The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-26
BISHOPS OATH.
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l, - -, - elect of the -
- diocese, from henceforward will be faithful
Holy Roman Church, and to our lord, the holy
Pope at Rome, and to his successors canon
ically entering. / VIII neither advise, consent nor
do anything that they may lose life or member, or
that their persons may be seized or hands in any
wise laid upon them or any injuries offered 10
counsel with which they shall intrust me
by themselves, their messages or let
to their prejudice. I will help them to de-
fend and keep the Roman Dapacy and the ROYALTIES
of ST. Peter, saving my order, against all men
The legate of the apostolic see, going and coming.
will honorably treat and help in his necessities.
The rights honors, privileges and authority of
aforesaid successors / will endeavor to preserve,
defend, increase and advance. Twill not be in any
against our said lord and the said Roman Church
anything to the hurt prejudice of their
persons, right honor state or power, and if shall
know any such thing to be treated agitated by
any whatsoever will hinder it to my utmost, and
as soon as can will signify IL to said lord
TO some other by whom IL may come to his knowl
edge. The rules of the holy fathers, the apostolic
DEGREES, ordinances or dsposas, reservations, pro-
visions and mandates | will observe with all my
might and cause to be observed by Others
Heretics, schismatics and rebels to said lord,
or his aforesaid successors. ! will to my utmost
when am called, unless I be hindered by a
canonical impeachment. will by myself in person
visit the threshold OF the apostles every three years
and give an account TO our lord and his aforesaid
successors OF all my pastoral Office and of all
thlngS anyWlSe belonging 10 the state of
church, to the discipline OF my clergy and people,
and lastly TO the salvation OF souls committed to
my trnst and will in like manner humbly receive
and diligently execute the apostolic commands.
And If be detained by lawful impeachment will
perform all the things aforesaid by a certain
messenger hereto especially empowered a mem
beI of my chapter, some other in ecclesiastical
dignity, or else having parsonage, or in default
OF those by priest of the diocese; or in default of
one of the clergy of the diocese, by some other
secular or regular priest of approved integrity and
religion fully instructed in all things above men
toned. And such impeachment will make out by
lawful proofs to be transmitted by the afore-
said messenger TO the cardinal prepayment
sions belonging to my table 1 VII neither
sell nor give away, nor mortgage, nor grant anew IN
fee, nor anywise ALLEVIATE, with the consent
OF the chapter of my church. without consulting the
Roman Pontiff. And IL I shall make any aliena-
tons. will thereby incur the penalties Contained
in certain constitution put forth about this mat
God.
This is from "Dowling's History of Roman
ISM" pp 615, GIG: The ancient form of the
bishops oath you will find in Latin in the
works OF Cardinal Baonius, who wrote "Eccle-
siastical Annals" in 1893. Vol. 10, page 1904,
and Vol. IL, rage 1865.
To show what opinion popeism has of any
one who lnterferes with the temporal power of
q Pope we here.produce the curse OF Pope Plus
TX upon Victor Emmanuel, who, with his pa
trlotlc countrymen, liberated Italy forever
from the grasp of ecclesiasticism, notwith-
standing the prayers recently ordered by Peter
G. Yorke for the Pope's temporal restoration:
BY authority of Almighty God, the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost, and of the holy canons, and of
the undefled Virgin Mary, mother and nurse OF
our Savior. and of the celestial virtues. angels
archapgels, thrones, dominions, powers, cherubim
and seraphm, and of the holy patriarchs and
prophets, and of the apostles and evangelists and
OF the holy innocens who. in the sight of the HOLY
Lamb, are found worthy TO sing the new song; and
OF all the holy martyrs and holy confessors and of
the molly virgins and of all the saints. together
with all the holy and elect OF God, we excom-
munlcaSe and anathematiZe him and from the
threshold Of the holy church Of God Almighty we
sequester him, that he may be tormented in eter-
nal excrucating sufferings, together with Dathan
Apiram and those that say to the Lord, God, DE
part from US, we desire none of thy ways And as
the fre is quenched with water so let the light of
NJ MN % be put out forever.nore. May the Son who
created man curse him. May the Holy Ghost
wnch was given to us in our baptism curse him.
May the holy cross which Christ, for salvation
tur.lninpning over his enemies, assembled, curse
nm; May the Holy and Eternal Virgin Mary,
Mother OF God, curse him. May st. Michael, the
advocate OF holy souls curse him.
May all the angels and archangels, principalities
ana powers and all the heavenly armies curse
MIN. May 81. John, the precursor, and st. Peter
Andrew, ana all other Christs apostles together
curse nn and the rest of his disciples and the
TOUR Evangeists, who, by their preac ling, convert
ca the universal woodland may the holy and won
derful company of martyrs and confessofs, who
py their holy work are found pleading to God AL
mlghty-curse him. May the Choir of the HOLY Vlr-
gins, who the honor of Christ have desplsed the
Things OF this world, damn him. May all the saints
VINO from the beginning of the world and everlast-
him. May the heavens am - earth. and all
Things remaining therein, dai. him. May ne be
damned wherever he may be, whether in IL
mouse or IN the field, whether in the highway or on
the byway, whether in the wood or water or
whether In the church. May he be cursed IN living
ana dying in eating and drinking, in fasting and
thrst1ng In slumbering and eepng, in watching or
walking, mengendo cancando, and in bl ood-letting
DAY ne be cursed in all the faculties Of his body.