The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-11-27

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4sru,ng Star and Catholic Messenger.
a1w oRLEANs. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER Il. 1870.
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Bull Of His Holiness Pins TX suspsndins the
Vatican Council.
FOR THE FUTURE REMEMBRANCE OF THE
THING.
Since by the help of God we were per-
United last year to begin the celebration Of
of this most weighty and most sacred
undertaking, by the cooperating wisdom.
virtue aud industry of the Fathers, very
numerously assembled from all parts of the
world, proceed so that the certain hope
beatsAed upon us that the fruits we ardently
desired would happily result therefrom to
the good of religion and to the profit of the
Church of God and of human society.
And, in tact, already, from the four pub
lie and solemn Sessions that have been
held, salutary and opportune Constitutions
in the matter of Faith have been brought
forward and promulgated by us with tie
appreciation of the Sacred Council; and
other things relating both to matter of
Faith and to ecclesiastical discipline have
been brought under discussion by the Fa-
theirs, and might in a short time have been
enacted and promulgated by the supreme
authority of the teaching Church.
We trusted that these labors would be
able to continue their progress by the
united diligence and zeal of the brother
hood, and be brought by smooth and sue
cesstul procedure to the desired compile
tion.
this beloved city, of our See, and of the
. remaining provinces of our temporal do
minion, by which invasion, against all law
and with incredible perfdy and audacity,
the undisputed rights of the civil princi-
pality of us and of the Apostolic See, have
dition that, by the permission and lnscru-
table dispensation of Almighty God, we
are completely placed under hostile do
miniOn and power.
Under these deplorable circumstances,
as we are hindered in many ways from the
free and unfettered exercise of the SOW
ereign authority conferred on us by God,
and rs we are well aware that the needful
freedom, safety and quiet cannot possibly
be possessed by and secured to the Fathers
of tue Vatican Council, while it abides in
this beloved city, and while the state of
affairs aforesaid subsists, that they may
rightly with us transact the Church's af-
fairs; and moreover, as the needs of the
faithful under the great public calamities
and disturbances of Europe do not permit
so many pastors to be absent from their
churches therefore we, beholding to the
grief Of our soul things brought to that
pass that the Vatican Council cannot go on
III such times, after mature dellberatiOn of
our own motion and by the apostolic au
thority-do by the tenor of these presents
suspend and announce to be suspended to
q more Opportune and convenient season
to he declared as such by this Holy See
the eelebration of the said GcumeDical
Council of the Vatican: and We pray God,
the founder and defender of His Church,
that all hindrances being at length re-
moved he would speedily restore liberty
and peace to his most faithful spouse.
- And because the more the Church Is
veXed with more and graver periis SO much
the more ought we to be instant in prayer
and supplication DAY and night to God and
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of me-cies and the God of all con-
suation we will and command that what
Apostu'ic, dated the 18th of April, in last
year, Ia which letters we granted
plena,y Indulgence to all the faithful in
form ot q :. ubiiee on the occasion of the
Gcuueuical Council, shall remain in force
and vigor in manner and fornaprescribed
ton of the Council were still proceeding.
These things we determine sannounce,
will and command; all things. contrary
notwithst nding; decreeing as null and
void whatsoever any man, knowingly or
unknowingly, shall attempt in contraven-
ton hereof.
Therefore to no man shall it be lawful to
infringe this our writing of suspension, an
nouncement, will and decree; or to con-
travene it by rash daring: and if any man
shall presume SO to attempt let him know
that he shall incur the anger of'Almighty
God aud of His Blessed Apostles Peter and
Paul.
And to the end that these, our letters
present, may come to the knowledge of all
whom it may concern, we will that copies
of them be affixed to and published at the
doors of the Lateran Church and the Ba-
silica OF the Prince of the Apostles aud of
Saint Mary Major of the city, and that
being so published aud affixed they do bind
all and singular whom they concern the
same, as if they had been nominally and
PERSONALLY animated to each.
Given at Rome at st. Peters, under the
Ring OF the Fisherman, this twentieth day
of October, Ammo 1870, in the twenty fifth
year of our Pontitcate.
n. CARDINAL PARACCIANI CLARELLL.
Rev Prince Demetrius A. De Gallintzn