Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
VATICAN VERY CHEERFUL
Present Conditions Are Such as to Al
ford Much Satisfaction.
INSTRUCTED TO SEND MESSAGE
Every Bishop Instructed to Enlighten
His Flock in Regard to the
Situation in France.

ROME. December 27.-The statement re-
Gently made by Cardinal Gibbons or BATH
more regarding the church in France met
with the full approval of the Vatican Con
gratulatory cables were sent to him for
having expressed the precise opinions Of
the highest authorities of the church.
Every bishop in the Catholic world will
again be instructed to enlighten his flock
upon the real conditions in France, and
many messages of sympathy will again be
sent from foreign countries to the French
hierarchy. There is one satisfaction felt at
the Vatican over the fact that the archives
of the Paris Nunciature were seized ana
closely examined by the French officials,
and that is that, according to Mgr. Mon
tagnini. the prelate in charge, who was ex-
PEELED from France by the officials the
archives contained all the original messages
oY svmpathv sent to the French bishops and
clergy from all over the world by the hler-
arches of all countries. There Is rant
hope that the consensus of opinion mani
tested through these messages against the
Injustice of the French law of separation
will make some impression on the french
officials and open their eyes as TO what they
are doing.
TO again voice the sentiments of the Amerl-
can bishops In the matter through new
message to the cardinal archbishop OF faris'
Important Papers Were Moved.
The Vatican does not now conceal the
fact that the important documents In the
nuncature were transferred long before the
search was made to the embassy of Cath
Ole power While it is not known to what
embassy they were taken, 1t is known that
II was not that of Italy. 1t is supposed
they We're conveyed to- the Austrian en-
bassy.
cd baf 10 oiphpr code con-
hscated was that used during the time Mgr.
Clari was the papal nuncio at Paris, ana
was obsolete.
eral socialist, republican and radical mem
b,rs of the chamber of deputies nave de-
cided to arrange great anti-clerical demon
strations, with professions, to be held the
same day throughout Italy, and also 10 Gel
ebrate the anniversary of the death of Gtor-
dano Bruno, the Italian philosopher VINO
was burned at the stake as hereto IN the
Campo del Fiori at Rome February II, loVo'
because he did not believe in the doctrine
of transubstantiaton and of the immacu-
late conception of Mary.
The work of erecting monument 10
Pope Leo XIII inside the Church OF ST
John Lateran is proceeding rapidly. A
large statue thanking the monument ana
representing Religion has already peen
placed in position.
The monument will be ready at the end of
January Nothing. however, has been de-
cided about the removal of the remains OF
Pope Leo. Pope Plus desiring to avoid dis
turbanCes similar to those attending the fu-
neral of Plus TX, when the casket bearing
his body was almost thrown into the Tlber
Vatican is Cheerful.
The impression prevails in the Vatican
that the pope so far has the best of the
French officials, having compelled the
French ministry to practically abolish the
BRAND law and to submit a new plan for
separating church and state. However, the
French organizers of the movement have
not been more fortunate in their new ven
ture than they were in their first one, as
the Vatican authorities have already issued
the official notice exposing the reasons why
the newly proposed law cannot be more &C
ceptable to them than the present one.
Plus Y is determined on a policy or re-
sistance to the French government, and no
happening in France Will make MN turn
from his decision unless the French gov
eminent consents to negotiate directly with
the holy see. He rather favors separation.
because the experiences of his predecessors
for more than hundred years past have
been that under the concOrdat the church
was very much subject to the state and, in
fact that even the popeS control over the
French clergy was much limited. For more
than a century the popes were not allowed
TO nominate French bishops or to promote
priests to parishes without the consent OF
the French officials In case of rebellfous
priests or bishops the pope's hands were
tied as he could not obtain their resigna-
ton unless they We're willing without ask
ing the permission of the French officials,