, 1870-11-12
THE POPE on The ECUMENICAL
COUNCIL.

The fact that the Pope had, in consequence
Of current political events. suspended the
aesaions of the Ecumenical Council, has al
ready been made knoxn here- We now pub
liEl1 the text Of the encsclical letter:
t'riua X, Pope, as future memorial CT
| the thing. $1,000.
"Evef since, BY the Grace of God, va wers
o aa5 ths Il ss
can, re have watched this most holy and mort
serious undertaking proceeding, By supreme
effort Of tho wisdom, virtue. and solicitude Of
pa1ts Of the world, in u m.unsr which led M
| confidently to hope that We might hxve hap-
pity gathered thoev fruits which NO ardcntly
| desued for the welfare Of the Holy Church
| and for The good OF mankind.
and, indeed, four solemn public meetings.
having been held. four sslut1rJ And oppor-
| tune constitutions wero established and pro-
| mufgated by M With the aprtovA Of thiH
| same Holy Council, touching nattars Of faith :
eee1esiaAtieal discipline we're examined By this
Fathers, which mig Eht soou have been promu1-
gattd and sanctioned By the AushoE.ty Of tho
1nstzuctIese Church. We wcre confident that
collective study and zeal Of the Assembly.
| hare proceeded fayersb]y, and, after follow
| Ing An eaaS and prosperous course, have ult-
mate}y arrived II ; satisfsetosy concluaton-
1he aacri1eKions invasion Of this Angust
city, however. of our Holy Sec, and Of the fess
Of the provinces constituting our tanapotal
domain, By which The unshakon rights Of our
| CIVIL sovereignty And of the Apostolic Sas
with the moat Incredible ps1hdJ and audacity,
has now placed us in 30 grevioua condition
| that We fud ourselves ut present. God per-
ultting in His insc1utable counsel, constituted
under the dominion and in the power q khe
"Conside1ing which h1nentabla state OF
thinxs, finding onree1ves impeded IN divera
WaJs N the exercise Of the aupreme authority
tiv1nel5 conferred upon us, and knowing,
moreover, that thess, same Fathers Of the
Vatican Council could not, considering ,ha
present condition OF a&1aizs, have tho
liberty, security. and tranquility necea-
eaIy for them to continue treating together
With Us The business Of the Holy Cnurch7
tra do not allow OF 30 many pastors abseuting
themselves from their hocka amid the diro
calamities known to al under which Europe
seeing rith profound tsiLuiatiou of spirik
that adai1s have arrived 1t Buch paae that
! it would ba impossible fur the Gcuuenicsl
Council to proeeed to1 the present, alter dun
reflection, With full Apostolic authnEity, By
the came until soms more conyenient and
appropriat6 time. to be assigned By this
Apostolic ,see- pzayipg God, ths anthor
,. md defender of His Church, when III in
pe6ments ehal! have been finally removed. to
restore to his faithful bride, ~ soon Is possi-
! bic. liberty and peace: Moreover "a the
: greater 1na more serious the pes7la and ca
t lamtles 4te by which the Church is aesRled,
!, | the more 1t in neceazary to be vfgilant In
! | prayer and communion with God, Fathar Of
7 | orT Lord Jeens Chr1st, Father OF Mercy. and
t Of Ill cunsolaflon, Wo 1esirs md command
r that these things which We have established
q nd ozd.lne1 il our Apostolic hriefs Of ths
a 11sh Of April. 1869, BY which we have yielded
. pleratJ indulgence in the form Of jubilee to
n al hue beieTera on occasion OF the E.uneu-
t | icA1 Council may remAin IN vigoE and drn,-
d EeAs according to the rDx1n1T and utuAl PIE
U kc1ihed in those e2tae 1etta1R, aa Il the couu-
4 ell we're etill continuing
10 = These thipgn Te- -satalafEBh, announce, de
n | sire and o1a&fI, nntHthsse7 uaing ythiug tf
E the contrary. declaEing po *eslens and OF n
II avail Nhatese1 any authority may dare to ~
tanpt in oppotitiop,. WIZ :ther knowingly o.
through ignorance.
d And let no man. hE.ng dare to 1ace!aa,
b fhese psgeH containing this our suspension
= publication, nj, conn 4audusnt and ussiu" III
b or to eontradict the sz me for II hn5 one II r.
Il the presumption To- = tempt doing 10. Ms " "
ID Know that be VILE ths reby ;ncur the ~;
10 Gcd Atua:ghts s1d az the blessed fetei ~4A>
Paul his Apcst1sa T.
T. sin ordar thai 0ae present letter Ely ... y
I. Known to Ill thoa< intatestsd' w o.as. -
r. the cncumant un&I 4, or its copies, -
md pubIiabsd er the doors q 1ng LAeessl
,g Church, of sha Basiies et Ine 5aneo g
f APOSTLES. md Of sausa Asnn .,d G;b9sha II
~ msr thaT o5;ia . eaeh and every ons they con
ear1 MT ss inch Is il they had been iati
~ mated 70 eseJ personally, uonatnsAy, and IN
p o'.'@as !. G;zsn =. Rome. October 20, 1870.
- npv IA P eter, under the seal of the Fish
II, erm,p. 25n PontidcsI YEAR.