, 1873-12-23
PAPAL uTTERANCES.

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PAPAL i1TTERANcES.
Text OF tho New Encyclicn'.
Ihe oncyclicai letter or hiH holiness Popo
Plus lA., datod Nov. 81. md addresaad to all
patslarcIs, Primates Archblahops, Bishops, and
other oralnariea III favor ard fellowship with tho
Apostoic soe Is document OF unusual longth
DoglnnlnG with nn allusIon to " the woas OF ollr
city" 1t saya: "Thoro ring still III our cars tho
cries Of lol1glouH mon aud women WIG have
been driven from their homes In Eorcrty. and
~ done whore revolution trEumphb7jnst as, &C,
corning 70 a,l Mtnanasns' ths greas Antony used
10 SOY, IAo devil hates all Ohriattans
buE 10 cannot endure good monl!s
havo now seon what we thought coul1
mover % come to pass vz, tho suppression and
abolition Of the Roman University, which had
been essabiahod-according to tho words Of an
at,o1ont author writing on tho Anglo-saxon
school IN N9msha young Church students
faith and doctrine. It becomes clearer every
day now truly wo have 80 often lna!stoa that the
escriieg'ous 9snrpaIion Or our territory has had m
reuto aushory and tic tic Z pos snc
s!9io: OF the oasnollo 1eilglon 1tssf:n
Kcforring to recent events Ia Switzerland, hfa
honness declares inc oath winch tho slyll power
IN ING Cahton OF ueaova haS imposed on parten
sacrI.es,ous, and tlat all those VINO, IN TUG Can,
Ton Or Geneva or elsewheIo' hav1ng poem e;octoa
~ sho 1oses ol the poop!e, ana cohnrmat'on OF
tne olYn HoMoii snnil soatnso ~ taAo ulon .nGil
grcaler, =, oxe9mmunlea:lon, INC especially reserved
to ne noiy ooe' ana nthet eanoniea! pcsA.iosS
anu tllat thoy are 10 bo hSolaoa pY tho laltn1u!
accorung 70 .ne olv'mo colnnanu a t ~ s!9nnEeIa
nMu ,.M ru9nets VIZ e9u'o no' oa' " a'oai Auo W
Ali9 ana 60 aoasroy. ,.,u. .,:,
1no lottef goes on 70 say that aeoas st1ll
moro sorrowiul haVe taken place IN fiye Of tho
seyon oantons WHEN 'Usn tne Oloocsu VI 5'', na'o,
ano, a1!er recoun1lls the .reatment tho nlsnop
o. ~, thas dlocos9 fecelyeus lns Hollt'osa saya;
.ie,, Viii 49,, tao sealo Al.eo H. H. eussaou i sne
mafsyrs. that chosen part O. tno Uasnoilo MocK
wh'ch Maniuliy 1oiloWs taelT Nshop, aat5ang
np wall toe tuo npuso q 1srael 70 stauu III
.roaating III LUG l9osssePs goaeP .i Of amo neaa ol
martyrs, Jesns onfist, meotlng teFocio'ls
wolves Wild tne met Meeansss OF MIhos nhn
onVotiay it ana postentY gnang lot !ue maai ia'tG
nc letter says: III any ono would throw tho
nlano OF tnese portu1p DANCES gu tne Ca'n,
allca Or tho aersnan En'plto, ~ Woaia
20 altosether %lIhons warrant FoF, II
TUT they , do not acluosco N. thoso lawa
IN WHICH Win eale conscience thos eau
not ac4niosco, Tor Afo rcason anq III
fho manner tho apostles @ ana martyrs o. Jesus
christ aro to 10 accused. WIG chose rather 70
mnaefgo Tue most crne punishment a,t anu H. deash
1tselt than botray their proper oiiico. anu vlo-
late tue jaWs OF their most hoiy religion IN
obcdience to l'nplous commands OF nersocutlng
frlncca' VI tfush, seneraplo prothcrs, II no
other 1Gws than the laws Of civil empire exist
eui anu lawa indeed OF higher order which 1t is
anty TO ooey nt1u SIN 70 Slolhto-it. moreover,
thesc samo cts'l 4aws could constitute supreme
rue OF conscience; as como lmpously anu ab-
enfdly contendIthe primitive martyrs, aud they
niood iof Inc lalth OF Christ and tho liberty OF
tio oAurch, would 30 rat'lor worthy OF blame
than or Aonor a1ld nfaihe. Nay, II would not
oven hafe oe9m loosslole III the teoth OF laws and
agalnHg lha wv OF frlnceF. to Proach anu propa.
galo 1ho uhrlhLlan iei,Slou, ana to found
INC Gnureh. ihe ialtl, howeqor; toachos.
ana human reason demonstrates, that there
eSlbtB tWo1olu ordor OF things. aliu at the
aa1ne limo ., Two powers ara TO 20 alstingu1shcd
on IT, ., ear.nw1'o one matnsai, Mnch provides
1or Tue tfahqnllty Of human society nnd SECULAR
affairs tho other, the origin OF which IL above
Matafe. supreme oyer 1no oity o. zoo, that is
1o 0lure4 @ o. um uSnGty sIeo m aa 'or tho
since those things arc SO, YOU Will easily undor-
Htans, venerable brothers, with what sorrow Of
man1 wo nlust have been at1ectou Wien we read
III letter lately sent us by the Emperor OF Cor
many 10 person an accuaatson not lces cruel
says-ot hla oathollo suo1ects' ana especially
against the Catnollo corgy ant! biahona OF Cor
nany. ut WHICH accusation THIS IL tlo cauBe-
TINT lloy, learleHh q oo'!as anu trpnlatlone,
and not counting their life moro precious
than themselves hayo refused to obey the
aforesaid Laws with the same constancY with
Which, botoro lhoy wero Pashea, thcy llad pro-
ny .hoar ?"'so @ sa %nion %as
nnio!uea u grave. luminous alu so!1a exposiu
latlons amid tlle appiauso Of tue whole uatLolie
worla, ana. Of not ioW w. even @ OF non CATHOLICS,
before the sovereign, hs silnihters, ana tue atl.
preno !eglslatufe OF lao Khgaom. for lint
treason, az Of commenting aud conspirlng with
those WHO aro oi'deayoring to overthrow a'l Or