{"pages":{"153":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00177-c003201f4e09226432e4.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":469,"y":171,"width":248,"height":20}},{"text":"153","box":{"x":998,"y":161,"width":53,"height":22}},{"text":"100. LETTER OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF GOA TO","box":{"x":141,"y":253,"width":907,"height":28}},{"text":"THE POPE CONCERNING INTERFERENCE WITH","box":{"x":206,"y":283,"width":785,"height":24}},{"text":"PADROADO RIGHTS (1853 A.D.)","box":{"x":353,"y":311,"width":488,"height":31}},{"text":"This letter, dated Nova Goa, 18th July 1853, was sent to protest","box":{"x":244,"y":372,"width":761,"height":27}},{"text":"the apostolic brief of Pope Pius IX in which Bishop Jeronimo of Macao","box":{"x":192,"y":397,"width":812,"height":29}},{"text":"was censured for conducting religious ceremonies in theChurch of N.S.","box":{"x":189,"y":421,"width":812,"height":28}},{"text":"de Gloria of Mazagon, Bombay. In so far as he was a Padroado","box":{"x":188,"y":446,"width":815,"height":28}},{"text":"bishop, the Portuguese held that he had a right to do this. This is only","box":{"x":190,"y":470,"width":813,"height":29}},{"text":"one episode in the often bitter controversy between Padroado and","box":{"x":192,"y":496,"width":812,"height":27}},{"text":"Propaganda ecclesiastics. Cited in Jno. Godinho, The Padroado of","box":{"x":188,"y":519,"width":820,"height":31}},{"text":"Portugal in the Orient (1454-1860), p. 35.","box":{"x":186,"y":547,"width":477,"height":27}},{"text":"Having been informed that some Ecclesiastics arrogating to","box":{"x":183,"y":608,"width":868,"height":34}},{"text":"themselves powers and authority in various Missions of the Dioceses","box":{"x":140,"y":636,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"of Asia, which incontestably belong to the Real Padroado of His","box":{"x":143,"y":663,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"Most Faithful Majesty (King of Portugal), and have attempted, in","box":{"x":139,"y":693,"width":915,"height":35}},{"text":"discreditable ways, not in conformity with honesty or Christian","box":{"x":139,"y":717,"width":911,"height":39}},{"text":"principles, to obtain possession of Churches of our Missions, built","box":{"x":140,"y":747,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"and erected at the cost of great sacrifices of men and money by the","box":{"x":140,"y":775,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"Portuguese, and maintained for more than three centuries by the","box":{"x":139,"y":804,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"piety of of their Kings and, it also having come to my knowledge that","box":{"x":134,"y":830,"width":917,"height":35}},{"text":"recently the said Ecclesiastics have sent an Apostolic Breve to the","box":{"x":143,"y":857,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"Vicars and Curates of our Diocese, whose parishes they intend to","box":{"x":140,"y":887,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"usurp, which Breve, if not apocryphal, has been treacherously","box":{"x":141,"y":914,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"obtained from the most virtuous Pontiff who occupies the Chair of","box":{"x":141,"y":942,"width":911,"height":31}},{"text":"St. Peter, in which Breve all those who remain loyal to their legiti-","box":{"x":141,"y":970,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"mate Pastors are threatened with suspension of their orders, and","box":{"x":141,"y":999,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"considered as schismatics, if, within two months they do not","box":{"x":144,"y":1027,"width":905,"height":31}},{"text":"recognise the jurisdiction of the Vicars Apostolic, or of the Agents","box":{"x":146,"y":1054,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"of the Propaganda; I as the Delegate of His Majesty, in this part of","box":{"x":140,"y":1082,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"the World, whose duty it is to assert and uphold the right and","box":{"x":143,"y":1107,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"prerogatives of the Crown, warn you that the Royal Letters of the","box":{"x":140,"y":1137,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"5th April 1652 and 24th March 1748, and many others of different","box":{"x":141,"y":1164,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"dates prohibit all the Portuguese to recognise any Bull or Pontiffcal","box":{"x":137,"y":1193,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"Edict, devoid of the Beneplacito Religio; 2, that principles of","box":{"x":137,"y":1221,"width":915,"height":32}},{"text":"honour, and the teachings of the Evangel compel every good and","box":{"x":137,"y":1249,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"honest Christian not to hand over to any one the goods of another","box":{"x":140,"y":1275,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"party; 3, the notification No. 2608 of the 5th August 1852, from the","box":{"x":140,"y":1304,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"Minister for Foreign Affairs declares, that His Most Faithful","box":{"x":137,"y":1333,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"Majesty is determined not to cede any of his rights and prerogatives,","box":{"x":136,"y":1361,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"as the Patron of the Churches in the East. After all, I am","box":{"x":141,"y":1389,"width":907,"height":29}},{"text":"confident that you will consider as null and void the Breve","box":{"x":141,"y":1417,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"mentioned above of the 9th May 1853, and you will despise the","box":{"x":139,"y":1445,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"threats of those who have the audacity, and are not ashamed to","box":{"x":139,"y":1473,"width":908,"height":29}},{"text":"ask a priest to be a traitor by helping them in the contemplated","box":{"x":140,"y":1501,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"spoilation.","box":{"x":136,"y":1534,"width":146,"height":28}}]}}}