The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-12
ROME.

Pope Plus the Ninth to tho Sacred C0licse-The
Twcnty-nfih Year Of His Pontincate.
On the nth juno Cardinal Patrizi, in the name OF
the Sacred college, presented congratulations to
Pope Plus TX ON his entering on the 25th year OF his
Pontifcate.
The Unita Cdth0lica publishes the following reply
made by the P0pe:-
thank the Sacred College for this new proof OF
their affection and love, and while you say that the
present Ponfca1e has been sgnalzed by trbulations
and by glorles, will say frankly that the present
Pontiiicaie was at its commencement encountered by
an effort OF enemies Of God for political emancipation
to introduce subsequently religious emancipation
1t was useless in these first fervors OF the movement
to cry out to the unthinking inconsiderate people,
'.FOpile n,els Qui te beatum dtcunt fpst te sedu-
cunt" The emancipation was attempted and &C
cOmplisled and the revOluttOnstS obtained their
end. After political emancipation came religious
emancipation, In whose name was perpetrated what
iS sner
and her ministers. However, to these evils worse
our he e ans
even though as on former occasion, incense was
not burned to the Goddess . Of Reason, It
shcnli hot Submit to faith, and that learning should
not be guided by the hand Of religion; and, as a
natural se nd oer are
ing and followers. They are embraced BY all those
WHO are foolIshly dazzled by the beauties OF the
world; by all those who, that they may abandon
themselves to it, live TRANQUILITY uuder the tyranny OF
certain names; by those who work. think and dis
ana the circles they move in, who adore and
venerate what IS called public opinion, follow
ing its principles even when tney are con.
this? The first source Of these errors. not the only
source but the 1rst is ignorance. Permit me to re-
late two occurrences which happened to me some
two years ago. VIII be very brief, because don't
wish to incur the blame OF wearying my audience,
sometimes happens In some corner . 81 tne world
sions there came to me two distinguished person
ages, who occupied most dstlns usled position in
short conversation, announced TO me, to
my great consolation, that he was a Catn0'
TO- and t nnweve being sbas H tSs Se
in which he believed was not as It was commonly
understood, but place In which God condemned
sinners to perpetual melancholy, ana nothing more
The other who came shortly after spoke with me
on certain laws and principles OF the Church and OF
religion could no' , SG&e s 20
KNOW he said, .the religion OF Rome ana part OF
Italy Is different from the religion Of me rest Of the
ter. and elsewhere the religion of 81. Paul. and
then ne added, with ill-adusted eruditiOn precisely
on this account God showed 70 81. paul tne sncet
uaed him on his time being occupied In reading the
Acts Of the Apostles but added that the Vision was
apostles were in perfect accord, and both brought
round the conversion Of Rome and the world; ana
Paul wrote to the Romans, and boosted taat ne was
q Roman citizen, and with Peter he was martyred
in Rome confirming with his blood the same 1altn
preached in Rome and outside OF II by the prince OF
dearest brethren, because of ignorance principally
And whose duty is 1t to disslpate TINS ignorace'
whose to eliminate certain prejudces which, pene.
tratng even TO the highest classes OF society produce
therein evils without end 1t il my duty, II Is your
duty, venerable brethren, since both you and have
| been placed by God as sentinels TO watch day and
| night over the safety OF Sion-Supef nlan0s tu0S
constituf c,S0deS: tOa de- totd aoce IN e'TetuU!l
| non account II behOOves us to teach the people
their duties; TO us it belongs to dsspate the errors
which gather on this earth, and to direct so many
even perhaps good people, but who DO not know,
from the position when they occupy, the truth 01
certain principles the existence OF certain facts.
wherefore, having invoked Gods assistance, VIII
| say in the first place that among the
| schtneis posted by God, for the custody o.
His City or Sion that Is TO say the Church, there
are some who forget the greatness, OF tAclr dignity
| and who even abandon the Insignia OF their h!2h
degfec-ihat they my assume certain customs ld
mlu;ier, that VIII s,ss tuem better 10 nl,pgle witt