St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-31
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rope Leo Greatly Incensed
at the Opposition Dis
played.
1rudenee and Wisdom Of the
Monsignor Spoken OF
With Praise.
..naeriean Ideas Making the
Pontifical Policy More
Democratic.
Eegctiations for the Union
of the Catholic and Greek
Churches.

ROME. Dec 30.-The holy father IS
realty incensed at the opposition dis
rlayed against Mgr. Satolli and apeace-
tut and moderate solution OF the school
question in the United States. The
cope has already on several occasions
.iven expression to his feelings OH the
.Uhiect with considerable warmth.
- caklng recently to one of his conf
Janis, he is reported to have said:
They (SatolIi's opponentsl want to
'0rrc the holy see to retreat, but Inc
cope will not be IepulSed.
IL the document viii oh is now being
prepared at the Vatican, the prudence
nd wisdom which Mgr. Satolll dis
played in his propositions for solution
# tie school question are spoken or
With much praise. The fact that tue
lOly see has addressed all encycllcal TO
he Italian people in the popular tongue
las caused much more comment than
he document Itself. 1t is the first time
hat the pope, departing from ancient
Isages, has addressed himself directly
o the people. This step is regarded by
lose observers as fresh testimony or
he more and more pronounced demo.
ratio. modern and social character OF
he change III
The POntifical Policy
which Leo XIII. has brought about, and
also a manifesto Of the revolutionary
changes which are operating i'll the
central government of Catholicism. An
influential cardinal, recently speaking
Of this subject. remarked:
The monarchic era of the adminstra-
ton of ecclesiastical affairs is passing
away and is being succeeded 10y the
popular and democratic era"
The diffusion of American ideas has
in no small degree contributed to this
result, the consequences of which are
iucaIculable as regards the development
of European civilization. In connection
with this solution Of the papal policy i'll
q democratic sense, the effect that the
umearthing of the Panama scandals has
produced at the Vatican is of spec al M
purtaEce. The situation in France,
created as a consequence Of the Panama
scandals. is watched with the closest
attention. Considerable anxiety is felt
r; ;...z FGtican, both in view of the an
tm0lous position occupied by the Vatl-
can in France since TIE pope had dis
played SO much friendlinesS toward the
Republicans, and on account of the pos
sibiity of the Franco-Russian entente
ecCIning Less Closer
or altogether endangered. On the other
hand. it is pointed out by the ultra
Fraucophil party at the Vatican that
the collapse Of the recent Republican
PARTY will facilitate the formation of a
Repuhlican-Co party which
Will br strong enough to assume the
direction of affairs, and that the present
object Of the pope'S policy in Francs
will thus be attained. Meanwhile news
from France is awaited with great anX-
itty, and each development gives Use
TO long and excited discussion.
An exchange of views, which mag
have most eventful cOnse QueneeS, Is at
The present moment actively proceeding
between certain eccleSiastlc persOnages
at Rome and certain representatives OF
the orthodox church in Russia Oh the
subject Of approachment and union of
The two churches. up to the present
the attitude Of the Roman Catholic
accleSiastlcS has not been of concilia-
terry character, Notwithstanding that the
rope is showing himself more and more
favorable TO a policy which aims al
=
Russia and future re-establishment
ore OF less distant, of the ancient
unity.
On the side of Russia, numerous
ecclesiastical aud political personageS
AID professors of the universities OF
Moscow and st. Petersburg, and public
opinion in general, manifest most
Favorable Disposition
.0ward pn understanding with Rome
III condition that the ancient privileges
III the Greek church are maintained. Ii
several of these letters, of which men
lion has just been made, it can clearly
Ge seen that Rome is the center of the
unity, and their reconciliation with the
i.oy see would raise the OF thodoS
church to higher intellectual and
ne raj level, while at the same time the
alliance with Rome would carry with il
inpStimable advantages for Russia il
her diplomatic intercourse with foreign
powers.
At the Vatican closer relations with
Russia would be hailed with conSidera
bic satisfaction. especially as it is be
lieved here that Russia is seeking {
frIendlier understanding with Austria
and England. Intimate relations be
tween Russia and Austria, the eccleS
iastic party here have been convinced
must rest in the dissolution CT the triple
alliance-the bette noire of tile Curia-
in the near future, and with the eXtinc
ton of this great political alliance would
disappear the greater barrier TO tn,
restoration of the temporal power
These political considerations will hav
considerable weight in any formal he
gotiations for the reunion of The RamaI