Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-16

farther object than 70 smass riches, and
can follow no other Law IN Its action
than the indemitabls wickedness Of q
heart given up to pleasure and inter-
I ess7
For this reason, also, these same men
perseeute with 50 relentless q hatred
/ the religious orders, who, have deserved
/ 80 well Of religion, civil society, aud let
/ tsrs; they loudly declare that the orders
have no right TO exist; and, in 80 doing,
make common eanse with the falsehoods
OF the hereties; for, as taught By our
l predecessor, of illussrions memory, Plus
vi: "the abolition Of religious houses
isjures the state Of public profession,
and Is contrary TO the counsel Of the
gospel, Injuries a mode Of life recon-
uended by the Church ard In conform
ity with the apostolic doctrine, does
wrong TO the celebr4ted founders whom
we venerate upon The altar, and who
constituted these societies under the in
spiration Of God II Epistle to Cardinal
de Is Rochefoucauld, March 10, 1917
{ Others, taking up wicked errors, many
times condemned, presume with notori-
Gus impudenee, 10 submit the authority
Of the Church and Of this apostolic see.
conferred upon il by God bimseIf, to the
Judgement of civil authority, and 70 de-
ny It ell the rights Of thas same Canreh
and this see With regard to exterior ord
er. They do not blush to affirm "that
the laws Of the Church do not bind the
conscience If they are not promulgated
By the civil power; that the acts and
decrees Of the Roman P0ntifs coneern-
iag religion and the Curch require the |
sanction and appreciation, or at least,
the assent OF the civil power; and that |
the apostolic constitutions, condemning |
secret societies, whether these exact, or |
do not exact an oath Of secrecy, and |
branding With anathemas their secre. 1
clea and promoters, have no force in /
those regions of the world where these |
associations are tolerated by the civil /
government Ills likewise affirmed that /
The Recommendation launched By the 1
Council Of Trent and the Roman Pon.
tbs against those who invade the pos
sessions Of the Church and usurp its
rights, seek, in confoHnding the tempo
raj and spiritual orders, to attain solely /
aterrestrial a object; that the Church can
decide uothing which may bind the
hearts Of the faithful By temporal order
OF things that the law Of the Church
does not demand lhat violations of aa-
cred laws should be panished by tempo
raj penalties and that il IL 10 accord
ance With sacred theology and the priu.
eipies OF public law TO claim for tie civil
government the property possessed By
the churches, The religious orders, and
other pioHs ealabliahmeuts Aud they
have no shame In ayowing openly and
ppblcly the thesis, the principles OF her,
escs, from whom emanate 90 many er.
rors and perverse opinions. They say
that the ecclesiastical power is not Of
right divine, distinct and independent
from the civil power, and that no da-
tinciiob, NO independence Of this kind.
can be maintained without the Church 1
nsurping the essential rights OF the civil
power. Neither can We pass over in
silence the audacity OF those who, In
sulhng sound doctrines, assert "thal the
Judgments and deerses Of the Holy See,
whose object Is declared 20 concern the
general welfare Of the Church, its rights
and its discipline, do not claim the ac-
qniescence and obedience under pain Of +
sin and loss Of the Catholic profession,
i they do not treat Of the dogmas OF /
faith and manners
How contrary is this doctrine to the
Catholic dogma of the full power. di. |
vinely given 10 the Sovereign Ponlitf BY /
our Lord Jesus Christ, TO guide TO super. /
wise, and govern the Universal Church, |
no one can fail TO see and understand |
clearly and evidently.
Amid so great perversity Of de- I
PRAYED opinions, we, remembering our /,
apostolic duty, aud solieitous befose all /
things for our nest holy religion, for |
sound doctrine, for the salvation Of the |
souls conhded to as, and for the welfare /
Of human society itself, have considered |
the moment opportune to raise anew our
apostolic voice. And, therefore, do we
condemn and prescribe, generally and
particularly, all the evil opinions and
doctrines especially mentioned in this
letter, and, We wish they may beheld IS
rebuked, prescribed aud condemned by
all the children Of the Catholic Church
Lastly, let as ask of God from the bot
tom OF our heart, the abundance of all
bis celestial benefits for you. We our
selves besiow upon you, venerable hreth-
ren, and Rpons al clerks aud faithful Of
the laity committed TO your care, our
apostolical benediction from the most
loving depths of our heart, in token Of
our charity tswards you.
Given nj 81 pesasia in Rome tbis 9Th