The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-19
PRELATES PLANS
Jesuits Will Not Accept
Father Papi.
Cardinal SatoIli Will Have Higher
Power Than Any Archbishop.
BY The Associated Press.

ROME, Oct. 10 - Information from
sources within the Vatican make II possi-
BILE TO give details concerning the cardinal
ate to bs conferred on Mgr. Satolli, and
the retirement Of Mgr. Satollis secretary,
Papi, from the Vatican stan, in order to
! join the Jesuit order.
There have been dcnlals OF the report OF
Father Papi's move, but the facts are now
learned beyond any question. The request
was very broad and contemplated n re.
tlrement from his official connection with
the Vatican's foreign service and the
prospective honors I'm store for him. 10
was made known that he desired to re.
tire from the world and devote his life In
the Jesuit order.
TO this end he applied TO the provincial
of the Jesuit ord sr in New York for nd.
mission, and on the granting of the exeat
here he would have been transferred.
The plans were modified, however, by
the premature reports of Father Papps in
tentions. lt was felt also by those having
Jesuit interests at heart that the accession
OF Mgr. Satollfs secretary by the Jesuits
might arouse criticism on the around that
the one best informed on confidential
transactions OF the ablegate-had Joined the
order popularity supposed TO be opposed To
Mgr. Sstolli.
While shls criticism would bo ground
less, it was deemed advisable TO avoid the
possible charge of Jesuit trick" For
this reason, it is believed that the New
York provincial will advise Father Papi
% wait "a year or two before taking his
exeat and joining the order, by which
time Father Papi's confidential relations
with Mgr Satolli will have terminated.
Concerning the Cardinaiste
10 be conferred on Archbishop Satolli,
there appears to be no ground for the re-
ports that notice of appointment has been
forwarded to the .ablenate. The consistory
Of cardinals which advises with the pope
on the creation Of cardinals, does not meet
until next month, SO that the actual de-
termination on his appointment Will not
be made until then.
In the meantime there are seven names
under consideration, from which number
IL Is considered certain that five cardinals
will be named, Mgr. Satolli is among the
five. There are no further American
names among those under consideration.
IL Is expected that the confer ~ of the
req hat on Mgr Satolll will be celebrated
at Cardinal Gibbons church in Baltimore,
and that several noblemen of high rank
anu ulbtlngulsHcu prtlates VIII 20 from
here as the personal representatives Of the
pope.
There Is Doubt
as to whether Mgr. Satolli's cardinalate
will carry jurisdiction over the diocese or
will be purely honorary. Cardinal Glib
bons is also archbishop OF the Baltimore
diocese, including Virginia, Maryland and
the District of Columbia, which makes
him powerful as well as honorary pre-
late. Whether diocese will be created
Tor the new cardinal is still undetermined.
1t Is probable, however, that his juris-
diction over questions between bishops
and priests conflicts will be regarded "a
equivalent to decree. All of the papers
in these trials are i'm Latin, and as Mgr
Satolli is aperfect Latin scholar, as we'll as
master OF canon law, he is considered
better qualified for tho work than for
supervision over the active labors OF
diocese.
The title is likely, therefore, TO be hon
orary, without the supplementary power
Of an archbishop. Yet. as the personal
representative Of the pope in America, the
cardinal will occupy a station higher than
that which the powers of archbishop could
tcino to him