The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-19
SUPREME TRUTHS.
God the Founder Of Human
Society.
Governments Worldly IsthtiaH-Natiold Sovereignty
layease--Ihe Church Conscience Guide.
ADDRESS OF LEO XIII.

TIE Grst Encycilcal letter OF lis Holiness Pope Leo
XIII has been before tho Roman public for the last
lev days II dated 2lst OF Aprtl-Easter Day--ot
lhe present year Tho Pope draws rather gloomy
picture Of the state Of religion a. the present day and
ths picture would gloomy in the extreme did not
Loo toward the close OF his circular, brighten tho
page with tue sunshine OF nope. some expressions
concerning the relations OF tie Church with the ali
terent governments are a trile obscure and, taken
vigorously and without fair oxenuaton, TO point
10 the thought Of reviving the supremacy theory OF
gregory VII and Of Doniiacc VIII ! shall rccr TO
this further IL was expected that In treating
a the question OF temporal government the
EneyeAeal msht possibly contain certain rcseTva
tons All the Popes ana cardinals to
renVcnce dominion Central and southern Italy,
from the - down 20 sicily Consequently no trans
actioa y possible The principle concerned
bat ths rirenai the practical transaction, may
gary 90 inGalfaa. 1ar0iingaus, Normans. petty re-
pnbtcs * Middle Ages, ieuda grants, temporal
vcaraaios reunion 81 provinces win the crown pow
srtu organization. bandiwork 81 six,us W, Napo
lcorlc GENERALIZATION continued by Gonsaivi and his
doSa 40 inc com ng % the ficdmontcsc IN
fsTo-au these IL siahl and boa many phases OF Pom
tlauai government 90 We not behold! Leo Kill.
eactly rehews tho demand made BY his predecessors
Tne political sovereignty. Of the Popcs over some
provinces 81 me Italian peninsula IS . matter Of
Lsstory II IS no, dogma.
siLgScK -
The Encyciical i especially remarkable from tho
ct that ID passes the encylicals
nnd political aiscoGrscs 81 Pus TX, tho syllabus OF
1864, aAe sne cosmaS Siah which nis last Pope
tr0nEni 10 enrich Catholic rclision; neither does
TIE circalar fthc Fontia ~ single about b-
cray 81 canseicuoe freedom OF tho press He
nons - passoai she Vatican Conacli, but merely
mole me reasonable, the philosophical decisions
treated or tue thlrd session OF that body As re-
CARDS ne fourth 81 me Council which dwelt at
length "a inisitiy u tlc Pope, Leo KILL silent.
"a just proper appreciation OF This
hrst act o. sbe new Pope y Is necessary briefly
recall The origin o. ehcyeca isttcrs, the proper idea
VI these circulars and the importance attached TO
ibem jarlsPradence.
Thc sogmatic constitution immediate act
which Pope addresses 70 ~ Christians throughout
me World Encyetcas 90 not bear this character 81
universally. hcing merely CIRCULAR. Dish
OPS oniy. inc dogmaue Or disciplinary constitutions
Of the Holy see bear ihis express causc-v,z thar II
Iubi shed ara posted The eogrs u the Roman
basiic4s aaa ~ The Ctmpus Fl9ra tn acie Camp
Ficrrl thty shall rrach and bind every Caihonc
OF me Whole woria with The same force as
II 10 each and every oae IA particular
they ia been privately communicated. The pro-
Navigation oia AZ o a. very essenoo, IT'S A. e.
seniiai that shoald ~ made u the court o,
sastes Wien hHs '-Fs" Fu1kbinent should
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Tore "es io@''Ae@' ~ uh'1s'AP'h'es ~ ihis ior.
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