The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-22
POPE'S POSITION
GIVEN To PUBLIC
Separation Act is Denounced
in a Note Sent Forth from
the Vatican.
PROTEST AGAINST FRANCE
THE NOTE is TO BE SENT TO ALL
COUNTRIES EXCEPT GREAT
BRITAIN AND ITALY-UNlTED
STATES THROUGH FALCONiC.

Rome, Dec. 21.-Ihe note sent by
the vatican to all the papal representa-
tives abroad, protesting against the
course of the French government,
after asserting that the rights of re-
ligion have been outraged by the
French governments action in pre-
venting the head of the church from
communicating with the French hier-
archy, and by the explosion of Monsig-
nor Montagnini. secretary of the papal
nunciature at Paris, says: The rep
Tesentatives of the holy see abroad
have also received circular in which
are set forth the motives for the &C
ton of the vatican regarding the ap-
plication of the church and state sep
aration law of 1905. These mo-
tives are so grave that 1t is evidently
impossible to accuse the holy see of
intransigence or of unjust hostility of
the French government in condemn
ing the cultural associations which dis
regard the essential rights which the
church derived from her constitution,
such as maintaining an ecclesiastical
hierarchy established by her divine
founder as the basis of organization of
the church. In fact, the law conferred
on the cultural associations right
which not only belong exclusively tc
the ecclesiastical authorities, in the
practice of worship and in possessing
and administering ecclesiastical pror
CITY, but the same associations were
rendered independent of the ecclesi-
astical hierarchy, and, instead, were
placed under the Jurisdiction of the
lay authorities. The pontif could nc
approve OF such associations without
being lax in his duty as head of the
church and without trampling on the
fundamental domestic principles of
the church. The same can be said of
NJ Brands circular The holy see
could not admit the unjust and intol
cradle conditions which the circular
imposed on the clergy in the exercise
of their duties. All this evidently
shows that the holy see merely did it's
duty strictly in giving instructions on
the subject to the French clergy. If
the French government was animated
by calmer sentiments it could create
for the church in France a situation
which at least would not injure the
essential rights of the holy see, which
might even without admitting the
principle of separation of church and
state tolerate such situation in Or
der to avoid worse evils, as it did in
the case of other countries"
The papal secretary Of state, Car
dinal Merry Del Val, received during
ho lax. of irJ1
corps accredited to the vatican and
communicated TO them the text of the
vatican note. The cardinal particular
~ requested the Prussian, Russian
and MONAGHAN ministers to communi-
cate the contents Of the note to vari-
Gus government Mt having representa-
tives at the vatican.
Great Britain was the only country
besides Italy to which no communica-
ton was made, not having represen-
tative at the vatican or vatican
agent in London.
Monsignor Falconio, the apostolic
delegate in the United States, and
Monsignor Agius. the papal delegate
in the Philippines. although not &C
credited TO tI7~ United States or Phil
1pplle gQNC1 l. nave Ocen lEuSISu
to officially communicate the note to
the authorities at Washington and
those at Manila. Monsignor Aversa,
the apostolic delegate to Cuba, being
accredited to the Cuban government,
will officially communicate the note to
the Havana authorities.
Old Scotch Church Burned.
Glasgow, Dec. 81. The parish
church at Baldernock. where Presi- |
dent Roosevelt's maternal ancestors, |
the Stobos and Bullock worshipped
in bygone days. was destroyed by fire. |
This small ante-reformation church. I
six miles from Glasgow, was OF unique
construction with an outside stair
leading 70 the loft, and watch towers /
in which guards were posted to watch /
the dead in the resurrectionist times. |
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