The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-10
EVENTS BEYOND THE OCEAN.
TEE PAPAL BRIEF SENT NJ LEO XII.
TO THE FRENCH CARDINALS

| nj. Holiness Clearly Expiaias His Cos'
| maaas 10 the Church n Franee-M. Very
| md Another Victim OF ~ Ansse.'
Boms Die IN Paris-The italian Cabinet
PARIS. May 9.-In expllcitness and direct
ness the now brief OF Leo KILL to the french
Cardinals leaves nothing to be desired. In IL
| the Pope suggests that his brief published IN
| February has not been understood exactly In
all quarters. and then proceedsto reiterate the
| .undam entail principles then enunciated. he
| declares that any form OF legally established
Government which furthers the common veal
ia good and should be obeyed by Its SUBJECTS
Efforts to overthrow such a Government. more
over. are reprehensible. These doctrines then
receive at his hand such special application
that Royalists OF the Correspondence Naaondte
party are left without ground on which they
may even bubble. After calling to MIND the
import OF the last brief the Pope says:
There have been some men OF different
political parties even sincere Christians. VINO
have not understood accurately our former
words on this subject. Political changes are
far from being always legitimate at first. ills
even difficult that they should be legitimate.
yet the supreme criterion OF the common well
fare and public tranquility should impress
uron all the acceptance Of new goyeernm,ehn ass
s We Se'1 tna. IN Franee eons
other than that which we pursue toward lMIaiiy.
and that therefore we are inconsistent, tbs IDS
to ' accept sI the eonstitSted Government was.
and still lis. merely to safeguard the same In;
tSsssts Te an ' the He
quired for our sublime function OF visible nead
Of the CHURCH nppnteS for the , ners
the Vicar of Jesus Christ is, not. In his own WI,
pse tSs 81 o
from this. II it Is not that the question which
concerns us in Italy is also an eminently re-
Sns 10 nr Of bsty
we constantly make all things converge to the
the deliverance OF society and tho welfare OF
We coniide in you thus dear sons. in order
Ing, us. stimulate us to put, on the armor Of
face tie sd dIcultes 81 tho PRESENT H hour
=, This brief is regarded as fatnl blow to the
brief Of SIM liar import they hnye not ceased to
talk IN their press about finding some basis
on which the monarchcal and Catholic c organ;
sSls"tSss ss Ss sa scssy e
bound to serve the monarchy. and any
s shSf Of hs snsh
the Pope's brief is considered, final answer.
As a we'll as t. the subyersiye doctrines OF the
who have declared. practically. that nobody is
bound to obey laws OF which he does not con-
scicntiously approve.
Among the, inferior clergy. who are the con-
fessors OF the people. the repetition o. the
received. 1t is said. with rejoicing. They nat
uray are inclined toward the republic. de-
spite tho opposition Of the church dgnitaries
In France and they welcome tho last brief rs
n Annl settlement Of the matter.
The Pope has sent q letter to the Archbishop
Christian France. This union was esta blished
last autumn. ostensihy to protect Roman
Catholic interests but in reality. i is said. to
spread Monarchist propaganda. The French
Government had requested the removal of the
Archbishop. but the Vatican refused to grant
the request.