South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-02-03
The Pope's Curse.

Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, has taken
possession of Rome, aud made it part of his
kingdom. The Pope has issued the following
anathema against him:
BY authority Of the Almighty God. the Father.
Son, aud Holy Ghost and of the holy canons :
and OF the unde6led Virgin Mary mother and
nurse oil the Saviour; and of the celestial vir-
tues, angels, archangels, thrones, dominions
powers, chcrubims, and seraphims and of all
holy patrlarchs and prophets; and of all the n
postcs aud evangelists and OF the holy inno-
cents, who in the sight of the holy Lamb are
found worthy to sing the new song; and of the
holy martyrs and holy confessors and of the
saints, together with all the holy aud elect Of
1oo-we eXcommunicate and anathematizc him
and from the threshold of the holy Church Of
God Almighty we sequester him that he NAV be
tormented in eternal excruciatng suffering to-
gether with Dathan and Abram and those who
say to the Lord God, desert from as we want
none of Thy ways " And as fire is quenched
with water. so lie. the light of him be put out
forevermore
May the Father who created man curse him
May the Son who died for us curse him. Nav
the Holy Ghost which was given to us in our
baptism curse him. May the Holy Cross which
Chrlst, Tor our salvation triumphing over his
enemies assembled, curse him Nav the Hole
and Eternal Virgin Mary, Mother Of God. curse
him. May St Michael the advocate of holy
souls. curse him May all the angels and arch
angels, principalites aud powers and all the
heavenly armies curse him. May ST. John the
precursors, and st. John the Baptist and st
refer, ana st Paul, and st Andrew. and other
Christs Apostles together curse him And NAV
the rest Of his disciples and four EvanCclsls who
by their preaching converted the universal world
ana may the holy and wonderful company Of
martyrs and conicssors, who by their holy works
are found pleading to God Almighty, curse him
May the Choir of holy virgins, who for the
honor OF Christ have despised the things Of the
world, damn him ; may all the saints who from
the beginning Of the world and everlasting arcs
are found to be beloved Of God, damn him
may the heavens and the earth and all the HOLY
things remaining therein damn him
May he be damned wherever he be whether IN
the house or in the field, whetheri in the high
way or the byway, whether in the wood or wa
ter, or whether in the church May he be ours
ed IN living and in dying, in eating aud drink
ing, in fasting and thrsting in slumberino and
sleeping in watching or walking, in standing or
sitting, in lying down or working mngendo
cacandO, aud in bloodletting
May he be cursed in all the faculties of his
body. May ne be cursed inwardly and outward
~ Nay he be cursed in his hair. May he he
cursed IN his brains. May he be cursed i'm the
crown Of his head and IN his temples I'm his
forehead aud in his ears. in his eyebrows and
IN his cheeks. In his jawbownes and in his nos
trls. In his foreteeth end in his grinders. In
his lips and in his throat. In his sholders and i'm
fingers.
May he be damned in his mouth, in his breast
IN his heart, and ia all the yisccra of his BODY
may he be damned in his veins and in his groin.
IN his thighs and genital organs in his hips and
In his knees and IN his legs, feet and toe nails,
May he be cursed in all the joints and articu-
lations Of his members. From the top Of his
head 10 the sole Of his feet may there be no
sOundness In him
May the Son Of the living God, with all the
glory Of his majesty, curse him and may Ieav-
en- with All the powers that move therein, raise
up against him, curse him, curse and damn him
Amen So be IT, Amen