The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-28
The Catholic School Question.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-S;r: In n letter
| dated Albany. Aug. %. and published In THE
SuN Aug. %. Mr.. G. W. Holdfast seems to
question my stateme emit that the Most Reverend
Apostolic Delegate explains his propositions in
full harmony with the Baltimore Councils.
Your correspondent would like to see Mgr.
Satollis learned exposition" l am sorry
that cannot give it to him. but assure him
that the Apostolic Delegate has been wofully
misrepresented by those who say that he had
any idea Of abrogating the docrees OF the Bal
timore Councils He certainly ought to know
the meaning OF his own propositions Their
object was 20 provide for the religious instruc-
ton OF the one and half million OF Catholic
children in the United States who do not or
cannot attend Catholic schools.
Your correspondent cam II he will, accept the
words OF the Holy Father as Mgr Satolli's
learned exposition OF the famous fourteen
propositions II Mr.. Holdfast will take tho
will see how the holy Father scores such critics
as he for their false Interpretations OF Mgr.
Satollis propositions: tells them that they
have violated the fundamental principles OF
construction Of Roman documents or any
to claim that Mgr. Satolli's propositions i'm
paired in any way the force OF the Baltimore
both unbecomine and unjust. and that the
impropriety and injustice OF their criticism is
1ns Of tSS seF mot al
scure."
Mr. Holdfast says that when the Pope's
letter to Cardinal Gibbons was published the
Catholic world understood it's meaning" But
Mr.. Holdfast does not understand 1t, or at
least does not want to understand 1t, where
1t refers to Mgr. Satollis fourteen PROPOSE
lions. In that letter the Pope says:
After carefully weighing the matter VIC are init
mately convinced that such tations totally
s 9a 11s from IA. Of Of 9q n
the principal propositions offered by him draw
from the DEGREES OF the Third PIenary Council OF Bat
more. and especially declare that catholic schools
to be most sedulously promoted and is to be left 60
the judgment and conscience of the Ordinary to de-
eide according to the circumstances when Is lawful
and when unlawful to attend the public schools.
Now. II the words OF speaker are SO to DO taken
that the latter part Of his discourse shall be under
stood TO agree and not to Disagree with what he had
said before. 10 surely both unbecomnR and unjust
xplan his later uterances to make III dis
agree with the preceding ones Aud this Is the more
true since the meaning OF the writer ut all ets
obscure Fo, while pre:snting bis proposition to II.
clared las evident from the utes) his admraton
for the zeai manifested by the Bishops OF
Sos sa Third eS o co,ns s
for the promote of tho Catholic instruction Of
the young He added. moreover. that these DEGREES.
In as far as they contain general rule of action
faithfully to DO Observed and that alt the public
may the Council itsef had foreseen. which
It Is lawful to attend themI stall every should
be made to multiply Catholic schools and to bring them
to perfect equipment
We had hoped that the Pope's letter would
not only have cal med. but totally ended the con-
best to reviveit.
MICHAEL WALSH. Editor Sunday Democrat