The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29


Rome, July 22-Last Sunday Pope Leo
XIII appeared at a public function for the
last time until the autumn. The occasion
was at solemn high mass at ST Peters, when
Ne gave the final benediction- Those VINO
Paw the aged poutsft, who looks very Smell
OF a man. readily believe the whisper thar
he IS nearing his end and this IS liz reality
MS last appearance in the great Basi!lca-
This rumor Is SO often hoated that some
while when II IS repeated. but recently llvre
has been unmlstakable evidence that the emu
IS not far away. he has been forbidden DS
his physicians 70 hold audiences or TO trans
act even the most trivial business. Even
the pilgrims, especially invited Tor inc MOI!
year, are turned away. on Thursday as'
over 800 pilgrims from Brazil were refused.
although they had been promised mat an
exception would be made.
American Clergy Restless.
The Catholic Church in the United States.
u Is said in high circles here. has most to
hone and most 10 dread from this impending
change The restlesSuess and dissatisfaction
of the American hierarchy is well known IN
Rome and causes great alarm No heresy
IS feared. as 1t is often said. The Roman
authorities look On the American chprch as
perfectly orthodox and believe It viii remain
81. What they fear Is the growing tendency
of the American prelateS TO demand their
rights as the third largest hierarchy In the
world ami the head of the most progressive
and fiourishing branch OF the church These
they have not received in the past and the
Roman court is not disposed 10 change Its
course unless it becomes imperative
Several impressive object lessons have
been brought 10 the notice Of the Roman
prelates during this holy year. Fewer pill
srims have come fro;n the United States
than from any other country Even Suuth
America has sent more. OF the hierarchy
r,sf. gr-a y IA
visits. Archbishops Corrigan of New fork
Hiia Kain ol ST. Louis. Archbishop Rior1an
OF san Francisco came to Rome or othef
business early last winter and Is not
counted
The failure OF Cardinal Gibbons and of all
az the other MetropoliJans 10 respond 70
the Pope's lnViIatit is considered signlfi-
cant Notwithstanding the contrary reports
the offerings or Peters pence from the
United States during the jubilee year are
less than usual, and IN some cases SO small
rs to call forth comment.
~. Lonis-s Contribution.
The w,slthy and large archdiocese Of st.
Louis --aL less than 5000. although the
=Argh.is. .on made personal appeals Arch
bishop COTTigau made the best showing IN
the United States. but as oae Of the Cardi-
mails remarked. he Is hoping ;or promotion,
which. it Is predicted. Will not come.
Among the grievances which the AmeTi
can Bishops have called to the attention or
Rome is the injustice of keeping the church
under the Propaganda Eide. It is the policy
Of the Vatican 70 call al countries mission
airy and therefore under the jurisdiction of
the Propaganda, when the Government Will
not sign cOncOrdant granting certain
rights 10 the church. 1t Is unreasonable TO
expect the United States to enter into such
an agreement, although strenuous efforts
have recently been made in that direction
The Archhishops consider that inasmuch as
the church Is perfectly free and hourishing
under these conditions Il Is a hardship TO
exact a treaty before comforting liberty
upon il.
Arcnbisbops- counting the Archbishop OF
Manila. France has but seventeen, and II
the two new Archbishops are created in the
Northwest, as now contemplated, the Unit
ed States Will boast OF as large a hierarchy
as tho eldest daughter OF the church. In
France the hierarchy is a power with
which the Holy See always reckoRs while
in The United States the wishes of the
Archb-shops are Systematically disregarded.
1'I'. ing the lifetime of the present Pom
s.r the American Bishops have given Up
all hope of renledying this condition. But
their hopes ATE centered on the neNt oecu-
pant of Peters chair.
Already a political faction OF the Sacred
College IS formed OF those favoripg the
claims Of the United States and those who
are opposed to 1t. II is generally under
stood among the aS1irants for the honor
just uhat will he accepted by the Ameri-
can bishops. one on which they insist Is
representative in the Curia who WILL
look after American interests. Hitherto it
represented and injured by those to whom
this task was assigned.
satoiIis Hostility.
Then open hostility of Cardinal Satolli is
quoted to prove this point. He has been
presumably in charge of American affairs.
fast' winter while the question OF ;he
Christian Brothers teaching classics in the
United States before the Propaganda
Ffde. Cardinal Satolii. while nominaliy IN
favor of the brothers, In reality worked
against them. His plan was to place the
teaching Of the classics In the hands OF
italian priests. 10 be sent from Rome AZ
ter the adverse decision he proposed snLs
70 Archbishop RJrdan, WHO was here IN
the interest of the brothers Mgr. Rorcan
cuTtly refused to consider the scheme and
said that the American Hierarchy. would
work out its own problems without seek
ing the importation OF foreigners.
Another grievance held against the frst
apostolic delegate to the United States was
{ his unfriendlIness to Archbishop heane In
Ilccker Mgr Keaue was Tesidn. al the
Canadian College. After the Italian trans
iaton Of this book with Cardinal satoi!fs
, preface. the authorities of the college, with
4 the Cardinals approval. asked Archolshop
I Keane TO leave the institution. and his CON
. nection with SO heretical movement az
/ described by Father Magnieu could not fail
. TO give scandal 10 the students.
: This insult to one Of the foremost prslates
Of the United States caused intense feeling
among Mgr. Kesne's colleagues, and their
Sftter eonLnehi reacnsc .us ;ra,s VI avn, me
paChized with the American hieEaTony and
In consequence Cardinal Satolh While stN
In high favor with the Holy Father has lit
Tie to expect when his successor is chosen
No enc now seriously thinks of this Cardi-
nal as Leo's successor. They are very sus-
picious In Rome ard the old adage Is no
han can he Pope twice:
The Partially SHOWN the SO-calieQ Sa,ho-
lie countries is another cause OF discomfort
Those outside Of Europe are merely prov
inces and treated accordingly. Privileges
granted them are withheld from the United
States. For instance. abstaining from meat
on Fridays and fast days Is so often dis
pensed with in Europe that It's Observance
is merely nominal. Two-thirds Of Rome
Is now dispensed from this. and in Paris, on
account of the Exposition, the Cardinal
Archbishops dispensed all from observing
Friday and other fast days The American
Archbishops and Bishops claim that they
produce statistics showing that their peo-
pie frequent the sacraments more regularly
end In greater numbers than even here in
Rome. In fact, II Is notorious that the |
Romans are Indifferent toward the church 1
and as little effort is made to alleviate the |
eufferings OF the numerous poor. the I
Protestant denominations. who make a /!
speciality OF this work, are increasing won |
derfully. |
The Methodsts In particular have several |
dourishing institutions and are reaping a |
large harvest right in the capital Of Cathol- |
fcisrn.
All these points have been made uncom- |
Sortably plain to the Sacred College, and. &C |
cording 70 an able ecciesiastic, who depores |
these things, it is feared that the second !
Philip Nerl viii come out OF the West and /
that Rome VIII see great changes during the !
next pontifacate.
Mr.. SPRAGUE SAYS |
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