Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-12
Clash Expected Between
Spain and the Vatican.
DISPUTE Over Cemeteries and
Marriages May Cause Split.
ssprane, Of Church and State at No
Distant Day Seems Imminent.

Madrid. Oct. l1-Upon the reasSem- |
HING of the Cortes, Oct. 90 the Vatican
and the Liberal government Of Marshal
i,opez Dominguez will cross SWORDS
over the church issue. While the actual
question of the separation OF cht'lch
and state in Spain, the stronghold OF
Catholicism, is not to be Immediately
raised as in France, the program u
the Liberals is distinctly antl-cleflcdi
and il it progresses successfully Is SURE
ultimately, to lead to IN open hSht Tor
the severance of the tics which hlnd me
Vatican and the Bourbon dynasty
Meanwhile the political world is much
interested as to whether the NatlcaA
merely wishes to fight for the rc-'Stao-
lishment Of its prero@ativcs. Whlch u
has allowed to fall more or less ny"
allowance. or if it has deeper plan !"
nreciDitatc the downfall OF TN" L'h'lal
cabinet and the return If tho R"acti"n-
.rv marty. The pominGu"Z cahII't
found an excellent prctcTt for JOINING
hattie with the Vatican, in the shape 81
the question of civil marriages ana IN"
control Of the public cemeteries. I'l'
Count De BomanoncG. minister "i l'lS-
,ice in the DumingucZ cabinet. replied
10 the Papal note demanding the r'-"S-
Enlistment of the aforementioned
mowers. To this the Vatican answered
nv presenting a note c"uch"i ~ j NOR
perenptory form. pres ntinG IN" sam
demands and protesting Against me AT
tjtu,Ic Of the government. Tn" ministry
confirmed itself to making formal H"-
Acknowledgement Of the note.
The church opposes tn" municipal
control Of the cemeteries ana demands
that the practice Of allotting portions "i
the cemeteries to SraniardS ana 10Y
cirnars who do not subscribe" To th'
state religion shall he discontinued u
respcct to the question OF ClEll mar
riagee, the church wishes tn nav"
laid down that civil unions hctN''
Standards are only legal when GEE"
brated according to canon law. Whl'i
IS absolutely opposed t" IN" a''h'
system. Before, during AMI Sln'" 'h'
revolution, civil marriages have Away
bcen held to be legal. Further. :.iar
riaCos between Catholics in tdth0h
churches and chnrolS must d" regis
tered i'm the civil registers to nay" an.
legal validity. Consequently, the ci'r@
are forced either to do this or I" nav
a civil registrar present az "" '"'F
mony. Births and deaths are also reg
isterCd by the civil authorities VIII
wonderful improved results as FAR Il
the preparation Of statistics ana prop
er maintenance OF records are con
Cerned.
The Dominique cabinet makes n" So
crct of the fact that it intended !" max
all religious associations am"";blo L
the ordinary law Of corporations.
The present cabinet has ''l' uh1'l
nous support of the Liberals "n" eye
the Republicans in wiShin" tn; 81 81
precise and ynvnr" regulation Sh"H!
1blige the religious congregations '
submit themselves {" IN" supremacy :
the civil power. and to c"aS" t" hN
reactionary and utram"ntan" In'ii'l
At the beck and call Of tho Panarv.
militia. which as in most 'ath"Ii
countries has not been looked OF VIII
invariahle APPRECIATION by tn" Sfout'
clergy and the hierarchy.