The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-14
Victor ErnmanueFs Hostility to the Papacy- The
German Opposition to the Church Conflict
ofAuthcrity In the Swiss Republic and
in Spain-An Armenian Schism-
The Pope's Consolation.
From the Catholic Review. ofTo-DsyI

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We need not repeat that the publication OF this
aocution in the Prussian dominions has led to the
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by the favor OF Divine Providence, Pope, deliv
cred 22d December, 1872, to the Cardinals Of the
VENERABLE BR0THERs-The just and merciml
Lord, whose Judgments are nscrutable and whose
ways are not to be scanned, permits this Apostolic
under long and cruel persecution Our and
your condition, venerable brothers, has not been
changed but rather Is daily aggravated since the
occupation Of our provinces. and especially since
two years ago this glorious city was Withdrawn
from our %rH pa Wenn o rule Tr src.yr
The experience OF our yoke has taught US, how
correctly from the beginning Of this persecution,
perpetrated and carried by their disciples at the
head OF public anairs. we frequently In our allo-
Of
were attacked with much force for no other rea-
son. than that so way might be laid towards
thorty In which the successors Of Peter are gOri-
GUS, and TO obterate the Catholic Church, and the
very name Of Christ himself, living and reigning
in it.
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE RELIGIOUS HOUSED
Very clearly, indeed, has that been shown by the
hostile acts OF the Subalpine government eSpeci-
ally by those iniquit0us laws by which even
the clerics torn from the foot of the affairs and
to the military service; BY which even bishops
have been deprived OF the right OF teaching youth.
and their seminares have been closed. Still this
purpose of theirs shall be made still moro clear by
US. In this very city the religious congregations
are disturbed under our own eyes, or Violently
driven out from their houses and the property of
the Church subjected to an enormous tribute and
handed over to the disposition of the civil
authority, Even now there has been proposed
1t, q law not wholly dissimiar from that which,
Notwithstanding our protests and solemn condem.
nation has already been nut into execution i'm
other parts of italy which must extinSuish. even
here in the centre Of Catholic faith the religious
congregations and conhscate the goods Of the
Church and offer them at public auction.
But this law"if indeed we can an honor by such
name decree so repulsive to natural divine and
In Rome and the adjacent provinces. 1t Injuries
more deeply and sorely the rights and possessions
dalton OF the true social civilization which the
iglous orders, with unceasing labor and equal
courage ana c0nstancy nave promoted and per-
lecteu, not only In our territory, but which they
have brought and still bring to foreign and bar.
barous nations despisng difficulties, dangers
losses, even life itself.
AN ATTACK ON THE SPIRITUAL POWER.
IN nhe. tns law ATTACKS the rights ana privileges or
our spostolate, since II the religious houses were
oputerate9 OF notapiy reduced, ana the secular
C.e ey reaucea 10 destitation and gradually d.
minisnlng IN numbers, owing to the military con-
be wanting those who shoui break the bread Of
,e 70 Tue Reopie WHO shout administer tue sacra-
inents 10 tne ia.'nu VINO Should teacn tne young
anu s.ieu is .he i, ..e AGAINST Tue innumeIaps
SHARES ual,Y aiu iVI cneni put tne hehan fontln
Mouu DC uepriVeu oi onose aus Wnlcn, as tne UNI
We, versa mas.er ana pas.ot ne h 50 ucn needs or
M, IN AsrEor ur rhE SUoNrisCAIiUS
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were orougmt mere LOT tne use anu increase on tne
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'ne use VI o'he.S ,rrr, nnor,sn
sc.rco,v had ,hat ., ,o
ocaace,y haa we iearneu .nat one OF tne Ministers
u lne suo-Apine goSernment nad slgnlned 10 tne
It law Of this Kind than We eSposed It's mon
str0us character through q letter OF the l6th DAY
q June OF TINS year lSID, addressed to our
him that ne should make known to the Ambassa'
doris OF the foreign princes near the Holy see this
ts ing ovsr u th as
our apostolate requires that we should renew with
louder voice the exp0stuiatlons already made in
your presence, venerable brothers, and before the
UNIVERSAL Churcn.
Execratlng TINS neiarlous CRIME, In the name OF
Jesus Christ whose vicar we are on earth, we con-
demn IL py the authority OF the holy Apostles
Peter and Paul and by our own, together with any
scheme OF law which shall arrogate to itself the
power OF disturbing the religious orders In Rome
and the adjacent provinces, and OF deriving the
Church there OF its property and OF dspOsing OF 1t
for the benefit Of the Treasury or otherwise. We
therefore pronounce invalid Whatever ID done
we declare absolutely VOID and null any acquisl-
ton by any title or the stolen goods, against aliena
ton or which this Apostolic See will never cease to
protest. Let the authors and supporters OF this
law remember the censures and Spiritual punish
menus wnlcn, tpso JaceO incurred, the apostolic
constitutions inict on the invaders OF the rights
OF the Cnurcn, and, plying their souls bound by
these spiritual chains, let them cease to lay up
treasures Of anger against the day Of wrath and OF
the revelation OF the Just Judgment.
THE GERMAN PERSECUTION.
Inc very bitter GRIEF with which we are afflicted,
on account OF these and the other injuries wrought
against the Churcn throughout Italy has been not
lightly increased Dy the cruel prosecutions to which
II IL subject elsewhere, especially In the new Ger
man Empire, wnere, not only Dv secret mach1na-
lions but also by open force, they attempt to sub
vert IL Irom the very Ioundation, since men who
not only do not profess our holy region but do not
even know IL, claim for themselves the right OF de-
lining the dogmas and rights OF the Catholic
Churcn, ana while they disturb her they have the
audacity to declare that they do her no injury.
Moreover adding calumny and derision to injury,
they 40 not hesitate TO attribute this cruel persecu