The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-19

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Izs=s. sent the case of
the archbishop Of
sT.PATRIcK's CATHED'L New York in any
ecclesiastical or other proceedings that
may arise, and there is reason
to believe that marked change
in Vatican policy has been
effected. Satolli was sprung-yes, sprung
is the word-On this country through a
vatican error. The pope is beginning to
see this and Cardinal Ledochowski has
become Archbishop COrrigan's warm
friend. We Catholics have no sympathy
with the un-AmeriCan aims personified in
Satoli. He is all right personally, but in
this country we are not politicians or in
triguers, least of all we Catholics in New
York. As for DR.. Burtsel, he will not
receive in Rome the sort of satisfaction he
seeks. Indeed, think there will come
news in a few days that win give his ad-
herents an unpleasant surprise. Depend
upon 1t, it is Arch bishop SatOll, not Arch
bishop Corrigan, who will 60 TO Rome in
the very near future"
These words were deliberately uttered.
not exactly as written here, but nearly
so, by a Catholic clergyman, who as
stated, knows from Archbishop Corri-
gan's own lips what that prelate thinks.
1t is no exaggeration, in fact, to style the
priest above quoted. one of the conf
Dental advisers of the archbishop, and
a man who would not speak thus with
out being sure beforehand of his Grace's
approval.
''Do you know, " proceeded this priest.
''that the A. Z. A. is thriving thorough
SatOui?n He added by implication, al
though he did not say so in as many
words, that New York Catholics did not
wonder at Protestant discomfort with Sa-
TOLLS presence.
The other side, however (the opposition
as it were), are equally positive. Two
New York priests, boIh well known, and
exceedingly influential, stated at differ
emit times and places, and within few
days, that Archbishop COrrigan was be-
Heved, on good authority, to have been
summoned TO Rome, or to be projecting a
visit to that eternal municipality
Didn't Archbishop COrrigan deny up
TO the last minute, before he went to
Rome the last time, that he was goinU2n
Thus one opposition" priest. In truth,
the situation is almost one of civil war in
this archdiocese, to quote the exact words
Of noted Roman Catholic clergyman.
To add to the difficulty, there !eXist num-
erOuS personal differences between Arch
bishop Corrigan and S clergy. Satollrs
priesthood, greatly to Archbishop CORR
gan's embarrassment. A single instance
will give a fair idea of all these disagree
ments
Rev. Thomas J. Ducey, pastor of St
Ieos, the ''swelln church is accused nv
his ecclesiastical superiors in New York
OF being the uSurper of title, and. conse-
quently, of having been guilty of disre-
spect to the Holy See The archbishop
has recently written Y,t,iaa+ eov,,,,i
letters on the subject, and has received
what he himself terms very unSaUisfac-
tory replies. 1t appears that the title
HMonslgnOr' was conferred upon Father
Ducey, but the archbishop withheld what
are called, in ecclesiastical parlance the
"bulls." Without these articles or writ
ten instruments the title evidently lapses
However, it was duly announced in public
That Ducey had been made q monsignOr
and most New Workers give him the title.
But this circumstance displeased Arch
bishop Corrigan, and he gave notice to the
priest that he would be disciplined if he
persisted in sanctiOning the irregularitv
Rev. Thomas j. Ducey viii not discuss
the matter for publication, hut his reply
is, according to brother priests, that he
cannot help it if people allude to him as
monsignor, or if he is epistolarily or i'm
primarily so designated.
Nor will the archbishop give the facts
OeUnlIeIN
known to the New York priesthood is that
several sharp letters have passed between
the archbishop and the pastor, and that
an armed truce subsists between the pair.
SHOW comes it that Ducey didn't get
the bullsl" a New York priest was asked
Il don't know. Ask the archbishop
The bulls came from Rome to the Madison
avenue palace. They were returned to
Rome unapproved. After that the record
OF the elevation of Ducey to the monsig-
norate was taken out of the Vatican files.
Every priest has heard about it. But
this quarrel over Ducey's title is trivial
compared with the grievances some of US
have"
In the rectory Of the cathedral. on
Madison avenue, the archiepiscopal side
of it was thus stated by one of the resi-
dent priests:
Father Ducey has usurped the title of
MOnsignor and has thus been guilty of
disrespect to the Holy See. a part of his
punishment will be that as long as he
lives he never will be a Monsignor."
THE NEW PHASE OF WEEKS CASE.
The extraordinary interest in the case
of Francis II. Weeks manifested amony a
section Of New York s aristocracy is re
ported to be due to damaging information
possessed by this unhappy man. involving
the honor Of one of the oldest families in
New York. The
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en- DeZZlG m { s
~ charged upon him
Ns certainly merit
50 serious punish
~ %eA -S ment, but it has
II 4SY been alleged that
k4zEH ~ Of Weeks victims.
Sg ~ Y some have every
yEHSFTE reason to wish he
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kq1fa ~ ~ brought from Cen
GIN - raj America.
~ 1sA N& II There We're always
tftA#Y 'dclays cropping up
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and the name of a
well-Euowu family
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