Washington telegraph., 1856-12-17


Bulls of the Sovereign Pontiffs.
"The present edict does not abrogate
the apostolic canonical regulations and 9TH
er edicts of the ordained clergy and inquisi-
tors. 1t is, moreover, declared those who
do not inform as ordered by the present
edict cannot be absOlved from the excom-
munication incurred without having first
informed judicially against the delinquents;
and, although the month allowed may have
passed, the obligation of informing re-
mains the same under the same penalty
until the person who has Information ha S
made clean confession of it. That this
'edict may be brought to the knowledge of
all persons, we ordain and command it to
be placarded in all vestries and churches,
and that no one may remain ignorant of
these orders and endeavor to avoid obedi-
ence, we order all publishers, libraries,
customs, hotel-keepers, shop-keepers &c,
to have copy posted up in their respec-
tive establishments, in prominent place,
that it may be read by all comers, and we
order all curates to read the same to their
congregations at specified periods
"ExHoRrATIoN.
GAS the principal or rather the sole OBJ
ject of the tribunal of the Holy Office is,
as already stated, the glory of God, the
exaltation of the Holy Faith, and the sal
vation of souls, We, therefore, after hav-
ing commanded as above, now exhort, pa
ternally, all those who may be guilty of
some offence against the Sacred Office to
appear before us or our Wears, voluntarily,
before they are informed against by ether
persons, to make full confession Of their
faults and errors. We assure them that
should they not be under accusation al
ready before some other ecclesiastical tri-
bunal We viii receive them with the bow
els of compassion, and they shall be treat
ed with that mercy which belongs to the
sacred tribunal, and will be allowed to de-
part in peace, without expense or penance.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
'-In obedience to the orders we have re-
ceived relative to the press, the introduc-
ton or circulation of perverse and forbid
den books, and having much at heart that
in the towns and localities under our ju-
risdiction the pure faith may be preserved,
which, By the grace of the Almighty, ac-
tually exists there, we expressly ordain
and command that men shall beware of
publishing, introducing, selling, or circu-
lating in the towns, or beyond the walls,
or anywhere within our jurisdiction, any
books that have not first been submitted to
the examination Of the Sacred Office, un-
der the penalties established by apostolic
DEGREES, especially those Of Clement VIII
and Gregory XIV.
"Finally, we order and we command
that no one shall infringe the apostolical
orders, decrees, constitutions and bulls
which prohibit Jews and Christians from
entertaining certain private relations with
each other, such as sleeping, eating, play
ing, Disgusting; and, moreover, that all
familiarity with them be avoided under
the penalties, for Jews as well as for Chris
tiaus, expressed in the bull of Pope Gle
mcnt VIII. of blessed memory.
"Giyen at the Sacred Office at Ancona,
this Sth of August, 1856.
"F. r. THOMAS VINCENT AIRALDI.
'Inquisitor General.
''Sign of the cross, which it is prohib-
tied to remove under pain Of excommuni-
cation.
''Countersigned by,
JOSEPH BIRARELLI, Priest,
Chancellor of the Sacred Office. }"