The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-16
FATHERMGLYNN'S SUMMONS
Michael Dayitt Feels Confident that the
Priest Will Return Victorious,
After Teaching the Church Authorities Po-
litical Lesson of the First Importance
The Propaganda and Its Powers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15-The Irish World, this
morning, prints an interview with Michael
Davitt, on the call to Rome of the Rev. DR.. Nc
Glynn, in which he says, among other things:
"Dr. McGlynn ought both as priest and as a
social reformer. to proceed to Rome in obedience
to Cardinal Smeoni's summons, and prove that,
as minister of the church. he has taught no
heresy either in religion or in morals, contrary
TO the doctrines of our faith. and that his views
upon social problems are not only consonant
with the dictates of justice and truth, but are
more calculated to win millions of the telling
masses into harmony with religion than to
tagouize any appreciable number of right-think-
ing men. Rome may appear at first to be preju-
diced in her views, but she is slow to pronounce
upon issues submitted to her, the chances al
ways are that her decision will be just one
Cardinal Simeonis opinions not to be taken
as the verdict of Rome, by any means. the
good Cardinal is probably suffering yet from the
bad attack of Land League nightmare which
oppressed him some three years ago, when he
ran tilt against our movement in Ireland and
was awakened with a rude shock which will
cause him to hesitate before interfering again in
irish national politics. When / in Rome,
last year. learned that DR. McGlynn had been
1882 for his outspoken utterances in this city in
defense of the Land League. l am confident
that il DIR. McGlynn goes to the Eternal City on
this mission he will achieve victory as COM
plete as that which the Archbishops of Cashel
and Dublin have already secured there against
English intrigue and Misrepresentation"
Upon the question OF Archbishop Corrigans
Suspe nsion of DR. McGlynn, Mr. Davitt would
not express an opinion. but continued Rome
can DO more be guilty Of the injustice or stupid
ity of condemning the advocates of the doctrine
that there cannot, in justice or in reason, be
private property in land, the eense in which Mr.
George opposes it. than she could now venture
to support the doctrine of private properly in
human beings. The Propaganda may incline
more to the doctrine of private property in land
than to the Georgian theory, but even such pro-
nouncement will have no binding force upon any
single Catholic throughout the world 1t will
be no OK cathedra pronunciamento coming from
the Supreme Pontif upon an article of faith, but
declaration embodying the views and opinions
OF eminent eccesiasics, who are just as liable to
err upon a political or economic problem as
other fallible mortals. Rome is more ia
vorable to monarchy than to republican
ism, just as she may possibly declare
herself moro er the side of landlordism in la I'd
than on that OF state or national proprietorship;
but she wisely refused to make it An article of
faith to repel repuhlicanism in the interest Of
monarchy, and am satisfied this is what she
will do with reference to the rival theories
the land question. They will find out in Rome
that DIR. McGynn has been doing fifty times
more work for Christianity by his labor speeches
hero in New York than he has accomplished
even for the cause of industry If France and
Italy had had fearless priests of the people, as
ireland has to-day, true lovers of the poor and
courageous champions Of the oppressed like DR..
McGlynn instead of blind adherents of kings
and too faithful defenders of aristocracy. the
Catholic Church would not be in the sad posi-
ton she now occupies on the continent of
Europe. No kindred mistake will be committed,
am sure on the continent of America