Most IPP members were Catholic, and appealed to Rome for moral support, as did the government, but were instead issued with "Saepe Nos", a Papal Rescript in 1888 forbidding their activities, particularly boycotting.
Most IPP members were Catholic, and appealed to Rome for moral support. So did the government, and the Vatican issued "Saepe Nos" in 1888, a Papal Rescript forbidding the activities of the Land League, particularly boycotting.