Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
IN THE POPE'S STEAD
MGR. SATOLLES POSITION
CLEARLY DEFINED.
INTERVIEW WITH BISHOP kElNE.
Attitude of the Papal Repre-
sentatiyc---IIis Social Status
i'm Washington.
lspeclaI corre.ponaence Of tho pI.Da,en.l

Special Correspondence Of the DiaDa,chl
WASHINGTON, January 2s. -" Have we
in Mgr. Satollia ian American Pope?"
"No." exclaimed Bishop keane.
Mgr Satollis after cgo, when | put the
question to him "no more than NJ.
Paternorte, the French Minister, is an
American president, or Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British representative,
an American queen
Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic
University, constitutes with Cardinal
/ Gibbons and Archbishop ireland the
/ triumvirate OF what has come to ne re-
cognized as the American party in the
| Catholic Church. In his proximity TO
Mgr. SatOlli, who is established at
! the university. it has naturally fallen to
/ the lot of Bishop Keane to act as the
/ intimate contidantof the Pope's represen-
| tatiye, and thus he becomes person OF
! importance in the American Church Sc
cond only to the papal representative
himself
The Bishop would he known for an
American anywhere. SironQ-llmbed,
hearty, entirely without allecta,ion OF
any sort, he carries bis ecclesiastical
! dignity with such brlshness one would
lose Il sight of the Bishop in the marvel
/ Of the man but for the dash Of purple
showing on his habit. There Is some
/ thing like ozone IN his atmosphere /;
/ every worl he utters is SO clear. crisp.
and stirring. His countenance has all
the animation Of youth, ms penetrating
| eve, generals word Of command, and
| his clean-cut mouth, the obedience Of a
| soldier
Referring to Mgr. Satolli's place
in tine organization of the Church the
/ Bishop went on 10 say a more exact
/ papal parallel Of the foreign ministers
in this country would be nuDcio. He
would reprc-ent the Pope in relation TO
the State. Monsiguor Satolli represents
the Pope in a ike manner IN relation TO
the Church.
How will Mgr. Satolli rank in
/ the State p
" lie has positively no relations with
the STATE
But suppose hewere present at some
social function where ranking with State
officials would be- inevitable. "a at a
state dinner, what would he expect -
THE SAME RASE.
"Only such rank as would be spon-
taneously accorded the most distin-
/ guished ecclesiastlc present.
] WI Satellite ,rs,o
made the basis OF new efforts to secure
the reception OF papal nuncio by the
United States ~
Alsurd The reception Of a nun
clio by the United States Government Is
an impossiblitv under the provisions Of
itl Constitution. which recognizes no
church and Gccorls perfect liberty TO all
religion. The Catholic Church i'm
America has no need Of nuncio anil
does not want one. We have all that is
essential to our best interest in that free
dom to worship God according to the
dictates Of our conscience, which every
talet.cau LAS eli.c. We have nothing
20 fear from our country. an every
thing to hope from it, No differences
that diplomat must settle, but perfect
I harmony that all are bent on securing.
/ We are Catholics, YES but We are
/ Americans as well. The alleged piouS
I horror Of being too American exist
ing among a small faction within
/ the Church is not the true Catholic sem
/ timent Ii is the whine and snarl of the
/ dog in the maugcr. 10 one may fairly
claim 70 represent the Catholic Church
who breaches the doctrine that to love
/ God We must hate Crsar that because
we believe in Rome We must d.strust
America All the misplaced regard for
! fatherland and motherland that has
found its way into the congregation Of
the Church AMI is known rs Caheusly-
! ism is no less uncathOlc and foreign 20
/ the teachings Of Rome. When the Holy
! Father sends his chillren OF many ma
! tions to this country to do his work he
does not say to them, "G0, yO1 Ger
mans. and save the souls of Germans :;
go. Won Frenchmen, and save the sous
/ of Frcnchmcn." No; he lays : " GO
Won and minister to the needs Of all
I souls, and in your labor may God bless
You all a. Catholics and Americans.
- OBJECTION AND LOlALII.
The ringing earnestness with which
/ Bishop keane uttered these words
caused me TO ask. els there ANYTHING
besides geography that makes the
| Catholic Church Of America recognized
/ in Rome n American ~
"Yes, promptlyanswercd the Bishop,
"our patriotism. Loyalty to country
! defines the national characteristics Of
every branch OF the Church, but be
cause in America the Church Is de-
! tended in the very Constitution OF the
people, because here We have the great
! est freedom and the largest hope.
American Catholics arc the happlest on
earth and consequently the loudcst IN
/ their patriotism. We 60 over 10 Rome,
wave tue Stars and Stripes in their faces,
and shout Huriah until f)r very self
| defence they have to sing The Star
/ Spancled Banner INTO Us and marvel
/ at the stretch OF the American eagles
/ wings.
DG. o'coSNELL.
This ability 70 Americanize Rome
which Bishop Keane indicated was even
more clearly set forth from DR.. OCon-
nell, the eccicsiastic from Rome who ac-
companied Mgr. Satolli on his original
mission as papal representative at the
dedication OF the Worlds Fair.
It was Dr. O'Connell who ushered
Archbishop Ireland into the presence Of
/ the Pope when his Grace of st. Paul
went 10 Rome with particulars Of the
school question. The forms which gov
ern the audience of even an archbishop
with the Pope are unyarying and cere-
monious in tue extreme. Moreover the
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