New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-19
REACTION IN ROME.
crpIOJ-s SIGNIFICANCE OF THE REHABILI-
TATION OF THE JESUITs.

o,, Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
uA0 ROME, September 3.
r,o.t serious and unexpected crisis has
..orrr.d. which has caused much alarm and dis
go. IN all who are interested either in the welfare
:. Y,al, or in the interests of International
C.holc,sm In my letters to THE TRIBUNE have
sawn attention TO the liberal tendencies OF the
.ossnt POPE and to the fact that he was directing
~. Church In an unmistakable manner toward a
reconciliation with the State. The personal sym
,athies not only of the Holy Father but also OF all
bs encourage have lain in this direction, ana tue
ItaIan Government has shown in every way its
.,1,etv 10 respond thereto to bring about the
,.ods rirc1,di which is for the welfare
90 both. All hopes thereof now at an end ana
~ remaining years of Leo XIII 8 Papacy Will DE
s;.+;ro,ished by an antag onsm to the State and
.-oI intolerance more remarkable than that OF
his predecessor
This sudden right-about-face dates from the
recent dangerous illness of the Pontif. ana the
widest rumors have been current IN Rome on tn'
suhect The general belief among the people-a
belief sufficiently widespread TO nave oeen
ar,bod,ed in an editorial article OF Inc Lonao"
1,ncsis that the Popes recent rndispositlon was
dine to poison administered by the JesulCs' anu
that his new liue of policy is the price at which ne
was able to procure the antidote which they alone
could supply. without attaching crederce 10 '"o
ra,ort il should he borne in mind that the history
y, the PONIES cont ms several instances OF fonlins
ubo have either been terrorzed or put 10 ueaIh oS
the poison of the Jesuits who never Iall 10 roi W
mind their motto q The end jnstines the means
At auy tate some very serious occurrence mu''
indeed have taken p ace TO bring ABOUT SO IAuioa1
change in the unbending character OF tne hoS
Father. and Judging by the results, the only inter
pretation possible is that the aged ana sicAy
Pontif has Deen by some means or other irlghteheu
Iv%ra ant
party.
The results in question are as follows: Within
three DAYS of the recovery from his illness, the
Pope issued bull reestablishng all the privileges
imn,unities exceptions and indulgences formerly
accorded to the Society of Jesus" and declaring
mil and void all documents which his predecessors
have ever written against tne order. Inc tact toaV
Leo Kill restores the order to what IL was lii the
DAYS of its supreme power is more imam enough 10
paralyze all hopes of peaceful determination OF
the conflict between the Vatican and the QurlnaL
For the JesuIts constitute the bogerent element
40 Catholicism and are thorou ghy @ntransgeant
ON the subject of the temporal power OF the world
escapng from the control of the Church. BY the
mere force of circumstances the Jesults and the
State must continue on terms of uncompromising
hostility Nor has this been long la asserting
itself The bull IN question was quickly followed
bv an order from Cardinal Monaco. the Grand
Penitentiary of the Holy lnqLsition prohibiting all
Roman Catholics in Italy from taking any part IN
the elections or politics OF the country Now II
must not be forgotten that TO the mass OF the
Italians the Church gives guidance in the affairs
of private life, and their morality and education
are entirely owing to her teaching anu supervision
Hence this order 10 Italian Catholics 10 separate
themselves entirely from the state. ana 10 take no
part whatever IN the politics OF the nation can only
De regarded as declaration OF open war against
Tie NasionGic of Florence, Of the leading
Italian journals, rightly describes thls oruer as
HANG the death blow all hopes OF reconciliation
between Church and State and as the Inauguration
OF civil war. To attempt to abolish the puOHc
assemblies" il SAYS. is 10 raise the temple Of
Anarchy. Moreover the error which has been
committed is still greater with regard TO the reIa-
tiops between Church and State in Italy. These
relations so necessary TOT all can only be DIS
cussed. modified or liked in Parliament; hut the
Pontf. who is under the obligation 10 "atcl ,he
n gbts and interests not only OF the shepheTu put
also of the dock as well, leaves both undecided IN
the contest. He is the leader OF formidable most
vet he takes from IL its arms ann torbd IL 10 enter
The arena. Such a course can only result IN maj
disaster for the Church and it's ministry
a few DAYS later further Papal decree was
issned prohibiting the judges in all Roman
Catholic countries from prOnOunclng sentences OIL
divorce or from putting them into execution.
Moreover there is one particular sentence ID me
dacree which covers far wider ground than tie
mere question of the unbIndlLg OF nuDtaI tles' III
rms as follows: The judicial functlonarles must
refuse obedience TO the state, and TO the laws OF 'Ae
country which are in contradiction with Roman
Cafhoilc precepts" Now this is preaching down
right rebellion not only in Italy where II means
civil war but in every country where CathoAcs
hold any judicial junction. The measure IN lact
seriously affects the internal government not only
OF almost every country IN Europe, but even OF
fIe United States. The Roman Church IS an
organization OF enormous influence even 10 the
present e. II - after OF grave importance
10 all that at the very moment when CathGilclsm
uuder the guidance of an enlightened Pontln
seemed about to conform 10 the splrt OF the age
The culf between the Church and modern thought
sho1ld he so terribly widened he tact that
Prince Bismarck, after many years hopeless war
aganN clerlcalism, found IL necessary 10 make
considerable SACRIFICES IN oIuer 10 ."e opo
into a friend. together with the iatters recent
diplomatic successes in France. emma, SPAN ana
Portugal have probably encouraged the atlcan 10
believe that il is now strong enough ID Oehd even
the most powerful TO its WILL and that "a pOhcy OF
Cancellation Is no longer necessary.
4. a further proof o. these reactlolarv tenden-
cies and OF the resumption OF active war against
the civil power ID Italy, II may be mentioned thSt
only few days ago the Pope sent ont secret
circulars TO all the bishops ordering them 70 IN
struct then priests that no Roman CathOhc parent
should send his child To the Government or com
muual schools This command may he taken IN
conjunction with the fact that Notwithstanding
the law for their suppression. converts ana
uOnasteTes are springlng mp again on every SIDE IN
the shane of great educational establishments
Since 1854 there have been constructed IN Rome
alone Ovei thIrty-twO edlhces for monks and nuns
AT a cost Of something like S6,OOO,OOO ln addition
T. the above, the JesuIts have during the past
twelve months purchased large number OF
bindings already completed, among which 10 IN
cIuded the well-knOwn Hotel Constant and ITS
appurfenances which alone cost 81 900, boo Finally
one OF the best-knOwn architects IN the city mas
received orders TO superlEtend the erection OF -FOUR
great ecclesiastical colleges. one Of winch Is Tor
American Catholic students. to DC built IN the