The Washington times., 1905-06-12
POPE IS EXACT|NG
STRICT nee
Defiance Punished Prompt
ly by Plus X.
FRENCH CLERGY DISCIPLINED
Determined to Exercise Strictest Super
vision Over Different Secs
of the Church.
FRENCH CLERGY DISCIPLINED

ROME. June 12-Bishops all over the
world are said to have become i'm
pressed at the unusual severity recently
displayed by Plus Y toward several
members of the hierarchy
(, Since the apostolic visitation was con-
Guided In every diocese of Italy by pre-
! lates especially appointed for the pur-
pose by the Pope, and as the reports
| of the conditions of each diocese had
been examined by Plus Y several
| Italian bishops have been severely dealt
with by the Pope because of alleged
neglect or mistakes In their pastoral
administration.
| The archbishops Of Montreal and SYRIA
cuse in Sicily were suspended a few
days ago by Plus K from the right Of
administering holy orders, and an in
vestigation has 1ust been ordered into
the affairs of the archdiocese of Flor
ence. whose archbishop had been re-
peatedIy reported to the Vatican by
some of his clergy. He already has been
asked to resign
French Prelate on Rack.
| Following the resignat ton Of the
bishops of Dijon and Laval in France,
which was ordered by the Pope and
Il
late ministry and the present French
officials, it is said that the Archbishop
of Avignon. Mgr Sueur, has just been
summoned to Rome by the Pope under
| similar CHI cuInstances, and that his i'm
mediate resignation will be requested.
The archbishop has been accused by the
generals of the expelled French religious
orders of his diocese of having helped
the governments officials in their policy
of determination. refusing to grant per-
| mission to teach in his diocese to those
congregations which We're not legally
authorized by the government.
| There are at least six other bishops
4 in France who will lose their positions
as soon as the relations between churcn
and state In that country shall have
! been defined.
! In the Spanish peninsula two cardi-
nails, both archbishops OF prominent
of several admonitions from the Vati-
! can regarding the way their dioceses
were being administered. and one OF
| them, Cardinal Neto. patriarch OF LIS
| bon. rendered his resignation. which
| however, was refused by the Pope.
South Americans Raped.
| In Mexico and In some other south
| American republics several bishops have
received warning from the Vatican au-
4! thorities, and some of them have even
| been summoned within the last few days
to come TO Rome.
I This policy Of personal supervision
| over all the dioceses of the world Plus
| x Is determined to pursue. because, as
/ he says, having been in charge of do
cese himself for many years. he knows
| the failing Of many members of Tie
! hierarchy and feels the necessity, as the
head of the church. to keep all the pre-
lates Of the world under his persona
| supervision and control
Pus Y Is now also very careful not to
take upon himself the direct responsible
Ivy of any action which might need &c
be taken in any diocese by the bishop
AS rule he leaves the matter in the
hands OF the bishop himself and entirely
at the discretion of his Own judgment
| Responsibility on Clergy.
AS an illustration, il is said that few
| Gays ago a bishop who had come tc
Rene to ask from the Pope a specia.
dispensation in behalf of one Of his
priests was asked by the Pope If he had
brought the necessary petition in writ
| wrote under it: Left to the judgment
and the discretion OF the bishop
AT the bishops reply that a direct dis
pensation from the Pope would be pre-
ferred Plus x is said to have answered
That may be. but I assure you I dc
not wish to suffer in purgatory on your
account.
| "If you should not act rightly in the
matter you will have to go to purgatory
yourself At any rate. you are sure to
meet ne there, because they say sc
many things against me that I feel
shall also have TO spend a few years in
the place"