New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-08
THE CATHoLIC CHURCH IN SPAIN.
A PROTEST OF THE PArAL NUNCIO AGAINST ARTICLES
IN TIE Constitution.

A PROTEST OF THE PAPAL NUNClO AGAINST ARTICLES
IN THE CONSTITUTION.
The ChurchmGn of this city translates from
tho Undergraduate EeIge the text OF tho protest OF the
Papa Nunco Monsieuor sineOni, against the liberation
clause of the Spanish Constitution. It's important pas-
sages are given herewith:
The draft Of the Constitution 50 drawn that at th
first glance she great difference between what it
orders and what presented by the lst Article OF the
The Catholic ApOst c Roman religion TO the exclusion ~
any other mode OF worship continuing TO be We sole feheon
His Catholic Majesty all tho rights and peocays winch
ought 10 ooy according TO the law OF God and the ancient
This Article expressly declares and sanctions "a is evil
dent, the principle Of religious unity; IL recognizes
moreover that the sole religion Of the state the Catho
lie religion, and excludes the profession Of any other
mode OF belief worship The XIth Article OF the new
Cons Tuition, the contrary does not declare that the
Catholic rel on is the sole ana only religion OF the span
every Othermode OF worship than the Catholic Aud in
going to order in its second part that " 10 one may
lee disturbed in Spanish territory either FOR religious
worship, provided that Christian morality be RESPECTED
il explicitly authorizes the public exercise Of any mode
OF worship whatever, guaranteeing thus the liberty OF
ana the spirit OF the Aforesaid Article OF me COnc0rdat
The Catholic religion Is N fact the sole religion Of that
nation, 10 he exclusion or any 0tnr node oi worship
aud rs 8 announced expressly W!th TINS character III
the secondary proposition of The Article mentioned when
shall he forever maintained, there must also ne under
stood 10 be admitted. relative 10 the manner OF maintain
hS H. lhe excursion Oh every VIhei I,1ue VI ~"
and IN tie same manner that TINS exclusion was III the
reciprocal obligation contracted ana expressed IN inc AZ
tic g.
n the exclusion OF any other mode Of worship had not
entered into views and into the obligations OF the
lgh parties, they would Lave omitted the paragraph OF
the article TO which refer, in the same way rs has
doue in C0ncOrats between the Holy See ana Other
Catholic Powers could consent To the exclusion
federation of OH rcut modes Of worship actually existing
their territory But 10 IL not only Article J. OF tie
COncOrdat which is struck at by the new Constitution
Article l agreed upon based On and consequence OF
Article L. and which therefore explains auU establishes
meaning, establishes and OfdOls that The Teaching IN
fully concerned to the doctrine OF the Catholic religion,
and to this end il equally agreed that the bishops
and other diocesan pTcates charged, IN virtue OF hcf
ministry to watch the purity OI the faE tie morals
and Tie ,Ous education O youth, sh0d pc nee nom
al let and hiudor&rce in thc exercise of TINS 5ni ana
THIS duty. By Article III. in order 10 fully assure
10 the pTeatCs entire liberty in the Use Of thcr prop
cly ana the exercise of their pastoral functions, tue
Catholic Queen ana her Government promised 10 Tie
Epsc0patc AID ana with m thc power u the Tenn
p0r arm whenever IL bad to oppose itself To the laS
nifty Of those seek 10 petVCr no souls ara cor
der the printing, the introduction, ana the circulation OF
evil books, But by stating IN the second paragraph OF me
Nlth article OF the uCW Constitution thdi " NJ ono ma! nc
disturbed Spanish either iOI lei IOus uJhs
Tor tine exercise OF AI- reGus opinions, provided mai
Christian morality De respected Tins Jesuit Is reached
tat even The public private teaching Of antt .Aulic
doctrines matter outside the cosnizInce OF ne law
ANA hat II cannot Doe hIdcred or IcIrcsed either by TIE
civil OF the Ous authority; IN other words u j. liz
ui,cv authorized and positively admitted Init j. GER
t..uiy manifest u!iactIOn OF Article H. OF the Con
colddt by which il is agreed sOeruiy and IA formal
terms that the public ard private ttacling OF 9coo! OF
every KIND shall be fully conOrmed 10 the doctrine u tAe
f..fftY Nts