The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-12
Tho Pope INA America.

Tho Pope nnd Anserica.
4 Some weeks ago there was published
an address of the Xavier Alumni Sodali.
ty Of New York to the Pope, protesting
against the occupation of Rome by the
soldiers of the Florentine Government
The New York World says:
1t attracted marked attention ut the
time, being widely reproduced in the
Journals Of this country and tho Catholic
newspapers OF England and Ireland,
This protest was sent to the Holy Father,
and his answer to it is now published.
He received it with much pleasure, and
private letters from Rome state that he
was profoundly touched by it, It was
the only protest of tho kind from Ameri-
ca which, at the latest advices, had been
reprinted in the semi. official journal,
O6seruatore Romero. The Popo's answer
was read at a meeting of the Sodality, in
New York, by Rev. Father Dealy, S. j.,
the spiritual director, and received with
much qualification by the members.
Father Dealy made it the text of O warm
remonstrance against 'sLiberal Catholi-
cisnl," so-called, and declared that whilc
Liberalism and the Catholic Church we're
lrreconcilable, there was no place whore
SO much true Hberality was to be found
rs in its sacred fold. He also pointed
out some Of the reasons which made this
brief Of particular interest to the mem
bers OF tie Sodaiity. The following is a
translation of tho Papal brief. It is Of
peculiar interest as the first answer sent
from Rome to the protests of the Amcri-
can Catholics and tho Pope:
'PICs P. T. lX.
beloved CHILDREN, HEALTH AND
APOSTOLIC BENEDICTIoN: We who cherish
with especial love associations of Catho-
lie youth, and because nothing car be
more acceptable and agreeable to us
amid the great confusion of the times
and the snnres Of the impious than that
youth particularly should walk zealously
IN the way Of tho Lord, and firmly ad-
here to Christian discipline; VIC could
not, say, beloved children, read the
noble declaration of your sentiments.
expressed in your letter of tho Sth day
of December last, without being moved
towards you with peculiar sentiment of
love.
"For both your unshaken devotion
towards US and this Apostolic See, as YOU
express it, altogether requires this of us.
as well as the exalted feelings of faith
and religion by which you express your
abhorrence of the sacrilegious crimes
committed by the enemies of truth and
justice, against our rights and the rights
OF the Apostolic See, and against the
holy Church, eondemning with merited
reprobat1on the impious deeds of the
tyrannical rule of those WHO, by armed
force, and by all sorts of deceit and
fraud, have tramplcd upon our civil power
and liberty.
"But what especially, beloved chill
dren, gives US great esteem for your
virtue and gains our special praise, is
your eloquent declaration that you and
all the members of your Sodality place
your honor and glory in upholding and
preserving firmly the principles of re-
li2lon and justice which you have re.
ceived by inheritance.
This noble resolution, beloved chill
drep, keep faithfully and eteadfastly; for
since the foundation of social order and
prosperity in every form of government,
but especially in that which exists among
you are to be based evidently on these
principles; you know that the whole sta
blllty, happiness and honor of your
country depends upon the same, and
tnat no others deserve better Of it than
they who strive to preserve and to pro-
mote reverently the love of Justice, pure
and religion.
I'VE pray God to confirm and strength
en- with His grace your wills in these
sentiments, and that your example may
produce abundant fruit even to the nd
vantage of others.
FINALLY, as presage of all heavenly
gifts, and as pledge of our paternal
beneyolence, receive, beloved children,
the apostolic benediction, which we very
lovingly bestow on each and every one
of you.
"Given at Rome, at st. Peters, on
the !st day OF February. 1871, the TWEEN
ty-tttn year OF our pontifcate.
"PIUS P. P. IN"