Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-17

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Text OF the POPe's AIIOeufIOn-FIye
More Cardinals 80 be Created.
NEW YORK, March I6.-A special dis
patch from Rome gives the following as the
text Of the allOcuLion Of the Pope, deliver
/ cred at the e0nsistoFy held in the Vatican
yesterday:
Recognizing in part our care IN these sad
times to increase your noble order Of dis
/ tinguished men, to assist in the protection
/ Of the Universal Church, and having de-
| teTmined TO discharge this duty, we wished
/ 10 perform it according to the solemn
ancient, rites, a. the dignity Of the Church
/ demands; but the times are opposed to our
| intention. The oppression which We suffer
/ IS such that We have not even the
( freeGo1 af bswailing the aflicsiOns Of the
I Church. No E0rdet lt-ss these differing
from the Church by hereditary errors, hate
| the Church and strive to attain this end.
| Unfortunately in Italy, where the supreme
eafhedra Of truth was placed by Divine
dispeusatiOn, the children Of the faith have
become enemies Of the Church and plot
fof i.s distraction, grie7ing our heart.
Hence have come the deplOrable injuries to
the liberties, possessions and ministers Of
the Church, which we witness pOwerless
to resis5. Hence have COME the greatest
evils 10 the souls OF men and human so
ciety, and the corruption Of youth,
which will propagate existing
evils to future generations. Ihe
educati onal institutes have been withdrawn
from the Watchfulness Of the Church, and
in youth, which should be the seed time OF
virtues, vices are rooted in the scholars !
subject to civil power. There is education |
without faith, without religion, according
70 banefCl world, Uy wisdom. The educa- |
tion Of the priesthood even is hsInpeTed by !
arbitrary rules, so that it is difficult to reg
ulate the course Of their studies. The /
army conscriptiOn laws take effect in the /
ranks Of the clergy. Inferior cleriCs are en-
couraged cOntumaciOusly to resist their /
bishops. and are protected against the de- |
sire Of the Episcopal authority Of preach /
ing the word. The publication Of i
cur discourses is punished by the CIVIL /
powers. Penal laws are enacted against 4
publishing the acts Of the Apostolic See.
Ihe voice Of the Supreme Master, the /
teacher Of truth, is silenced, and the rights
Of the faithful people are violated. Let
those who subject the Church TO slavery,
bear in mind that they invoke upon them
selves the Divine wrath, a harder master
and a heavier tyranny. Lately I'D Tor
eIgn country, writings were divulged dis
tOrting the Vatican DEGREES. The object /
was TO elect a violation Of the liberty Ot
YOUR Senate in the selection Of our succes-
sors. bv threats Of civil interference. These
acts point exclusively 10 our Ecclesiastical
competence, but a meICiful God, ruling the
church urovidentially, ordained firm, adml-
rable Bishops Of the German empire, who
rpfuted in their noble declaration the er-
roueous doctrines. We give the fullest
praise before the Catholic world 20 said
BisbOgs. We approve their declaration and
their protest, IS being worthy OF the virtue,
DIGNITY and religion Of Bishops. We con
firm them in their apostolic authority,
PRAYING divine clemency to diSsipate the
designs Of our enemies, and to end these
evil DAYS. remembering that No Wis
dom or prudence can prevail |
against the Lord. Let US offer
sacrifices in humility and feTy6nt prayer. |
Our God is Just and meTciful-severe
AGAINST those who persist in their evil |
v-svs. Eut rnerCirIi % those who are con-
verted to him. Therefore, let us turn our |
hearts in coutriLiou 10 him, praying for |
consolation aud deliyeranCe. He is pow |
e-fllI 10 defend us from our enemies, and |
preparing US for the hereafter Of eternal |
joys. Gregory the Great says, IN these
tribulatiOns a greater struggle greater COS
operation, greater valOr in battle, are re-
0uired of the leaders. We are resolved,
venerable brethren. TO add 70 the Senate OF
the Holy Roman Church, for the glory Of
God and the utility Of the Church, SIX more |
DISTINGUISHED meus whose names are known
to YOU, who have shown themselves worthy
of the high honor by the discharge Of the
Episcopal functions with zeal, fOrtitude,
prudence and learning, or by bearing cruel |
prosecutions with courage and cOnstancy.
We intend to create five other Cardinals,
but if, in the dispensatiOn OF God, this
Holy See should become vacant before their
names are diyulged, they viii be declared |
in codicii attached to our will. We de-
cree by the apostolic authority, that they |
NAV have the right Of active or passive par
ticipation in the act Of choosing our sue
cessor. The i've Cardinals reserved IN
petto, are as follows: MOnsignOres Sacca,
Vitelischi, Randi, NinDo SimeOne and An
tici Mallet.