The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-31

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Roche .er's Btshop ct he tuncti""
CHICAGO. Jan. 3o-At the Columbus
Club to-day priest, stopping over for
few hours on his return TO his parish IN
Iowa, after a visit TO New York showeh
a letter to two Chicogoans wnicn con-
tains news that will be disqu.etlng 10
| the friends OF Bishop McQuaid' Oh
| Rochester, n. Y.
The letter Is from Rome, and from an
old elassmate of the priest who mad IL,
| and conveys the information. sensational
| to the last degree In some respects. tnat
| Bishop McQuaid's punishment FOR publicly
| foutlng Archbishop Ireland from n pu.-
| pit a few months back. duly decreed at
the Vatican is that he be suspended TOT
six months from the exercise of his pom
| tifical functions.
1t is little more than week ago That
| word came through the regular news
agencies from Rome that the investiga-
ton of the charges OF disobedience ana
breach of discipline lodged against Bishop
| McQuaid, had closed with a result uhia-
yorable TO the Bishop. That this news
was correct was practically conceded N
| Rochester. but the dispatches were silent
as to the definite finding Of the Cardinals
who conducted the investigation
The letter referred to corrobrated the
| press dispatches as far as they went, put
| IL went futher. 1t gave the terms OF the
| verdict. and spoke of the feeling In IN
| ofBc,aI circles at the Vatican in reference
70 the affair giving an explanation, 100
of the incident In the great Catnolc con-
| troyersy that set people wondering VINE"
| they read Of IL, which occurred IN Ne"
! York last year in connection WIN the
| noted visit OF Mgr. Satoiu to Archo Shop
| Corrigan.
This case will prove of absorbing IN
| l. ~
| service Of the Bishop Of Rochester as Oh
| the close relation he bears to Archo shop
! Corrigan in the conflict that has Deeh
| raging between that prelate OF the hds1
| and the Prince OF the Church In -. faul.
| In reference to the sentence passed upon
! Bishop McQuaid the letter said, IN SUD-
! stance. that the effect OF II would be 10
deprive him Of the power to perform any
Of the ceremonial or any sacramental
| functions appertaining 10 his Office sUch
as "pontihcating" at high mass or adj
Administering the Sacraments or Holy
| Orders and Confirmation.
on this head, the clergyman TO whom
| the letter was addressed, said:
| "In the case OF a priest guilty or the
offence of which Bishop McQuaid has evil
IDENTIFY been adjudged guilty, disobedlence
and breach Of discipline, the priest would
| be suspended-that Is. II something more
severe than a mere reproot or removal
to hard charge should no be deemed
| necessary, meaning that he would not
! have the power to celebrate mass.
ain the case of bishop. as Is shown
I'm the example before us, the extreme
course of deprivation of the power ot
saving mass IS not had recourse TO- eN-
cept the offence be so he!nous az 10 lead
10 the entire decapitation OF the bishop.
! The punishment meted out 10 Bishop Nc
| quad will be, Of course, weighed not
| IN the light of how irksome 1t VIII be TO
| the bishop to fiji himself to the new con-
ditions II creates, but In the light OF It's
eSccptionalness, and because OF its being
| enforced against such a veteran in the
episcopal arena as his Lordship OF Roches-
ter.
1t only proves once again what We In
| the Church are taught to realize so thor
! Oughly. and what the world, even the
| non-Cathoc world. has long since recoS-
! nzed. and that Is the discipline OF the
Church is a dangerous buzz saw 10 tamper
with.
The determinations between bishops be-
fore this have been, unfortunately, too
frequent not TO be noticeable. The same
is-in sorrow | say it-true OF the arch
| bishops. But, II you will notice, so long
as ii was bishop against bishop, or arch
| bishop against archbis hop. the sword OF
censure in Rome has been slow to fall.
| But the moment the DlShOp rises up III
the pride ana pomp OF his pulpit. and, 10
the scandal Of his people and his clergy.
casts off the restraint Of the discipline
| and tramples on the spirit of obedience,
| Rome moves and moves swiftly; for,
! weaken the spirit of obedience to authori-
| ~, OF regard for discipline and you strike
| a deadlier blow at the power OF the
| Church than can be delivered at any
outside foe.
zone Of the reasons / consent 10 the
public use of this letter is, 1 am pleased
| at the news 1t carries. the publication OF
which may have its effect in acting as a
warning to others of our big leaders with
in the sacred circle of the Church, who,
fear, are allowing their personal animosi-
ties TO sway them more potently than
the higher and holier impulses by which
they claim to DC inspired.
Il am only common, everyday priest,
and as such ! say again that the big men
on both sides-on all sides, | ought 10 say
of the conflict that Is disgracinS us.
ought 70 learn lesson from the partlal
suspension OF Bishop McQuaid
| Il notice that the Bishop few days
ago. in a prepared interview. evidently an
ticipated il ne had not already received.
the news of the sentence, for he said: L
cxuect I'm n few days 10 learn from
the newspapers of somthing new happen
ing to me-