The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-13
Letter of His Holiness the Pope to His Eminence
the Cardinal-vicar on the Subject OF Irrehgious
Periodicals..

he oardin.i- Vicar on the Subject Of Irregous
Periodicals.
S;opoy Cnrdinnl-When God, in His high
est designs, had permitted that Rome
| should be unjustly occupied, the usurpers
| declared that Rome was necessary TO the
integrity of Italy, and to the perfect union
| of ali its parts, as If there We're not in Italy
| two other small portions which still remain
subject to their ancient Government, as 1
hone that they will always continue to do.
But the object of the great Revolutionary
operations was not only to get. possession
centre Of Catholicism, and Catholicism it.
self. In the attach on the indestructible
work of God all the freethinkers, all the
impious, all the sectaries of the world,
who have all sent their small contingent
= to this capital have borne part.
: These little battalions unite into one
body. and their object is to insult and
break the images of the Most Blessed Viz
:, gin and the Saints, to outrage and strike
! the ministers of the sanctuary, to profane
!" festivals, to multiply the houses OF prosti-
tuition, to deafen our ears with their sacr!-
) legious cries, to defile the heart and mind,
Z. of the young especially, with the possn Of
. impiety by the reading Of certain journals
"a eminently indecent, hypocrit'cai, lying and
~ irreligious.
e. This internal phalanx proposes to itself
oi tn remove from Rome what it calls religious
70 fanaticism, as it was termed by an italian
ns philosopher of wicked memory, whe died
no suddenly a few years ago. Having made
In itself at home in Rome, it now wishes to
OF make Rome an unbelieving city, or rather
* the mistress of a SO. called tolerant religion,
,o' such as is desired by those who have before
"a. their eyes no life but the present one, Or
on who form to themselves no other idea Of
.! as God but that of q Being who permits every.
Oh thing and does not occupy Himself about
S4S our doings. Does the Government which
re- tolerates all these disorders itself belong to
~ nf this bandit should like to hope that it
Inc a melancholy declaration of the fall Of the
ing throne. But in order to oppose o barrier
ere to the overflow of SO many evils, you
,na, Signor Cardinale, will address circular tt
an" the parish priests, in order tnas .neI
q IN inc of certain journals is forbidden them
especially of those which are printed y
Rome. and you will intimate to them Uni
n of prohibition in such manner that they ma
ne ia understand that its infraction would u
holic volve not veniai, oIs s gs ran mant;ons
thin above, all which concerns the violation
,eus- the laws of God and the Church, you m !,
and saw to each parish priest: Insist, ,
;. If seech, reprove!" Moreover, let US stre'
Ience ont our hands to God, and hope that
, saat many attacks directed against him. again
,hich religion, against society itself, viii nave
,hout end. and that we may at length emel
ut if from this laoyrinIh OF eSas co;.,' moral
,ossi- peace under the shauo" VI '"'
Sow and order.
a on 1 bless you with all mp heart.
oct at 30 June, lef. S.,,S o D TX
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}, two The Cardinai. icaI nun ethar - The i
dher- Instructions OF the hoiy ";roriar tn
side. ter, and has adoresseu S tha reaai
ivei clergy OF Rome, pronu';S Wy a cart
says, under pain OF griestouh ;ah bs oives
addi- names Has the prohibition ion been
70 are aval1 On the eon1laiy, 'nJ Sn,;,s hat
LEGGED of the condemned Prlnss, au y /
of the has produced iatai coae ,,ns;t;vely
,ten to "many OF the newssuI;.a ;purnals:
here fuse to sell tue p.,,ai,y Iastroye(
with that they are oe1ns aSSu T"hyy.t