The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-03
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
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Madrid, April 1T seems an amaz-
ing thing that Catholic Spain should
Join hands with the enemies of the
church in Europe and combine with
France to prosecute the religious or
ders, yet this is exactly what may hap
pen in the most Catholic country of
Europe. Sagasta, president of the lib
eral ministry, has declared war against
the religious associa tons The holy see
has protested energetically against the
proposition of the ministry to expel the
orders, and has brought to bear against
the proposition all the influence at it's
command. The heroic queen. ever
loyal to the holy see, is personally op-
posing the measure. She is backed BY
the court and considerable portion of
the population.
The clergy and the Catholics are
united and determined to resist step
by step the persecution of the orders
and the traditions of the country make
success probable
| The Carlists. faithful to their policy
| of opportuniSm, stand neutral awaiting
| any advantage that may accrue to
/ them from the mistakes of the mon
arehy. They look with equanimity
| upon the troubles of their country and
care not how Spain may be rent asun-
der. so that grist is brought to their
revolutionary mill
What is apparent to every observer
! is that there is a very dangerous
leaven of anarchy and revolution in
SPAIN at the present time. The nation
is today gravely menaced by the an
archistic and disaffected elements of
the population in the large cities. The
riots in Barcelona, with their startling
incidents suggesting outright revolu-
ton, are a sample of what may hap
pen in other parts of Spain under like
conditions.
The pope has appointed Mgr. Rinal-
dlni apostolic unncio at Madrid to rep
resent him at the coronation of Al
Ionso XIII. 1t is the desire of his holt |
ness that the greatest honor be shown |
70 the Spanish coronation on the part
of the vatican. The function will be a
very grand affair, and will be sur !
rounded with all the historic roval |
spanish magnificence. The holy see
VIII enter into the coronation ceremo |
MES con amore, 10 the ceremony will |
recall brilliant memories of the past |
when the Spanish diadem CLEANED with |
radiance that the crowns of Europe |
paled before
The stories relative to the young
kings health and constitution are |
wholly unfounded. He is as strong as
The average youth, and his training
has been anything but sybaritfc. His
heroic mother has built all her hopes
upon the royal youth for whom at her
request the pope stood sponsor at bap-
tism, and there is reason to believe
that these hopes will not prove un-
founded.
The virus of Freemasonry has per-
meated the body polite of Portugal as
well as Spain, menacing the monarchy
and the public peace. There are grave
signs of dissolution in the institutions
of the country. There, as well as in
Spain, the enemies of religion are car
rying on crusade against the reli-
gious orders. The danger of the move
ment is thoroughly appreciated by the
hierarchy of Portugal and the mon
archy, and strenuous measures are
being taken to stem the rising tide of
anti-clericalism. The definitive triunpb
of the Freemasons in France and their
bold aggressiyeness in Spain have had