The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-20

them as were foxes should not destroy tile
vineyard"
He prescribed their meetings under what
ever names they might be held, and he or
dered all and each of the faithful to absent
themselves from everything done by these
societies under pain of mourning excom-
munication. Benoit XIV, his successor,
repeated and developed this command in
his encyclical letter Proridas, of the 18th |
Of May, 1851, by which he confirmed the |
DEGREES and penalties proclaimed by his
predecessor.
Nevertheless this criminal society, al
ways secretly increasing, dividing itself IN
to different sects with divers names, but re-
manning still in one communion OF senti-
ment and wickedness even until now, hav-
ing acquired great strength comes out from
the dens in which it has hidden itself and
proves to all sensible men with how much
reason it has been condemned by the sem
tnels of Israel. 1t makes this manifest to
the eyes of all by its catechisms, by its con-
stitutions, by the acts of its public meet
ings, and more clearly still by its public
Vaccinations and by its acts which are de-
signed to abolish the Catholic religion; and
for that purpose to attack the Roman See,
the center Of unity; to upset all legitimate
human authority to constitute man in
complete autonomy, without any law, free
even from the ties of blood and ruled only
by his appettes.
This satanic spirit of the sect showed it.
self at the end of the last century in the
violent revolutions of France, which shock
ed the entire world and proved that one
must expect total dissolution of human
society if the strength of this criminal So
cicty could not be abated. 1t was for this
al. &c hole
in his encyclical letter EccleSiaDl, published
September 10, 1921, did not content himself
with merely showing to every one once
more the character, the malice, the danger
of such societies, but reiterated more fore
IDLY the condemnation and the spiritual pen
allies pronounced by his predecessors
against their members and all of this has
since been confirmed, as much by Leo NIL,
of venerable memory, in his apostolic let
ter ono qraciora, March Is, 1926, as by
our own cncyclcal letter Qui pluriJuS, of
November ., 1916.
Consequently after the commandments
of the church so often repeated and accom-
panied with such grave sanctions, after the
disclosure of the acts CT these impous So
cieties, which have so plainly disclosed their
real aim after the perturbations, the cal
antilles, the innumerable butcheries which
they have provoked, and of which they are
not ashamed to boast, it is certain that no
one can be excused who has inscribed his
name upon their registries.
We. however, considering that these
criminal sects unveil their mysteries only
to those who by their impiety appear ready
to accept them, exacting from these adopts
solemn oath by which they swear never
to make known, at any time or in any case,
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thing connected with it, and not to COM
municate to the members of inferior grades
that which is reserved to the superior
grades considering that in every case they
cover themselves with tho veil of benevo
lencesand of mutual aid, and that the i'm
!, prudent and the inexperienced are easily
deceived by these appearances of feigneC
f honesty, we consent that you may show
mercy to these prodigal children of whom
you dcpore the loss, in order that, attracted
by this kindness, they may renounce theil
wicked VOWS and return to the church, thcil
mother, from VIII eh they are separated
Knowing that we are the vicar of Him
who came to call not the just but the sin.
nrrs, we follow the footsteps of our predc'
cessor, Leo NIL, and we suspend for the
space of whole year after the present let
ter shall be made known the reservation o
the censures which have been incurred by
those enrolled in these societies. and we
consent that thew may he absolyed from
these censures by an confessor approved BY
the ordinances Of the places where they
live.
f And if this remedy of clemency car
, neither remove the guilt from their fata
, purpose nor withdraw them from thei
crime it is our will that after the space of
year has passed the reserved censures shall