The Irish standard., 1908-01-25
Fear That Italy May Have to Pass Through
Some of the Disasters That Have
Befallen France.
Joy in the American College Caused by Ele-
vat;on Of Its Rector, Mgr. Kenne-
dy, to the Episcopate.


OF the world. Not a dissentient voice
has been raised among them. Indeed
In one respect 1t may be said that Mod
ernism has been a. blessing in disguise.
for it has served not only to bring out
the Catholic truth on a number OF
points which were in some danger Of
being obscured. but it has given tho
world the magnificent spectacle of fif-
teen hundred bishops rising up like
one man to confess their absolute de-
votfon to the teachings of the Holy
Sec. Besides. the acts OF the Holy
Father have already brought about tho
beginning of the DISRUPTION of this
latest Of heresies. Modernist reviews.
which fourished in Italy. France and
Germany, have within the last few
months found that they could no longer
rely on a circulation among Catholic
readers; Modernist leaders, whn used
to go up and down the length OF Italy,
posing as the champions of a new and
enlightened form OF Catbolicity. have
ceased to find the large audiences that
used to listen in admiration To their
herettcal teachings: the Modernist pro-
fessors who had begun to poison the
faith in the ecclesiastical seminarics
have been quietly removed and re-
placed by men OF sound doctrine.
There is some reason to fear that
Italy may have to pass through at least
some of the disasters that have be-
fallen religion In France, but in France
Itself there is u break in the clouds.
The Church has been plundered of all
her material support, she has lost
only God knows how many million
souls. but the work Of reorganizng has
been well begun, the priests arc going
among the people, the bishops are con-
stantly meeting together and taking
counsel. and at last it seems that the
Catholic leaders, so long divided by
petty quarrcls, are coming together to
work for the cause of religion. The
Holy Father declared the other day to
a French Bishop that he already sees
the first fruits OF persecution in n new
birth of religious life in France.
The Old Year closed at the Ameri.
can College in Rome in the happiest
manner by the elevation OF it's rector,
Mgr. Kennedy to the episcopate. Last
Sunday morning the College presented
an interesting sight. All the available
space in the church was occupied by
the friends Of the Rector - Mgr.
Zaleski, Archbishop of Thebes and
Delegate Apostolic to the East Indies:
Mgr Seton, Archbishop of Helopolis;
Mgr Stonor, Archbishop Of Trebizond;
Mgr. Riggi, Chief Pontifical Master OF
Ceremonies; Mgr. Bonzano. Rector Of
the College of Propaganda; Mgr.
O'Riordan, Rector of tho Irish Col
lege; Mgr. Fraser. Rector Of the Scots
College; Mgr. Prior, of the Beda, with
D. great many other prelates, with the
Franciscans, Augustinians, the Amer
lean General OF the Minor Conventuals.
superiors of the Irish Domnicans.
Father Dominik Reuter-, Fathers
Schwarz and Magnicr of the Redepmt-
orists, d throng Of American residents
and visitors in Rome. At eight o'clock
the solemn procession left the sacristy
and proceeded to the high altar-a
score Of American students in cottas
to serve at the altar, the Bishop elect.
Monsignor Kennedy, the consecrating
Bishops, Archbishop Riordan Of San
Francisco, and Bishop Giles, Rector of
the English College and Dean Of tho
Rectors Of Rome, and last of all the
Consecrant, Cardinal Gott. Prefect Of
Propaganda. During the ceremony the
students executed the music of the rit-
ual with an accuracy and perfection
that must have been a revelation to
those who heard them for the first
+, time-for among its many distinctions