The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-07
THE POPE's FFyTAN BULL.
An Irish Catholics Responsc-Thc Traitors
who Induced the Good Old Pope 10 Issuc
tae Document.

An Irish Catholics Responsc-Thc Traitors
who Induced the Coed Old Pope 10 Iseuc
tae Document.
To the EdGor Of IA6 Sur.
SIN: Your valuable journal having been for
thirty six yeur the Acknowledged organ OF the Irish
people In the city OF New York, beg tue privilege
NJ space in II to give the public the opinions and
feelings OF tho Irish Catholics at home and abroad
on the above extraordinary, unprecedented, and ~.
rsnuical document There are Al present in Ireland
bishops and Other Catholic clergy men who have
been always In league With and who desire no
other rulers than the British Government. oftho@e
antI-Iri-anen l might mention Drs. Cullen, Man.
ming, and Morlarty. This last bishop has had 4 bro
Their appointed by the master hangman o. Ireland
the Lord Lieut"nani-a magistrate for tho
County Of Kerry, the others being ,quaily well paid
for their loyalty TO England II then the traitors
WHO have 81 t.toi and pcrsuad the good Of
Pope 20 issue this famous ridiculous. and arbitrary
decrce-a decree alike unjust and unholy, as IL is
ungraciul and Unprecedented In the history Of the
Church since the days Of Il c Apostles Sustaining
a. il does the most tyrannical government earth
Must we again reveal the OF expressed declaration
OF the Catholics OF the world, that We DO not hold
ourselves accountable To Pope-, Bishops. or Priests
for any temporal act but acknowledge their night
and supremacy only In spiritual matters. Outside Of
this Il cy are NO more 10 be oboyed by Us than any
other men.
Now should not these truths set nj res, forever
the foul charges that AM clergyman Of our Church,
nom the Pore down, has any temporal dominion
over the aihollc people.
suppose the Pope landed here to morrow with an
army To invade our country, these United States
WHIST do you think the Irish Catholics would do TO
limy Why the, would light lin, like Grant, ION
this line tLough II took them all summer"
The DAYS Of that knayisn Eugishm1n, Pope
Adrian, who sold his " Irish children" Tor flrthin.
head are past and gone, and with them died Paual
innlbillty. Such documents as tie present bull
might do well enough TO scare children by, hut IL
shall never alter Fenln from n pledge OF lber.
atlng lie native Land " n ON the woke Of England
The Catl Oc- Of Ireland or the Fenans II Won will
for ritety nine out OF every hundred Catholics are
fcnians) and OF America, and In fact throughout
the world, who have tor sixteen centuries, amid
trials aud prosecutions, remained true a. their an.
cieut faith will continue TO do So th0ush bulls de.
creos and anathemas giving all and comfort to their
enemies, and outside the apus stole authority Of tic
Vatican, be Issued every WctK.
There yes lett In ireland America and all over
the eartl, Nell ies, LavClcs, and other patriotic
Irish crIgymeu a. administer Ia our oppressed peo-
pie tie sacrameuts and spiritual consultations NJ
their holy religion. The present. time Is certainly
most noprorune for the Pone o issue DEGREES against
the Cur olics OF Ireland when learn that many Of
her brave sons now in British dungeons are being
la.rcd daily by their brutal enemies
NEW loRH, Feb %, 1870. NJ. r. GIBBONS