Evening star., 1898-10-31
CARDINAL SATOLLl
He is Said to Have Lost Favor With
the Pope.
SUPPOSED CAUSE OF CHANGE
Interesting Facts in the keaoe and
schroeder Gases,
SO Z INSIDE HISTORY


The information was published in New
York yesterday that Cardinal Satolli. who
formerly enjoyed such high confidence of
the pope, was now in disfavor with the
Roman portiff. According to the report
the authority for this was an American
priest, recently returned from Rome whose
solourn IN the eternal city was one of
soclation with the most distinguished &C.
clesaStlcs connected with the papal court.
Continuing. the artict was as followe:
While IN this Country Satolli was sup
posed to represent the more liberal policy
OF the Catholic Church, as exemplfied by
the pope himself and exercised here by
Gibbons. Ireland and Keane, who were his
recognized consuiters and advisers His
IDEAS seemed to be distinctively American,
especially with relation to the school ques-
tlon.anG his liberal prCnouncements Great ed
ulHerences among the highest prelates in
the land. which have yet hardly been heal
ed. On returning to Rome, and being an
pointed to the College of Cardinals he was
freely discussed the probable successor
to Leo Nil. Indeed. ii was said that the
pope had expressed the desire that SatoIIi
should succeed him.
But It is all changed now said the
priest, Tor he will receive but one vote
when the time shall come for the cardinals
TO choose l-eo's successor
ms ffO-Gcrmun Warmth,
No one in Rome can divulge the reasons
which have reduced SatolH from the su-
pr2me favor that he enjoyed only a con-
parauVely snort time ago. AT first on tis
return. he was loud in his praise of the
American priesthood and of American in
stitutpns. but latterly he is reported to
nave said that no one IN Americ. was
capable of doing any service to the church
excepting the Germans. especially as pro-
fessors in colleges and Universities
These statements CT the priest seam to
be. in measure, confirmed by the sen.i-
ents expressed in a letter which Satoih
has written to the Rev. Charles Maignen
a member of the French priesthood who
has recently become known as the author
of the book, Father Hecker: Is He
Saint? volume criticising Father e.
iotts book on the work and life of the
Late Father Isaac T. Hecker. the founder
of the congregation of the Paulist Fathers
and denouncing the type of priest Father
Hecker represented. In this letter Father
Satoili says:
We hope that the good God will assist
YOU in &rresting the NEST disastrous pest
which has spread contagion in two worlds
Your reverence may feel assured tt.at you
have done most useful and commendable
ork. and If perchance some one should
take 1t amisS, he ought rather to confess
that he has uIlconSciouSiy erred. express
regret and profit by the leSson-''
CpOrts of similar character have been
in circulation among prominent dignitaries
OF the church in this country for several
weeks ps st. but. with the customary reti
cence Of man in their positions they have
declined to discuss the matter. 1t was
stated today on pretty good authority that
the fact of Cardinal SatolliS being in dis
favor at Rome was known and freely COM
meEted upon At the recent meeting of the
archbishops at the Catholic University.
Alleged .Ian.e of Disfavor.
Il also said by gentleman who is
usually well Informed on Catholic Church
affairs that the prevalent opinion among
the American chu1 ehrhen, using that term
in its new distinction as the school of Ire
land aud Keane, of which Cardinal Gibbons
is at the head that Satolli's present la *
of favor at the hands Of Pope Leo was due
to the discovery the latter made after hav-
ing an intimate acquaintance with Arch
b'Sfop keane that Satolli's private repre-
sentations to Rome about the church and
its leaders in this country were at variance
with the real facts II was generally be
lieved on all sides that the resignation of
keane as rector of the Catholic University
OF America was requested by the pope
through the influence of SatOlli, and this
inn -rcSSiOn greatly heightened when
it was freely declared by IL very high Off
cial when Kea1e left for Europe that
"kcane will rever come back to America
again.
An Interesting Bit of History.
~ llltIt Dll Vi Univ illtll HlStOIS HldS DC
interpolated here. Just before Archbishop
keane left for Europe and after his return
from California he made a famous address
to the faculty and students of the univer-
sfty, 10 report OF which was ever made.
1t was a thrilling and reassurng address
to the men who heard ii. for i'll it the arch
bishop threw hack the taunts so generally
made that he was being taken to Rome to
be cured of his ideas.
n fhcG. ha
phatic and exclaimed that whether in
Rome or anywhere else he would fight
man or the devil in behalf of those ideas -
That his ideas were not objectionable TO
the pope was proven by the fact that Arch
bishop Keane did come back, and came
back again this year, and his ideas on both
visits appeared to be more vigorous than
ever regarding the proper direction of the
church in this country. Certainly the
great institution he founded still continues
to inculcate them most sedulously.
Facts About the Schroeder Case
The controversy over Mgr Schroeder was
regarded as one of the causes which led 10
X anes retirement from the university.
and ii may be a fact that it was Mgr
Schroeder a recognized leader in the
German party in the church: almost as
much Cardinal Satolli himself But
the Schroeder opposition, so fat as the
university itself was concern al, was per-
Eaps more of a personal than of an eccle-
SiaStcal character. When he long contest
eliminated 1t was at a meeting of the
bishops at the Catholic University. Rishop
Horstmann was Schroeder's champion and
was determined to fight for him TO the BIT
ter end. On the morning Of the memora t,le
day which brought forth Sch"Oelers resig-
nation a party of Washington gentlemen
were gathered in the room of the rector.
| Immediately inside the entrance 10 McMa-
| hon Hall. The opposition to Schroeder in
| the meeting upstairs Was made aware of
| the arrival of this party, and Bishop Ucrst-
! mann vas informed Of the character Of the
| statements they were ready tt make under
| oath regarding Monsignor Schroeder Rish-
| op Horstmann ii eclared that If such was
| the case he would present his friends resig-
| nation by 3 o'clock, and few minutes
| aftarward left the me ting and proceeded
| to Monsignor Schroeder's quarters in Di-
vinity Hall. There was long and IN ami
mated conference, but the Jesuit was the
resignation of Mgr Schroeder. 1t can he
| stated, also, on the very best authority,
| that If the retention Of Mgr. Schroeder had
| been decided on there would have been
| very few of the faculty of Divinity College
| left at the university.
George Ii. BOnebrake Dead,
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