National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-13
TIE PAPAL.ALLoruTION.

80. -
AIIscutieu Of the Nest Helv Father, Pop,
PissIx Delivered - tho Cardinals Of u,
HsIy Rsusu Church In tho Han % IN,
Vatican on Juiy 20, 1873.
The Freemdn's Journal Of this week pub
fishes the following important document iron
the Vatican "a
Venerable brethren: What we foretol,
when we addressed you at the close Of tb,
past year, 10 wit, that we might have to spcal
again Of VIBRATIONS Of the Church daily In
creasiug the work Of iniquity, then pro
posed, having now been contaminated, oui
Office calls us to declare, In whose ears seem
to sound that voice Of one saying, Cry
30 soon as we learned that an enactment
was to be proposed to that legislative Assem-.
bly, which. In this propltious city, ~ well as
in the rest Of Italy was to suppress rellgiou'
houses and to putup ecclesiastical property
10 be sold, denounclng tho impious crime, we
prescribed any and every project Of an enact
ment Of such kind. We declared null every
acquisition OF property thus robbed, and VIC
repeated the censurcs that were Incurred ipso
Jdots by authors, and by tho promoters Of
epactfneuM bf such sort. Not only by the
Church has this enactment been branded "a
sntagonistic TO divine and ecclesiastical law,
. but by the lights Of public legal science as
subvcrsiye Of all natural aud human Justice,
and so, Of Its own nature, void and null But
we sec II accepted to-day by the votes Of tho
legislative assembly and Of the Senate, and,
finally, sanctioned by royal authority.
We Judge II best, venerable brethren, to
refrain from repeating all that we have so
often largely set forth, hoping to deter those
wicked rnlen from their attempt in regard
TO the sacrilege, the malice, the end and the
most grave injuries Of this enactment. But
we are forced by the duty Of yiudlcating the
rights OF the Church, by the sollcitude Of
warning the careless, and by very charity for
the guilty. 70 raise our voice and to declare
TO all thoec who have not hesltated TO pro-
pose, or to approve, or to sanction the atore-
said most ubiquitous enactment; and to all
commissioners, promoters, counscllOrs, i'd
herents, executors or purchasers Of eccle-
slastical property, that whatever they have
done, or may do, Is to no valuable account,
but null aud void. And not only 80, but they
are, In the act Of any participation whateyer,
each and all Of them, stricken with the major
accommodation, and with yet other eccle-
siastlcal palms and penalties, according to
the sacred canons, apoetolical constitutions
and DEGREES Inflicted by general councils, and
especially by the Council Of Trent; and that
they have fallen Into the most terrible ven
geance Of God, and are walking In plain peril
Of eternal damnation. ....
Meanwhile, venerable brethren, while neces-
sary aids to our sovereign ministry are with
drawn moro and more, while wrongs are
heaped on wrongs towards persons and
things sacred, while here and abroad the
persccutors Of tho Church seem to be con-
certiDg their plots and joining their forces
for the utter smotherlng Of the exercise Of
ccclcsiastical Jurisdiction; and, TO give q
special Instance, perhaps to interfere with
the free election OF him who Is to sit as the
Vicar Of Christ In this chair OF Peter, what Is
left to us except that we should, with all
earnestness, take refuge In him who Is rich
10 mercy, and deserts never his servants In
the time Of their trouble ! And verify, the
power Of Divine Providence Is shown clearly
In the perfect union Of all the bishops with
this Holy See, In their noble steadfastness
against wicked enactments and the usurpa-
tion Of sacred rights, In the unbounded de-
yotion Of the whole Catholic household to
this centre Of unity, In that life-giving
spirit with which faith and charity are
bursting forth everywhere In works worthy
Of the best days Of the Church.
Let us, then, strive to make ready the de-
sired season Of mercy. Let us altogether,
lcnce TO our God. Let oil prelatos rouse their
parish priests to this. Lot all parish priests
stir up The people Of their several nocks. Let
us, all and together, PROSTATE and bowed
down before our affairs, cry out: "Come, .
Lord, comel Delay not! Spare thy people,
loosen the burdens Of thy flock! Behold our
desolation! 1t Is not pleading justification
for ourselves that we pour out our prayers
before thy face, but for the multitude Of thy
tender mercies! Stir up thy power, and come;
show thy face and we shall be saved!" And,
although we may be conscious of our un-
worthincss, let us not fear to draw nigh con-
ndcntly to the throne Of grace, Let US seek
that throne BY the interrogation OF nil who nov
surround II. Especially let us seek It through
the Holy Apostles; let us seek 1t through the
most chaste spouse of the mother of God,
(St. JoscphO let us seek 1t, above all, through
the Virgin immaculate, whose intercessiOns
with her son have the relation, In q certain
way, Of commands. But, rs a preparation
for this, let us strive earnestly to cleanse our
conscience from dead works. For 1t Is ION
those that arc just the Lord sets his eyes; and
That this may be accomplished more cor
tainly and more fully, we grant, by our apps.
tolic authority, 10 all the faithful who will
have duly confessed and communed, and will
have prayed for the necessities Of the Church
In these matters, a plenary indulgence, TO be
once gained, on whatever day the ordinary
In each diocese shall have appointed; which
indulgence may be applied for the souls Of
the faithful departed.
Therefore, venerable brethren, though
countless and very heavy storms Of persecu'
lions and troubles rage, let us not lose cour'
age on that account. For we are trusting Ia
HIN who never suffers those that hope In him
TO be confounded. For 1t Is the promise Of
God, which cannot 10 forgotten, ~ will dc
liver him, because he has hoped In me-"
THE roPK AND CARDINALS ON July 20.
The Freemdns Journal accompanies the
above with the following;
There was q meeting OF tho Holy Fathel
with many Of the cardinals on the 25th ult
II Is spoken Of rs "consistory," but during
the imprisonment Of our Holy Father nj
" consistories," In the technical sense, hay,
been held. Our latest date from Rome wa
on the very day of this reunion Of the cardi
nails at the Vatican, at the call Of the Holl
Father. There were twenty-five prelate
named for secs, but we have good reason 70
thinking that the appointment for sees In tn
United States were none OF them preconised
The propositions regarding new sees, trans
fers Of prelates aud the appointment Of YER
important coadjutor to celebrated sec at til
request OF Its honored incumbent seem to b
still In the hands Of the Sacred Congregation
Of the Propaganda.
We translate from the Osserpdtore Roman
the beautiful allocutlon Of our Holy Father
We also give the Latin text. II will be seei
that, as time passes and great events are yer
near Ut hand, the Holy Father 'layishes th
treasures Of the Church, TO provoke the faitf
fll to more earnest prayers. There wa. tn
Nopena for the feast of ''St Peter In Chains,
heard OF too late to be much proated by
this country. There Is now pending III
Iridium for the three days before the Al
sumption Of Our Immaculate Lady. An
now the Holy Father offers another plenar
indulgence, conditioned on the correspon,
ence with his desire on the part Of prelats