, 1859-10-27
THE POPE TO THE CARDINALS.
An Important Document.

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lhs Home correspondent Of the New York
Eetnsa9 Post, sends to that paper translation
Of the Lhtin text Of the Pope's recen. letter to
the Cardinals, touching tho political troubles in
the Psphl domiuions. It il ~ follows:
venerable Brethren: In the al1ocutiou va
oelsefea 10 you on the twentieth Of last June,
70 dePlored with the greatest grief Of heart ali
Apostolic See in Bologns, Raveuus, md other
Part.' against our ci7ll and legitmate soyer-
e!Gnly and that Of the said Sec Moreover, in
the same hafangue, We declared thAt all such
Persons Ind occurred the ecclesiastical censures
and penalties Inflicted by the sacred canons, and
also sustained by the hope that those rebellious
chlldIen, excited and mov ed-by these our words,
would return to their duty, especially as ali
Know with what mildness and lenity wa hare
always acted, from the beginning Of our supreme
Pontiteate, and with what alacrity and earnest
ness, even IN most difficult times, We have ever
directed our care towards the temporal useful
ness and tranquility Of our people. But this
our hope has vanished. For those persons,
strongly urged By advice, instigatiops and u.s.
s'stance, OF I'LL kinds, from abroad. and rendered
more audncious thereby, lefs nothing untEied to
perturo the whole Of the -Emilian provinces
subject to our rule, and to detarh them from our
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Hence, IN these same prorinces, the standard OF
re5e!i!on aud detection being raised, and the
Pontiteal government done away with, dictators
Ut ihe SuoaiPine kingdom were at drst appoint
ed, who were next called extraordinary commits
saf'es, and afterwards denominated governors
general, and who, rashly assuming the rights Of
our supreme sovereigntJ, removed from the
public Offices allthose persons whom, from tbeir
Tried fidelity to the legitimate prince. they sus-
pected would not adhere to their depraved couu-
sci These men did not hesitate next to invade
tue ecclesiastical power also, giEihg ont new laws
respecting hospitais, orphan ylums, aud other
plous establishments and institutions. Nor did
they lear 10 rex certain eccfesiastics, whom they
expelled or imprisoned; but, moved by open
hatred to this holy Apostolic See, they we're not
AFRAID to convene on the sixth day Of this month,
IL bo1ogna, an assembly called by them nation.
III, Of the People Of the Enilian provinces, in
which they promulgated decree full of false
accusations aud prelexts. and in which, falsely
asserting the unani1n!ty pf the people, they de-
ctared. contrary to theIigh,s Of she Roman
Church, that they you'd no longer submit to tue
civil Pon1itical government. And on the follow
ing day they moreover declared, as is now the
fashion, that they wished to adhere to the gov
ern.nent snd realm Of the King of Sarliuia.-
Amongst these lamentable audacities the rulers
Of tlls faction do not cease TO employ every art
to corrupt the morals Of the people By means Of
books and journals published at Bologna and
elsewhere, encouraging ficentious boldne.s md
heaplng abuse upon Christ's ricar on earth,
turning into ridicule pious and religious pracii-
ecs and laughing as the prayers put up 10 OBJ
tau the a!tpo~erful protection Of The most
hc'v rnd immaculate Virgin Mary, the mother
Of God. '''~@'e'
i" theatrical representations, public moEali-
tr, decency and virtue arc outraged, aud persons
sacred to God are held up to The common con-
tempt aud dcrision. Of nlf:: These things, how.
eser, are done by those who declare themselves
Caiholics and generators of the supreme spiri-
tua1 power and authority Of The Roman pontiE
But every onc can see how fallactous is such
declaration, because, in doing such things, they
conspire with all who wage sh lmeful war
against the Roman pontifr aud the Catholic
Church, and do their utmost to uproot and ex-
tirpate from the minds of all our divine religion
and its salutary .doctriIc, if such thing could
ever be done (which account you especially,
On venerable brethren! who are participa,ors
in our labors aud au1ie.ies, can easily imagine
OFT attl.ction, and the grief and indignation
which affects US, as well Is yourselves aud ali
good persons. Amidst SO much bitterness,
however: We enjoy tho consolation that By far
the greater part OF the people Of the -Emilian
provinces, gFieved ut sud totally abhorring such
nachnatlons, preserve their fidelity towards
the legitimate prince, and adhere constantly 10
our ctvil dominion and that Of this Holy See !;
and that the entire clergy Of these same nro.
viuces, worthy certainly Of great praise, hare
nothing more at heart than 10 fulfil diligently
the duties of their Office amidst public move
mcnts and disturbances. snoring clearly their
singular faith and respect towards US and This
Apostolic Sec, md coniemning md despisine
the most arduous dangera.
But now, by reason Of cur welghty Office,
and bound by solemn oath, being Obliged to de-
fend fearlessly the cause of our most sacred re-
lig'on, md to preserve firmly from all violation
the rights and possessions Of the Roman Church
and to uphold constantly our and this Apostol-
ic Sees cvl sovereignty, and to deliver it to our
successors intact, as the patrimony of the bles-
sed Peter, VIC cannot refrain from raisipr our
apostolic voice again, TINT especially the whole
Caiholic world, and firstly Ill our venerable
brethren the bishops, from whom in our severe
difficulties we hare received so many admirable
care for us, this Holy See, and the patrimouy
Of the blessed Peter, may know how strongly
We disapproye Ehat those men have darrd to
commit in the -Emilian provinces Of our Penti-
fetal dominions. Therefore, in this your most
ample assembly, NC entirely seprobatc and de-
clare null aud void, as we'll rs those already
mentioned, as all other acts whatever OF the
munity, alA Hgaltst EGr and this holy Sees
supreme civil dominion, sovereignty, power
and Jurisdiction, By what eycr name they mas
be called.
NO one IS ignorant that all those who in the
said provinces who have lent their mid, counsel
OF consent to the ADORE. mentioned acts, ,or have
favored them in any other way, hare incurred
tue ecclesiastical censures and penalties which
nre mentioned in our aforesaid nltocution. Far
the rest, venerable brethereu, let US 70 trust
inngy to the Thronc Of Grace, that by the di.
yine aid we may obtAin consolation and strength
in such adverse circumstances; uor let us de-
sist from praying and imploring humbls md
earnestly with assiduous and fefyid prayers to
God, who is rich in tneroy, that by his onnipo-
aud the paths Of justice, religion aud salvation,
all those who err. Of whom, perhaps. some
miserably deceived, know not what they do.''