The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-09
AN ARCHBISHOP IN FAVOR
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Long Article, Inspired by Pope Leo,
in Praise Of an American
Prelate.
The Supreme Pontif Holds Arch-
bishop Ireland in the Very
Highest Esteem.
Attacks Inspired by Cahensleyites-The
Most Eminent Interpreter Of Roman-
ism Beyond tho Atlantic.

ROME. March 8.-A sensation was created
in church circles by the publication in the
Moniteur di Roma of an article four
columns long direct from tho vatican,
headed "Monsignor ireland and His CAL
umniators." It Is known that the article is
intended as an answer, in behalf of the
pope, to the attacks upon Archbishop Ire
land, Of st. Paul, which have followed that
prelate from America on his visit to Roma,
The archbishop had been received with the
greatest favor by the pope, who is said to
be charmed with his visitor and to seriously
mediate making him cardinal Of the United
States.
The assaults upon Archbishop ireland APP
pear to have originated in o difference OF
views az to his school policy, and to have
become more acrid owing to the divergence
between the American archbishops, with
Ireland as their secretary, and the lay COM
mittee appointed in connection with tho
proposed Catholic church congress at tho
Worlds fair. As to tho school question, it
has been claimed by Archbishop Ireland's
critics that he has put into effect in his do
oese a policy whereby Roman Catholic
schools shall devote half an hour to the
CaUeCuIhII OH CGILdll nays.
III substance of the Catholic congress
issue appears to be that the lay committee
appointed at the last Catholic congrens
wanted the Worlds fair Catholic congress
to be q purely church gathering, whore mat
tiers pertaining to the church could bo dis
cussed and acted nron, whereas the ecolcs.
~iastical authorities declined the views of
the laymen and desired TO make the meet
ing a soc1nl affair, going 80 far us to sug-
Qeat that it be called n social instead of q
church congress-. 1t WAS lain cd that Arch
bishop Ireland was strenuous in his oppo.
eition to a discussion by the congress OF
church msttera. and especially of education,
and the reason suggested was that no did
not wish his W educational methods made
the subject of review.
The influences arising from these and
other antagonisms have initiated against
Archbishop Ireland since his arrival in
Rome, but apparently without the slightest
effect upon his standing Mt tho vatican, rs
the article in the Monitsur, inspired ii not
dictated BY tho pope, Goes 10 prove. The
article processes to be an official and plenary
defense of the archbishop against his adver-
saries, American. German and ltalian, and
to be intended to '%'silenco once for ALL" says
the article, 'the passionate ana contradict
DRY ~attaolts which have for some time been
coming to Rome, M Il stormy cloud, from
various countrieB upon the great American
probate who IN now the guest OF the pope"
The angry attacks and fnlBo reports arc
coincident with the arrival of the arch
bishop in Rome, and accusations nre null
tsplisd with the evident purpose of seeking
to cBtabliRh II contrast between tho policy
Of the holy Reo and tho apostolic action Of
Archbishop Ireland. The faith in theae
accusations wero us visible AS their object,
bnt the article goes on to say;
"Ihsy provo at tho same time that we are