The Irish standard., 1901-03-09


His Holiness for license to practice
medicine, in which art he says he is
an expert. Before giving any consider
alton to his petition, we wish you to
give us your opinion as to the necessity
or prudence of granting it,
TO this my answer was that where
as physicians abound in this state, l
did not deem it necessary that any of
III! priests should go into the practice
CT medicine; and moreover that for
other wciglty reasons, prudence die
tated the refusal of the petition.
'Thcn came the following letter
from his cminencr Cardinal Lcdo-
chowski, project of the Propaganda:
Rome, Aug. is, 1S9S.-Your letter
i'll reference to the petition of Rev. w.
kroegcr received. Since there is no
lack of physicians in the country where
said kroegcr exercises the ministry,
this congregation decides to refuse the
license asked by him, and moreover,
orders that the ecclesiastical legisla-
ton of the Third plenary Council of
Baltimore be observed by him..
when the Rev. w. Krocgcr was in
| formed of this decision, and when hc
was made aware that would execute
it, he resigned his parish, thus re-
n"uncing the exercise of the ministry.
lie WAS deprived of what is known
as Jurisdiction could no longer preach
and administer the sacraments, in
fact, had to give up the caro- Of souls.
for which purpose alone he had been
ordained Il priest. in ORDER that he
might devote himself entirely to the
care of bodies.
There is one prirStly function did
not then deprive him of, it is one that
has TO do With private devotion in the
case of Il priest who is not in charge
OF a parish; it is the saying of Mass
allowed Father l<roegcr to so on say
ing Mass. but with the restriction that
he should say il privately in the parish
church.
clearing that he was setting ,lp Il
chapel in his Slnitarium and that he
Intended to say Mass there, called
Ills attention to the cllurch'S law in the
case. viz: that he must have a special
license from Rome for the erection of !,
chapel in his house for the celebration
OF Mass therein
"Morcuvrr, | threatened him with
ecclesiastical ccns,rr if he said Mass
in his private chapel before he cxhb-
llrd to me his license therefor from
Rome. 10 this demonstration he wrote
promising compliance with my orders.
"a first license To practice medicine
had been refused him; he was bold
enough I" petition for Il second license,
I" say Mass in his own chapel, with
his own patients about him. This is
evidenced from the following letter:
Rome, Dee. 3, l9OO-Rcv w
krorgcr has sent to this congregation
Il petition for the faculty of cclchrat
| ing Mass in his Sanitarillm enclose
the petition to be returned to me, and
| ask your opinion as to the granting
of it,
"My opinion was negative. The an
SWcr cHlnr from Rome without delay:
Rome. Jan. 49, 19O1.--This congrc-
CATION has given due consideration to
the petition of Rev. w. Krorgrr for
celebrating Mass in his sanitarlm,
We request you, right reverend sir, to
inform said Rev. w. Krocgcr that we
deem it inopportunc to grant his petit
ton and that he must comply unrr-
Scrvcdly With Tire order given Aug. is,
| 1888, forbiddng him the practice of
medicine.
M. Card IcdOcIlowSki.
'Al"isiuS Ncccin. Secretary.
81 transmitted this decree to the
Rev. w. Krorgcr with the following
comment:
From this decree il is plain that
the privilege of saying Mass in your
sanitarillm is denied you: that the CON
grrgation insists on your giving up the
practice of medicine; that | am or
drrcd to enforce the prohibition
against your practicing medicine, Civ
On Aug. IS, 1898. In consequence, IN
less (within a given period you have
ceased your practice | will proceed,
according to canon law, To declare you
suspended a sacris that u.s. from the
saying Of Mass
"l1crc the case rests Father KrOc-
ger has put himself in the wrong will,
the authorities of the church.
(SigncD "rIIOMAS O'GORMAN."