The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-24
The Pope's Latest EncyclIcal.

The latest encyclical Of the Pope is da-
ted November 81, and Is very long and
gloomy in its tone. It first laments the
suppression Of the Roman University; next
complains Of the sggressions Of the Swiss
government on the Church; then asserts
that the Catholics Of Germany are not to
blame for the troubles between the clerical
and civil authorities Of the empire, and
thus disposes Of the Old Catholic Bishop:
"But these men, going on more boldly In
the way Of iniquity and perdition, as by o
just judgment Of God It happens to
heretical sects have wished also TO form
to themselves q hierarchy, as we have
said, and have chosen and set up for them.
selves as their pseudo Blsop certain no.
torious apostate from the Catholic faith,
Joseph Hubert Reinkens, that nothing
might be wanting to their impudence, for
his conservation they have had recourse
to those Jansenists OF Utrecht, whom they
themselves, before their falling away from
the Church regarded with other Catholics
as heretics and schismatics. Nevertheless,
this Joseph Hubert dares to call himself
Bishop, and incredible as 1t may seem,
the most serene Emperor OF Germany
named and acknowledged him as Cath.
olic Bishop, and exhibited him to all his
subjects as one who Is to be regarded as
lawful Bishop, and as such to be obyed.
But the very rudiments Of Catholic
teaching declare, that no one can be held
to be o lawful Bishop who 10 not joined In
communion OF faith and charity to the
rock on which the Church OF Christ Is
built; who does not adhere to the Su.
preme Pastor TO whom all the sheep of
Christ are committed to efed; who Is not
united to the conirmer OF the brother.
hood which Is In the world. We, there.
lore, who have been placed, undeserving
as we are, In the Supreme See OF Peter,
for the guardianship Of the Catholic faith,
and for the maintenance OF the unity oil
the universal Church, according to the
custom and example OF our predeces-
sors and their. holy DEGREES, by the
power given To US from On high, not only
declare the election Of the said Joseph
Hubert Reinkens 10 be contrary to the
holy canons, unlawful, and altogether null
and void, and denounce and condemn his
conservation as sacrilegious, but by the
authority Of Almighty God we declare
the said Joseph Hubert-together with
those who have taken part In his election
and sacrilegious conservation, and who
ever adhere TO and follow the same, Civ
ing aid, favor or consent-excommunicat.
ed, under anathma, separated from the
communion Of the Church, and to be
reckoned among those whose fellowship
has been forbidden 10 the faithful by the
Apostle, 90 that they are not 90 much as
to say TO them aGod speed you."
The document denounces the Free Ma.
sons and anti Catholic sects as members
Of the synagogue Of Satan, and continues
as follows: p. b .u
Disturbed, therefore, by no danger and
no fear, let us continue steadiast in pray.
er, and with one mind let Us endeavor to
appease the anger Of heaven, provoked by
the sins of men, 30 that Of last In His
mercy the Almighty may arise and CON-
mand the winds that they be still.
The apostolic blessing Is in conclusion
given to the College Of Cardinals.