, 1877-04-09

gents.
THE POPE.
rIus Ix.'s 4s4ocuT1oH-HH pEpLoREs THE
TREATMENT or TIE CHURCH Dr TIE ITALIAN
GOVERNMENT.
The alloeution which was delivered t,y Plus TX.
to tic Cardinals In secret cousistory On Marcfl
12, begins BY t!eploriug the attacks upoa the
Catholic religion Of thcse last years. and points
out tho increasing gravity Of the situation In
these words:
It lsa!ready the seventh year since a usnrpEnf
u'an 1xht IN deaplte q ta mott SOLEMN treatics,
s;S s{s5sS ~ II y ss s e
the Universal Church With mourning ut t!'s CON.
summation Of 70 iIiqnttoas deed. In sp!tc ot 81;
orn,nen., taat They Mould respect tho III:
sy of the chg,s nrio s aeep
any Illusion whxtesrt ~ to the ea 9nd n,iaesao!s
future IN stofn for W under their aonilnio1, On
proper men bound together br tue spirit q feyo:
tuton mud tniquitous ties, Te thgn foretold Tint
The % o. sae6 % on1 aa H. @ s 70
design Of destroyIug tho n'ore castly. though tho
suppression of our temporal dominion. ai! tho In
authority Of tho Holy Sec, md VI cutting duwn thu
supreme power Of thu Vicar Of Jesus Christ to NJ.
although undcsorsin2, contacd.
q I1st0BPEtblF6 Hpuu tHG 4AWA
,nadc during this period. tho Pope slcplores tho
suppression Of tho religious ORDERS rs causing
tho Disappearance Of 50 many cvutFcs where tho
religions Of other nations wcro welcomed, and
10 doing immcnso injury to the propagation oi
tue faith. ilo declares that young clcrtcs were
forced to become sold!crs; that great part of
the ChuEcll's sacred patnmony was usurpcl;
that Eacrcl edftlces wero reduced to profant
nscs; thut iustitutions of charity wcrc taken
from the Church; and finally hr says:
We have socn, and We repeat Il With tho most In.
tcnsc b!tteEneas Of our soul. both public md prI-
satn e. wnet9er t, te'sn,!hs Of hssa
teetlon Of the Church, and the on1ce Of teaching
nttu.ted 20 men q snspestea fatt ot TO open S,e:
public profession Of nthctsm.
lie next takes up tho Clerical Abuses bill,
and, having reviewed Its provisions, concludes:
So soon ~ this law can bB sanctioned and pro-
mntRated. lay tribunal must tnds. II anu how
Of fau!ls1, .snd tho word Of thu Dslops, OF tho
st sss md a.d
sponsicia for rsn.on' @ q polIeI s!aii '' ueser- @
plces; a. i Min,s.er iii 10 hesitation il d.cisr-
INK IN public Parliament, when htudfHx tu per-
soa be s;atsa that ! IT, was neither nosety nor
plccs when tho principal author was bcyond reach.
lie finally "utterly condemns and rcproyus
this unjust law, which IL called Ut this regio
patito, declaring openly that the divine author
ty Of the Church is offended by It auti llcr lib
erty violated" llc cannot Understand how
men can bc touna under these circumstances
tu create the belief that the ltunan puntln can
exercise hla supreme ministry In l.omo with tral-
qus!lity aid freedom:
for who slo they WIN 90 not know TINT tho acts
which to-day It II hoasted ara free not depend
1Hf II mi
ccra1n lnll., and for long only a. thrY are not
s syrnss
wcso waattng-;c'early, shown by uIs last laMs W
have already dep!ored. in virtue of. which. With
Of OUT spiritual power Ind tint IT shs
m!ulstry il limited and shaek1ed.
He wtshcs that such persons could
Hear tho in}urles and The Insults which aso daily
humble rson,-'njuries and insults IL which
individually VIC, pnrlon those l,nbeeIles who pro.
nounsS them; % pas Witch T. Garnet M 90 o;1es than q.
sshoti, se .. ths laih'u. T. xaic sat: II" Il"
msnt Ut tho Charch. They would thci, lu wtiuosaea
Ut tho approesum and csiumnles which In uyery
WAY possbe urs vonited tostH dnlly against your
sublime Senate, and against tho high l!xuItuElca
Of tho Church, with great disadvantage IL fhclr ~.
specsfve administration.
He COMPLAINS Of profannt!ons Of tho most
ored daiiy Wt nuS,c au sa 'o, s@
snlI. proecsslons. Ut blasplsrntcs vointed furtll
IT, wers @ ti,.y ay ~ ru, 1S s far y. T., on;5r TI
her 10 subycrs{yc and Svrrcss.yr hcr ifbrrts. ~
wckc,l aml fntni l., nrsn,inis ~. ~ Sst.;,. ~
p.ryctse, @ nntIsoc.a and innuraI. M a,,d her ~. w.
naeuees as Austful 70 aHict.: !iu woultl TINT
tAese hatalhefs " hts tsprctcndcu liberties wUuld
wander through the city antl
judge II The tcmu2cs crcctrd tn falls. ttoct,,n.,
The schools ot ersor found at every cosavr. the
many luates OF per1Ittoa opened at afe!y stop,
sas naost obscene N.Y. fspuslxu " spectaets pre-.
ssnasn to ~ GysA et tno pnbi'o hak" TIC position
,uus.rx n ns"t "no " 0e uaty o. M apo.fol!c
thsss dsordcss, 9t wao" on MI thr snutt ~. ~
peIvsA VI every means and VI ali power Of p.pysnt
inY ona apd Of guarlny sRu1n.t tio Tnfn Of 10
many aouls " ~~''~' "N'''''' ''' '''N - ~
), ~ tnen asks l! u y net muckery to ask him
saS :" Sohv l ~ ~ accord With tho tioycrn'nest.
tsSa - t. ths yaluo u tho guarantees whlc
Church, hui whrl, ttnvn f., r fmt,.s."e a.1' ~ Nv
Tho enYr1cu Vi thu l;ovsrnn,rnt stI'fr ,;rr.,s
them ii,to elect a.ca,i,,.,, ". H. "mS garfes
tcrrsta tiis ro.cfnstM, 4..t H. T." ~ 'n