New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-24
CHURCH PROPERTY ~ PIEDMONT.
THE POPES ALLOCUTION.

The following s the ADDRESS relative to the conduc,
Of The Pieo moDtese Government with respect to the
sale of church property, delivered by his Holiness
the Pope, in the Secret Conis;ory held on Jan. p:
"VEsrRABLE BRETHRES You must, as.uredly,
remember with what grief we have often deplored
with you, and in this ye-y place, tue grave damage
dore TO the Catholic Church for a Dugoer OF year,
psst in The Subslpne Kingdom. We have omitted
bofbpg that could be suggested by our sohcitude,
~ al 81 lor eaI Iy 20 remedy these crest eyis but
all our Efforts have been in vain. as neither the re-
rerattd complaints which we causec the Cardinal to
make acting a. our penipoteDtlary, nor the private
letter. which we have ourselves addressed 10 our
deer son in Jesus Christ, the illustIious k,ng OF
Sardinia have obtained iuy result. Every one -
aware Of the numerous facts and DEGREES by which
that Government has aroused the indlgns lon OF
every well-orpos.d heart, by tramplins under
foot the solemn conventions contracted with TINS
Apostolical See and by persecntlnk every day
Lore and more, both the sacred ministers OF
religion ard the bishops and the religious
boutes by u,urpng the property of the Church and
showing contempt for the authority OF tbs Holy See,
and by cpecfps against both of the the mos signal
iDsults Ard lat Of all a. you are s*are, there 50
be en- proposed in that country, bill directly contrary
TO IatuI 81 and divine right, opposed IN the highest
degree 10 the welbeDg of human society, aud favor:
ing in every possible ner. the perm ous errors OF
socialism ard communion. By thai built II prop '-ea
to destroy slmOst totally, all the monsstc anu ,e..-
pious sssociafons OF both sexes. the eollegia,e
CHURCHES al d simple tenefces-eyen those d-pehe-
emf on private patronage snd deliver over tns,r
properly and revenues 10 the administrator o' sne
civil mower The same bill also a,tribu es - Tue ny
authority the power of prescribing ne c9ni.lo.s
which such sssocis'ions not Destroyed are u
be suh cied TO. Words fail US 20 express our gll7,
AT ,ucb GRIMM al ard almost iDcred,ole ac's aSHs
The Cburch and against the involabls supremacy oil
The Holy See in that kingdom, where there are SO
GREAT a number Of f.ryent Ca'holicsi anu wnsre
formerly, and in particular among the soVeIeshs'
su, examples were 10 be found OF piety, rsHg'oh,
Il IL r
evil having arrived at that point tina, It Is not sum
ciert m merely deplore the icjury done 10 me
tpd that We are bound 10 do everything 10 our
power to pu, Ell 10 this state OF things we Ssan
raise our voice with apostolic liberty IN ths 'oeu
a,seu bly. and we reprove ard condemn not only an
the c.crss ady Issued by that Government TO the
de,rm, nj Of the rights and authority OF religion OF
the Church. ard of the Holy See, but likewise IN p
lately proposed and we declare all these scts 10 DC
entirely worthless and invalid. Furthermore, We
warn in the most solemn manner not only these per-
sons by whose orders such DEGREES have been pun
lish.d but also those 0'hers who may ho' IeH "
sanction, favor or approve in any manner *na'e'. =,
the bill recently propoeed-we warn them we Soy "
col cider in tin what penalties and censuies me app
tolical COZ stuor and the canons of the Holy |oln
ellis and in particular the canons OF the Sounon "
Trent have established against the p'unuereis ~. h
pr fsbers Of holy tniDgs-against the y,o,a " I'D
liberty of the Church and of the Holy See, ana
II the usurrers Of their rights. Nay IL cOue 70
pass that the authors Of such great e'iis ui'! 20
touched by our words and warphes' OIL. ~! o.
len, IN DEF, mine to their audacou' atsc Sc on
The Liberties Of the Church and save US Tue gres'
sIIlic,ion of turning against them the arms salch
have been divipely irtrusted 10 our hoy mlusHy.
IT, re- II st the Catholic world may hho "nN NC
have done to protect in the Snbalpine kingdom the
cause OF the chsrch we have had staiemen. oi me
Whole matter printed, snd have ordered coy % De
aa,,ad 70 ssch Of Won Before terminnstln We
Cannot avoid, Venerable Brethren, paying Just
tribute Of prs-e to the ATchbshops and Bishops OF Inc
Subspre kin sdom for the sdmifsole naaner 10 "hlcu
,hey have always stood like wall, firm 10 dsfen'e
of The Hopse Of Isfsel and upb. Id by word aud wr'
ing, the cause OF Goo and OF tie Holy Church. And
VT also congratulate, fIem the bottom OF oar hsar
shown their firm attachment TO US and to this holy
See by defending, openly the sscred rish,s OF the
Church. As 70 You, Venerable Bretars a. Nho nave
I'm called on 10 share in our socitu1e, request
YOU 10 JON US in our prsy ers TO ID that with the
support cf the imm 'cUlsie Virgin Mary, We may zee
orr tfor's crown ed with success and behold nose
person. wbo sre deriDg from the path OF truth
Al Justice brought back 10 the Holy Church.