The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-25
Tie Catholic Church in italy, Spain, and
Switzerland.

POSITION OF TIE CLERGY IN pIEDMONT-REsrs.
TANoE or THE Nuns THE POPE's ALLEGATIONS.
Turin, (Aug. o. J Correspondence OF London Times.
The execution Of the Convent Law progresses with
few impedimcnts could well be expected The epsco-
pacy generally recommended resistance, which In the
Of the converts to be taken possession Of in
many obeyed far locking the outer doors nd
giving the officers Of justice the trouble of breaking them
olen With regard to the parish priests who
titled 10 additional stipend under the same act and
which their bishops forbid them TO accept, there would
not probably have been found so much subordnation
and conviction to this effect Is not unlikely be the
cause OF the following paragraph which appears at the
head Of the leading article in the Arod OF this day
I'VE bow with reverence before the Masters in Israel
Our bishops thought il right to suppcate the Holy
before permitting the parish priests to receive the bene
hce and the Sovereign ponta has allowed it. while pro-
testing, &c From this time therefore, that which was
illegal becomes lawful by permission Of that sovereign
authority which prohibited and all discussion for
ceases
Thus the Court Of Rome yields the point which could
not maintain but under protest il invariably does
The text Of the aocntons pronounced by the Pope in
the Consstory OF the 10Th ult has reached The first
aocuton refers 10 the affairs Of Sardinia II commences
by saying that the 22d January last his Holiness
complained in aiocnon Of the grave wrongs" which
the Sardnian government had for long series years.
daily perpetraed against the Roman Catholic Church
ana against the supreme power and dignity Of the Holy
See; and declared null and OF effect each and all of
the DEGREES issued by that government TO the prejudice
of the church, and especially the unjust aud faal law
for the suppression of religious houses In making those
complaints and that declaration the Pope had hoped
that the Sandman government, returning to better
timents, wouid cease to prosecute the church, an
n"n'h W i'pob th' NiouE7 hpur Dut ~ uiu a
done
''We say with sorrow not only that the Pic,imontese
government has not lent ear either to the suppcations
of is bishops celebrations but making new
and more serious attacks the church. autho.
rity and on that Of the Apostolic Seeopenly despising
reiterated protests and pnternal warnngs-ha5
mol feared 10 approve sanction and promulgate the Law
religious beuses.o
The fope aments that this conduct oblires him 10 lie.
part ON the mildness and mcekness which natural
10 him., and to have severity sn order not
70 fail In his duty aud abandon the the church
..1ay
he example OF ms predecessors who never hesitated TO
act against the degenerate and rebeous children of tho
church and % smite the yoators and obstinate usurpes
Of IL rights with the penalties set forth In the holy
sanons, his Holiness thus proceeds
We, therefore, again aisour apostolic voice in your
august assembly, and blame anew VIC condemn AMI
declare null and Ut effect, the law above mentioned
and all and each oe acts and DEGREES which have taken
place in iiedmont 70 the detriment Of religion o, the
church. Of our authority and OF the rights of the Holy
Sceacts and DEGREES Of which spoke with sorrow In
our aocuon Of the I'D january last. We are besides
all those who in Piedmont have not feared 10 propose
prove and sanction the said measure and the law against
the church and the rights Of the Holy See that all those
also who are employed by them, who give support,
sci and adleson and who their ORDERS have
CURED major accommodation and the other eccle.ast
cal penalties and censures enacted by tho molly
the apostolic constitutions and the DEGREES Of general
councils particularly those Of the Council of rrente
The lole concludes by stating that after exercising
severity he remembers that no occupies the place OF
Him who in wrath remembers mercyv and that there
fore, she humbly prays the Lord our God" to bring
pak 70 pett'r sentiments the degenerate children OF the
Holy Church in Sardinia and 10 shove his bes sings
the bishops ind clergy Of that kingdom in their present
agony and tribulatons.n
Tie second aocuton Of the Pope IL on the affairs OF
Spain and switzerland After recapitulatng the princi.
pal points Of tie concorda concluded time ago
with span-one Of which that the property Of the
church should be nvioabe-his Holiness declare that
ttat convention has been mprdently outraged and
violated -
Laws have been passed which, 10 the great damage Of
religion, destroy The first and second articles Of the
coroa and which order the Of the property OF the
church Various decreer have bean published BY which
bishops iptodctcd from conerrr sacred orders BY
which virgins consecsated God are prohibited from adj
hitting other women ipto their institutions: and BY
which lay chsplaincies and other pious institutions are
to be completely secuariaedu
The protests presented against these measurel ha he
says been dsresnrded b. the Spanish government and
some bishops who bad opposed them had been Sorcbly
removed from their dsceses He had therefore deemed
u necessary 10 order his Charge dAarcs TO leave Ma.
dfid; and, moreover, says his Holiness
Raising cur voice In your assembly complain Of all
that the lay government has done and IL still doing In
spain, unjustly against the church, against It's liberty
and ghis against and tie authority Of the Holy See
and especially We deeply dcpore our solemn concordat
violated IN defiance Of International law the authority Of
the bishops prevented in the exercise Of the sacred minis
try; the violence employed against them and the patr
mopy OF the church usurped In spite Of eli Divine anil hu
man laws We therefore In virtue OF apostolic au-
ihorty censure abrogao and declare without value and
without force nuN ard Of effect for the past anil the
future the said laws and decrees Lastly We with all
our power warn the Authors of all these audaeous acts
and nxhorf ard swrnieasn