The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-22
DIR. MGLYNN AND THE POPE.
The Restored Priest Reports His Audi
euce With the Holy Father.

was then busiy engaged in the creation
Of new Cardinals and in the holding of
two consistories within few days. At
noon Of the day following the secret
consistory was admitted promptly to
the presence Of the Holy Father, ard
was alone with him for about twenty
five minutes in the audience room, in
which he occupied the gilded chair he
generally occupies in public audience.
With tillal reverence | knelt and kissed
the consecrated ring on his finger, and
asked his blessing. said, in Italiau,
Holy Father, have come 10 Rome
to fulfill a duty; to keep my word,
given to your delegate; and being here,
| gladly avail Of the opportunity to pay
my respectful homage to your Holiness,
to thank YOU for the reconciliation
which was brought to me by the hand
of your delegate, and to ask you to
bless me-"
With reference to my previous reluc-
tance to come to Rome, the Pope at
once very afectionately assured me
that | need not have had any fear, 'in
view of the wide-armed hospitality with
which Rome receives all who come TO
her in a friendly spirit"
He had no doubt already seen the
copy of Mgr. SatoIli's letter to me, left
with Cardinal Rampola, and was only
too ready to confirm what his delegate
had done. He therefore contented
himself with reference TO those new
questions by saying But surely you
admit the right Of property2' to which
| answered, "Why, of course do, and
we would make absolutely sacred the
right Of property in the products of
individual industry" The Pope led
me Immediately into a conversation
about Mgr Satolli and the apostolic
delegation. Iutrigues, the Pope assured
me with great earnestness and solem-
nifty, could not affect him "Whatever
may be said concerning intrigues," he
said, 81, the Head Of the Church, am
above all such intrigues, and am utterly
uninfuenced by them" When l re-
ferred to the opposition of certain
Archbishops from the very beginning
to the institution of the apostolic del
egatlon itself, the Holy Father said to
me, YES, but now they see it in
different light, and have written to that
effect P To which l replied Because
they cannot help themselves. These
Bishops cannot rebel against the Pope.
The people, as rule, are not much
concerned for or devoted to the per-
sons of their respective Bishops, who
have not been elected by the clergy or
the people, but have been placed over
them by the Pope; and the same Pope
who places them there can take them
away and put others in their places
who will be equally well received" The
Pope rejoined with increasing emphasis,
"Have not |, the Head of the Church,
the same right to have my representa-
tive in America as in Madrid, Paris, or
Vienna p | said to the Pope that now
the Bishops are compelled to have
delegate in America they want to make
a scapegoat of Satolli because of HI
uprlghtness and fearlessness, and 10
have somebody else in his place whom
they can more readily manage or cap
ture. AT this the Pope's eyes flashed,
and, striking the arm of his chair, he
said, with increasing emphasis, "Sa
toW 10 eOuosco SatoM Lho
educate 10; c fnche ia il $40 dopeye
ed nbbidiSce ale mie iStynsioai, 10 10
sosterro." ("Satolli know Satolli !
1t was l who brought him up; and SO
long as he does his duty ard obeys my
instructions, will support him.
After this the Pope turned his atten-
ton with great kindness of manner to
my own future. Mgr Satoll's letter
had said:
"Your visit to Rome will be particu
larry gratifying to the Holy Father,
because he will see befcre him a priest
to whom God has given particular gifts
and aptltudes to do great good for the
Church in this country"
Apparently with reference to this the
Pope inquired as to the exercise of my
ministry and said, "Do you not feel
like going with Bishop Moore to Flor.
ida1" l replied, st is very remote.
There is little to do there, and it is too
far from my home aud my associa
tons He then said, "Could you not
accommodate matters with CorriganT
| said, at would be difficult. He
himself has recently said to a priest
who said to him that | might now soon
be demanding parish, 1 am sure il
would be very embarrassing for me-"
| The Pope asked me whether the Bishop
Of Brooklyn, in which city l said to
him | was living, was friendly to me.
| said, "No. He grudgingly gave me
permission to say mass in his diocese,
and that only in strict secusion, and
would not change bis policy even when
| wrote to him informing him that the
apostolic delegate had advised me to
request him to do so.' The Pope then
inquired, "Are there not priests il
Brooklyn who would be glad to invite
you to preach2" answered "Vep