The New York herald., 1870-07-23
TIE ENGYCL!CsL.

As the Pope's Encyclcal Letter ana the Catalogue
OF Errors appended to 1t are now matters OF interest
we repubish both documents. The following Is the
Encycca Letter rs It appeared December 2s. lsoi:--
To OUR VENERABLE BRETHREN ALL THE PATRrARcHs
PRIMATEs, AHCHBIsHOPs AND BISHOPS, IN CON.
MuNION WITH THE APOSTOLIC SEE WE, Plus TX.
PORE, SEND GREETING AND OUR APOSTOLIC BLESS
what pastoral vigilance the Roman Pontirs, pre-
deces ors fulfilling the charge entrusted TO them by
our Lord Jesus CHRIST himself in the person OF the
blessed Peter, chief OF the Apostles, have unfii-
nglY observed their duty in providing for the sheep
and the lambs, 10 assduonsly nourishing the flock Of
the Lord with the words Of faith. in imbuing them
with sautary doctrine and IN turning them away
from poisoned pastures. All this is known TO you
ana you have appreciated IT; and certainly pre-
deceesors in affirming and In viudicatng the august
Catholic faith truth and Justice. were never ami
mated In their care for the salvation OF souls by a
more earnest desire than that or extingushing and
condemnng by their letters and their constitutions
all the heresies and errors which, as enemies OF
divine faith OF the doctrine OF the Catholic Church.
OF the purity or m0rs and OF the eternal salvation
OF man, have frequently excited serious storms and
precipitated civil and Christian society into
reason our predecessors have opposed them
selves with vigorous energy to the clmi-
nal enterprises OF those wicked men. who spreading
their disturbing opinions like the OF raging
sea, and promising liberty when they are slaves to
corruption endeavor by their pernicous writings 10
Overturn the foundations OF the Christian Catholic
religion and Of civil society TO destroy all virtue
and justice; TO deprave all minds and hearts; TO
experienced youth, from the healthy discipline OF
morals; TO corrupt it miserabiy to draw 1t into the
meshes OF error and. finally, TO tear 1t from the
bosom OF the Catholic Church.
But, as you are aware, venerable brethren, we had
scarcely been raised to the chair OF St. Peter, above
our merits, by the mysterious design of Divine PRO.
Whence when, seeing with the most profound grief
OF our soul The horrible storm excited by evil doc
trine5 aud the very grave and deplOrable injury
caused specially by so many errors to Christian
people, in accordance with the duty OF our apostolic
ministry, and following IN the glorious foot.
voice, and by the publication of several En-.
cyclicals, Conslstorial Letters. Aliocutons, and
other Apostolical Letters, we have condemned
the principal errors OF our sad age terminated your
utmost episcopal vigilance, warned and exhorted
upon various occasions all our dear children in the
Catholic Church to repel and absolutely avoid the
contagion OF so horrible a plague More especially
III first Encyclical Of the 9tn OF November 1s4d,
addressed TO you. ana IN our two Allocutlons OF the
9th OF December 1854, and or the 9th OF June, 1852
TO the ConsstoTles, we condemned the monsrOus
opinions which particularly predominant III the pre-
sent day TO the great prejudice of souls and TO the
detriment of civil society doctrines which not only
attack the Catholic Church. her salutary instructions
and her venerable rights but also the natural unal-
terable law Inscribed by God upon the heart OF man,
tEat of sound reason.
But, although we have not hitherto omitted to pro-
scribe and reprove the principal errors Of this kind,
yet the OF the Catholic Church, the safety Of
the souls which have been conhded to US. and the
well being OF human society itself, absolutely de.
mand that we should again exercise our
pastoral soicitude to destroy new opinions,
which spring out OF these same errors as
perverse opinions are the more detestable,
they especially tend 10 shackle and turn aside the
sautary force that the Catholic Church, By the ex.
ample OF her Divine Author and HIS order. ought
freely to exercise until the end OF Iime not only
with regard TO each individual man, but with regard
to nations peoples and their rulers and to destroy
that agreement and concord between the priesthood
and the government which have always existed for
the happiness and security OF religious and civil So
ciety for, as you are well aware, venerable breth-
ren. there are great number OF men in the present
day who. applying to civil society the mpious and
absurd principle OF naturaism IL Is called, dare
to teach that the perfect right Of public society and
civil progress absolutely require condition OF
human society constituted and governed without
regard to all considerations OF religion, II II had
no existence, or, at least, without making any dis.
contrary to the teaching OF the Holy Scriptures, or
the Church and or the Fathers they do not hesitate
to affirm that the best condition OF society is tnat
In winch the power OF the lalty is not cOmpe led
to infct the penalties Of law upon vlolators
or the Catholic religion unless required by
the considerations Of public safetyn Actuated by an
idea Of social government so absolutely false they do
not hesitate further to propagate the erroneous opin.
ton very hurtfu 10 tn safety of the Catholic Church.
and OF sonls and termed "deriun' by our predeces.
sor, Gregory XVI, or excellent memory-vz., berty
mana right which ought TO be Proclaimed and es-
tabllshcd oy law IN every well constituted State and
that citlZeiS are entitled to make known and de.
clare, with liberty which neither the ecclesiastical
nor tne civil authority limit, their ctions,
OF Whatever Kind either by word mouth or through
the press, or by other means But IN making ,hcse
rash ser1onS, they do not reject they 40 not con-
sidcr that they preach the liberty OF pc al Ion (St
Augustine EDs1ie io5 VI. le6, aud that "u IT II A.