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EoeSthe French hierarchy disappearing 81
tile law, the. cncycllcal say e 39S5i
Therefore. concerning cultural assooa-
Ttions such as the law prescribes, we de-
CT ee absolutely that they cannot be form
ed without & a Violation OF " tho sacred
fights which are the life itself Of the
church. Putting, therefore aside tn 9 as as
sociatons which our conscience forbids
is to approve, 1t is opportune to examine e IN.
NJ some. other kind of organ ization, both both
legal ana canon cnl, cnn avert the threat
ened dangers to the church u Y
5si3 The encycica then examines at length
the other forms Of organiza lon The
Pope says nothing causes him greater
agony than THE eveltualities 1nenaclng
THE church In France and, therefore, he
hopes to find som & Q t11or kind OF assoc
Citations not endangering divine rights
'.But MS this hope falls u.s. he con-
3tinues, and the aW remains as It Is,
we 4 declare 1t Is mot permissible to try
this other kind ofHassocia ton so long as
they do not establish in the most. legal
and most positive wa that the divine
constitution Of the church, the immuta L
bic rights Of the Roman pontift. and the.
bishops and their au thority over the
affairs Of the church, parttcu-s
tlarlyjthe sacred edit ices, will be irreyocn-
bly, protacted by, such associations. We
cannot wish%o otherwise without 5Slletray-
Ing our sacred charge and producing the
ruin ofitfe cllurchstnr FlrancH, ''saaa I'M
The document urges thel bishops III to
adopt all means within the law to- or
Sganze their forces, assuring them IF the
Spapal co-operatl ton and support, Is i
Break Has Come.
1t 4 s not difficult, the encylical says,
ito foresee tho recrmtnations which
enemies Of the church will make against
our present decree, They will seele u to
persuade tho people that we do not seek
tho salvation of the church, but that tho
form of republic In France is odious o
us. we denounco with sindignatlon#euch
5insinuationst MS false. Y a
;sff''''The makers OF this law have not sou ght
separation,Ebut oppression. While affirm
ing their desire for peace they have
made atrocinus war against III rcllgl on.
They hurl n brand of the most aviol entl
3dlscord. thus arraying one citizen against
another to the great detriment Of spubliics
welfare II ,s5
..yve have supported patiently injustice
through love Of the French ration#and
are finally asked ! o 4 overstep the last
limits or our apostolic duty, and We de-,
clare our inability to overstep them Let
the responsibility rest with those whose
hatred has gone to such extremes. No ~
The Pope counsels against seditioas or
violent action and says nrmness will
give better results than violence. United
action. he says, can be learned from
those who have imposed the stigma Of
this criminal law upon the nation. In
conclusion the encyclical says: slfT5
|4'"The hourtof hard trial for France, IL
all united Understandings tn supreme ms
terests of the country, the salvation Of
the South, Is far from desperate. On the
contrary, It a Is to be lsnped that her dig
nifty will be raised to its former pros
porous height" a. }G
To Elect New Jesuit General.
| 81 (By Associated Press)
IN ROME. August 14--E'roparations are
proceeding rapidly for the congregation Of
lesuits to elect n new general of the
order. They expect to meet September
l. America will be represented by the
Very Rev r, ]. Cannon, OF New York,
! the provincial OF Atissouri,s representing
together 1850 Jesuits. The election Is
likely to be held September s. So as to
have 1t coincide with the Nativity or