Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-27
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The pope:s EXco:,sEnunicai!

The text Of the Lnl Of recommendation
against tic Sardinan government "cct!l'icS
several columns in tie English iourlal-. That
is the only go,rrI,I..ci.t nansrd III ~" """-
lnen,. but others arr gla:sret N lie InI'nwin ~"
passage contains the pIth ri rhr sr;'frncc
sIiavinv invoked the i.l., II ,i,r iluly Sjrir-
it in private and pubic prayers. and having
taken the advice Of the Rev. brothers. the
Cardinals Of our Holy Romi>h Church, We de-
clare, in accordance with the authority which
We hold from Almighty God and the most holy
apostles Peter and Paul, and also in accord
ancc with our own authority, all those who
have taken part in the sinful insurrccton IL
our provinces, in uSurpng, occupying and IN
vading them, or in doing such docdS as sc
complained OF in our Alocutions Of the 2nth
Of juno and Goth of September of the last year,
or those who have perpctratcd some Of these
acts themselves, rs we'll rs those who have
been their warrantors. supporters, helpers,
couusclors, followers, as well rs those who
connived at executing the aforementioned
deeds. under whatever prctencc, and i'll What.
ever manner, OF who perpctrated them ttrn-
sclvcs, to have taken on themselves the
atoncncnt of the major communication
and religious punishmcRi rs they are 'tc-
termined in our Apostolic Constitution, and
by the DEGREES of tic General Councils, rs
pecially that Of Trent, lSr>S. IL, chapter H.
n Rclorms); and if Necessary. We eXconnu-
nicatc them again, We anathclnaLizc them, !!lr-
thcr declaring that they are to lose all p'lvl-
lescs and graccs, and indulgcnccS, which lhcF
cnoycd until now from our papal prctler''s-
sors, and that they cannot in any manner ''r
released or absolvcd Of these ccnsurcs by any
one except ourselves or the Ronish l'on'ii'
then rcigning, except at the momcn. Of death,
but not in the event OF their recovery, when
they are again subject 10 the above punish
mcnt, and arc unable 10 receive any abSolnton
until thcy have rctractcd revoked. annulIcd
and abolished in public all they have commit
tel, and have brought everything back fully
and effectively to its former state. anu have
uiycn conplctc satisfaction to the Papal power.
Therefore all those vino in the remoLcSt !aail-
ncr have participated in those dcctls, asf aS0
the successors in their Offices. arc liable 10
such revocation, retraction, abrogatian and sS-
clifton of the above mentioned SINS 10 cO so
personally in reality, and in truth, and to give
the full satisfaction they owe to the Holy Sec,
and under TO prctcnse to be released and freed.
but to always remain bound by it until they arc
worthy TO obtain the benefit Of absolntion.--
Thus VIC declare By the present letter.
The remainder of the document formally dc-
crccs and publishes the excommunlcaiion.
Is this accommodation to be regarded hS 4
confederation of what Lord Macaulry says, in
his essay On "Ranke's History oil the PopeS -
"Shc (the Church Of Ronlc) still conionts hos
tile kings with the same spirit with which she
confronted At!ila?" y lauShablc hoax seems
to have been successfully practicctl iy some
wag in Paris on the Steele, in anticipation Of
the Papal bull-narnclv, sending 10 it the gro
tcsoue malediction in Tistrnm !Shahdy, which
DR.. Slop reads while my Uncle Toby whis'
ties "I.illcbullero." Some or the other Paris
papers fell into the trap, and re-pnbiished the
Sieclcs version, unconscious Of the deception.