The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-24
A Government Made "Archbishop.p
LLoRENrE OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
New York Tablet

New York Tablet
There has been much speculation of late
in the Protestant and secular press con-
corning a certain "Archbishop" L'orente of
Havana, whom the Pope refuses to recog-
nizs and who conseq uentlv refuses to &C.
knowledge the Pope. The facts about
"Arcl bishop" L'orente are briefly these !:
To begin with he ia no archbishop at all
and most probably never will be He was
Canon of the Cathedral of Santiago de
Cuba, aud contrived in his clerical capacity
to anass considerable sum of money,
which naturally brought him into bad odor
with his ecclesiastical superiors aud with
Rome. So wealthy did Canon L!orente be.
come that he was enabled to lend Martos,
the late ex-Minister, 70 less a sum than
IS 600, when that needy gentleman was
sorely in want-a favor Of course which
Martos could never forget, nor. for that
matter, could Canon Llorente. The Arch
bishop of Santiago de Cuba was n very
holy and learned man, who is best known
to the world at large rs Father Claret,
Queen lsabella's COnfessor, whom she re.
taiued at her side after visit of his to
Spain. the affairs Of the Archdiocese mean
while being administered by a Vicar Gem
eral. Father Claret dying some two OF
three years since; it was necessary to pro
coed to the nomination and conservation
of n new Archbishop. the State in Spain
claiming to have voice in the nomi nation
to this See, subject to the confirmation of
the Holy Father. Amadeus was at this
time in power, and so was Martos. And
now for the payment of the deep debt
the latter owed to the liberal Canon L'or-
ente.
Canon L'orente went to Spain, urging on
his friend Martos his own eminent fitness
for the Archiepscopal dignity, and, more
over, that it was service he ought to rem
der him in return for old favors conferred
The matter struck Martos in the same
light, and the end of it was that Canon
Llorente, in face of the opposition of the
Can0ns of the Archdiocese and.of all good
Catholics, was nominated by the Spanish
Government the right man for the Arch
bishopric. OF course the Pope rejected the
nomination. Nevertheless Canon Llorente,
finding that Rome was immovable in the
matter, went to Santiago de Cuba, and
with the government and his friend Mar
tos to back him, proclaimed himself Arch
bishop, and assumed all the sacred func-
tions and duties incumbent on the office.
1t is needless to say that he was dsobeyed
aud accordingly he proceeded 10 excom
municate right and left, tn suspend curates,
and execute similar little FRANKS whole
sale, so that entire parishes were deprived
in some instances, of the Sacraments and
of the Sacrifice the sol distant Archbishop
being supported throughout by hayoncts.
The man has committed havoc /; and 80
matters still stand.
III " III oe eefh 'i'W 'h's, :" h'cb iS u true |
account, that this man is neither civilly-
to use the word for once in a matter with |
which il has really 10 connection-nor
canoncally an Archbishop for even the
Spanish la ~ cessithtt the cnrti rmation
of the governmental nomination by the
Pope. The man is wicked. hrazen i'm.
poster, whose ambition se,z-s the advau-
tage of the moment tn effect any mischief
for the purpose of gaining his own selfish |
ends. And now that we have ~ { his case |
fully aud fairly before the puhiic. arch
bishop Lloreute will doubtless rise AT |
once in the esteem of his Protestant friends, |
many of whom seem Rot to know such II |
word az principle in matters that effect
Rome"