The morning call., 1892-12-17
DIRECT FROM ROME
Ireland on the Mission of
SatOlli.
THE ENVOY OF THE POPE.
He Has Large Powers Now, and Their
Scope Will Be Enlarged as New
Necessities Arise.
THE ENVOY OF THE POPE.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 16.-Archbishop Ireland
talked at length to-day to a representative
Of the Associated Press on the mission of
MonsgnoT Satolli and the extent of his
powers, the Archbishop's statement being
particularly interesting In view Of the con-
troversy now on in regard TO this matter.
Archbishop Ireland said that the report that
Satolli had been recalled or was likely to be
was absurd. This report and others reveal
ing similar animus are the inventions of
parties suffering defeat from his presence.
He represents the Pope, and opposition &c
him is opposition TO the Pope. He was sent
directly by Leo XIII to speak to the Arch
bishops the mind of the Pope on the school
question, and he did il. This question had
for some time agitated the church in
America, aud the cry went up ceaselessly
that Rome should speak and re-establish
peace. Rome resolved to do so, and
the address of SatOlli was put in
his mouth by the Pope before leaving home.
1t has since been reported to the Pope ver-
bally and has received his approval. This
is a positive. undeniable fact, and the con-
troversy is finally settled. Cardinal Satolli
also received the amplest powers to settle
all existing disputes between Bishops and
priests. In each case he Is 10 have two
assistants chosen from eminent members of
the clergy, and his decision is TO te abso-
lutely without appeal. The authority
with which he is invested is I'M
usual, but this shows that the Pope
puts unusual confidence in him. There are
nearly ninety dioceses in the United States.
and in numerous churches there are cases
awaiting settlement. Some of them are
very important and taT-reaching. To main
tain as heretofore a court of last appeal in
remote Rome Is TO render very difficult and
tedious the proceedings leading to q con-
clusion.
The Pope has conferred boon upon
all parties," said the Archbishop, ''by plae-
Ing, for time at least. a supreme tribunal
in America. OF course no prelate himself
occupying a see in America, however high
placed. could serve as a Judge in cases
where his brother prelates are entangled.
Some important cases are already before
Satoli.
HE has a further mission to inform him
self accurately about American ecclesias-
teal affairs in general and to report .regu-
larly thereon 70 Rome"
As time goes on and new emergencies
arise he will receive other specific powers.
and the Archbishop thinks that he will
soon be invested with ample and extensive
powers of a regular delegate apostolic. The
Archbishop added that Ssto!lrs address on
the school question covered the whole
ground. To the church and to her alone
belong the religious instructions, but there
is and can be no objection that the State
can lay claim to busy itself with the secular
part Of education. There can be no
room for the old accusation that the church
opposes or deprecates the efforts of the
State to remove ignorance from the chill
dren of the people. OF course, while and
where the State schools are so conducted as
TO prevent in practice the religious educa-
tion of the child, or TO endanger its religious
faith, Satolli demands that Catholics, so
far as circumstances may warrant, shall
maintain special Catholic schools, but he
shows plainly the willingness OF the church
to do her share toward parallel action In
virtue of which religious and secular
knowledge are impaired without one in
fringing on the other and without the
church or the State covering the sphere OF
the other.