The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-05
NOT FROM THE VATICAN.
so sArs THE ARCHBIsHoP or THR
DESPAIcH PRINTED YESTERDAY.

Into n Controvsr-y-ue Meant No Die.
respect 10 the Pope-Extrncts rro. ths
Letters Which Arc said to Have Com
tnined the Threat OF = Cuiturknnpc
Archbishop Corrigan replied yesterday to
the despatch printed in tho morning papers.
which. on the word OF high authority in the
Vatican. said that the Archbishop had been
disrespectful to the Pope. The alleged vatl-
can authority declared that tho Arch-
bishop and tho Bishops OF the New
York province sent to the Pope q COM
municatlon in which they said that II had
como to their knowledge that threat had
boon made to the Pope that culturkampf
would break out In America IL tho Pope oon-
domncd Archbishop 1relands Faribault plan.
Tho Pope replied that no threat OF that kind
had been made to him. Then. II was said.
Archbishop CorriGan. in order to prove his
point, collected quotations from the memorial
OF Archbishop Ireland and from tho letter Of
Cardinal Gibbons. and forwarded them to
Rome to tho mcmbers OF the Sacred College
wrapped zip in separate copies OF the letter OF I,
the Pope, in order to show by contrast the
mistake of the Pope
Il do not believe" said Archbishop Corri-
gan. that the despatch sent from Rome came :
from any one in the Vatican. Tho affair is .
trick. n trap laid by some enemy. to force mo
into controversy. At the time OF the oonse.
Grafton OF Bishop Mcdonnell the Bishop OF the
province and myself met. Tho Faribault plan /,
was up for consideration in Rome then. Arch. !
bishop Ireland. We had learned had sent to
the Pope memorial asking him to approve
the plan. We prepared a letter and sent It to
the Pope. That was on April 20. lido not feel
at liberty to make the letter public at this
time. The idea that was disrespectiul to the
Pope is absurd. What was said in that letter
is nobody's business but my own. II the Pope
sary, he will do il. The reply received from
the Pope plainly shows that he did not think
ss letter n ns sst to c oee rep u.
=" II is cardinal principle Of canon law. that
q fact crept into the letter Of the Holy Father.
spectfuliy pointing out the fact either to him
or to others who later on arc to exercise their
thinks %s hm s
" war ,hs 70 Rome let him publish the full text
memorial here. and could make It public II
but 90 not bs care to TIKI that
public. It can readily be seen whether Or not
Arrhbishop Ireland was misrepresented.%
6ishop Corr oorrie sn a letter Of April shss
refers to the statemedt that hat II the Faribapls !
CHS w00'a
TO return to the matter which troubled
you md moved you to write. we wish you to
molestation would threaten Catholics in case
We had condemned what had been done BY the
at Faribauit an , saltwater. Since neither our
venerable brother nor any one else has made
were led into an erroneous opinion BY some
The. letterwhich the Archbishop wrote to the
is an extract is rs follows: ,
The, apostolic letter, which your holiness
clesiastical province Of New York has been
For it. and for the rescript, published In the :
g. y the pstaIn
With all our strength we always endeayor
to remove discussions among pastors. and to
ali. ior the prom otion Of the spiritual. welfare
Of the fahithiul and 1t; to foster and increase
that we heve failed in this. the greatest OF pas
t2rnl duties. by opening our mind to your
81 DO SO
Nor did we suppose. in like manner, that
doubt Of our obedience to the See Of Peter.
both because we acted simply in the discharge
we have always fully and cheerfuIIy obeyed
the orders and advice of your Holiness.
out the wish # your
means to provide. Tor the proper instruction q
GathS youth atendnE p1Sf sSehco!: but
episcopal solicitude has, not exerted itself In
that direction. we beg leave to inform your
inee Of New York sunday schools have been
established. IN which after complying with
girls pube sshoos ar ret ta1SRs tssir
Meanwhile. prostrate at the feet Of your
your beatitude. and beg the apostolic bsne-
mako public Archbishop Ireland,s mem orial.
tbe te es a T.
Unfortunately. now tho question has been
so much ventilated. public opinion considers
in the United States 81 in favor Of the Govern
men mIent and considers my sopponsnts a.. as for.
danger Of the republic. In case OF an adverse
Decision have serious reasons to be alarmed:
United States. Without OUT wealth and Without In:
fuence. and much smaller proportion OF
Catholics than this. both IN point Of intlaencs
culturk KAN pt in, Germany,"
Cardinal Gibbons it is said. wrote an ap.
Is declared that he made use OF these words In
~, Your holiness will permit mo y, to conclude
Holy See in this question has been clearly and
will 10 still more interprrted as 2 virtual con:
tn" great Archbishop of st. Paul.
II this opinion wore shared by the Amen-
can people, MS would assurcliy be the case In
time / fear that the national sentiment would
become vchemcuty excited. and that harass-
ing measures would 10 proposed for Catho-
lies IN the school question:.
attempts in his direction have been made
in the past: they have failed thus far. but 1t 10
important not to strengthen them BY creating
or fostering preIudlccs against us"
\ Cardinals Hat. Perhaps, for Archblshe0
Ireland.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. At is stated here on good
authority that at the next meeting OF tho
ropo's consistory tho Holy Father will an
nvlnce the appointment of Archbishop Iro-
land VI St. laul as o member Of tho College Of