St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-06
EXCITED CATHOLICS.
Satolli's New Powers Greatly Ex-
cite Church Circles in ,BaIti-
more and st. Louis.
Acknowledgements From the Lee
gate That He Has Power to Set
tie Church Disputes

BALTIMORE. Dec. 5.-Ihe announce
ment made last night that Mgr.
Satolli had been appointed by the pope
with full power to settle, without ap-
peal, all religious questions between
bishops and priests in the United States
has caused considerable" excitement in
religious circles here. The announce
ment was made by Cardinal Gibbons.
An effort to interview him Oh the sub
ject was unavailing, the only thing that
leaked from him being a confirmation OF
the, report. What was the cause of the
appointment, or when. it was made, he
refused to say.
= The announcement, it is said, will
cause dissatisfaction i'll Catholic circles
throughout country. Why Cardinal
Gibbons should be overlooked and such
plenary powers be given to one directly
from the Vatican is only one among the
many perpleXing questions asked about
it. 1t has been rumored, indeed. that
Mgr. Satolli, in addition to the reasons
above named, had been sent to America
on a secret mission as special repre-
sentative of the pope, but none mad
been conJectured that he would be in
vested with such power as would prac-
tically make him the pope Of America.
The chief reason for the action, and
the one that obtains general credence,
is that Pope Le0's long continued ill
health has determined him to delegate
such duties as properly devolve upon
him to one whom he can implicitly
trust. Such man is undoubtedly Mgr.
Satolli, who. next to Cardinal Rampolla,
is generally credited with standing
nearer to the pope than any other
among the Catholic dignitaries at Rome.
1t is plausible reason, but whether it
is the true one cannot, of course, be
definitely known at present.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The dispatch
this morning from Baltimore confirm
ing the report of last night that Mgr.
SatOlli, the apostolic delegate in this
country. had been appointed by the pope
to settle all religious questions between
the bishops and priests in the United
States was today, in the absence of
Bishop Keane, shown to Dr. Caligon,
vice rector in the Washington uni>
yersity, and by him read to Mgr. Satolll.
In reply to request for an answer,
Bishop Satolli dictated the following,
which covers all he has to say at this
time.
1.-The report is not exact. 1t is true
that by letters;dated from the beginning
of last month have received:authority to
examine and decide without appeal the
controversies arising between bishops
and priests, etc., in the United States.
and authority of pope in the American
church. As to Cardinal Gibbons, for
whom the apostolic delegate entertains
the highest Yeneration and special af-
lection, he preserves all the dignity and
authority which belong to his office.
There is no reason for surprises in this
case; the pope is accustomed to send
delegates from time to time to various
countries on similar missions, and with
similar powers"
Mgr. Satolll, the papal delegate. may
preside at the trial of Father Patrick
Corrigan, pastor of the church OF Our
Lady Grace, Hoboken, Which is to take
place in Mgr. Doane's house. Newark,
next Monday. Father COrrigan. it was
said today, had asked Archbishop Cor
rigan to select an unbiased Judge to
preside over his trial-Bishop Wiggar,
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-Lecal interest In
the appointment of Mgr. SatoIi, the
papal representative. with power to set
TEAL religious questions and disputes
in the United States,is intense, and has
stirred Catholic circles in st. Louis to
their depths. All attempts to gain ex-
preston of pleasure or otherwise from
friends in st. Louis was unavailing.
They preferred with singular unanilnity
NOT to discuss the matter until further
details could be obtained, and until they
had more time to give it the considera-
ton 1t merited. One and all excused
themselves from making any statements
for publication, preferring' to wait for
IL
until such time after they had obtained
more definite information than that con-
veyed in the meager details of the press
dispatches.