Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-19
IRELAND AND THE POPE,
The Archbishop Said to Have Rec
Called Upon to Explain.

The Archbishop Said to Have Been
Called Upon to Explain.
Representative laymen Of the Roman
Catholic Church here In Washington, as
W ell as the clergymen Of that faith. deeply
deplore the recent publications purporting
to give authoritative giimpses Of the pres
emit and future policy of the Vatican regard
ing the American branch Of the church and
the leading members of the American
hierarchy These clergymen and laymen
say they place no credence whatever in the
reports appearing as coming from Rome.
The latest report OF this kind appears to-
day in the New York Journal, as a dispatch
from Rome The Journals correspondent
says that despite the pressure of the Jesu-
Its. supported by Cardinal Satolli. the pope
Is very undecided with respect to the steps
which should be taken against Archbishop
ireland, his holiness fearing TO provoke a
dangerous dualism in the American church.
which might even bring about a schism.
Continuing. the article is as follows:
Leo XIII has, however, directly requested
from Archbishop Ireland full explanations
respecting his conduct To this end he has
written him a letter couched in very pater-
nal terms. urging MIN to conform to the
general views of the Catholic episcopate,
pointing out that the unity CT the church
can admit of no differences of opinion even
Of religion.
Should this letter produce no effect the
Fope will probably request the archbishop
to come to Rome. solely that he may dis
Cuss matters with him and come to an I'M
Outstanding.
In short. for the moment the intentions
OF the pope with respect to Ireland are still
very well disposed but at the Vatican it is
feared that this disposition may change at
any minute. because the Jesuits are daily
gaining more and more influence IN the inn
mediate household Of the pope. and because
several cardinals who do not themselves
belong to this order, such as VannutelIi and
farrochi, are throwing the weight of their
views INTO the scale against the American
prelate.
Had Leo XIII been a more energetic
pope this affair would already have been
decided adversely to Ireland: but 1t must
De remembered that his holiness Is q very
Old man. and that consequently he is some
times subject. like all men, to weaknesses
ana 1t Is possible that the adversaries of
ireland may profit by one of these laxer
moments in order to attain their object
Archbishop Ireland has no friends at the
vatican. but 1t cannot on the other hand
be said that every one is actually against
MIN. l know. for instance. that Cardinal
Rampolis the pope's secretary of state
disapproves of all the proposals to adopt
violent measures in this matter. and as
this prelate is the principal adviser to his
holiness. much is certainly due to his in
PREVENTION that up to the present the eff
forts of Satolii and the Jesuits have not
carried the day.
IF Ireland will come to Rome it may be
possible for him to arrange everything,
only he ought to make haste"
The friends Of Archbishop Ireland in
Washington are very strongly inclined to
the belief that no such letter as that indi-
Gated in the dispatch has been written and
that If the archbishop visits Rome his
journey will be made at some remote date.