The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-18
THE POPE AND FRANCE
His Holiness Approves of the
Republic.
Development Of the Church Within tho United
states-Pleasant Relations With
the Civil Power.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.
PARIS, Feb. 17.-To-day's Petit Journal
prints the following interview with Pope
XIII, which, after discussing in general
terms the question of the attitude of the
church and state in France, says:
Tine republican form of government
Is as proper as any other. l have just re-
ceived the president of the organizing COM
mittee of the Chicago Worlds fair, who
has requested the adhesion of the holy
see and its participation in this great
American enterprise. The United States,
which are also under republican institu-
tons, in spite of drawbacks attaching to
liberty without any bounds. are becoming
greater nation every day, and the Catho-
lie church is going through a process of
development there without any necessity
Tor conflict with the states. These two
powers agree very well, as they could
agree everywhere, on condition that one
Goes not encroach upon the rights of the
other. Liberty in their case is truly the
basis OF the relations between the civil
powers and religious convictions. and in 1t
the church acquires, above everything,
liberty. My authoritative voice should be
listened to so that the aid and attitude of
the church should no longer be mscon-
strued and l say that which benefits the
church in the United States would, with
all the more reason, suit her interest In re-
publican France.
What suits the United States is still
more suited to republican France. To all
F'renchmen who visit me l speak the same
language to be known by all. l regret that
certain persons in high places should not
dare to proclaim publicly, as they should,
the efforts that 1 make for the peace and
the prosperity of your noble nation, which
l regard as the eldest daughter of the
church. In this course | persist, and l
encourage all who enter on it steadily to
help me in my task. The church should
keep to its true mission. 1t should reform
souls including the spirit of self-sacrifce
and devotion. The church should take an
interest in the condition of the weak Nv
assertion Of the rights of the working men
should facilitate and hasten the restoration
of peace aud diminish the significant
minority which strives to disturb the pub
lie mind and prevent union in your coun-
try-a union Indispensable 10 the fultillment
of its high destinies. Thanks to her strong
constitution, France will rise to her old
greatness in spite of her foes.
II learn with joy that, though she boasts
such abundant military resources and such
valiant sons, France has not faltered in her
prudence and her patience If she will but
free herself from the dissensons that
check her development and paralyze her
influence, if she will out abstain from vain
harassing and prosecuting, she will soon
regain her conspicuous place ard glorious
rank in the world which of right belongs
to herr
This language of the Pope will make a
great impression in France, while the ad-
hesion of his holiness to the republic will
cause widespread salts faction. Europe will
now understand that the holy see is for
France and against the triple alliance. 1t
will no doubt be gratifying to the United
States 10 find that the sovereign ontiff
takes them as a model