The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-16
END OF THE Y4EICAN COUNCIL.
The omcIa1 A4pouncement of Its s"s'
pension.

Wa subioin the text Of the Papat decree
which has been noticed by telegraph:
Plus IN. Pope, as future memoria oi 'ne
Ever since, by the Grace of God, we were en-, n;
abled last year TO commence the celsuiohh .o ho No
the Ecnmenical Council in the VATICAN, we nn g
watched this most holy ana moso etort Of the
wicdom virtue and sOliclude OF tne iatneIs WY
mad focked together from all partS OF te mo,e, .o
in manner which led MS conhasnty Sa 70 nop5 5rn,ts
which We ardently desired lor tne weha5e oi 'ne
HolT Church. and for the good Of manSina how
And. indeed, four solemn pu3nc mee.iuSs nav ar
ing held four by
1s with the approval OF this same hoy SounGsi, .o
topching matters OF faith; other questo9ns, aso
reosrdi1p our faith or ecclesiastlcai ulseipiine @
wsra examined by the fathers wncn laigIv soEn ,Sa
nave been promulgated and sactioned by tne
anthority of the ,Instructress. Church. we HeS
sorfident that these and similar laoors wouio'
tSs1Es to the collective study and zeal OF tne as
sembly, have proceeded iay0.aoy, aT st,rnats.
ly arrived OF satisfactory conclusion.
j! The sacriiigeous Invasion OF this august ciIy,
however, of our Holy See. and OF tine resi- ol 'he
WS,ch the unsbaken rights OF our civil sovereign
~ and Of the Apostolic See have bean YlQiahea,
cnntrary to all law and with the most 9incFealole
p~1d, and audacty, has now placed US II sV st
grisvous condition that we hne oGIss'es go az
present, God permitting ID his inscrntaole coGn
sel constituted under tho dominion and nlthe
power OF the enemy. ,., ,...St, < tsax.
: Considering which lamentable stare OF tnlngs,
finding ourselves impeded IN divers ways ID tne
exercise of The supreme authority divineiy CON
forred npon rs, and knowing, moreover, tnat tnese
same Fathers Of the Vatican ;Gouncl could NOT,
considering the present cond1tfon OF a1alls Saave
Ihe Iiferty' security and tranquility necesary1or
them TO continue treating together Will us t tue
business OF the Holy Church; and that the require
ments OF the true believers do not siloW OF SO
MANY pastors absenting themselves from ther
n0cks amid the dire calamities known 10 al! under
which Europe is suffering; considering an tnese
things. we, seeing with profound trfoulatlon OF
snirit that affairs have arrived at such pass that
it would be impossible for The eEcumen1cal Coun:
Gil to proceed for the present. after due reneclon
with fll apostolic authority, BY the tenor OF the
present circular, do suspend the same until some
more convenient and appropriate time, 70 oe as.
signed BY this Apostolic See praying God, Inc
author and defender OF BIS church % ,Wnea al
10 restore to His faithful bride, as soon as
POSSIBLE, liberty and peace, Moreover, as the
greater and more serious the perilS and calamt-
ties are by which the church is assatleu, Ine more
Il Is necessary to be vlgilant In prayer and COM
munion with God. Father q 31r M Lore Jesus SsS1
we desire and command that these things, which
we have established and ordained In our apostolic
briefs OF the l1th OF April 1869, By which we have
Yielded plenary indulgence 10 the form OF jubilee
to all true believers on occasion OF the Ecument-
cal Coencil may remain In vigor and nrmnesS &C.
cordng to the manner and ritual prescribed In
those same letters, as II the council were Still con-
tinuihg. -. =,
.atven at Rome October 20. 1870. -. =
By St. Peter, under the seal Of the Fisherman,
25tG Pontifcal year. :lf5I..5.