| 词条 | Praedecessores nostros |
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Encyclical SummaryPraedecessores nostros discussed several major points that involve the various factors that address the Great Irish Famine. The first point made by Pope Pius IX in the encyclical is the importance of recognizing the legacies of papal predecessors and their assistance of Christian nations in the past.[4] He then reflected on an earlier appeal to the Roman people and clergy for prayerful consideration of the plight of the Irish. He also reflected on the request he made for money to be collected in Rome to be sent to the Archbishops of Ireland so that it may be distributed amongst the poor and needy.[4] Pope Pius IX now continued by saying that the crisis was not yet over and that the Vatican was still receiving letters daily telling that the famine has worsened and more aid is necessary.[4] This led to the main reason for the encyclical, a request from the clergy for greater assistance. Pope Pius IX asked every diocese and district to proclaim three days of public prayer in churches and other holy sites.[4] The specific purpose of this prayer was to request that God end the Great Irish Famine and prevent it from happening elsewhere in Europe.[4] To encourage these prayers, an indulgence of seven years was to be granted to anyone present during the proceedings.[4] Also, a plenary indulgence was to be bestowed on anyone who attended the entire three days of prayer and received the sacraments (Catholic Church) of penance and Holy Eucharist within a week of doing so.[4] Pope Pius IX encouraged the people of the church to give alms because it was more important to look after Christ’s goods than those of man.[4] In addition to the recommended public prayers for Ireland, he requested that the clergy ask their congregations to beseech God for the whole church against the evils that plague its existence.[4] Pope Pius IX delivered his address of Praedecessores nostros in Rome at St. Mary Major Basilica on March 25, 1847.[4]Implications of Praedecessores nostrosThe implications of Praedecessores nostros are minimal relative to the massive amount of attention that was given to the Great Irish Famine during the time. It is notable that relief was given in the form of money, but this did little to solve the various problems in Ireland and the United Kingdom in general. The most important implications of this papal encyclical are the knowledge it provided the world and the greater connection it created between the Irish and the Catholic Church. See also
Notes1. ^1 Cormac O Grada, The Great Irish Famine (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995), 3. {{ISBN|0-521-55266-4}} 2. ^1 Cormac O Grada, Ireland's Great Famine (Dublin: University College Dublin Press, 2006), 1, 7. {{ISBN|1-904558-58-5}} 3. ^1 2 3 Frank J. Coppa, Pope Pius IX: Crusader In A Secular Age (Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1979), 11, 12. {{ISBN|0-8057-7727-X}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pope Pius IX, Praedecessores nostros. Further reading
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