The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-16
THE PAPAL ALLEGATION.
-u~ CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE TEN
pORAL POWER.


Tho al,ocuicn Of Pope Plus TX, delivered
,,'n>s nj December. 1872. at a consistory OF
49,, cardinals Of the Roman Catholic Church,
80 fan. the puhlicatioi, OF which, 1t will be
"n,s,nhcrcd. several Roman Catholic Jour
y - .he German empire We're prosecuted,
,,,nIi>hcd for the first time in America in
49,, \,w York catholic Rec,e,c Of Monday.
II : a> follows
.c,,--InS or Our MOST HOLY LORD rIUs ~,
~ rur FAVOR or DIVINE PROVIDENCE PORE,
rr,,yrRrp a1p prCrMRER, 1872. TO THE CAR
r,.ns or TuN iISs.r ROMAN CHURCH. IN THE
rN,c! or TN VATICAN.
Venerable Rrq'itrS,-The just and mer-
rirDj Lord. whose judgments are inscrutaoie
and whose WAYS arc not to t'e scanned, per-
MI. mi, Apostolic see and the whole Church
~ rui,n With II TO groan under long and
.y,frl persecution. Our and your condition,
venerable brothers. has not been changed,
I'm, rather is daily aggravated since the occtl-
,..ion Of our provinces. and especially since.
~, wears ago this glorious city was with
5m.,"n from our patcrml rule. The cNpe-
,.nn,, of our yoke has taught us how cor
Y.,f.y. from the beginning OF this pcrsccu-
lion. promoted hv the Vaccinations of wick
a.. >eCis. and pcrpetra!cd and carried on by
Heir DISCIPLES at the head OF public affairs,
W. frequently i'll our allocutions and apoS-
taTic letters have asserted openly that
lar sovereign rights Of our secular
grjgccGom were attacked with so much
force fer no other reason than That
way might be laid towards abo!lshlnE,
II tina, could be done, the spiritual authority
in which the successors Of Peter are g!o-
rio,i>. and to obIitcratc the Catholic Church,
AMI The very name Of Christ himself. living
aud rrignng in it. Very clearly indeed has
IA; teen shown bv the hottie acts of the
.rt~ Aipac Government. especially by those
,G;agitolls laws by which even the ccrlcS.
torn from tie foo; OF the altar> and deprived
II their Immunity, have liecn summoned TO
The military service: by which even bishops
have been deprived OF the right of teaching
,nl;h, and their SenlnayicS have been closed.
Sill this purpose Of theirs shall be made still
more clear ~ liz. in this very city the rcll-
Ci0llS congregations are disturbed under our
own cy">. or violently driven out from their
houses. and the property Of the Church sub
lcrtcd 10 an enormous tribute handed over
olhc disposition Of The civil authority. Even
nav there has been proposed in the LcglSla-
tive Climber. az they call it,, law not wholly
di>>imar from that which. notwithstanding
orr protests and solemn condemnation, has
already been put into execution In other
parts Of Italy, which must eXtinguish, even
here in the centre of Catholic faith, the
religious congregations, and ContisCate the
GOOD, Of the Church and offer them ut public
auction. But this iaw--if, indeed. we car
honor by such name decree so rcpul>lvt
{" natural, divine. and social ri"ht--is mucf
more iniuuilous and criminal in Romcand tho
adjacent provinces. 1t Injuries more deeply
and soTrlv the rights and possessions of tho
universal church. 1t attacks the very foun
dation vi the true social civilization. whicl
The religious orders. with unccasing labor
and c,na courage and cOn>tancv. have pro
uiot,d and perfected. not only in our terri
tnry. hut which they have brought and still
hiring ~ foreign and farbarOuS nations
dr>pi>ng difficulties. dangers, losses. even
hi. n>slt. In fine. this law attacks The
lighi, and privileges Of our apOstoatc
>,urr if IN" religious houses were ohIite.
rated or notably reduced, aud the secular
,.'rrEN reduced to d"StitutiOns and gradually
Diminishing in numbers owing to the mill
trIl uIu,cliptioi, not only here az elsewhere
upu,l there l." wanting those who should
break ia" bread "r life to the people, who
s'Iut,li administer the sacr1'mGn!S to The
.utilus. WHO shoUla teach the Young and
.rl,u-i."u ll.r!u uGli;lst tllC innumeruhC
suait~ daily laid for them. but the Nomall
TunlIl Woul he deprived Of those aids
" ililt. rs tie universal master and pastor
H.. ~ m,cLncedS for III" government of the
entire Church. The Spniia,ion OF the Roman
Church would include thoS" treasures whiri
have been gathered here and placed in this
centre of unity by the generosity of al
Catholics rather than hy the ritt Of our OWL
People. And 80 those treasures which Wcr,
brought here for til" ,ls@ and increase Of tn,
universal clUlrch will be impiously Conyertc,
- the use OF others. Scarcely had W.
learned that one Of the ministers of the sub
Aipinc Government bad si"Diiied to tht
Legislative Assembly lis purpose of sub
uniting 10 il Il law Of this knti than we eX
posed is mon,lrou~ character through let
tt nf The 10th day Of June If this year QS12)
addressed TO orr Cardinal Secretary Of State
and commanded him that he should make
known to the ambassadors Of the foreign
princes near the Holy See this new danger
depending over us. Nevertheless, ~ thu
threatened law has been proposed, the duty
Of our apo>tolatc requires that we should re
lew with louder voice the cXpOstulatlon
already made III your presence, venerable
hru!!rr,. and before the universal church
ssNR't illII- ilt> l'N~ VI
of Jesus Christ. whose vicar we are OIL
earth, Wr cpnI.run it hE the aGth0rit,
oi the holy apostles Peter and Paul, ant
by our own. together with any scheme
Of lay WEi,h Shall agrogatc 10 itself the
power 81 disturbing the religious order:
in Rome and the adiaccnt provinces, and OF
deriving the Church there of It's property
aUa ui>p1>inw il for tie icnciit Of the treasury
Valid w!la;cvcri> done against the rights ant
!ntrilnnny o. HE Church. We declare abso
iui1iy void ana null any acquisition, by any
li'}c Of tae stolen goods. against alienation
al watch thi, Apostolic see will never cease
to protest. Let the authors and supporters
q this laW remember the censlreS aud spi.
ritual puniShmcnts which, ipS0 .tacto i'll
currcd. the apostolic constitutions inilct Oh
The invaders of the rights OF the Church. and
lHtying their souls bound by these spiritual
chains. ict them cease TO lay up treasures OF
anger against the day of wrath. and of the
lrN.Iaiion Of the Just Judgment of God.
The very bitter grief with which we arc
aii''rcii, on account Of these and the other
!H1laj"s wrought against the Church through
"ut lHlv, has been not lightly increased by
Iic CrUri pei sccuiions 10 which it is subject
elsewhere. especially in the new German enl'
i"c, where not only by secret Vaccinations,
IH't also ty open force, they attempt to sub
Nr.t il loui the Very foundation, since men
who not ony DO not profess our holy re,
I'"ion, hut DO not even know it, cllim fol-
,ir!n>'l,cS the right Of defining the dogma:
and rights of the Catholic Church, and while
they disturb her they have the audacity te
d'yar" tnat they do her no injury. More
OYER, addiny calumny and dcrsion to injury
They 90 not hesitate to attribute this cruc
Prevention u ,l.. laIIlt Of the Catholics, for