The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24
THE POPE'S BRIEF on CUBA.
(!crS! Adiured to Keep Out Of Politics
and 10 Foster Education.

A summary of the Pope's brief in regard
to Cupa and Porto Rico, sent to Archbishop
Chapele Of New Orleans, as Papal Delegate
to those islands, was received here yes
terday. In the message the Pope refers
to the changes Of government in the islands
and the necessity for providing for the
new conditions. as he did by appointing
new Delegate, and by decreeing on Sept. 4,
1901, that Cuba should be governed ecclesi-
astically, by the same laws as the Church
in Latin America, enacted in Rome in 1900.
These provisions, the Pope goes on to say.
did not seem TO he sufficient for the new
necessities Of the island, hence the present
brief, dctum Pr9ciare.
Leo XIII. erects the new dioceses OF
Pinar del Rio and Cienfuegos, which COM
prise, respectively, the provinces Of Pinar
del Rio and the civil province Of Santa
Clara. The Metropolitan shall be. for all,
the Archbishop of Santiago. The diocese
Of Porto Rico is taken away from the Met
ropolitan's province and made subject.
imm ediately, TO the Holy See.
He wishes the sees Of Santiago and
Havana to retain their chapters Of canons.
If. however. circumstances do not permit
the full quota, at least ten canons are to
have their canons. In comforting benences
and canonries the laws Of the Council Of
Latin America are TO he preserved.
The Pope then speaks OF the necessity
of sacred and profanc learning for
these VINO are TO mold ministerial Office
in the dice md of the caro- which the
Bishops ought 10 exc, else to foster in their
priest, the virtues which bcft their State.
His words on not meddling in political
matters are very pointed. Lie wishes men
in sacred orders to abstain entirely (omntRo
dbsi'nednn from such pursuits. They are
to foste' fraternal love. end TO give no
ground for envy. To procure this spirit
the Bishops are to summon tho. priests
yearly for the exercises OF Il spiritual re-
treat. The usual conferences Tor the dis
c,ssiop of theological questions ARE TO be
held and care taken to erect semiliaries for
the proper education OF the future clergy
of Cuba The Pope recommends especially
the Colegio Pio-latir,o- Americana, at
Rome. He wishes al leas. twp young
sent there, and that when they shall have
finished, Others to succeed them he se,ected.
He coinmends the sedulous care ot schools
for youth and colleges for BON sexes.
word of praise is bestowed on he religious
bodies, who have worked 70 well in Cuba.
The Pope wishes their number 10 be in.
creased, and that houses shalt lie erected
in more places, in which al least eight re-
ligious men shall live, whose duty shaii 10
TO preach to the people and to teach them.
As soon as the new sees are filed. pro-
vincial council is to he convoked by tho
Apostolic Delegate, at which he shall pre-
side The Pope urges the Cubans to per-
severe in the faith Of their ia, hers, to keep
the unity Of the faith in the bend Of peace.
10 give due honor to the heads Of the Re-
public -repubiicg prapositos. det'to, honors
DTosequantur". The execution Of these
provisions is committed to the Delegate.
The extent of the diocese Of Pinar del Rio
is $50 square Kilometres: the population 49,
O64 there will Ike in it twenty-nine parishes.
and eighteen secular priests. The Church
Of st. Rudesind in the city of Pinar del Rio,
is to be the cathedral. A seminary
must be erected in this new diocese; The
time for doing so is left to the new Bishop.
The diocese OF Cienfuegos will have an
extent Of 1850 square kilometres. 35e,5so in
habitants, thirty-five parishes, twenty-eight
secular priests and twenty-four priests OF
religious orders. The Church of the I'm.
mac,llate Conception at Cienfuegos Is to
be the cathedral. A seminary must also be
erected here. The time for it's erection V
left to the new Bishop.