New-York tribune., 1891-02-08
DIR. MGLYNN NOT REFERRED TO.
TIE CONFERENCE OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY
NOT TO DISCUSS HIS CASE.

TIE CONFERENCE OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CLEh'i
NOT TO DISCUSS HIS CASE
Tho statement published in The Tribune YESTERDAY
TINT at the conference Of Roman Cathohc clersS Hcn
to he held in ST. PatricKs Cathedral on FEBRUARY ~
the McGlynn controversy would he again pI''uc"A'
reopencd on account Of a certain suppoSulou' o''o
in moral theology that is to come up for DEBATE was
idicnIcd bv tho Rev DR.. Charles f. Mcdonnell the
arcb,asbo secretary These conferences nc
sod. "are nothing unusual, and as for the comlhF
conference having anything to do with the case oi
Dr. McGlvnn which is long since disposed o. tha'
is absurd
want his name published said: q 1t must have taken
quite a stretch Of imagination on the part OF Dr.
McGIynn,s admirers to twist this subject In moral
theology that is to be discussed at the conference
into having reference especially TO the case OF the
ex pastor of St sephens's In the first place there
is nothing extraordinary In holding tile conference
They are held once every three months ana the
questions that come up for discussion are dogmatc
theology Scripture, law, and moral theology
affecting the fundamental principle OF ethics In fact
live questions of the day, with wmch every
priest Is expected to he conversant NOW 10 s"o"
YOU how groundless is the rumor that the dlscussio
OF this imaginary case-becausc il seems In some re
spects to grow out Of some such similar conoltIoi
of things as DR.. McGlynn by his conduct has pre-
cpi,ated means reopening Of the Mcoynn case-Iet
me say that even the Archbishop docs not know whd'
subject is TO come up for discussion at these oNh
ferences.
"These are prepared by the Moderator, the Rev
Father Russo Jesuit, who is at present attacheu
10 ST. Lawrence's Church The subjects 10 be spoken
ON are distributed among present printed slips
and then the Moderator, who has all their names on
tickets in a hat. draws one baphazard and he II ID
therefore who Is the first to open the discussion
The same process is repeated in finding the name OF
each speaker that shall follow
But what about the reserved curse referred Il
as being incurred by those who attend the meeting
in the supposed case that will be discussed at the
! Conference and which is thought really 70 the
| Anti-Poverty meetings that Dr. McGlynn addresses
each sunday evening" asked.
THAT made me laugh when ! read IT," said thu
priest "There is no such thing reserved curse,
at least as far as l have ever heard though have
/ it is true heard of reserved case"
And what is meant by that!'
"SimpJy that the Bishop can give the priest facu
ties for the performance of the various duties which
devolve upon him. When, therefore, prizes. has from
his Bishop faculties ad Ornnia, there is nothing re
served on the other hand, there genera
rule certain cases which the priest has no lurS
dction and il is reserved only the Bishop tJ tht
Vicar-GencraI to invest him with That jurisdiction
! The granting Of abSOution 70 pcnitens In the con
fessional, who were connected with the Fcndn con
spiracy TO overthrow British rule in Ireland twenty
five years ago, made a reserved case by Car
dinal Cullen, who at that time the head Of The
! Catholic Church In that country, though fear Il
wrought more injury the Church than 1t did 10 the
Fenian movement. The cases o. those VINO attena
meetings Of the AntPOverty Society may each be q
whether his penitcnt has done this or not, since DIT
McClynn has advised his followers that 1t Is no sin
and that therefore, hey need not mention II In con
fession, an advice which 1t Is t. be presumed they
!