The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-30
RECENT CHANGES AT ROME.

RECENT CHANGES At ROME.
"Innominato, the New York Suns
correspondent at Rome, whose letters
were once thoroughly reliable, but who
is now given somewhat to guessing, is,
nevertheless, generally interesting and
always readable. He writes as follows
under a recent date:
Christian democracy is fiourishing in
Rome. The appointment of His En-
| inence Cardinal Jacobini as vicar of
His Holiness is announced as being
certain. Broken down by night
watches and fatigue, Cardinal Paroc-
chi, the present vicar, who fell sick af-
ter his last retreat on the feast of st.
John and st. Paul, will be made vice
chancellor of the holy Roman Church
in place of the late Cardinal Mertel. He
had supported the social movement
with his universal knowledge. Though
mistaken reactionaWe looked upon him
as their protector, he sent to Don AL
bertario advice, information and en-
coura cement. Cardinal Jacobini, his
successor, has been a socialist for some
time.
A Roman of Rome, as they say in
Trastevere, the future vicar Of the
Pope began his brilliant career by
broad and successful public activity
While holding the office of secretary of
the Propaganda for the Latin rite, Leo
XIII selected him to be at the same
time ecclesiastical councillor for the
Unione Romano and for the working
mems clubs.
At the beginning of. his pontificaSe
Leo XIII believed in the possibility of
an agreement with the House of Savoy
based on the restitution to the Pope
of the patrimony of st. Peter. Under
his protection the living forces of Rome
created the network of an election or
ganiZation at Rome whose like will be
found nowhere else. This model of adj
ministrative action was to inaugurate
the coming political campaign for the
election of members of Parliament. 1t
is from that early period of Leo Kills
reign that the Unione Romano dates.
The Borghesi, the Ruoncompagni, the
Paulli, were ready. to take action, but
ON the Holy Sees consulting them the
bishops declared that it was necessary
to stand by the programme of non-in-
PREVENTION, neither elect nor electors. I"
The Unione Romano continued there
ganization.
1t is through this gate that Cardinal
Jacobini entered into the higher politi-
cal life. On the model of the Unione
were formed the clubs, the associations,
the social organizations. Each local
society, rallying around it's parish
church, depended upon the general or
ganization. Rarely has any admins
in balance. AS councillor, Monsignor
Jacobini consecrated his life and his
pen to this movement Early, long be-
fore the encyclical "Rerum Novarum,
he scented the socialist and democratic
tendency of the church. Roman full
Of piety of learning and of faith, he
has planted the associations under the
direction of the Holy Father. Hence
arises his popularity and his appoint
ment to the vicariate. The Romans
look upon him as their benefactor, their
foster father His selection will be ac-
claimed with enthusiasm by all Rome.
May his strength, which has been
drawn upon by a long illness, not fall
below his good will or his devotion.
We learn at the same time Of the pro-
motion Of His Emine1ce Cardinal Agli-
ardi to the post of project OF the Con-
gregation of Sacred Indulgences. The
Socialists and Democrats will soon hold
the higher offices. Monsignor Agliardi
received at Vienna, where he was nun
clio. the sacrament Of confirmation as
protector of democracy. The Catholic
party was springing up In Hungary in
the shadow of the Kulturkampf. He
succeeded in upholling the rights of
the church ard Of the people against
the government.
Three years later the court OF Vienna,
supported by the bishops and the arts
tocracy of Berlin. by the King of the
Belgians and by many Catholic groups,
tried to induce the Pope to take ac-
ton against DR. Lueger and the Chris
tan socialists. In spite of this mobili-
cation of forces Monsignor Agliardi
covered with his eagiS the forerunners
of Christian democracy. He was risk
ing his cardinals hat, but trusting to
the right, and proud OF his ideas, he
withstood the general attack- HIS so
luton was that accepted by Leo XIII
against the resi-. The greatest COM
hination against the socialist Catholics
was defeated.
Since those battles Cardinal Agliardi
has fo1,eht unfier the socialist banner of
the Pope. He is one OF our most watch
full protectors. Ideas expand, and soon
no other. manner OF thought will be
found in Rome. Though the German
Kaiser nlarshaled all MS troops against
Democracy. the sword will break
against the tiara. Our only adversa.-
riss are a, few groups of intellectually
and az mon of systems. These cannot
be won over, for they think that they
are formed Of finer clay. The i'm
teliectlrai elite" however, the five
hundred of Renan, will never prevail
against the imPetuo99s :, onrush of his
American ideas, it will be
seen are spreading over Eu-
rome Each pilgrimage of Monsignor
Ireland to Rome is marked by an adj
vance in social and political questions.
The further on we go the closer we
come to the day when the transforma-
ton of things American into the patrd-
mony of Europe as we'll will take place,
surely and successfully. During the
last three years European writer's have
irarnpered the work of appropriation,
but today the rocks have been removed
and the starry flags floats, proud and
free. above all attacks, bearing in it's
folds the future of the world.