St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-09
"0LD BAG OF BONES.
DR.. McGlynn Swears He Did Not
Thus Refer to the
Pope.
Neither Did He Speak OF the Sow
ereign POntiff as ''Old
Woman"

NEW YORK, Jan. Stopper Union
was crowded tonight with people
anxious to hear Dr. McGlynn's Sunday
address. Before beginning his remarks
he defined his own position with regard
to the United Labor party and the anti
poverty society. ION last Sunday even
ing" he said. ito meet reasonable
expectation, [ read a statement Of
the doctrines of the United Labor party
platform and of the anti-pOVerty So
ciety, my teachings of which doctrines
had led to the series of events so hap
PLY terminated Ivy the removal for me
of ecclesiastical censures. 1t is we'll
that l should now add that the doctrinal
statement was full and unreserved, and
that ait in nOWiSe minimlZeS, explains
away or departs from the doctrine as
have been teaching it for years. The
making of that dOctrinal statement un-
der the circumstances might we'll be
sufficient proof of the fact which pos
itively affirm that no retractlon or con-
demnation OF those doctrines was a
condition precedent of the removal of
the ecclesiastical censures. In addition
to the doctIinal statement l feel that
personal statement concerning my
present status is due to my friends and
TO the public. l willingly make this
statement, which shall be the better for
being brief and as nearly as possible III
official or semi-Otieial language.
Ion Dec. % it was officially declared
by authority of the delegate OF the pope,
invested with special powers, sought
and obtained for this express purpose,
that DR.. McGlynn was declared free
from ecclesiastical ceDsures and re-
stored to the exercise Of his prIeSJly
functions, after having satisfied the
pOpe's legate OH all the points in his
case The representative of the apOs-
tOlic delegate further said to the agent
of the press that the decision enables
Father McGlynn to serve as priest to
any archbishOpric to which he may be
assigned
Il have official letters of the apostolic
delegate, signed by his hand and attest
ed by his seal. declaring the removal of
the ecclesiastical censures, and, more
over, commencing me 10 the bishops
yerywhere, that l may be permitted in
their respective dlOceSes TO celebrate
mass. My representative, moreover,
was informed by the apostolic delegate
that he knew Of several archbishopS and
bishops who would be pleased to have
me in their diOceSes. | have received an
invitation from a venerable pTelate to
visit him and deliver course of lect-
ureS i'll his cathedral. Further light is
thrown on the matter by an official or
Semi-Official statement of Bishop Keane,
rector of the Catholic university, in
which the apostolic delegate is still
staying. On Dec. "A Bishop Keane said
to an agent Of the press: DR.. McGlynn
will be allowed to Judge for himself
whether he will begin negotiations with
Archbishop COrrigan for a parish or
apply to the holy see at Rome. He is a
valuable member of the clergy and will
probably be given position where his
services will be most useful
at may be well to mention that, ac-
cording to the laws of the Catholic
church, priests i'll good standing and
even bishops cannot exercise any
ecclesiastical Office or ministry except
by the courtesy or authority of the
bishop of that diocese, so that, for in
stance, pastor OF New York church
could not hear confessions of or Yalidly
give absOlution in the diocese of Brook
ly n without the express authority of the
bishop of that diocese.
Il am content, and prefer for the
present to remain as | am. saying mass
every morning and fulfilling my litera-
ry and lecture engagements. As to my
future, l repose with childlike conf
dence upon the providence of God,
which, as few think, and | with them.
has, as if in answer to earnest prayers,
marvelously brought about recent
events.
''It was kindly and gracious act of
Archbishop SatoiIi to rebuke the raking
I'D of the old controversy on the day of
peace and good will. l am very much
touched by his charity, and am thank
ful for 1t; but justice requires that l
should state that some of the things at
tributed to me in the publication re-
ferred to by Archbishop SatolIi were
never said by me. For instance, new
er called the pope an old woman, or
an old lady, nor did ever call him
poor old bag Of bones l swear it,