The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-06
Fear the Pope VIII Surround Himself
with a Clique That May Domi-
nate Papai Affairs.
MGR. CALLEGARTS PROMOTION
AND SUMMONS TO ROME VIEWED
WITH APPREHENSION.
No Successor to the Columbus Bish-
Opric Considered by Congregation
of the Propaganda.

ROME. Dec. Sit is now held to be as
sured that Pope Plus, who has already
created Mgr Callegari, bishop of Padua,
a cardinal, is about to call him to Rome
definitely. This step is said to be viewed
with apprehension at the Vatican. as what
the officials there wish to avoid is the sur
rounding of himself by the Pope with out
siders, especially those from the Venetian
provinces, which seems to be the desire of
his Holiness.
did we not suffer sufficiently with the
Perugini (the name bestowed on the Pc
rugia friends of Pope Leo, whom he
brought to Romeo, that we must have a
new clique of. venetians?' they ask. These
new elements are regarded as too much ad-
vanced and not sufficiently observant Of
etiquette in Vatican circles, but the Pontiff,
if he makes up his mind, will not be de-
TERED from carrying out his determination.
The Pope is now centering all his atten-
ton on the relations between the Vatican
and France, his present most ardent desire
being to find a means to put stop to the
anti-Catholic campaign carried on by the
French government and of arranging a
definite understanding between the French
republic and the Holy See on questions
long pending. He hopes that the beatifica-
ito of Jeanne Dare, which will be the first
ceremony of it's kind to be performed under
his pontifcate. will aid in the fulfillment
of his wishes. From this conciliatory dis
position of the Pontiff the inference is
drawn that the Vatican may be able to find
solution of the difficulties, so as to al
low President Loubet, when he visits the
King of Italy. to pay his respects also to
Pope Plus. Should this occur it would be
the first instance since the fall of the tenn
poral power of a Catholic ruler going to the
Vatican while guest at the Quirinal.
Although the bishopric of Columbus, o.,
through the appointment Of the Rev. Hen
ny MOeller to be coadjutor bishop of Gin
cinnati was vacant before the death of the
Most Rev. Frederic X. Katzer made va
| cant the archdiocese Of Milwaukee. the
appointment of a successor to the Columbus
bishopric has not been considered by the
| Congregation of the Propaganda because
| of the controversial reports received and
| the attack made on the candidates names.
| Now, however, Cardinal Gotti. the Project
| of the Propaganda, has decided to hasten n
| decision in the matter and will bring it be-
| fore the congregation during the present
| month. The candidates regarded most
likely to receive the appointment the
| dral, Columbus and the Rev. l. ]. Hartley
| of Steubenvile, o.
Contemporaneously with the receipt of the
news of the death of the Rt Rev. Johr
| Baptist Brondel, of the diocese of Helena
Mont. there arrived in Rome papers re
regarding the archbishopric of Du.
buque and the bishopric of Provi.
| dence will soon come before the Congrega-
| ton of the Propaganda which will probably
| decide on the erection of three new dioceses
| in the United States.