The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-15

upon priest by reconclling him with the
mother church. If this result has not
been obtained and if this wise silence has
been unacceptable to anyone, 1t must be
THE conditions were in this form: Dr.
McGlynn had present ted brief statement
OF his opinions on moral-economlc matters,
and it was Judged not contrary TO the doc,
trine constantly taught by the church. ana
as recently confirmed by the Holy Father
in the encyclical Rerum Novarum. Also.
it Is hereby publicly made know that Dr.
McGlynn. besides protesting his adherence
to all the doctrines and teachings OF the
Catholic Church. has expressed his regret,
saying that he would De the first to
regret it, for any word or act OF
his that may have seemed lacking
in the respect due to- ecclesiastical
authority, and he thereby intends to
may have been given to Catholics Finally
DR.. McGlyan has. of his own free will de-
clared and promised that within the limits
of q not long period of time he viii go TO
Rome in the spirit and intention whlch are
becoming to q good Catholic and q priest.
Then it is we'll to note how deplorable lt
is that this reconciliation should have
been discussed as it has been in newspapers
in such manner that private and lay per-
sons have dared to pass upon 1t harsh re-
proach and iil-considered censure. That
any one should have dared TO speak
of the Pope's authority over the
church in America as foreign. Is sentl-
ment and an utterance enormously errone-
Gus and scandalous The action OF the
church and of the Holy See. In the things
that belong TO it. is superior to every man
made boundary, universal and proper TO
every country In which there may he Cath
exceedingly Opportune to recommend due
respect III everv case to ecciesiastlcSl au-
thority and. before ali, to that of the Holy
See, as we'll as to that Of the council
OF baltimore, inasmuch as 1t is
forbidden to treat ecclesiastical mat
ters and questions through the
medium of Journalism. Much more de-
plorable IS it that persons. both ecclesias-
tics and laymen. who wish to appear as
sincerely Catholic, make bad use of Jour-
nalism with violent and mendaciOus at
tacks. boy yond all bounds of respect and
charity. against venerable prelates, whose
virtue and learning, whose recti:
tude of character and unquestioned
and unquestionablel love to ward the church
and the Supreme Pontiff. ever accompanied
by sincere love of country, make them de-
servedly the objects of the special predilec-
tion of the Holy Father. and of universal
esteem and veneration."
Satolli Will Not Say Mass at st. Agnes.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA new element was
added yesterday to the COrrigan-lreland-
SatoilI controversy by the statement that
Mgr. Satolli would not. as expected, come
to this city to celebrate pontifical mass on
Sunday. Jan. %. at the Church of st. Agnes.
1t was originally reported that Mgr. Satolli
wOuld arrive here the night before the cell
ebration In DR.. Braun's Church. would stay
over Sunday with the pastor, visit Arch
bishop Corrigan and be the chief Officiate
in the mass Ii was announced that Arch
bishop Corrlgan would be present. and
that the oenegyrio would be delivered by
Bishop McQuaid, of Rochester. In addi-
tion to the chiepiscopal diGnitaries. it
was stated that many well-known priests
would take part in the services. When
asked about the latter, DR.. Braun replied:
mgr. Satolli promised TO say mass at St.
Agnes Church on our feast. His promise
was given two months ago. and repeated to
me In q letter of Jan. 4. / was making
preparations for his reception when. four
days afterward. on Jan. 8, he notified me
that he could not come. / do not know
why he changed his mind. Since that he
has written me a very kind and friendly
note. but he does not say In it why he
changed his mind"
Under Washington date the Herald
says: 'Dr. O'GOrman denied positively to-
night that Mgr. SAtolli. Bishop Keape or
any one at the Catholic University ever in-
tended to 60 to New York for the celebra-
tlon at st. Agnes Church on Jan. %.