posures of her disgraceful nakedness than are afforded by the pages of her own Catalogues of condemned books in redundant quantity.
Were not an infatuation operating in the case, we might wonder that the more honest and better educated, even of her own communion, are not
published the Index which is its subject, and as exhibiting a congenial character in its direct aspect.
"Pope Gregory XVI.
"To our Beloved Son, John Earl of Shrewsbury, President of the Catholic Institute of Great Britain.
"Beloved son, health and apostolical benediction.—Whilst filled with sorrow, on account of the ever-increasing calamities of the Church of Christ, we have received such abundant cause of gladness, as has not only relieved us in the bitterness wherewith we were afflicted, but has excited in us more than ordinary joy; for we have been informed that, by the care of yourself, and other noble and pious men, the Catholic Institute was, two years ago, established in Great Britain, with the design especially of protecting the followers of our Divine faith in freedom and security, and, by the publication of works, of vindicating the spouse of the immaculate Lamb from the calumnies of the heterodox. Since, therefore, these purposes tend in the highest degree to the advantage of the English nation, you can easily understand, beloved son, the reason why such joy should have been felt by us, who have been, by Divine appointment, constituted the heirs of the name and chair of that Gregory the Great, who, by the torch of the Catholic faith, first enlightened Britain, involved in the darkness of idolatry. We are encouraged to entertain the cheering hope that the light of Divine faith will again shine with the same brightness as of old upon the minds of the British people. We desire nothing with greater earnestness than to embrace once more with paternal exultation the English nation. Wherefore, beloved son, we cannot refrain from
