Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30
The Pope Enrsged at the Newspa-

The Pope Enrsged at the Newspa-
pers.
Rome Correspondence 81. Louis Republican,
Apropos Of Rome newspapers, l send
your readers the following translation of
letter from the Pope to his Vicar, Cardinal
Patrizi on the subject of the liberal press,
which has produced considerable scnsa-
ton here, and has caused great amount
Of ridicule to be thrown upon excommuni-
cation in general
Signor Cardinal When God in his.lofty
designs allowed Rome to be uniustiy oc-
cupied, the usurpers said that Rame was
necessary for the integrity of Italy, and the
perfect union of all her parts, as if there
were not in Italy two other little portions
which remain still under their ancient gov
ernment, and which 1 hope will always
remain so. But the object Of the great
manouvres of the revolution was not only
to usurp city like Rome, but 1t also was
and is to destroy the centre of Catholicism
and Catholicism itself. For the destruc-
tion of this indestructible work of God con-
cur all the impious, all the free thinkers,
all the sectarians of the world, who have
all sent their little contingent to this me-
tropolis. These little contingents unite in
one body whose object is to insult and
break the images of the Most Holy Mary
and the saints, to abuse and beat the min
listers of the sanctuary, to profane churches
and festivals, multiply houses Of prostitu-
| tion, deafen ears with sacrilegious cries. and
fill the hearts and minds, especially Of
young people, with the poison Of impiety
| by the reading of certain journals eminently
shameless, hypocritical, lying and irreli-
gious. This Internal phalanX proposes to
take away from Rome what it calls religious
fanaticism, as said also an Italian philoso-
pher of unhappy memory, who died n sud-
den death not many years ago. After hav-
ing made themselves masters of Rome, they
now want to make her incredulous, or mis-
tress of so-callcd tolerant religion, as
those wish who only have before their eyes
the present life, and those whose idea of
God is that he lets everything run on with
out occupying himself much about our
affairs. Docs the government which tol-
crates all these disorders belong also to the
same phalanxp We must hope not, for
the affirmative would be O sad declaration
of the fall of the throne. Meanwhile, to
oppose some barrier to such flood of evils,
you, Signor Cardinal, will send circular
to the curatcs, directing them to warn their
parishioners that they arc prohibited from
reading certain journals, especially printed
here in Rome, and let this prohibition be
intimatcd in such manner rs to inform
those who infringe it that they shall COM
nit not venal sin, but heavy sin. For
all the rest alluded to above respecting the
violation OF the laws ofGod and the Church,
you must say to each curate, Argne obSecrd
increpa! Finally, let us raise our hands
to God, and let us hope that uL attempts
against Him, His religion and society, will
have a term, and we shall be able some day
to get out this labyrinth of evils to breathe
quietly under the shadow of faith, morality
of faith, morality and order.
l bless you from my heart.
June 80, 1871. The commemoration oi
st. Paul. Onnes cOnrertdntur ct rirdnt
me ris Jdccref
Plus p. p. IN.
The Cardinal Vicar complied with tho
Popc's orders by sending circular to nj
curatcs Of Rome. This lengthy document
dated on the 9th inst, was read in all the
parish churches last Sunday, Immediately
after the matrimonial announcement, and
in order that none should plead ignoranc,
. rs to the precise journals which his IIoli
ness intended to condemn as shameless
hypocritical. lying and irreligious", tn,
Cardinals circular gave the following lis
of them: The Liberia, Cdpitdle, Tempo
Tribune, Don Pirlone, Didralo Color Il
rosa Nuora Roma, Raspa, Via, Nuora
Concordia and Mcistofele. The LiJertC
; and Concordia are moderate journals, bu
the others are tyranicala and humoristic ones
and it may be imagined what comment
they indulge in respecting the excommuni
cation of their readers. i cannot say tina
, their sale is diminished in consequence, o
the contrary, their proprictors are gra,ifie,
at their condemnation, which in fact cx
tends their circulation.