Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-11
THE POPE DENOUNCED.
A Chicago Secret Society of Catholics De-
nounce the Interference of the Pope in
Irish Matters.

IA ChlcdSO secret society OF CatnOuCS De-
nounce the Interference of the Pope in
Irish Matters.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
Chicago, June 10.-At a meeting of
Catholic members of the A. R. L. held last
night resolutions were unanimously passed
denouncing Pope Leo's indirect express
sion of sympathy with the English. The
a. r. I. is a secret organization estab-
lishod for some years in this city. The
following are the resoluti ons:
WHEREAS. 1t Is the natural and Indeten-
sible right Of every oppressed people to
employ such measures as appear to them
best calculated to ameliorate their social
condition, and to secure the blessing of
national freedom; and
WHEREAS, No foreign people or power is
competent to make laws for the govern
ment of another without consent Of the
governed; and
WHEREAS, The authority exercised by
England over Ireland has been from its
beginning regarded and resisted by the
people of Ireland as an audacious and
tyrannous usurpation; and
WHEREAS, The legislative action of Eng
land in relation to Ireland has for 700
years attested the savage aud unrelenting
spirit of hostility to the Irish people; and
WHEREAS, The people of Ireland, yield
ing to the councils and advice of their
hierarchy and priests, engaged in moral
agitation for an amelioration of their
social condition and redress of wrongs
under the leadership of Mr.. Parneu; and
WHEREAS, Many Of the most venerated
and distinguished of the Irish bishops, to-
gether with large majority OF the priests,
actively identified themselves with the
people as solemn duty devolvipg upon
them as Irishmen; and
WHEREAS, Leo XIII in the exercise of his
spiritual authority over the bishops and
priests of Ireland, forbade them the ex-
ercise of their natural and indefensible
rights as citizens; and
WHEREAS, Pope Leo XIII has in his pro-
hibitory mandate to the Irish bishops, de-
nounced as immoral the movement init
ated by the people Of Ireland for the pur-
pose of attesting their gratitude to Mr.
ParnelI, and honorably yindicating their
Obligations to him for the ruinous sacri-
fees he made in their cause; and
WHEREAS, The uncalIed for interference
of Leo XIII in the temporal concerns OF
VIC lush pCOpiC III LLS )EGSeAL IlOL6lICd is
crisis substantially expresses sympathy
with England while she starves, coerces
and exterminates the people OF Ireland
be it therefore
ResoIred, That while We acknowledge
and are ready to yield obedience as Catho-
lies to The spiritual authority Of Pope Lee
AIII, we emphatically repudiate his claim
to exercise any authority over US as Irish
men while we vindicate the solemn duty
we owe to our native land.
ReS0Ired, That We condemn the action
taken By Leo AIII as UnjustifabIe, arbi
trary and dangerous 20 the religious faith
of the Irish people, SO historically associ
ated with their national faith IN their coun
| try's right to freedom.
Resolred, That in our effort for nationa
freedom we will no more tolerate the hos
tile intervention of Rome than that Of an
other foreign power or people.