of God. Now who shall think himself sufficient to be and of all other circumstances whatsoever. [Allocution flood ; nevertheless it must equally be held that he THE CATHOLIC FAITH NECESSARY 93 vance. (Passaglia, De Iminaculato Deiparce Semper Virginia Con- solicitude and watchfulness, so that, so far as you are vincible, is therefore in no way culpable in the sight of Pope Pius IX., Dec. 9, 1854.] able to set limits to this sort of ignorance, bearing in abysses, that cannot be fathomed by human thought. certainly be found in any religion. . . . For it is to be held of faith that no one can be saved outside the Apos- fatal as it is impious, that the way of salvation may and office for it, and applied numerous indulgences to its obser- tolic Roman Church, which is the only arc of salvation, Far be it from us, Venerable Brothers?, that we^licuid ceptu, vol. iii., 1620.) mind the manner and variety of peoples, places, talents, who is in ignorance of the true religion, if this is in- able, you repel from the minds of men that error, as dare to set limits to the divine mercy, which is infinite ; that the feast should bo solemnly kept, approved a special mass It is known to us and to you that they who labour But it is our Apostolic duty to rouse your episcopal far be it from us that we should wish to sound the hidden counsels and judgments of God, which are deep and that he who will not enter into it will perish in the