Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-25
BITTER CRITICISM OF THE
PAPAL DELEGA ATE
A NEW YORK PAPER.
Friend of Archbishop Corrigan Beliey-
ed to Be the Authcr-Drs. McGlynn
and Burtsel and Father Ducey
Sayagely Assailed Also-Hint of
Catholic Church Disruption.

Occupying four columns on the first
page OF the New York Sun recentaIly
was double-leaded article which deaIt
with the Roman Catholic situation in
TINS country. 1t was evidently written
OF inspired by some one who is strong
~ In sympathy with Archbishop CORR
gan. 1t opposed the policy of the pope,
assailed Dr.. McGlynn, DR.. Burtsell and
Rather Ducey, and declared that Arch
bishop Cor,igan had not been Justly
treated.
The article is the chief topic of dis
cllsslon in Roman Catholic circles.
Reading between the lines, one can see
That 1t deties papal authority and
threatens secession from the church at
Kome, says the New York Tribune.
After describing the way in which
Rome formerly governed the church in
THIS country, and showing how well
everything was managed then and how,
The church grew IN power and impor-
lance under the old system, the writer
ueplores the fact that the pope saw tit
to send Mgr. Satolli to this country be-
cause coming as he did, a stranger TO
our people, and even to our language
he necessarily depended upon the
alliances he should form and the apen-
cles he should consult as to the infiuen-
ces Which should control his acts.''
| Inc writer then imputeS partiality
and want of wisdom to the apostolic
delegate, and declares that the restora-
ton Of Dr.. McGlynn and the sympatbv
! given to him and to those who took
sides with him in defying the authority
ana questioning the wisdom of the
archbishop Of New York will ultimately
result in 4 revolution in the church i'm
this country.
! For the best interests of the church.
according to the article, Archbishop
CofrlSan kept under control all the
, worldly priests without open scandal.
i The church can not fail to be injured.
; the writer asserts, it Mgr Satolli in
/ tends to sympathize with political
priests, social priests and priests learn
ed III the law, who like to defy author
lty. He then refers to Dr. McGlynn as
The political priest who is not content
with the care of souls; who yearns
for the arena of secular affairs, for tenn
poral as well us spiritual direction. to
. exercise his influence in the federal.
state ana municipal government
The social priest referred to is Father
Ducay. He has luxurious tastes. and
is seduced by the allurements which
make life SO sensuously attractive to
the man Of the world; he finds a pri-
Vate carriage, the induIgences of Del
monico's and other qualifications reuui.
site to his appetizing necessities. He
loves his sybaritic ease, and he feels
with deep resentment the hand of dis
cipline''
! The description Of the priest learned
III law is meant to apply to Dr. Burt
SELL He knows i'd all, and is ever seek
ing for a client priest to defend against
the claims Of superior authority. This
is the pettfogging priest who does his
share of mischief, though under sub
jection.'
The article says that a certain de-
gree OF decentralization has spread
| through the church because none of
the high administrative Catholic digni-
! tarles Of our country, not within the
favored circle, feels it in the least de-
gree prudent to do any disciplinary act
| which the priest in question may not
. approve, lest he may find another
E, McGlynn, Burtsell or other conspicu-
GUS rebel against church authority to
clamOr in public, to arraign his motives
with virulent personal vindictiveness.
and to threaten him with Monsignor
Satolli''
! That Archbishop Corrigan has not
been made a cardinal is attributed to
the victorious rebels whose profane
hopes Of having black lines drawn
: around the representation Of the geo.
graphical territory Of the Empire city
Of the west world on the papal map,
marking t, a prescribed district, have
| been realized"
! IF we are to have an American pope,
in fact or in effect says the writer,
why should not Cardinal Gibbons be
invested with the dignity and sovereign
power? He is a patriotic American
citizen, and has lived his life under our
Institutions
Perhaps the most significant part Of
the article is that which refers to the
sending Of Monsgnor Satoli to this
country. 1t declares significantly that
governing by deputy can be carried
too far in church matters"
! Archbishop Corrigan declined to say
anything about the article. Father
Connolly, his sectary, also refused to
say anything.
1t is not an exceedingly high opinion
which Rev. DR.. McGlynn has Of the
author. The writer Of the article
signed AN American Catholic" is Ger
tainly not a priest" said Rev. DR..
McGlynn, when seen at the Ketcham
cottage, in Bensonhurst He shows
ignorance concerning church affairs
and he is not familiar with ecclesias-
teal terms. I think that he is probably
lawyer of the baser sort. The motive
which impelled him to write that at
tack is too evident to make it necessary
for me to mention it. AS to whether
or not the article was inspired by some
other person, 1 would not express an
| opinion. 1 can hardly be expected to
) grieve much over the abundant eyi-
dence which the article contains of the
painful consciousness Of the devils
, advocate who signs himself "a Catho.
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