Barnabò, Archbishop Alexander, Rome, Italy, 1854 August 6

Archbishop Anthony Blanc asks through Bishop Auguste Marie Martin that in marriages already contracted between a Catholic and non-Catholic it be granted to remain in such a marriage and partake of the sacraments, provided that the non-Catholic promises to bring up the offspring in the Catholic faith and that the penitent Catholic does all he can for the conversion of the other party. In an audience with Pope Pius IX on August 6, 1854, Barnabò referred the matter to the Pope who consents to absolving and admitting the Catholic to the sacraments for the 12 delegatable cases. This is also granted to the suffragan bishops as often as it shall be needed. :: VI-1-h A.L.S. Latin 2pp. 4to.