Huntsville gazette., 1893-01-21
THE PAPAl DELEGATE.

AZ connection with the Roman CatnOlfO
Church in MISUNDERSTANDING Satolii
| Notified of His Selection as Pcrmanent
Apostolic Delegate-A Public Statements
Concerning the Case cf DIR. McGlynn.
| WASHINGTON, Jan 1o.-A cable mes
sage has been received by Mgr. Satolli
- follows:
| ROME, Jan. H.
] The apostolic delegation is permanently
established in the United States, and you are
| confirmed as the first delegate.
| [Signed O'CoNNELL
The Importance Of this message, pro-
ceeding as it does the American secre-
tary OF the propaganda, will be readily
appreciated. Inquiries at the Catholic
university confirm the above
The propaganda will send by the
Rev. F. 2. Rocker the documents
authenticating the new powers con-
ferred upon Mgr Satolli as permanent
delegate. In order that he may convey
these documents, Father Rocker will
postpone his departure for America.
| Archbishop Satolli, permanent apos-
tolic delegate in the United States, au-
thorizes the publication of the follow
ing statement in regard to the pope's
On the very day Of the reconciliation Of DR..
| McGlynn with tho church public notice wae
| given of it with tho statement that Mgr. Sa-
foil1 had absolved from censure and reconciled
! DR.. McGlynn by special power for the purpose
| requested from and granted by the holy father:
and moreover that the absolution had been
| given because DR.. McGlynn had willingly ac-
cepted the conditions laid down by the holy
father as necessary and sufficient. The condi-
tions were in this form: DR.. McGlynn had
presented a brief statement of his opinions on
1 moral economic matters and it was judged not
/ contrary to the doctrine constantly taught by
the church and as recently confirmed by the
holy father in the encyclical rerum novarum.
Also, it ia publicly made known, 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 be the first to regret it, for any word
or act of his that may have seemed lacking in
respect due to ecclesiastical authority, and he
thereby intends to repair, as far as he can, any
offense which may have been given to Catho-
lies
Finally DR.. McGynn has, of his own free
will. declared and promised that within the
limits Of a not-long period of time he will go
to Rome in the spirit anc intention which are
becoming to good Catholic and priest.
j Then it is we'll to note how 6eplorable 1t ia
that this reconciliation should have been dis
o-'ss. = IS it has been in news npers-in sucd
manner that private and lay persons have
dared to pass upon it harsh rerroach and ill.,
considered censure. That any should have
dared to speak of the popes authority over the
church in America as foreign is a sentiment
and an utterance enormously erroneous and
scandalous The action of the church and OF
the holy see in the things that belong to it is
superior to every mau-made boundary, uni
versal and proper TO every country in which
there may be Catholics; for which reason 1t
seems to US exceedingly opportune to recon-
mend due respect in every case to eccle-
siastical authority, and before all to
that of the holy see, as we'll to that
Of the council of Baltimore, inasmuch as
1t is forbidden to treat ecclesiastical matters
and questions through the medium of journal
ism. Much more depIorable is it that persons,
both ecclesiastics and laymen twho wish to ap-
pear as sincerely Catholic), make bad use OF
journalism with violent and mendacious at
tacks. beyond all bounds of respect and
charity, against venerable prelate whose vir-
| tue and learning, whose rectitude of character
and unuuestioned and unquestonable love
toward the church and the supreme pontih,
never unaccompanied by sincere love of coun-
try, make them deservedly the objects of the
| special prediction OF the holy father and of
universal esteem.
Father McGlynn's >Letter-Loyalty Reaf-
firmed. But No Teaching Retracted.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Rev. DIR. Ed
ward McGlynn last night said that in
his letter to Mgr. Satolli he had neither
condemned nor retracted the economic
doctrine that he had been teaching.
"And yet" he says, thanks to the en-
lightened judgment and noble heart OF
Pope Leo XIII. and the willing readi-
ness of his worthy representative,
Archbishop Satolli, in carrying out his
instructions, have been relieved of &c
clesiastical censures and fully restored
| to my priestly ministry"
Now, that all is made clear by the
published statement of Archbishop Sa-
tolli, we are relieved from the restraint
of certain considerations of prudence
and delicacy, am only too happy to
publish the letter which presented to
the apostolic delegate and his accept
ance of which was followed by the
declaration of the removal of the &c
clesiastical censures and by the publ
cation of which to re-affirm the senti-
ments which it contains. The letter
is as followsi
MoNsIaNoR-I am very happy to learn that
it has been judged that there is nothing con-
trary to Catholic doctrine IN the doctrine
taught by me as it was explained by me in the
exposition of the same which sent to your
grace. and rejoice that you are prepared to
remove the ecclesiastical censures. / assure
you that have never said and would never say,
consciously, word contrary to the teachings
of the church. and OF the Catholic see, to which
teachings and notably to those contained in
the encyclical rerum novarum, give and have
ever given a full adherence, and il
whatsoever word may have ever
| escaped me which might seem not entirely
conformable o4those teachings. would like
to recall it or interpret it in sense conformabs
to them. I have not consciously failed in the
respect due to the authority of the hoy see, but
if whatsoever word may have ever escaped me
not conformable to the respect due to it,.
should be the first to regret and to recall it.
As to the journey to Rome. 1 will make il
within three or four months If the matter be
not otherwise determined by the holy father.
am your grace's very obedient servent,
December 8. 1888 EDWARD McGLYNN
IF in due time" DIR. McGlynn said,
''the, holy father should express de-
sire to see me, shall be very happy
indeed to comply with his wishes to
have that occasion to thank him in per.