The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-04
ARCHBISHOPKENRI
He Once Sent His Resignation to
Rome.
Ryan Prevented its Acceptance-The Roman
Authorities Reversed Decision of
His Silencing Priest

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. St was learned TO-DAY
that the divergence of views on the subject of
infallibility is not the only serious disagree
ment Archbishop Kenrick has had with the
Pope. The facts concern also Archbishop
Ryan, and are both sensational and dramatic
Few people in the United States know that
Archbishop kenrick
ONCE SENT HIS RESIGNATION TO ROME.
The fact was positively ascertained by YOUR
correspondent while investigating some of the
utterances of Archbishop Ryan of Philadel-
phla In the course of his panegyric Arch
bishop Ryan said: That during the fifty years
of Archbishop Kenrick's service only one scan
dial had arisen in his diocese to trouble him, but
that had been serious enough to tempt the
archbishop to give up his office and the
speaker had been the instrument by which he
was prevented from carrying out his intention
of resigning his archbishopric'
This Is the story as learned from source that
makes it q notable chapter in the history of the
Catholic church in America. Father Andrew
Gleason, pastor of the Church of the Holy
Name, was charged with immortality eight years
ago. A woman accused him of being the
father of her babe, and the talk became
SO loud that he was forced to take some notice
OF 1t. He did this by bringing suit for SANDER
against her. The suit was decided in her favor
|
whole affair with much grief, concluded that
THE PRIEST WAS GUILTY
and silenced him-that is, forbade him to per-
form the offices of the church The priest was
| bell1gerent, and had friends who helped him to
carry the case to Rome on an appeal. The
archbishop did not present his reason to the
Vatican, and Father GleaSon's friends bv Soma
means pursuaded his judges there that the
charges had not been proven Archbishop
kenrioks ruling was reversed, and the priest
got permission to assume his robes again. The
| decision hurt the archbishop dreadfuily and
when he received the news from Rome he de.
clared that Father Gleason should never an.
pear before the altar in his diocese AS the
only possible way for him to sustain his dignity
and obey his conscience. he wrote his resigna-
| ton and dispatched it to Rome Archbishop
| Ryan was then the coadjutor of kenrick and
when the resignation was sent, he was several
Rome, where he was 10 represent Arch
! bishop kenrick at q council Of bishops
A telegram informed him that the resignation
had been sent and he determined to prevent its
acceptance Fastening to Rome, he saw the
! Pope and told him how valuable the archbishop
was to the church, and how necessary it was tC
retain him. 81 occupy very strong position
you see,' Arch bishop Ryan said to-day.
THY COULD NOT SUSPECT MY MOTIVES.
for if the archbishop's resignation was accented
| L should be archbishop
However that might have been, his arguments
seemed to carry conviction with them, anG
when Archbishop Kenrick's resignation ar
rived 1t was not accepted. 1t was found thai
| Father Gleason belonged to an order and die
not properly come under the archbishop's iur
isdction and he was sent away from ST. Louis
While Archbishop kenrick remained at the
head OF the church here. Had Archbishop
Ryan allowed matters to take their course
without Interfering. as he might very properl,
have done, had he not been of so great a mind
or had the resignation reached Rome soone
than 1t did, there would have been no jubilee.