The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-28

from the Papal authority. intending to
settle long and formidable difficulty,
the Kulturkampf.
PALACE OF THE VATIcAS,
APRIL 4. 1886.
In his last note of 26th last month the
undersigned Cardinal Secretsry OF State
gave his Excellency the Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary of Prussia 70 understand that
as soon as the bill actually con-
templated, together with the known
changes was accepted, and prom
ulgated. the bishops should be
instructed to make known to the Rus
sian government the names of the &c
cleSiastics who are to be called as parish
priests to discharge the functions of the
minister in such parishes as are now
vacant 1t was noted that, if. as was
to be hoped, the religious peace was con-
cluded, this practice OF notifying might
be continued in the future. This modus
pTOceedendi has arisen from considera-
ton that although the contemplated
bill with its last amendments does not
contain fundamental modification, the
Importance of which are willingly &C
knowledged. It cannot, nevertheless.
be admitted that the religious peace hss
been completely restored, so long as
other dispositions of the preceding leg
islation, of which no mention
is made in the bill, as at pres
ent drafted, are allowed to re-
main. For this reason il is thought
that notifying the governments boutih
parish bishopric actually vacant, was
an important advance. and that by such
a progressive accord we were preparing
ground for a complete religious peace.
Thereby q permanent authorization of
these notifications Is placed on level
corresponding with that condition of
perfect order, which the Holy See de-
sires to see established as soon as pos
sible. The Catholics, on their side,
would not see with pleasure the Holy
See granting such permanent author
cation before they are given TO enjoy
the benefit of definite religious peace
Hence great reliance is placed on the
derived from the very
nature of the matter in question, and
in which have found their expression
in preceding documents of the
Holy See. Meanwhile il has been
ascertained from various sources, es-
pecially from the declaration of his
ExceIiepcy, Prince Bismarck. that the
projected bill with its last amendment
would find great difficulty in being
adopted by the majority in Parliament II
the Holy See did not from the present |
time N thoriZe permanent notification. |
The Holy Father, impressed by the |
gravity of this painful situation, would |
propose to the Prussian government a.
a means of diminishing the difficulty on |
both sides to complete the present bill |
by revising the former dispositions not |
mentioned IN this bill, so as to aft I'd |
ground to hope for a complete restora- |
ton of religious peace. A realization of |
this proposal would entirely satisfy the |
Holy Father and would be received by !
the Catholics with so sincere JOY that |
His Holiness could from this mon elt |
concede the permanent Motif cation; II |
nevertheless, under existing circum-
stances a review of the May laws could |
not be accomplished in the manner |
aforesaid, as soon as the undersigned |
Secretary Of State has received the as
surance that this revision shall be I'M
dertaken IN the very near future the |
Holy See viii grant q permanent notifi- |
cation in the sense OF the answer given |
IN a note OF March 10Th, TO the third |
question asked " the Prussian legation |
In its note OF the same date. As to this |
third question, the Holv See intends TO
leave the government fully free 10 ex
plain to the Diocesan authorities the
nONANcc dAAcEcu 1OI cACluulLb tue p-ISOu
proposed when the government believes
The definite nomination of such person
to the position to be irreconcilable with
the public order, because of some fact
known to the government. by it proved
70 be serious. Prussia's government
will perceive in these last proposals
new proof of the continual anxiety oflthe
Holy Father to obtain a religious peace
as well as OF his endeavor to remove all
obstacles to the examination of means
Dy which much peace may be arrived
at. The undersigned Secretary OF State
has the honor to assure you, noble sir.
of his highest consideration.
iSigned) CARDINAL JACoBINI
Nearly all tine parishes in Prussia
representing a Catholic population of
nearly 10000, 900, have been deprived OF
all regular pastoral minis;rations since
the real beginning of Bismarck's kul
tursampf in 1872 70. 1t has been a
long and disastrous struggle and no
wonder the Holy Father is willing to
make great concessions to the govern
ment, for the purpose of restoring to
the Prussian Catholics their bishops and
parochial clergy