Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-15
ENCYCLICAL TEXT
IS MADE PUBLIC
POPE Plus X DISCUSSES NEW
LAW
Measure Separating Church and state
Is Condemned and Bishops Are
Instructed How to Meet
the Issue
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 14.--The text Of the long
expected encylical to archbishops and
bishops of France by Pope Piux x con-
cerning their future conduct in view
Of the enactment of the laws providing
for the separation of the church and
state apeared in the Osservator Ro-
lnano today.
1t refers to the previous encyclical
condemning the general principles of
the law and says the time has now ar
rived to Indicate what should be done
to defend and preserve religion in
France.
After approving the recommendations
Of the French hierarchy disapproving
of the law. the encylical says:
Therefore concerning cultural asso-
Citations such as the law prescribes we
decree absolutely that they cannot be
sacred rights which are the life of itself
of the church.
Putting, therefore, aside these asso-
Citations which our conscience forbids
us to approve, it Is opportune to ex-
anime IL some other kind of organiza-
tion, both legal and canonical, can
avert the threatened dangers to the
church"
The encylcical then examines at
length the other forms of organization.
The pope says nothing causes him
greater agony than the eventualities
menacing the church in France, and
therefore he hopes to find some other
kind of associations not endangering
divine rights.
But as this hope fails U.S." he con-
tinues land the law remains, we de-
clare that it is not permissible to try
other kinds of associations so long as
they do not esta blish in the most legal
and most positive way with the divine
constitution of the church the immut-
able rights of the Roman pontiff and
the bishops and their authority over
the temporal affairs of the church, par
ticularly the sacred edifices, will be ir-
revocably protected by such associa-
tions. We cannot wish other wise with
out betraying our sacred charge and
predicting the ruin of the church in
France"
The document urges the bishop to
adopt all means within the law to or
ganize their forces, assuring them of
the papal cooperation and support.
Declares Insinuations False
ut is not difficult" the encylcical
says, "to foresee the recriminations
which the enemies of the church will
make against our present decree. They
will seek to persuade the people that
we do not seek the salvation of the
church but that the form Of the repub-
lie in France is odious to us. We de-
nounce with indignation such insinua-
tions as false.
"The makers of this law have not
sought separation but oppression. While
affirming their desire for peace they
have made atrocious war against re-
ligion.
"They, however, show brand of the
most violent discord to the great detri-
ment of public welfare. We have sup
ported patiently injustice after injus-
tice through love of the Fnench nation
and are finally asked to overstep the
last limits of our apostolic duty, and
we declare our inability to overstep
them.
Let the responsibility rest with those
whose hatred has gone to such ex-
tremes."
The pope counsels against seditious
or violent action and says firmness will
give better results than violence.