THE POPE AND THE REFORMERS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 95, 29 January 1872, Page 3

THE POPE AND THE REFORMERS.

On October 27th the Pope held a consistory, at which eighteen archbishops and thirtyseven bishops, including the Archbishops of Paris, Audi, Tours, liodez, and several dignatarics of the Italian Church, were preconised. His Holiness made an allocution, in which he stated that he had called the cardinals together in order to provide for the wants of the faithful in Italy. He said he was ready to suffer more than he had already suffered up till now, even death. In presence of the actual situation in Italy, and listening to the frequent cries of pain from the faithful of that country, he had resolved to fill up the vacant places, merely with the object of providing for tlie salvation of souls. He energetically repudiated the guarantees granted to him, and said that lie only acted in virtue of the powers conferred on him by Christ, and declared those rash and perverse who attacked the (Ecumenical Council in Germany, iu meetings or religious pamphlets. He added that he deplored that those persons had been protected by certain ministers, and congratulated the bishops who had fought for the Church, especially tho Archbishop of Munich, and recommended that prayers should be said for those who had been led astray and for the Church.