The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-18
NUMBER 46..

Epistle Encycllcal Of His Holiness Pcpe
Plus TX. on the Usurpation Of Rome.
Plus TX. BY Divine Providence Po,s. "a an
pGn10vchs, Primatcs, Archbiskops a.
Bsshcps, and to Other Local Ordsnasise,
haVsHg EHvOr and Comm4ni0n vifI ~.
Apostolic SEQ
venerable Brethren Health and Apostolic Beses,.ss>.
Having regard ito all the proceedings
t .aken for many years past by the Piedmoss-
i ;e government, with incessant plots elm
ing at the overthrow Of the Civil Princic
patty granted by the singular Providepoe
OF God to the Apostolic See, In order .ha1
the successors Of Blessed Peter might eni0v
iali liberty and secnrity in tho exercise 81
their spiritual jurisdiction, IL il imponaible.
eneraoie brethren, but that our inmost
heart should be- grieved at such copspirncv
against the Church Of God aud this HON
see and at this calamitous period, swhe1
the said Government, following the cons
sels OF sects of perditioD, has for n lor,1
Time meditated sacrileeious invasion af
our beloved city and Of the ropIaininr,
states, OF which the dominiop was left 70,
US from the former usurpatfor, and has
now carried that design into effect, by force
OF arms, against all law and right while
We, PROSTATE before Almighty God, adore.
Ills mysterious designs, and say with th,,
PROPHETS, Ego plorans ct oculas ssc,.s a..
Queens aqaas, qat,a lon9e Cdctus est a me eo,s,.
s n,. comrertens amman mean, faet; ssss,s
tt's mel perllif quOniam inraluit inin,inosr !
tJerem., Thren. I, l6)
eneraole Brethren, the history Of tAss
neiarl0us war has been suff3ciently exnla;,
ed and published long ago to the wboip Ct.-
snoic world. We have done 1t in our En-.
Gychcal Aiiocutions and Briefs deliveries on
iss No = Ssns is.ns: 1stuely, on sns
oanes s55s "a. She 1fBth and 26th june. and,
s6th. Sept; 1853, On thei 0th JaR. 1850: sfsN
N the Letters sApOstOlical. S6th. Mn,rN
!SdO. Also In ALLEGATIONS OF Q6fh Sept.
ssoo, 18th March and a0th Sept, 1861, 2nh
- lIth Oet:,iaud i4Ehs Now, 1862. IN,
explained the very grievous injuries infIies-
ed ~ the PiedmOntese Government ON the
sovereign authority of us and of this Apce--
Iohs See In the years prior to the e0sssr-
mencement of the occupation Of the EccAc-
Dominion, laws being enacseeS
against natural, against divine, and against
ecclesiastical right; the ministers Of re-
igion, the religious communities, aud even,
The Bishops themselves being subjected 10.
unworthy vexaticns tho faith pledged to.
ms Holy See in solemn treaties being for
cited, and the sacred obligation of those
reaties being CURLY repudiated at the very
line when the said Government was sig--a,
iifying its desire to conclude new treaties
With us. In those Documents, Venerable
6rethrer, it is evidenced, and posterity
VII see with what arts and by what cuts--
ing and unworthy. plots the said Govern
nent has gone the length of oyerbearing
ustice and the sacredDess of the rights or
his Apostolic See; and at the same time il
Will be. known what exertions we have
made to restrain, as far in us lay, such
awiess conduct, that daily grew worse, and
o defend the cause of the Church. You
ire well aware how, in the year 1850, tho
.hief cities of Emilia were stirred mp 70
ebellion by the Piedmontese authorities,
Who sent in writings, cOnspiratOrs, arms.
md money and how, not long afterwards,-,
of the people having been con-
Tened, and SURFACES having been taken, o
pretended plebiscite was got up, and by
hat trickery and pretence our provinces
ituate in that region were wrested from
,ur paterDal government all good men in
ain protesting against the net. You are
lsO we'll acquainted with the fact that, du-
ing the year following, the said Govern
nent made prey of other provinces situate
n Picenum, in Umbria and in the Patri-
aony, and turned them to it's own profit,
lleging crafty Pretexts,. and with large
rmy attacked by surprise our troops ana
he volunteer band of Catholic youths, whes
nduced by the spirit of religion and piety
Owards their common Father, had hastezs-
d from all parts of the world to our do
ence, and routed them IN O murder0ue bait.
lie, they being taken at unawares, yok
ghting braveiy for their religion to thu,
asst.
Neither is any man ignorent of the en-
insolence and hypocrisy &c
his Government, which, in order 10 e1--
enuate the odium of their sacrilegiou9s-
has not besitated to give oatE
hat it had invaded those provinces to Is-
tore in them the principles of moral eraeDs
whilst in reality it everywhere premoteA
he diffusion and cultivation of every false
doctrine, and every where relaxed the re-
traints of lust and impiety; likewise iR~-
letting undeserved penalties on Catholic
Bishops aud on Ecclesiastics of every grades
whom it threw into prison and allowed to-
70 harassed with public insults, while at
he same time it granted impunity to those
and even to the assailants OF
he Supreme Ponti6cal dignity in the per-
on of our humility. 1t is moreover true
hat we, in the due discharge of our Office,
ave not only all along resisted reiterated
ounsels and demands offered to us, to the y
fleet that we should basely betray our da--i
y, throwing over forsooth and surrendeE--
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