Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
sAToLLi SUPREME.

Archbishop Ireland says His DecIsion Set
Ties Everything speaks For the
Pope.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Dec 17.-When
asked by the Associated press represen-
tative as to the mission of Mgr Satolli
and the extent of his powers, Arch
bishop Ireland replied that in view of
the contradictory reports put in to circu-
lation regarding Mgr. Satolli and of the
uncertainty into which, in consequence,
the public mind has been thrown, he
was not now unwilling to speak. how
ever persistent heretofore was his re-
solve to be silent. He said:
mgr. OConnell, who had been es-
pecially chosen by the pope to accom-
pany Mgr. Satoli to America and to in
troduce him into his new Surroundings,
will sail from New York, returning to
his duties as rector Of the American
college in Rome. His work in America
is finished and his departure has no
further significance Mgr. Satolli re-
mains and will remain with us for a
good while to come. The report that
he has been recalled by the pope, or is
likely to be soon recalled, is simply alb
surd. This report and others, reveal
ing similar animus, are the inventions
of parties who suffer defeat from his
presence. and would be delighted if, by
by creating public opinion adverse to
his influence, they could in some man
ner force him to retire from the coun-
try. But those parties know neither
Mgr. Satolli nor Leo Kill
mgr. SatolH represents the pope.
Opposition to him is opposition to the
pope; disrespect to him, criticism of
him is disrespect to and criticism of the
pope He was sent directly by Leo to
speak to the archbishops assembled in
New York the mind of Leo on the school
| question. 1t is sheer nonsense to say
that he was admitted by courtesy to
the conference. He told the arch
bishops, as the official report of the
conference asserts, that he spoke in the
name of the pope and declared the
thoughts of the pope. This school
question had for more than a year agi-
tated the church in America. Amid the
din of controversy the appeal to Rome
was loud, the cry went out cease
lessly that Rome should speak and
that nothing else could re-eSta blish
peace, so Rome resolved to speak and
spoke through living accredited rep
resentative. Those who were sincere
in their appeal will now be silent and
satisfied. The country will without
difficulty see that all attempts to min
imize the authority of Mgr Satolli, or
to evade the force of his words, are SIM
ply the dying protests of unrepenting
error. The address of M or. Satolli had
been put into his mouth by the pope
before he left Rome and since has been
reported to the pope verbally and has
received his approval This is posi-
tive, undeniable fact. The controversy
is finally settled.
Mgr. Satolli has also received am
plest powers to settle all disputes be-
tween bishops and priests. A copy of
his powers has been sent to each bishop.
In each case he is to have assistants
chosen from eminent members of the
| clergy, and his decision is to be abso-
| lutely without appeal. The authority
with which he is invested is unusual,
| but this shows that the pope puts
unusual confidence in him. COnsid-
ering the fact that there are in the
! United States nearly ninety dioceses
we need not be surprised to hear that
| numerous such cases are awaiting set
| Element, some Of them very important
| and far preaching in their bearings. TIC
| maintain as heretofore the court of last
appeal in remote Rome is to render
very difficult and tedious the proceed
! ings leading to a conclusion. The pope
has conferred boon on all parties con
cerned by placing for a time at least q
supreme tribunal in the country itself