Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28
IN THE CHAPEL.

was the favorite pupil Of Monsgnor Satoli at
the propaganda. When the latter came to this
country three years ago last fall as the pope's
legate to the ceremonies in Baltimore and the
dedication of the Catholic University in this
city he intrusted his chair and lectures at the
propaganda TO the young American priest, who
filed the position with very considerable credit
to himself and 10 his teacher. 1t was at Monsig-
Satollis special request that his young
student and protege was made his secretary
when he was delegated TO his new Office.
NOT AN AMERICAN POPE.
The question was put to Bishop Keane by the
reporter recently, "Have we in Monsignor Sa-
toll an American pope?"
NO" exclaimed Bishop Keane, "no more
than NJ. Patenotre, the French minister, is an
American President. or Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British representative, an American queen"
Bishop keane, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity. constitutes with Cardinal Gibbons and
Archbishop Ireland the triumvirate of what
has come to be recognized as the American
party in the Catholic Church. In his proximity
to Mgr. Satolli, who is established at the uni
versity, it has naturally fallen to the lot of
Bishop heane to act as the intimate confidant
of the popes representative, and thus he be-
comes person of importance in the American
church second only to the papal representative
himself.
Referring to Mgr. Satoli's place in the or
ganization of the church the bishop went on to
say: a more exact papal parallel of the for
eign ministers in this country would be num-
clio. He would represent the pope in relation
TO the state. Mgr. Satolli represents the pope
in like manner in relation to the church"
How will Mgr. Satolli rank in the state?''
'He has positively no relations with the
state
bat suppose he we're present at some social
function where ranking with state officials
would be inevitable, as at n state dinner, what
would he expect
"Only such rank as would be spontaneously
accorded the most distinguished ecclesiastIc
present"
'.Win Mgr. Satolll's Office be made the basis
of new efforts TO secure the reception of papal
nuncio by the United States?"
Absurd the reception Of a nuncio by the
United States government is an impossibility
under the provisions Of its Constitution, which
recognizes no church and accords perfect
liberty 10 all religions. The Catholic Church
in America has no need of u nuncio and does
not want one. We have all that is essential to
our best interests in that freedom to worship
God according to the dictates of our conscience
which every American has alike. We have
nothing to fear from our country and every
thing 10 hope from it. No differences that
diplomat must settle, but perfect .armony that
all are bent securing. We are Catholics,
yes; but we are tmericaDJ rs we'll The alleged
pious horror of bti"a too American existing
among small faction within the church is not
the true Catholic sentiment. 1t is the whine
and snarl Of the dog in the manger. No one
may fairly claim to represent the Catholic
Church who breaches the doctrine that to love
God must hate Caesar, that because
we believe in Rome We must distrust
America. All the misplaced regard for
fatherland and motherland that has found
Its way into the congregation of the church
and is known as Cahenslyism is noless uncatho-
lie and foreign TO the teachings of Rome. When
the holy father sends his children of many ma
tons to this country TO do his work he does not
say to them: Go you. German, and save the
souls Of Germans; go you, Frenchmen, and