Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-20
gus Anoeles Aerald.
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SATURDAY.........MARCH2 20. 1870
The Pope's Alloc.tion.

from Rome gives the following as the
text of the allocution of the Pope, de.
livered at the Consistory In the Vati-
can yesterday:
| Recognizing In part our care In
| these sad times to Increase your neble
| order of distinguished men to assist
in the protection of the Universal
Church, and having determined to
discharge this duty, we wished to per-
form it according to the solemn an
cient rites, as the dignity of the
Church demands. But the times are
opposed to our intention. The oppres-
sion which we suffer is such that we
have not even the freedom of bewail-
ing the Affections of the Church. No
wonder that those differing from the
Church by hereditary errors hate the
Church and strive to attain their ends.
The children of the faith have be-
come enemies of the Church, and plot
its destruction, grieving our hearts.
Hence have come the ueplorable ca
lamities to the liberties, and pesses-
sions, and ministers Of the Church,
which we witness, powerless to resist.
Hence have come the greatest evil to
the souls of men and human society
the corruption of youth, which will
propagate the existing evils to future
generations. The educational institu-
tions have been withdrawn from the
Church, and In youth, which should
roots. In schools subject to the civil
power, there is education without
faith, without religion. The educa-
tion Of the priesthood even is ham,
pered by arbitrary rules SO that 1t Is
difficult to regulate the course of their
studies. The army conscription laws
take effect in the ranks of the clergy.
Inferior clericals are encouraged to be
contumacious-to resist their Bishops,
and are protected against the DEGREES
Of the Episcopal authority for preach
ing the Word. The publication of our
discourses is prevented by the civil
power. Penal laws are enacted
against publishing the acts of the
Apostolic See. The voice of the Su-
preme Master, the teacher of truth, is
silenced, and the rights of faithful
people are violated. Let those who
subject the Church to slavery bear in
mind that they invoke upon themelves
the Divine wrath. Lately, in foreign
countries, writings were published dis
torting the Vatican DEGREES. The OBJ
ject was to effect the violation Of
the liberty Of your Senate In the selec-
tion Of our successor by threats of civil
interference. These acts point ex-
clusively at our ecclesiastical compe-
tency, but merciful God ruling the
Church providentially ordained five
admirable Bishops Of the German
Empire, who refuted, in their noble
declarations, the erroneous doctrines.
We give the fullest praise before the
Catholic world to said Bishops. We
approve their declaration and their
protest as being worthy of the virtue,
dignity and religion of Bishops. We
confirm them In their apostolic author
ity and invoke the Divine clemency to
Illustrate the designs of our enemies
and to end these evil days. Remem-
bering that no wisdom or prudence can
prevail against the Lord, lut US offer
ourselves as sacrifices In humility and
fervent prayer. Our God is just and
merciful, severe against those who
persist IN their evil ways; merciful to
those who are converted to Him.
Therefore, let US turn our hearts in
eontrition to Him, praying for conso-
latiOn and deliverance. He is as pow
erful to defend us from our enemy's
persecution as for hereafter of eternal
Joy. Gregory the Great says: "In
these tribulations greater struggle,
greater cooperation, greater valOr In
battle, are required of the laborer.n
We are resolved, venerable brether-
en-, to add to the Senate of the holy
Roman Church, for the glory of God
and the utility of the Church, six
more distinguished men whose names
are known to you, who have shown
themselves worthy of the high honor
by the discharge of episcopal functions
with zeal, fortitude, prudence and
learning, or by bearing cruel persecu-
tions with courage and constancy. We
intend to create five other Cardinals.
IF, In the dispensation of God, this
Holy See should become vacant before
their names are divulged, they will be
declared in the codicil attached to our
will We decree, by apostolic author
ity, that they may have the right of
action or passive participation in the
act OF choosing our successor. The five
cardinals reserved in petto are as fol-
lows: Monsigneurs Pacca, Viteleschi,
Randi, Ninno Simione, and Antici
Mattel.