The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-12-17
sArOLLi's MISSION.
Seat to Represent Lee In the ssttlsnsn
sf Ecclesiastical A6sirs

Seat 70 Represent Lee In the settlement
Of Eeciesiastical Affairs.
ST. PAUL, Dec. l6.-Archb,shop Ireland
talked at length to-day to . reporter for
tho associated press on the missaon OF
Monsignor Satolli and the extent OF his
powers, his statement beinc particularly
interesting In Wow Of the controversy
now on In regard to this matter. Arch
bishop ireland said that the report that
Satolli has been recalled. or 10 likely to
be soon. is absurd. This report and
others revealing similar animus are the
inventions OF parties suffering defeat
from his presence. He represents the
pope and opposition to him 10 opposition
TO the pope. He Was sent directly by
Lao to speak to the srchbishops the
mind Of Leo on the school question. he
did 1t. This question had for some time
a9itated the church in America and the cry
went up ceaseicssly that Rome should
speak and reestablish peace. Ron,e 70
solved to do 90, and the address Of Satolli
was put in his mouth by tho pope before
leaving Rome. II has been reported to
the pope verbally and received his ap'
proval. This is q positive. undeniAble
fact tho controversy 10 finally settled.
Satolli has received the amplest power
TO settle all disputes between bishops and
priests. In cach case he 10 to have two rs
sistants chosen from eminent members oi
the Clergy, and his decision is to be abso-
lutely without appeal. The authority with
which he 10 invested IL unusual, but this
shows that the pope puts unusual conf
dcnco in him. Nearly 80 diocese In
the United States and numerous
church cases are awaiting settlement.
Some of them arc very important and far.
reaching. ITO MAINTAIN az heretofore a
court Of last appeal in remote Rome, 10 to
render very difficult and tedious proceed.
inGs leading to q conclusion. Tho pops
has conferred boon on all parties" said
the archbishop, ''by placing, for time at
least, the supreme tribunal In America.
OF course no prclate occupying himself q
SEQ In America, however high placed,
could serve as Judge In cases where hia
brother prelates arc mingled"
Some important cases are already b.
fore Satolli. He has n further mission ia
inform himself accurately about Ameri.
can ecclesiastical affairs In general, and
report regularly thereon to Rome. A
timc goes on. new emergencies arising,
he will receive other specific powers, and
the archbishop thinks he soon will be In.
vested with the title and all the extensive
powers of q regular delegate apostolic,
The archbishop added that Satolli's adj.
dress on the school question covered the
whole ground; that to the church and ia
her alone belongs religious instruction,
but there Is and can be no objection that
the state lay claim to busy itself with the
secular part. There is no room for the
old accusation tibet the church
opposes or dcprecates the efforts OF
tho state to remove Ignorance
from the children OF its people. OF course
while and where state schools are 80 con-
Quoted as TO prevent in practice the 10
ligious education of child or to endanger
its religious faith, Satolli demands that
Catholics as far as circumstances warrant
maintain special Catholic schools, but he
shows plainly the willingness of the church
to do her share toward q parallel action in
virtue of which religion and secular knowl
edge are impaired without one impeding
tho other; without church or state cover
ing the sphere of the other.