The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-05
BURIED THE RATCHET.
Treaty Of Peace Between the Pussian Chan
esIlor and the Pope.
A Long and Formidable DifficuIty Settled
at.Last-Ending of the Kultur Kampf-
Growing Glory of the POntif-
cate of Leo NIL.

NEW YoEK, April PA letter from Rome
10 the Sun gives full translation Of the
official note Of the Holy See, TO NJ. De Monts,
Charge d'Affairs, Of Prussia, in Rome. This
is one Of the most important official docu-
ments that ever emanated from the Papal
authority, intended to settle long and for
midable difficulty bv ending the kultur
kampf. 1t reads rs follows:
PALACE or THE VArTNE. April I, 1886.
IN lis last note Of the 29th Of last month, tue
undersigned. Cardinal Secretary OF state gave hi
ExeeljeDcy, the Envoy Extraordinary aud Minis
Ter PienipOtenLiary Ol Prussia 10 understand thai
s. soon as the bill sctually contemplated to
sether with the known charge, was accepted and
promulgated, the Bishops should be Instructed To
make known 20 the PruSs!an Government the
Bsmes Of ecclesisstics who To be called as par
ish priests 70 discharge the functions OF their min
jstTy in such parishes as are now Va ant The
note added that if, was tO be hoped, religious
peace was concluded. this prasIiee of notifying
might Be continued in the future rnIs
m',ius prOeedeDdi tmanner OF prOece'iingsl ha
aTIsen from the consideration that although
the contemplated bill, with its last amen I'm al.
O.ss cOntaIn Fundamental notifications. the
per since OF which sre Willingly scknowIe ige T. u
esH OF, nevertheless, re admitted that rrllg
peace has been r'upe'riv reS'Ored so long as
other dispositions of the preceding legislation OF
which DO mention is made in the dill as at pres
ent drafted, are allowed 10 remain. For this rea-
son u is thought that the notifying the Govern
ment about the parish reetOrships, actually va
cant, was an important advance, and that By such
progressive accord we were preparing the ground
tOT complete religious peace. Thereby the
permanent authorization OF these notifications
y placed on a level corresponding with
The condition of perfect order which the
holy see desires 10 see established as
soon a. possible. Catholics. on their side. wonld
not see With pleasure the Holy see granting sIch
permanent authorization before they are given
o. enjoy the benefit OF a definite religious pace.
Hence great reliance il placed GU considerations
derived from the very nature of the matter in
Snf nj TrFSs al on in
the preceding documents of the Holy See. Mean
while il has been aseertained from various
sources, and especially from the last declaration
Of His Exeellency Prince Bismarck. that the pro-
Jected bill, with It's last amendments. would lind
great difficulty in being adopted by the majority
Do Parliament II the Holy See did not from the
present time, authorize permanent notification.
The Holy Father, impressed by the gravity of this
pain full situation, would propose Ia the PruSSian
Government, as means of diminishing the difii-
culty on both sides. to complete the present b. Il
by revising the former dispositions not mention
ed IN this bill, 30 as IL afford ground To hope for
complete restOratlOu OF religious peace. The
reallatiOn OF THIS proposal would entirety SIT ~
the holy father ana would be reeeired bv the
CatboIIeS with - sincere joy that his holiness
ruuld from this moment cOucede the pernaut
notification. II. nevertheless under existi"g cir
be accomplished in the manner azores Aid. pOn
~ the undersigned. Secretary OF State has receiv-
ed the assurance that this revision snail
the Holy see will grant the permanent
notification in the sense OF the aus ser
ElNtDs uOte OF March 10 LllFsl Itle~-
ton ssked by the prussisn Legation in It's note OF
tbe date. A. to this third question tie
Holy see intends 70 leave the government free 10
fnllv explain % the diocesan authIrltirS me
motives alleged Tor excluding the person pro-
posed, when the government believes the fieiini-
tive nomination OF such person 70 the position
TO be irTeeOncilable with public Orier because Of
some fact known to the government by il proved
to be serious The Prussisu Govern ment VIII per
eeive in these last proposals new proof OF the
continual anxiety OF the holy isther 10 obtain
religious peace. a we'll as of his endeavOr re-
move all obstacles to the examination OF the
means by which such peace may he arrived at.
The undersigned. Secretary Of State has the honor
20 assure you, noble sir, of his highest consider.
alton. CAEDIEAL JACOBISI.
Nearly all the parishes in Prussia, repre-
seDting Catholic population OF nearly TO-.
100000. have been deprived of all regular
pastoral administrations since the real be-
gibning OF Prince Bismarcks kulturkampf
in 1928 Ii has been long and dis4s-
trOus struggle, and no wonder the Holy
Father Is willing To make great concessions
to The Government for the purpose of restor-
j gtO the Prussan Catholics their Bishops
and uarochIal clergy, and providing for the
spiritua. needs and educational wants OF a
generation 50 long neglected and prosecuted.
10 - the cTOwniDg glory OF the Ponti6cate oil
Leo MIL