Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-06-20
The Papal Hxcommuniostio
GALVESTON, May2ith, 1850

To hs Eiiior of The Cpihan-
SR Perhaps the greatest proof | am able
to give ylu Of the high estimation In which l
hold your character for liberality and love OF
fair play. ia tho request which now boldly
make. namely that you would accord me subj
cient space in your columns TO enable me to eoun.
tcract. in some measure, the elect prouueed
among the ignorant of every sect by the solemn
gravity and seeming candor with which respect
able journals continue To impose on their readers,
the vile production Of the prurient genius oi
Ssrns (S,e "Tris,ram Shanay ~ for th, mildly
uttered nnatheinl fulminatod hy Pms Kngainst
those whom. he regurds as the despoilers Of the "
Holy See, and hsing we'll aware Of tho value
of your space, shall he brief rs possible, and
nnct neither on you nor on your readers undue
trespnss
The issue Of t" The Tsras Christian Advocate,
the 18th inst. publishes the hogus formula
or Excommnnicntion without explanation or com
ncnt and many of the readers OF that excellent
neriodie,l accept NJ genuine tho iulSDm- piroiy
indeed. not only protestants, hut even Catholics,
WIN should have kn0wn better, were grossly
totan in and accented ScrRe's choice m9reeaR,
"a IN. :. RECOMMENDATION Major " according to
tho f,rmun orour Church. have now before me
the genuine document. and heg leave quote the
paragraph which contains the whole giss oil the
"annthema," e-,-,,
=. Having invoked tnt iehp wa wv
in nr,vate aud public prayers, and having taken
the advice of the Church, we declare in accord
ance with the authority which we hold from Al,
,nicLtv God and the holy Apostles Peter ana
Paul. and also in accordance with our own nuth.
ority and those who have taken part IN tho sinlni
insnrrcctions in our provinces, IN usurp'nS' "c'
cupyinc and invading them, or IN dong such
deeds as we have heretnhefore complained oi IN
our nllncutions of the Goth june and 10Th Sep
tcmher of last ycir, or those who nave perp't-
rated some of these acts themselves as well as
those. who have been their supporters, helpers,
councillors, followers, as. those who connivrd
at executing the above mentioned deeds under
whntever prrtenccs and in whatever manner, TO
have taken on themselves. the tenement OF the
Major Erromn,r,ncdt,on, " and religious punish
ment. as they ara determined in our Apostolic
Constitution and by the degrees of the general
council, especially that of Trent (Sess, % chap
3 on reforms) and if necessary we exec nmnni-
tate them again We anathemize them further,
declaring that they arc to lose All privileges ana
gruccs and indulrencies which they enjoyed
until nav from our Papal predecessors, and that
thew cannot. in any manner, be released ur
uhsovcd of these crnsurrs by any one except
ourselves or the Romcn PnntF. then reigning,
except ut the moment ot death nut not, IN the
event Of their recovery, until they have retrartcn
revoked annulcd and abolished, in public, all
they have committed "
There sir, you have the whole matter ; what
TFcce les the part quoted is uIsreiY an ennnfra-
lion ,s the rensors which have Induced Pope
Plus to place his ban unon Offenders agl'nst
his nutLGritv. and what fuNows are the prayers
ufn sor-owful. loving, Just and firm parent for
the recovery Of his children from error int
in eya,r 10 avoid al possibility of Doubt AZ 70 ,
the formula Of Major EXcommunicat0n, Y | ,
give the following exact translation OF it as Ind
down, viz.
,EWEanrAs, A. b. have volnwMly yadmonishedg
@. D the first, the second, third ana 'o"rth
time to he turned from h i malicious way ana
dsist from hlas phemy or other s'n as m"Voe) anu
whereas, he cuu,on ptuouslv refused or neglected
to obey or fulfill this command and whereas
obedience will appear to he of no avail to tho
humble. if their contempt produced no evil 10
the c0rtumaclous !; therefore bv the authority
of the Almighty God. Father Son and II,lv Ghost
and of the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and
of all saints, compelled hv his contnmrcy,
excommunicate him and denounce him as one to
he avoided so long as he shall not have fulfilled
that which is commanded, that his spirit may be
saved in the day of judgement Amen"
This is the formula of ErcoDnlmnicdt'on Myor
and the same is substantially used by 81. Paul,
| Cor. Chap s. The Latin version is at the SER
vice of those who desire to see it themselves
do not intend to defend the proprlety OF the
course of Paul TX. do not intend to aiscusS
the merits of bulls of communications | do
not intend to utter one single sentence on Euro
pean politics. am n simple Laic and politics
and polemcs are equally nnsuited to my tastes
but ask that this continual Misrepresentation
of everything emunating from the church 70
which belong should cease that things should
be given to the public in proper light, and the
public be allowed to judge us on our merits 10
piyen ludicrous parody ma, he very amusing