The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-03-08
The last arrival from Europe brought

Secret C0nSlStory nelu oh JANUARY ~ou'
IN the subject of the contemplated sale
IF Church property by the Piedmontese
This address contain, the
passages;
sand last of all, as you are aware, there
has been proposed in that country bill
directly contrary to national and divine
right, opposed in the highest degree to
the wel'being OF human society, and IA
voring in every possible manner the per
nicicus errors OF socialism and commun.
ism. By that bill ii is proposed 10 de.
stroy almost totally all the monastic and
religious associations Of both sexes, the
collegiate churches, and simple benehces
even those dependent on private pat
ronage, and TO deliver over their property
and revenues to the administration of the
civil power. The same bill also attrib-
utes to the lay authority the power OF pre-
scribing the conditions which such asso
Citations as are not destroyed are 10 be
subject to. Words fail US to express our
griel at such criminal and almost incredi,
Bile acts against the Church and against
The inuiOlable supremacy Of The Holy See
in that kingdom, where there are so great
number of iervent Catholics, and where
formerly, and in particular among the
Sovereigns, such examples were 10 be
found OF piety, religion, and respect tor
the Chair of ST. Peter. But the evil hav-
ing arrived at that point that it is not
sufficient to merely deplore the injury
done 10 the church, and that we are
bound to do everything in our power TO
put an end to this state of things, we again
raise our voice with an apostolic liberty
in this solemn assembly, and we reprove
and condemn not only all the DEGREES
already issued by that Government to
the de,riment OF the rights and authority
Of religion, of the church, and OF the
Holy See, but likewise the bill lately pro
posed. and aoe declare all these acts 10 he
entirety ,oorthleS8 anil inrald. Further.
more we warn in the most solemn man.
ner not only these persons by whose or.
ders such DEGREES have been published,
but also those others who may not fear TO
sanction, favor, or approve in any man
ner whatever the bill recently proposed
we warn them, we say, to consider in
time what penalties and cenSnreS the
apostolcal constitutions and the canons
Of the Holy Councils, and in particular
the canons of the Council of Trent, have
established against the plunderers and
prolaners of holy things-against the NJ
olaters ofthe liberty Of the church and OF
the Holy See. and against the usurpers
OF their rights. May it come to pass that
the authors of such great evils may be
touched by our words and warnings and
may OF length determine to cease their
audacous attacks on the liberties Of the
Church, and save us the great afilictior
Of turning against them the arms which
have been divinely intrusted to our holy
=. miniStry!'
This is the language addressed by thu
Holy See 10 the independent and Con
stiiutional government Of Sardinia whilt
engaged in legislation upon the manne
in which Church property shall be vested
In all candor we woulda ask, what pre-
vents the use Of similar language TO the
government OF the State of Newly York
while engaged, as il now is, in Legislation
upon the tenury by which Church prop,
erty shall be held! How comes il that
penalties and censures' which are appli.
cable TO the oiherl 1t is not on account
Of any peculiar concordant with which
Sardinia is bound 10 the Holy See, fol
there is no such contract; and in the very
nature OF Constitutional government car
be none. which acknowledges what the
Pope claims as The invioIable supremacy
of the holy See in that Kingdom The
government from the beginning has re
pudiated every such relation; and thu
, Pope himself lays claim 10 il on.no sucl
Aimsy grounds as any parcnment agree
ment. lie condemns the bill becapse i
is directly contrary to natural and divin,
right, and there is NJ reason why he ma,
not pronounce similar judgment upoI
the New York BILL The power Of regu
: latng the proprielorship oil Church prop
, erly in one manner carries with it III
power Of regulating it in any other. Il
fact The ST. Louis Church of Buffalo, is q
r this moment cut of from ecclesiastica
n privileges, by the authority at Rome, 70
insisting upon precisely the same mod
ofvesling and managing ils property q
! the Bill itself now before the Legislator
not only authorizes but requires, Why
then, are not our Legislators exposed |;
the same warnings and menaces as tn
f Sardinianl Why may they not as wei
be visited with The penalties and cen
; sures" which the apostolical oonstitu
tons and the eanons of the Holy Coun
ellis, and in particular the cannons of th
Council of Trent have established'l /
| il because the great body OF the New
Yorklegisutors are not Roman Catholics
while the great body Of the SardiniaI
legisaturel Are we TO understand tha
the exemption of our State government
from the pNpal ban, when il displcase
the pOpal will, is 10 depend simply upol
the fact whether or not the majority o
those who make its laws consider them
selves within the pale of the Roman
Catholic Churchl Is il true that the mer,
ascendency OF Roman Catholics In ou
Legislative halls, or among the mass o
our population, is to establish the inviola
bic supremacy Of the Holy See in ou
midSi We are sure that the great mas