Of New Grenada feared not 10 admit the most unjust and
nnios accusation And in virtue Of that accursed law.
which as We said the beginning our predecessor GRECO
~ WI Of happy memory, had condemned the said Arch
bsbop was warned to give up his jurisdiction, and to
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