The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-15
THE POPE.

Aliocution Of Plus the Ninth The Situation
and "Distres-cs" of the Church.
Subjoined tho Of the allocution promo unced by
Pope Plus the Ninth at The Consstory Ia Rome, Sep
TENDER 2o:--
VENERABLE BRxrnRTx--The Catholic world knows how
oiea have ooen compelled ccpofe and rebuke
injuries aud the Inflicted for
years b. tho ,ubAipne government, IN despite Of alt
Divine and human lava well ecclesiastical csnsures
and punishments, upon the Catholic Church, upon
aud this Apostolic seal, tho bishops and minister's
upon the engcus orders u both and upon
plous Institutions
This same government, expressing and daily exerting
itself more aud more 70 abase the Church. after the
other laws II has pat ior,h and which We have con-
demned opposed TO the authority OF this Church. has
At last come to that degree injustice that has had
he sacIles,ous audacy 70 propose approve sanction
well a. In those usurped despoiIsd the Church
OF AL her property TO Tie grca injury OF civil society,"
sale All people nssuredly must how unjust how
cruel, IA iaw which attacks he involabls right OF
property the Church holds from Ter divine origin which
trampes uuder foot all rights natural. divine and
human, and ~ which, lastly the MEMBERS OF the clergy
who have deserved 80 well OF Catholicism and civil
society aud also virgins cOpsecratcdto God reduced
10 the EXTREMIST misery and begsary
10 such distress OF the Church, in presence OF such
suoversion Of all her rights, who are bound by the
obi.atons OF our apostolic mnisry 20 defend and
evengo With the gtmns yea the OF iusce Asgu-
redly cannot preserve sersc For thisresson va un.
In voice 10 your imposing sssenbv, add rebuko
with our Apostolic sntnorty Tho law In ques,ion-we
condemn H. We declare = nul and vithou any value.
themselves beneath the ban ~ tho .cc lcsiastical
penalties and censurss winch the sacted canons
tho Apostolic constitutions, thu DEGREES OF he general
councils declare indicted tpso faeo upon giostors OK
the rights OF the Chnfcn aud usrper OF her property
Let these determined enemies OF the Church trcrnpic
ard 10 filled with sa,uary fear let hem be cera pIy
convinced that Cod the originator and the ayonser or
HIS Church, for them the heaiest The most
severe Establishments uress sguly reptting and re-
trac ng their steps, they hasten 10 put \ end 20 and
repair the injuries Inflicted BY them upn tns very
Church, we ardeptly desire and ask humbly and
with ali our strength from tho God Of Mercy
Under these circumstances, venersblo kethren, We
wish to acqua,nt yoa that rcndscors pamphlet has
been recently put forth ~ psrs which ATTEMPTED
shsmeiessiy aud with extreme per1dy TO iusnuae 70
the reader the idea that the deploabe evens Mexico
are IN certain 10 be attributed to his Apcs-
tonc All the world certainly knows how alec aud
how absurd s this accusaton-a fact clearly shwn By
letter TO In his prison by the unfttunats
Macmillan, the 18th Of june last, before undergoing an
un worthy and cruel death.
Having the opportunity now granted US, We ennot
refrain from decrceng the hghcs, praises 20 the dated
memory OF Louis Alteri Cardinal or the Holy Aman
church and Bishop OF Albsno. belonging, aAyou
know, iiusirous rrce adorned with strkinlvir
tues entrusted With tho highest functions and snging
our particular affection, he learned tha DE
horrible scourge OF cholera had invaded Abano or-
petely forgetfu OF himself and lnfsmed with the hfe
Of charity Tor the hoch placed 10 hs skaras he Instantly