The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-14
OPPOSED TO A LEGATESHIP
American Archbishops Want the Pope's
Deputy Recalled to the Holy City.
All but Ireland. 1t Is Said. Are Jealous of Mgr.
Saiolli's POwers-The Priests, However,
Welcome the Liberal Minded Prelate.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-The Tribune says:
cit is now certain that the American arch
bishops and bishops of the Roman Catholic
Church do not want Mgr. Satolli to remain
in this country. The probabilities are that
with the exception of Archbishop Ireland
they have appealed to Rome for his re-
moval. or at least have requested that he
be deprived Of his extraordinary powers.
1t is said they will not countenance the ap-
pointment of Q Papal legate vested with
such powers as were given to Mgr SatollI.
There is, probably. hardly prelate who
would not be delighted to see him on his
way back to Rome. The bishops say that if
their authority is to be any thing more than
shadow they must be allowed to rule their
own dioceses without such close super
vision as they would be sub objected to should
Mgr. satolli retain his full powers. 1t Is
IN all probability safe to say, however,
that most of the priests hailed with de-
light the appointment of Mgr. Satolli be-
cause they considered him to be q broad
minded and learned ecclesiastic, fully
competent to hear and decide q case, and
who would make every one recognize that
q priest had rights as well as q bishop, and
that the church was willing to recognize
and mphasize the fact. They say that .
bishop will seize erery opportunity that
presents itself to increase his powers in his
diocese. If priest tries to prevent him
and makes himself obnoxious by so doing.
he is removed to another parish, where he
is not too well-known, ana where no one Is
likely to sympathize with him. If he ap-
peals and the case goes to Rome. the
priest 10 likely to be beaten, as the IN
tluence of bishop there 10 much greater
than that of q priest. To remedy this Mgr.
SatoilI, they say, was sent TO this country.
The priests realize this and hope he will
remain here. The bishops. for the same
reason, 1t Is said, want him removed. Or
course the bishops have bad as yet no cause
for complaint over the settlement of q case
by Mgr. Satolli, but his views on the school
question have shown them the kind of
man he is. He would look at things in o
broad light, and that, the priests say, IS
just what the bishops are opposed to. As q
tiles at once. and absolutely refused to ac-
cept his plans for the settlement OF the
school question. They appealed to Rome
TO know whether the Pope's views were the
same as Mgr. Satolli's. A dispatch from
Rome says that the Pope, Cardinal Rampol.
la and the Propaganda are In accord with
his position on the school question. Not
withstanding all this. rrmors are in circu-
lation which say Mgr. Satoili is to be re-
called.
IA well-known priest talked yesterday
about the action of the Archbishop. He
would not allow his name to be used for
publication, but his views are not the same
as those of Archbishop Corrigan. He
Well, Archbishop Ireland Is the great
Western ecclesiastical cyclone. As soon as
as you realize that q cyclone is COM
ing IL Is too late to get ont of the way. The
same way il is with what has been done
by Archbishop Ireland. No one realized
what he was doing until it was too late to
prevent it. Monsignor Satolli will not TO
turn to Rome. Do You suppose that the
Pope is going to be dictated TO by the
American bishopsf No; when he sent Mgr:
SatOlh here he sent him to stay. He did
the right thing when he sent Papal legate
here. 1t was due to the efforts of Arch
bishop Ireland that be was sent here.
Archbishop Ireland IS too mnoh of an Amer
ican to suit most of our bishops and arch
bish0ps Why, Mgr. Satolll and the Pope
are more American in their views than
many of them. Monsignor Satolii is too
broad-minded and too much like Arch
bishop ireland to sult our bishops How
ever, he will remain here for these reasons:
that it will be we'll to send him; his views
are the same as those of the Pope; the
Propaganda has approved his plans for
the settlement of the school question: Mgr.
OConDell has great influence at home. and
will leave on Saturday to head off the
archbisbops' opposition. and because hen
the American archbishops are go anxious
for power Rome will endeavor to prevent
them from becoming too powerful"
Bad Case Of Papaphobia.
BosToN, Dec. 13.-Before the weekly
meeting of Baptist ministers yesterday
Prof. Luther T. Townsend. of Boston Uni
yerslty, made an address in which he de-
clared that the press associations. all news
papers in every large city in the United