The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-15

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'sterial functions; his parishioners. or rather
portion of them, having unfortunately con-
tinucd to attend his ministratious, through q
belief of course, that he wac in the right, and
was not suspended at all. To make long
story short, he was refused permission to go to
Rome, and His Eminence, Cardinal Cullen
was instead armed with full powers to settle
once and for all the affairs of Callan. HI:
Eminence shortly afterwards presided, al
| the request of the Bishop of Ossory, over
! the meeting, of the clergy fog the co noml,
Coadjutor Bishop. Father O'Keefe, like oil
| the other parish priests, was summoned in &C
oordance with the Canon Law, and attended
but the Cardinal refused to receive his vote as
| he was primo Gacie under censures, Offering in
! stead to send his vote in O sealed envelope to
Rome, its validity to be there decided upon.
Shortly afterwards. in accordance with pro-
mise he made Father O'Keefe at this election,
he wrote to him saying he was invested much
against his will, with authority to investi gate
his case. that he would Investigate it fully,
days time for q certain date which he mem
| toned, and would in due course pronounce
Judgment. Father OKeefe also answered at
! once saying he would come up at once and
readily on the day named aud thereupon the
| Cardinal wrote that since he had said he would
come up, he would dispense with the citation
And here must stop in my narrative to say
| few words about this matter which have last
| mentioned. The Cardinal had all along treat
ed Father O'Keefe with the greatest kindness
| and gentleness. He was now more determined
make Father O'Keeffe more at home, as it
were. to render the approaching trial as little
burdensome 40 possible to him, he determined
to dispense with all the formailties of the ju-
dical mode, and to adopt instead the extra
judicial mode-which was quito as much in
accordance with tho Canon Law. Thus. he
dispensed with the citation, and thus the trial
which took place at his Eminence's residence
in Eccles street, in this city, was moro like .
friendly conversation than anything else. Fa-
ther O'Keeffe did not choose to appreciate the
(erroneously as it turned) that the extra-judi-
cial mode of investigation was not sanctioned
by the Canon Law, he protested, when it was
over and sentence pronounced, that the whole
thing was illegal-he said no citation had
boon given, no trial held. 1t appears the rea-
son he SO promptly answered the Cardinal,
was to get his Eminence TO forbear sending
the citation, intending after ards in case of an
adverse decision, to complain of the citation
not being given, and to nullify thereby the
whole investigation. But he was mistaken
about the Canon Law. And now to resume
Cardinals residence. He met there the Cardi-
nal and one of the Vicar-Generals of Dublin
DR.. Forde-one of the most eminent canonists
of his age who died some months SINCE to the
great grief of the Cardinal Father OKeeffo
shook hands with both these emipent men,
The three sat down to table together. They
discussed the case fully. The Cardinal asked
admitted all the facts alleged against him. He
then stated fully his defence that he had not
been economically suspended by, DR.. Mcdonald
ment that the whole case should be referred to
Rome, and that until Rome should pronounce
its decision both Father O'Keeffe and the Gu
rates SHOULD be out of the parish (Fatber
O'keeffe upon retreat), and that the affairs of
the parish should be administered by mission
airy priests. Father O'keeffe was to bring the
agreement written out in the morning. Next
morning Father O'keeffe came with an agree
mont but not the document agreed upon. 1t
contained no promise to leave the parish and
when the Cardinal remarked this and asked
that the omission should be supplied, Father
lord Cardinal" and went home. A few days
afterwards the Cardinal wrote him q letter
recurring him to come up to hear the conclu-
$40 OF sne business SIN. Father okeefe replied
would not acknowledge that he had any pow
or to try him and that he had not been tried
yet, and that even if he had been summoned,
he would have refused to recognize the Car.
dinaa's authority. 1 should here mention thu.
he spoke all this from the altar also, and that
almost every Sunday since the commencement
or the whole business, the sermon in tho par
by Father O'Keeffe of what had been going on
during the week in reference to his disp1tes
With his ecclesiastical superiors-a statement
nsvored, you may be sure, with choice vitu-
Perations of the Cardinal and others. Wben
Father O'keefe did not come to Eccles street
on the day named by the Cardinal, his Emil
nence passed sentence upon him of suspension
COntinn.
ing to ofiiciate notwithstanding, his Eminence
PasIished an interdict against the parish chan. |
oil Of Callan. For these two documents Faith |
or O'keeffe brought his sixth action which has
Just been tried In the Court of Queens Bench
before Chief Justice Whiteside, and . speciaI
Jury OF the county of Dublin. may now re. |
sumo and comment on the trial.
The trial lasted twelve days in all. Tho
counsel 81 for Father o'Keeffe and the attorney
were all OF the pronounced Protestant ciac
which has taken up his cause 30 warmi1
through desire to excite q schism in tha ~
thoMc Church in ireland. The Cardinsrs
leading counsel was Sergeant Armstrono@e
r Protestant; Mr.. John O'Hagan Q. C., a Catbo-
nc, aud son-in-law of Lord Chancellor OIHa-
gan and two Catholic juniors Sergeant
!, armstrong as usual, damaged his clients esnss
~, his excessive vituPeration Of Fsths1
O'hesne; his denunciations surpassed ali
bounds. Mr.. John O'Hagau, on the contrarv
man conducted his part of the case WITH atuS'
led moderation and pre-eminent ability and si-
oquence. The Judge throughout acted "A
1erce partizan of Father OKeeffe When Tho
oTy was sworn he set it aside because it con
AIMED a majority of Catholics, and had an.
'ther empannelled, upon which, however
,;rce OF four Catholics got by ballot. This